Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1888-03-29
SENATE

The following bills were passed. Authoriz-
ing the appointment ola superintendent oil
Indian schools, and prescribing his duties.
To authorize the sale OF timber on the
Menominee Indian reservation in Wiscon.
sim Granting the right oil way to the
Duluth and Manitoba railway company
across the Fort Pembina military reserva.
ton in Dakota. To settle and adjust the
claims OF any state for expenses incurred
by ii in defense OF the United States dur
ing the war OF the rebellion.
Mr.. Blair, from the committee or. civil
service and retrenchmeut. reported a bill
providing that wherever persons who are
not loyal to the Union during the war
shall be appointed TO Office in the civil SER
vice, those who we're not dishonorable dis
charged from the military or naval service
OF the confederate states and who are SUI.
iering from wounds or disabilities result
ing from such service, shall be preferred to
other persons not shown to have been 10y
al to the United States during tho war.
HOUSE.
Mr.. Anderson. OF Iowa, offered resolu.
tlon for the appointment OF a special COM
mittee OF fivs members to investigate the
railroad strikes and to report what legis-
lation is necessary to prevent such OBJ.
struction to commerce and disturbance
OF public peace.
Mr.. Macdonald, OF Minnesota, introduce
ed bill instructing the committee on ways
and means to report bill placing all arti-
cles or products that are protected by n
trust OF monopoliStic company on the free
list, or as nearly so as the financial re-
quirements OF the government viii permit.
Bills were also introduced providing for
bounty on wheat corn, -four and oats
exported from the United States, AMI to
create boards OF arbitration for settling
controversies between officers aud EN-.
ployes OF railway companies engaged in in
terstate commerce.
The bill authorizing the issue OF frac~
tional silver certificate passed. Yeas. IT'S,
nays, 67 and also the bill disseminating
the coinage OF So and 81 gold pieces.
SENATE.
The Blair bin which seeks to disermi-
nate in favor OF wounded ex-rebel soldiers
over other southern ex.solGiers or civil
ians in appointments to office came up.
Mr.. Hale said it was very clear to him
that the same discrimination now made
by statute for the loyal soldier was to be
made under this bill, for the disloyal SOL
dier. The browning merit OF the latter
would be that he had served and been
wounded or disabled in the army OF the
confederacy; and that was to place
him above the man who had
the whole republic 1t is made a merit by
this bill that the applicant for Office has
served In the confederate army and had
there been disabled.
MIR. Spooner thought that the appoint
ments OF confederate leaders, under the
present administration, were sufficiently
potential in influence to take ample care
OF wounded confederate soldiers without
the Intervention OF congress.
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the proposition was that because it was
merit to have suffered in the cause Of the
country, il was an equal merit to have
suffered in the cause OF the confederacy.
That is precisely what the bill IL. The
proposition is that in dealing with this
class Of persons we shall say that the fact
that men have rendered services to the
whole country shall not weigh in the scale
against the fact that other men have sery-
ed in the army Of the coniederacy and
have been there wounded or incurred dis.
ease.
Messrs. Hampton, Riddleberger and
George expressed their appreciation OF the
kindly feeling which had prompted the in.
PRODUCTION OF the bill, but disclaimed all
desire on the part OF ex-coniederates for
its passage.
HOUSE.
Mr.. O'Neill, OF Missouri, introduced a
bill to protect free labor and the indus tries
in which it is employed from the injurious
effects OF convict labor, by confinlng3 the
sale OF goods wares and merchandise man
uiactured by convict labor to the state In
which they are produced.
Mr.. O'Neill, of Missouri, from the com.
mittee on labor, reported the bill to es-
tablish a department OF labor.
Also the bill to prevent the production
of convict labor from being furnished to or
for use in any department OF the govern
ment. House calendar.
A bill was reported to authorize the
President to confer brevet rank on army
officers for gallant services in Indian cam
paigus.
A bill was reported to prevent the en-
ploymsnt Of convict and alien labor on
public works.
The bin referring to the court OF claims
for adjustment OF the accounts oflaborers,
workmen and mechanics under the eight.
hour law was then taken up.
SENATE.
The senate then proceeded to take up
and act upon the bills on the calendar in
their regular order, passing such as were
not Objectionable; among others the follow
ing: To allow soldiers and sailors who
have lost both hands, or the use Of both
hands, q pension OF 81 90 a month: House
projected for Improvement OF rivers and
harbors, with amendments, on which
conference committee was ordered, and
Senator'S Dolph, Fry and West we're APP
pointed. Granting to the Washington L
Idaho Railroad company the right OF way
through the Occur d Alene Indian reserva-
ton.
The other public bills on the calendar
that were passed were the following: House
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ervation into separate smaller reserva-
tions, with substitute, being the Senate
bill Ito divide portion OF the roserva-
ton oil the Sioux nation of Indians in Da-
kota into separate reservations, and to
secure the REIMBURSEMENT OF the Indian
title to the remainder"
To provide for the sale of the site Of TT.
Omaha, Neb., and for a new site and con-
struction OF suitable buildings thereon.
HOUSE.
Bills were passed to prevent the product
OF convict labor from being furnished to
or for the use OF any department OF the
government, and from being used in public
buildings or other public works, and to
prevent the employment Of alien labor on
public buildings or other public works and
in the various departments OF the gov
eminent.
The House then went into committee of
the whole on the bill to establish a de.
partment OF labor.
An amendment was adopted striking
out the provision for an assistant COM
missioner of labor.
Mr.. Randall offered an amendment to
extend the inquiry to the amount of wages
paid in various industries, accompanyins
his amendment with the remark that I'VE
all stand on the question Of labor"
SENATE.
Among the bills reported from commit.
tees and placed on the calendar were the
following: The House bill to authorize
the city OF Chicago to erect a crib in Lake
Michigan, for water works purposes.
Mr.. Hale presented the conference report
on the urgent deficiency bill.
Mr.. Salisbury then addressed the Senate
on the subject OF the Presidents annual
message.
The Senate then proceeded to the con-
sideration oil bills on the calendar in their
regular order-to which no objection was
made-and the following bills OF public
character were passed:
To prevent the obstruction OF navigabIe
waters, and to protect publ, works against
trespass or injury. Providing in certain
cases for the forfeiture OF wagon road
grants in Oregon. To provide for a com.
mission on the subject OF the alcoholic
liquor traffic.
House bill authorizing the President to
arrange conference between the United
States and the Republics of Mexico, Cen
trail and South America, Hayti, San Do
mingo and the Empire OF Brazil. It
appropriates 100000. to be disbursed
under the direction and in the discretion
OF the secretary OF state, for expenses
incidental to the conference.
Altogether there were. 81 bills taken
from the calendar and passed.
Mr. Riddleberger offered a resolution