The Warner sun. (Warner, Brown Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1885-1???, 1888-08-17
CONGRESSIONAL.


On the 10th inst. the senate proceeded
to business on the calendar, ~disposing OF
bills to which no objection was made.
The following bills among Others, were
passed: The senate bill to ratiiy and CON
firm an agreement with the Indians effort
BerthOld agency, Oak. The bill to regulate
carried on by telegraph, being
the bill introduced by Mr.. SpOOner on the
26th Of January, 1888. and reported back
from the committee IN interstate commerce
with HIDendmen;sl On the 18th OF July.
At 2 p. N. the senate proceeded to the con.
sideratiOn OF the fisheries treaties in open
executive session. In the house Mr.. Towns
bend, Of Illinois, submitted conference re.
port or the bill granting aid for state
homes for disabled volunteers and it was
agreed to. Mr.. Springer OF Illinois, gave
notice that he would ask the house GA
Tuesday next TO proceed to the futher COn-
siderntiOn OF the Oklahoma bill, and then
the house went into committee Of the
wholelMr. Hatch, OF Missouri, in the chair
on the private calendar.
In the senate on the 18th inst, the reso
luton offered last Friday by Mr.. Edmunds
calling on the Encouragement for copies
OF correspondence between the department
OF justice and the supervisor Of elections
in the city OF New York on the subject OF
registration and election, was taken up,
and its purpose was explained by hin. He
understood that the head of the depart
ment OF Justice had undertaken to notify
the supervisor OF elections in New
York in advunCe) that while the stat
ute gave him ten days in which to perform
his duties) he would be paid only for five
days. II that statement were true las he
most earnestly hoped it was mott, it
would seem to require some explanation
as to what authority the department OF
justice claimed to have in determining how
long an officer should be paid for a service
i'm posed upon him by statute. After brief
discussion the resolution was adopted. The
senat then resumed the consideration OF
the fisheries treaty in open executive SEES
sion, and was addressed by Mr.. Call in sup
port OF its ratification. At the close Of
Mr.. Calls speech, the presiding officer, (Mr.
CoCkrell, in the chair announced the Ques-
ton to be on Mr.. Morgan's notion to
postpone the consideration OF the treaty
till december next, and asked whether the
senate vas ready for the question. Mr..
HOar-On hat motion | call for the yeas
and nays. Mr.. Gray said that, before the
vote was taken. he desired to speak on the
motion. He then began a speech in favor OF
p~ostpOning consideration until December
next. In the house Representative Lawler,
Of Illinois, introduced a bin amendatCry
vi lllb luJtE-bldLB commerce law DV DfONlu-
ing that it shall be unlawful for a common
carrier, subject to the provisions Of the in
commerce law to carry or transpor
any commodity for a shipperin a car or vehi-
Gle, owned, leased, or in any way controlled
by such shipper. The committee or public
lands referred to a subcommittee thesenate
bill declaring a forfeiture OF the Glands grant
ed to aid in the construction OF wagon
roads in Oregon.
In the senate on the 14th inst, Mr..
Reagan introduced a bill to define trusts
and to provide for the punishment OF per-
connected with them or carrying
them on, and moved it's reference to the
on judiciary. MIR. Sherman
suggested it's reference to the committee on
finance, which had already charge OF the
subject under instructions to inquire
and report whether any remedy can be
Tor such trusts and combinations.
Mr.. Reagan said he had no objection to
the reference to the committee on finance,
as the subject was now before that com.
Mr.. Beck said thai the committee
on finance had it's hands pretty full now,
and was likely to have its hands full up
to the end Of the season. He did
believe that that committee would
into the matter, and he thought it
be referred to the committee on the
judiciary. Mr.. Reagan avs he had indi-
the judiciary committee because the
bill involved interesting and important
questions of law.
Mr.. Sherman repeated that the commit
tee on finance had been already charged
With the consideration Of the sub:e:t. and
himself given some attention TO il, in
order to see how far 1t was within the con-
5titutional power OF congress to prohibit
nj combinations in restraint OF
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no such power in congress to be derived
its power to raise and collect taxes.
1t was a power which might be exercised
By each state for Itself. Similar laws
lac been enacted before IN England and
other countries. indeed. there were in
commentaries denunciations
of trusts and m~onopolies as strong as
,ould DC written in the English language.
such laws could be engrafted by
national authority on the statute book OF
The United States under it's peculiar system
its government there was some doubt.
it could be lone atall It would have to be
lone on a tariff or revenue bill. Mr.. Regain
also introduced q bill, which a referred
10 the committee on commerce., requiring
-he officers and atleast three-Qnarters ofthe
crew ofevery United States merchant, whal-
.ng or fishing vessel to be either native
born or naturahzed citizens OF the United
The house bill granting the right
to the Yankton & Missouri River
through the Yankton reservation
ii Dakota was taken from the calendar
and passed with some formal amend.
The senate then, at 1890 (by
vete OF "a to 20) resumed the ~considera-
bion Of the fisheries treaty in peEexeSfS,
tive session, and was addressed BY MIR.
In she house on motion 81 Mr..
Of I~udiAnasSssshe senate amendment
Was eoncurred in TO the houss bill for the
erection OF q marine hospital az Evans
vile, Ind. 1he senate Bin 81 regulate
commerce carried on by telegraph was re-
erred to the committee on commerce.