Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1888-04-11
CONGRESSIONAL


DrsCussIox Of the Union Pacific railroad
funding bill was resumed Ia the House. NJ.
Anderson. OF Iowa, regarded IL - one OF the
most important psopositons ever brought be-
fore Ceasress. He said that the career Of the
Pacihc railroad companiss had bssn criminal,
and that thsy had robbed the Treasury OF hum
dreds OF millions Of dollars was, he said. con-
ceded ~evsfywhsre. They had absolutely domi.
and sxtortsd over and above THAT was lsgitf-
mate In the way OF charges and rates an amount
greater than that which they had taken direct
naked unanimous consent for the considsra.
tion Of the Senate bill for the erection OF .
public building q Sioux City: Mt McMiilin. Of
passed: Extending the appropriation for .
ayo,Oo To- sU6,oOo. Granting right Of way
through the southern Uts Indian Reservation
In Colorado. A%bolishing the once q United
states Surveyor General for the district Of
National Capital in the spring Of 1889 in honor
Of the centennial Of the Constitution Of the
United States. Appropriating $4,000 for the
dian industrial school in Michigan. APP
pueblo, Col. agpropristing $4,000 ior : pub.
p is 1 : q M r. S Gem W. ". 5 s' sarn. saei g snoS 1 pss
month; 10 remove the disabilities Of those
who, having participated in tho rebellion, II.
VUIW 8lU 0ullUtOO Ia VQo 0tmy 8uu U0O8W8 us
abled. In tho senate, Mr.. Voorhees, introduced
. bill TO- authorize the issue Of specie csrtin-
Gates redeemable half in gold coin and halt in
70 1sa's eon nna.'P ba.v. sn pro mSss asp on srm 3, io ossoss;
particularly distinguished by heroic action in
Indian warfare: appropriating $4,000 for the
the sword which washington wore on the oscs-
sion ofhis lresigning his commission at Annapo-
liz and 1t his public receptions while President.
The tariff bill. with some amendments. was
presented to the House on the Sd inst. BY Nj.
Mills. Chairman Of the Committee on Ways
and Means. and referred to the committee Of
ths whole. the intention being to call il up for
consideration In two weeks. The amend.
msnts slightly increase the duty on sugar, 20
ss,o 70 make ,n the net reduction ss 70 per cent n.
classification OF worstsd cloths as woolens.
The report Of the minority Of the Ways and
isy evan and N Is sirned ~ VA al P tse Rep ~ M.. n mem.
beers Of the committee. 1t denounces the 70.
fusal OF the majority to receive and consider
me views Of manufacturer and others affected
&c majority with favOritism toward tho South in
that IL lowers the tariff OH but two articles
OF Southern production--sugar and rice-whils
heavy reductions are made on everything
produced in the North and Northwest. The
Grain amendment changing the beginning OF
the Congressional term from March 1 to Jan. ],
and changing inauguration day from March I
to April 80 was defeated in the House. The
Bond bill was further discussed by the senate
without reaching q vote. The Memphis Bridge
the bridge to DO SO constructed as to allow Of
the passage OF wagons and pedestrians Is we'll
a. railway trains.
TIL bond-purchase bill occupied o large
share Of tho time Of the Senate on the 3D. inst.
The measure was discussed and amended. but
final action was deferred. Mr.. Riddlebergsr
called up his motion to consider the fisheries
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the COMMITTEES on FOREIGN Relations. There
was . struggle for precedence in the House be.
tween the Senate direct-tax bill aud the pen-
siOns- bill, but the former finally
won. and the House won't into Of the
whole for its consideration. Among the bills
passed by the House was the one for the re-
Of Colonel.
BIZ q vote Of 81 yeas to 10 nays the Senate. on
tho Ath inst, adopted Mr.. Beck's amendment to
the bond bill providing for tho COIN
age Of silver in excess Of the present monthly
Limitation to take the place Of national bank
notes withdrawn from circulation. Mr.. LAWYERS
bill to establish 100 schools to test tho science
Of spelling was introduced in the Senate
by Mr.. Palmer The House flibustered
direct tax bill. The climax Of obstruction was
reached when. after a motion for q recess had
been made and was pending. Mr. Breckinridge.
nessee, be excused from voting. In ruling upon
the point of order raised by Mr. Reed, of Maine,
the Speaker ruled that the motion to excuse
from voting was In order under the rules Of the
House. This being the case the question was
raised - to what limitation could be placed
upon this fern OF hlibustering. Mr.. Grosvonor,
of Ohio. drew attention to the curl
Gus fact that after ono hundred years Of ex-
in legislation and parliamentary prac-
tice the House had for the first time made the
that II was possible to delay legtsla-
ton for an indefinite period. There are 325
members Of the House. and with Q separate
motion to excuse each one, and q separate mo-
ton tn recon slider the vote Just taken, the OBJ
structionists may obtain $50 roll calls on any
one question.
WHEN the Senate took up the bond-purchase
bill, on the 5th inst Mr.. Mcpherson withdrew
the amendment offered by him the day prev
ious. Then the substitute as amended by Mr..
Beck. providing for additional coinage, to take
the place of surrendered national bank circu-
lation, was agreed to without discussion and
the bill was read tho third time and passed.
Mr.. Wilson, of Iowa, addressed the Senate on
the subject Of the Presidents Message. The
House spent the day in nlibustering over the
bill TO refund the direct taxes, the time being
consumed in roll-cails. During the interval in
the voting Mr.. Hatch introduced a resolution,
which was referred to the Committee on Com
msrcs, instructing the Int 'r-State Commerce
Commission to consider what can be done to
prevent the loss of life and limb in coupling
and uncoupling cars, aud report TO the House
the result OF their inquiries.