Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1888-04-12


passed without opposition.
The senate then resumed as the unfnish.
ed business the house bill for the purchase
ofUnited States bonds by the secretary oil
the treasury.
Without action the senate went into ex.
ecutiye session and soon adjourned.
HOUSE.
A resolution wac introduced directin.
the committee on military affairs, IN add.
tion to the Inquiry 1t is nov prosecuting in
regard to the official publication of the
war OF the rebellion to inquire and report
| in reference Go the feasibility and advisa.
bility of completing the publication o.
these records under the supervision and
control OF a joint committee of congress.
MIR. Grain, III Texas. moved, to suspend
the rules and nut upon it's passage his
| joint resolution proposing constitutional
amendment changing the time for the an.
nual meeting of congress.
1 Mr.. Randall, from the committee or
rules, reported a resolution designating
certain days and evening sessions for ths
consideration OF measures Co be called uT
by certain committees; in some cases par
ticnlarizing the bills TO be considered, thu
| resolution was adopted.
Mr.. Mills, q: Texas, chairman OF the com
/ nittee on ways and means, reported the
Mills tariff bill and it vas referred to the
committee on the whole.
Mr.. Mckinley, OF Ohio, submitted tht
minority report which was ordered print
ed.
Mr.. McMillin, OF Tennessee, on behalf o.
| the committee on ways and means, an
nouncod the committee would seek to have
the House consider the tariff bill on April
IL.
Petitions were presented TO send United
| States troops to Chicago to protect the
lives and property OF citizens against the
Socialists OF Illinois and Iowa and to pre-
serve the mineral lands OF Montana for
citizens OF the United States.
The resolution heretofore offered by Mr..
Riddleberger to suspend so much oil the
rules as provide for executive sessions dur
ing the consideration OF the fisheries
treaty, WAS taken up and though discussed
4 at considerable length was not disposed oil
but referred to the committee on foreign
relations.
The rest OF the day was devoted to the
consideration OF the bond bill. upon which
many speeches were made.
HOUSE.
The House went into committee OF the
whole, Mr.. Hatch. OF Missouri, in the
chair, on the consideration of the bill to
refund to certain States direct taxes paid
| by them.
! The following bills were passed.
Appropriating 5000, 000for the construo-
ton oil an arsenal for repair, storage and
| distribution CT ordnance and ordnance
stores at Columbia. Tenn.
Providing Tor the promotion OF officers
| OF the army after 20 years continuous
| service in one grade.
Senate bill for the organization OF an
army board to inquire what is due by the
| United States to John b, Read for the use
OF his invention in proiectiles.
4 SENATE.
Mr.. Palmer introduced a bill To test and
| try the science OF spelling and TO provide
Tor establishing 100 schools for that pur.
pose (being the same bin introduced in the
house by Mr.. Lawler.)
The bill granting to the Billings, Clark s
Fork u City railway the right of way
| through the Crow Indian reserva ton was
taken from the calendar for consideration.
provision was inserted that no part OF
the route should touch the Yellowstone
National Park and the bill was passed;
| yeas 20 nays ..
The bill for the purchase oiland came up
again and was discussed all day.
hOIot.
After the reading OF the journal an effort
was made by the friends OF the special or
der-the direct tax bill--to make an ar
rangement by which final vote upon the
measure would be ensured; but Mr.. Breek.
| snridge, OF Arkansas, objected.
The opponents OF the bill then resorted
10 fill-bustering tactics and the entire
lay was consumed in voting upon dilatory
questions submitted by the opponents OF
the bill and though the session lasted I'M
I'll midnight, no vote was reached.
SENATE.
On motion OF Mr.. Berry. the House bill
ippropriating SIS, 600 for public build
ing at Helena, Ark, was passed.
The bond bill. upon which so many
aoer5 have been spent and SO much parlia.
mentary diminishing INDUCED in, was
passed.
HOUSE.
The fight over the tax bill was continu-
Sd. In an interval between the votes Mr..
Hatch. oil Missouri, by unanimous consent
introduced the following resolution:
Resolved, That the interstate commerce
commission be instructed to consider what
can be done to prevent the loss OF life and
limb in coupling and uncoupling cars used
in interstate commerce. and in hand
ling the brakes OF such cars and in
what way the growth OF the system OF
heating cars from the locomotive or other
single source can be promoted to the end
that such commission may make recon-
mendation in the premises TO the various
railroads within its jurisdiction and re-
port its doings to congress at an early
| late with such suggestions as to legislation
on such subjects as may seem to il neces-
sary and expedient. Referred to commit.
| tee on commerce.
The entire day was consumed in roll calls,
not an incident Of interest occurring, and
finally, wearied out, the house by unani
nous consent adjourned.
| SENATE.
The message from the President with
draft OF the bill for the revocation OF the
withdrawal OF lands for the benefit OF GER
tain railroads was presented and referred
/ to the committee on public lands.
On motion OF Mr.. Stewart the Senate
bill to authorize the sale to aliens OF GER.
! tain mineral lands was taken from the
calendar and read. and after some discus.
/ sion was postponed.
Among the pension bills passed was one
giving pension OF $25 a month TO DIR.
Mary j.. Walker late assistant surgeon,
| U. s. A.; one giving a pension OF 5000 a
year to the widow OF Gen. Chas. p. Stone;
one to increase the pension of the oldest
revolutionary pensioner on the rolls,
Nancy, &c years of age from So a month
| TO an amount not Fixed, but left to tbs
secretary of the interior; one giving d
/ pension OF $50 a month to the widow oil
Rear Admiral Nicholson; one giving pen.
sion OF 500 n month to the widow OF Gen
! Judson Fitzpatrick; one OF 500 month
to the widow Of Gen. Robert. Anderson; one
peRsioning a soldiers ''foster mother
one giving pension OF $50 a month to
the widow OF Brig. Gen. Taylor; one of $50
per month to the widow of Commander
WIN. Gibson, and one OF $50 per month to
the widow OF Medical Inspector DENLY, OF
the navy.
HOUSE.
The house entered upon the fourth day
| OF its contest over the direct tax bill.
Mr.. Oates, OF Alabama, IN behalf OF tine
| opponents oil the bill. proposed that they
| be allowed two hours for general debate
leaving the question OF negotiation as to
the future stages OF the bill to be settled
when those stages were reached.
Mr.. Reed said that he wished the gentle
man to understand distinctly that the
| friends OF the bill we're willing to allow any
! time for debate that could be desired by a
reasonable man. All they wanted was an
| arrangement by which, after debate and
the oiieE..1g of amendments, a final vote
could he taken.
Mr.. Oates Why do you ask us to com.
| nit ourselves?
Mr. Reed Because your conduct is such
that il is necessary you should commit
yourselves.
Mr.. oates-Iou ask 1t before you saw
any such conduct. You want to put us in
position where you can vote down with
impunity every amendment.
So the effort at a compromise having
failed the usual filibusterips motions were
again, submit ted and continued.
| The pleuro- pneumonia bill came up and
was considered at some length and post
poned, and amended SO as to include tuber.
culosis and CHAMBERS among the diseases to
be extirpated.
The bill TO provide for tho admission oil
the state OF Dakota into the union and for
the organization OF the territory o.