The Warner sun. (Warner, Brown Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1885-1???, 1888-08-10
CONGRESSIONAL.

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rerorted back the house bill 10 enlarge the
powers GId duties OF the department oil
agriculture. and TO create an executive de-
partment to be known rs th4 department
Of agriculture. The following bills were
taken up and passed: House bill to
authorize the Wirona and South
western Railroad company to build
n bridge across the Mississippi river
at Winoua, Mimi. The house bill to pro-
tect purchasers Of and lying in the Vicini-
ty If Denver heretofore withdrawn by the
executive department as lying within the
limits OF certain railroad grants anG
afterwards held to be without such limits.
The senate bill TO grant to the city OIL
Chadron, Ncb., the right to lay pipe lines
across certain tracts OF Il was passed
The appropriation bill was then taken
up. and after lengthy discussion was re-
p0rted back to the senat and all amend
ments coucurred in except the ~apprOpria-
ton Of $50. 600 for the widow OF Iroi.
Baird, on which Mr.. Regain demanded the
yeas and nays. The amendment was con-
Cured in-yeas, Is; nays, II. Mr.. Plumb
incurred Of Mr.. Allison as TO the length OF
time it would probably require for the sun
drv civil bill to become a law lie sald he
incurred with the object OF learning the
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son stated that there remained undispos-
ed of tive regular appropriation bills. He
thought it might be safely assumed that
all the appropriation bills could not be
disposed OF next week. As to the Uarlt
bin, it was not possible Tor him to say
when it could be reported to the senate;
but it was intended by the committee on
finance to hiring that bill into tie cham
Der at the earliest possible moment, and
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consistent with it's careful consideration.
In the house after disposing OF unimport-
ant business on the speakers table it went
into committee OF the whole (Mr. Springer
Of Illinois in the chair on the senate
amendments to Che appropriation bill,
In the senate on the 2nd inst, the pre-
siding officer announced the appointment
Of the select committee under Mr.. HOar's
resolution as to the relations Of commerce
and business between the United States
and Canada, as follows: Senators Hoar,
Allison, Hale, DOlph, Pugh, Eustis and
RIOdgett. A conference committee was
| ordered on the naval appropriation bill,
and Senators Hale, FarweIl and Beck were
appointed cOnferees on the part OF the
senate. a resolution instruCting the CON.
mittee on Indian affairs to continue the
Investigation OF the Indian matters with
! authority to visit Indian reservations,
was reported and agreed to. Mr.. Platt
offered a resolution (Which was adOpted(
calling on the commissioner OF patents Tor
| information as to the default OF Levi
Bacon, financial clerk OF the patent office,
in the attorneys und, at the time OF Ba"
cons death in 1887. Mr.. Stewards reso-
luton, offered yesterday, calling on the
secretary of the interior for information
as to Cancelled desert land applications,
was taken UP and adopted. Mr.. Beck
moved to proceed to the consideration OF
bills on the calendar in regular order. Mr..
Sherman moved to proceed TO the consid.
Grafton of the fisheries treaty in open ex.
ecutive session. The latter motion vas
agreed to, yeas "a, nay % IA strict party
vote) and the fisheries treaty was taken
up-the question being On Mr.. Nor
gan's motion to postpone its further
consideration till December next. In the
house on motion OF Mr.. Dibble, OF South
Carolina, the senate joint resolution was
passed authorizing the secretary OF wal to
investigate and report the amount due to
! the state OF South Carolina for the citadel
| of Charleston. The senate amendments to
house bill providing Tor IN appraisers
warehouse in New York city we're non'con.
Cured in and q conference ordered. Mr..
Outhwaite, OF Ohio, made an effort to Sc
cure consideration OF the senate bill to en-
able the executive departments to partici-
pate in the Columbus, o., exposition but a
demand for the regular order made by Mr..
Oates, of Alabama, operated as an obiec-
tion. The house proceeded to the con-
sideration OF the senate amendments to
the army appropriation bill, and they
were -non-concurred in, and a conference
was ordered. The house then went into
committee OF the whols on the deficiency
appropriation bill. In speaking to a for
NAL amendment, NJ. Hovey, Of Indiana,
replied to a speech published in the Con
gressional Record OF Sunday last perport'
ing to have been delivered in the house on
the preceding Saturday by Representative
Matson, OF Indiana, IN the subject ol
pensions.
Ia the senate on the Bird inst, the house
bill to grant to the Gulf e Chicago Air Line
Railway the right to construct
bridges over navigable water courses was
reported and placed on the calendar. Mr
Vest offered a concurrent resolution (which
was agreed toy requesting the president te
return to the senate the enrolled bill
~amendatory OF the statutes to punist
postaI crimes, Mr.. Cullom offered q res
olution instructing the committee on in
t~erstate commerce to ascertain and report
whether any United States railroad line
are owned operated, or controlled b.
the Grand Trunk or the Canadian Pacific
or any other Canadian railway companies
also whether commerce originating In TIN
United States is diverted from American
to Canadian lines, TO whab extent and il
what manner also whether any discrimi
nation is practiced in the charseaf Tor toll
against American vessels en- the WsllanG
and st. Lawrence canals; also to inquir
into the question OF the regulation 81 com
merce carried On BY railroad or waterway
between the United States and Canada
The COMMITTEES Is to report what legisla
tion is necessary forthe protection oI thl
commercial interests Of the Unitet
States and to promote the enforcement
Of the Interstate commerce act. ia addi
, ton to all that the British government D
the Canadian government had ~reeentl.
subsidized a line 81 steamerH TO China aAI
Japan Tor the purpose ofsecuring the com
merce between those countries and TIL
Emitted States and Europe. Mr.. Hoar IN
quired as to the iaet Of tho subsidies
steamers being coifyertible into chip
OF war. Mr.. Edwards-The British gov
| eminent always requires that. Nh
, Mitchell can give another item. Thi
Subsidized line Of steamers Is bringing A
Chinese at the rate 81 1000 a month. An
they are pouring down In q great variet.
OF streams into the United States thfoue
British Columbia. Mr.. Euliom.-That
a fact which I Was not aware Of. Mr. Gu