Bismarck weekly tribune., 1888-12-07
THE II CONGRESS.

And New Mexico-The Republicans
Satisfied With the Virginia
congressman.
The Senate.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 4-In the senate
various reports, including that of the secre-
tary of the treasury, were presented.
Numerous bills were also introduced and
referred, including one for the construc-
ton Of two steel rams to he armed with
heavy ritied dynamite guns and one for the
construction of two steel cruisers to be
armed with dynamite guns. On motion of
Mr.. Allison the tariff bill was taken for
consideration. Mr.. Allison asked that the
formal reading Of the senate substitute bill
be waived and that the substitute be read
by paragraphs for amendments.
Mr.. Vance objected and the clerk pro-
ceeded to read the substitute in full. The
senate then adjourned.
The House.
The speaker Of the house laid before the
house the annual reports of the secretary
of the treasury and comptroller of the cur
rency.
Mr.. Macdonald of Minnesota presented q
petition from the citizens of North Dakota
for the immediate admission into the union
of South Dakota and Montana and for q
constitutional convention in North Dakota,
Washington territory and New Mexico.
Referred to the committee on territories.
Mr.. McRea of Arkansas introduced q bill
to allow persons who have abandoned or
relinquished their homestead entries to
make another entry.
The receipt of the news of the result of
the recount in Charleston, w. Va, by
which Anderson, democratic candidate for
congress from the Third district is given a
majority of seventeen and the election Of
Fleming, democratic candidate for gov
ernor, is said to be assured, did not disturb
the republican leaders, SO they say. They
assert that their majority in the house in
Fifty first congress with the West Virginia
delegation solidly democratic will be five
The only apparent effect of the West Vir-
ginia news was to slightly strengthen the
sentiment among republican members in
favor Of holding an extra session soon after
the beginning of the new administration.
1t is conceded that General Harrison will
make his action in this matter conform
largely to the wishes Of the members-elect
Three senators Messrs. Plumb, Berry
and Dolph, and Representative McRae to-
day introduced bills similar in their pro-
visions to allow persons who have aban-
d0ned or relinquished homestead entries
to make another entry. A similar bill was
passed by both houses of congress last
year just before the close of the session
and failed to become q law only for the
reason that it did not reach the president
in time for his signature before congress
adjourned. The bills introduced to-day
provide that any person who has
settled on tile public domain who has not
yet perfected q title thereto and who may
be unable to subsist on the lands by reason
OF drouth, whole or partial destruction of
crops, sickness, etc., may take out another
I homestead entry in place Of the abandoned
claim.
The postmaster general has ordered the
establishment Of the free delivery system
ct Chippwa Falls, Wis.
The secretary Of war has issued gen
eral order directing that when not pre-
vented BY active service all the available
infantry, cavalry and light artillery Of the
y army shall devote part Of each summer
to practice marches, encampment, manouv-
ers and other field operations Stimulating
the operations Of actual war. For the pur-
pose the available force Of each division or
department will be assembled in as large
bodies as practicable, having due regard to
economy and to the location OF Indians who
may possibly require control. Concentra-
tiOn will in general be made by marches,
Z but In some cases where the state Of the
appropriations will permit, infantry may
be moved by rail to and from the places Of
concentration for the purpose Of joint
operations with the mounted troops.
The rest Of the day was spent In filibust-
ertng over 9 bill to erect q monument To-
General Henry Knox at Th0mastOn. Maine
s3s5 The Senate.
WASHINGTON, Dec. BIN the senate,
Harris, Of Tennessee, moved to table the
senate tariff bill and the motion was de-
featsd by 9 vote Of 10 TO 26. Mr.. Hoar Of
\ fered 9 resolution which was referred to
4 the committee on contingent expenses,
continuing q select committee on relations
with Canada with power TO Sit during re-
cess and TO report q the December session.
sof l06o. The senate agreed 20 take up the.