Brookings County sentinel. (Brookings, Dakota [S.D.]) 1882-1890, 1888-10-05
CONGRESSIONAL DOINGS,


The senate
WASHINGTON, Sept. 27.-The features
Of the senate proceedings were the ad-
dress by Senator George on the question
of establishing inquests under national
authority and the speech by Senator Dam
iels on the presidents message and the
tariff question.
A conference on the deficiency bill was
ordered, and Mr.. Hale, Mr.. Allison and
Mr.. Cockrell were appointed conferees.
y,su~cro>, c., OF, &C., c.,,
introduced a resolution instructino the
COMMITTEES on endemic diseases 10 con-
slider and report before the aCiournment
of con, ress such additional le~islation as
may be necessary or useful to prevent the
Importation of contagious diseases from
foreign countries on the coasts or bonn
daries of the United states. and TO pre-
! vent and suppress II In interstate COM
merce, and for the subsistence of such
sons as may he detained NV the pnbli,.
authorities.
Mr.. Call also presented a resolution
that the president call the academy of sci
ence to convene as soon as practicable and
| investigate yellow fever and the various
remedies now used. The convention to
have the power to call for any testimony
they may require.
The resolution appropriating 100000
for the relief of sufferers by yellow fever
was reported as amended in the house.
Mr.. Edmnnds said that as amended he
thought it would not accomplish the OBJ
Ject for which it was intended-the relief
OF those who were suffering from lack OF
food and clothing as the result OF yellow
fever. AT his suggestion the senate nom
concurred In the amendments and asked
ior oonieFehce'
as.ao,a ao =. ~, 80 pieSiuens
nroraf y, ,ha Th;nasa 1oI,,sinn Iii
pa,,ra,io5 ~, staa,io
t,rr, go ~ |" ,In.t" III ssn sIah
go 80 - oranea I,"..,S 9n s snS
sarroJ 20 ~ 49,. uuu .,,'f,.o p 49,, a.ssi, %
NJ " sn. 'oi,'i,s..e aa5 .t W 'oiesn ,u'ni
tive s,ogaS,;on ,,,.da hu ,ba nras;dant
haS bos,, ar,oa ,,rnr .tnt nrn
nria,ion Of 10 a aso 20 inda,nnifv I'll
pasa for InsSas ;,sIo,oS 80, tSa,r ~.
tarr;,or,as "a hnan n,,, On ~ tho aofo,onnu uv
bill. Mr.. Hale added that the item was
now in conference between the two
houses.
wASurScroS oct a5-bs rssoIut;o,
offered Inv Mr. Call on the 9TH nlt in
St,nct;,e, The r,n,;,taa -, a,,i5a,,ic dis-
eases to renort add;tionai Iec;sIation
| to nrevan, tho i,n,ortation 81 co9tag;on a
or infectious dispasa IRON, forsiyn conn-
tries ON the coasts and boundariss ~ the
Trnited states was talan mn and dis
cnssed NJ LEM h and fnalIv ratsrrs5 N
tbe Committed ~, enidamic diseases Tbe
sen.te then nroceeded to tbe considera.
tion nf Tho confersnco renort n, ths deti-
ciencv hill
Inc house.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 27.-In the house
Mr.. McRae, Of Arkansas, reported from
the committee on public lands, and the
house passed the bill to forfeit lands
granted to the Northern Pacific Railroad
company. IL iorieits Tor failure OF the
me mouse also passed eo tne senate eno Join'
resolution appropriatihe sloo,VDV lor tne
relel OF the yeiloS leVer sufferers, SO
ahehaeu SO as 10 appropriate ina.
amount lor the prevention oi the spreao
oi yeAo" ie'er ana choiera.
| WASHINGTON, Sept. 29.-It was agreed
that when the house adjourned it be to
meet on Monday next.
| A conference was ordered on the joint
resolution in aid OF the sufferers from