Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1888-10-17
THE NATIONAL S0Ll()NS.


Our NationAl Law Makers and what They
Are DotHg Tor tho Good Of ths Country
-vsrions Measures Proposed, discussed
aad Acted On.
THE debate on the tariff bill was begun IN the
Senate tho 18th inst. and viii occupy several
days The Senate coniirinsi the following nom
nations John II. 0bcrly. Commissionsr OF In
dian Affairs; L. w. Cro!oot and y. r. Temple
ton. Associate justices Of pAkots =. d.
Finn So.sstor g us M ont sf luton
providing for commits ion to inquire INTO the
Washington aqueduct frauds. Among tho bills
sna resolutions pssssa sy ths mo1s: Hsre The
wallace Military Reservation la Kansas o pro-
vide for the warehousing Of frnit brandy. con-
stitute Lincoln, Neb; port u delivery .uthor-
izing Con. Absalom Baird to accept the decorn.
tion Of the Legion OF Honor nom France. A bill
apprcprating $500 900 to establish campo for ysl
low-fever refugees was favornbly reported 70 ths
House.
THa senate resumed consideration Of the
,arifr bill and was addressed by Mr.. Hiscock on
tho 9th inst He was followed by Mr.. Bate
Tho Senate passed Tho bill 70 mak sncoln,
Neb.. a port Of delivery. The Resolutions for an
fnq, fry into the assassination Of joseph Hon-
man, y witness before the COMMITTEES on Priv
lie cs and Elections In the Investigation into
political disturbances at Brcnham. Tex. was
adopted by the 5enato. Tho House bill
to authorize the building Of Z bridge
VI
l. Crosse, Wis, was passed by the Senate with
amendments. Both houses Of Congrese passed
the Till supplemental to the act providing for
the meeting OF Presidential electors 1t provides
that tho certificates shall be Forwarded TO the
President OF tho Senate forthwith after the sec.
ond Monday in january. The House passed Q
bill appropriating $5o,0U to enforce the Chinese
exclusion act. The conference report ON the bill
allowing persons who have relinquishsd home
stead entries to make another entry was agreed
to BIZ the House. The Senate bill appropriating
s75,UO1 10 secure to the Cherokee freedmen their
portion u certain proceeds Of lands under the
sct OF March ;, 1888. was passed
The discussion OF tho tariff bill was continued
in the Senate on the 10th, by Mir. Bate 1850
luton was adopted instructing the Foreign Re-
lations Committee to report an Arrangement py
which Amer can cattle for export may be saved
the delay imposed by Canadian quarantine regu-
lations. The Senate passed the bill to pay tho
widow of Chief Justice Waite the sum OF &S,4 s.
being the balance Of his years salary; also
the House bill for the relief and civilization Of
the Chippewa Indians in Minnesota, also con-
frlned The nominations OF James 2. Lesesne Of
South Carolina ms Consul General at Melbourne
*. 4. Coates Receiver Of Public Money at
Wichita, Kan. =. II. Carroll, Postmaster 1t
Adei. Iowa. NJ. Trumbower, Postmaster at
Muncie Ind "A message from the President
was presented and read vetOng a bill for the ro-
liet OF tho executors of Joseph Maddox for pay
ment on account Of losses and damages aus.
tanned by the seizure OF tobacco during the war;
Referred The House. having agreed to the con-
ference report on the deficiency bill and trans
acted some routine business. adjourned. This
10 the last of the general appropriation bills
CONSIDERATION Of the tariff bill was resumed
in the Senate on the 18th inst, the FIRST speaker
being Mr.. Cullom. who denounced tho Mills bill
He was followed by Mr.. Platt. Tho Senate
passed the House bill appropriating $50, 900 10
enforce tho Chines, exclusion act. The House
was not in session
The only really important development in the
tariff discussion in the Senate on the 18th inst.
was the statement by Senator Allison that tho
Finance Committee had become convinced that
il made mistake in putting slack ouliu Of
coal the free list. He said II was difficult to
distinguish between coal and coal slack,
and ut the proper time the committee
would propose all amendment put
ting all coal tho dutiable list ut
the present rate Of rs cents q ton. The Senate
agreed to the conference reports on the Fourth
of July claims bill and tho bill TO retire General
Pleasonton with the rank of Major. Little bust
ness was transacted by the House. Half q
dozen more leaves Of absence we're granted
Mr.. I4awler succeeded in securing the passage Of
o bill for the payment OF back bounty to P. G.
McQueeny, OF Chicago. The report Of the Stahl-
necker investigating committee generating Mr.
Stahlnecker from charges Of misconduct in con-
nection with The new library building was
adopted without discussion, was also the re-
port OF the conference committee on the bill to
retire General Alfred Pleasonton with the rank
of Major.