The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1888-06-22
FIFTIE1H CONGRESS.
EI;.sT SESSION
SENATE.


reported from The committees and placed .u
the calendar were the postofilce and District
OF Columbia appropriation bills, to be called
tomorrow; also the senate bill for the recon
struction OF the government dam at Rock
Island arsenal, and for this immediate con
struction of n temporary dau.
On motion of Senator Sherman the senate
proceeded to the consideration Of the fisheries
treaty In open executive session, and was
addressed by Senator Gray In support OF it's
ratiiiratibii.
At tho close Of Senator Gray's speech fur
thcr consideration of the fisheries treaty was,
on motion of Senator Sherman, postponed till
Monday, June 25.
The senate then nd djourned.
WAsniSaToN; Jtine Ex-senator Chandler
offered resolution referring tile credentials
OF Senator Gibson of Louisiana (for his new
term) To the committee on privileges and
elections and instructipg the committee to in-
qulre into all the facts of the senatorial cleo
tion and to ascertain aud report whether or
not at the recent state election IN Louisiana,
which included the election of the state lcgis-
laturc, the 1876 votes returned for the
candidate of the dominant party for governor
Were actGnlly tast, In vlcv Of tile TACT that at
no previous election had the votes for the can
aidate of such party exceeded So 15i. The
resolution was laid ever iii tomorrow.
The resolution of yesterday by Senator
Stewart, calling on the secretary of the treas
TRY for statement of the offers and purchases
of bonds since April IS, 1883, with the names,
etc, was taken up.
Senator Cockrell moved to amend by strik-
Ing out the names.
After discussion the resolution went over
without actidn till tamorrtwl
The appropriation for the department of
agriculture wss reported frcB the committee
on appropriations ind placed on the .calcn-
| dar.
On motion Of Senator Culom the bill to
amend the Interstate commerce law was
taken up aud he delivered lengthy address
| to the senate In advocacy 81 It.
The senate then ptoceeded to the consider
alton of the fortifcatiou appropriation bill
| and was addressed by Senator Dolph on the
| subject of coast defenses. The bill went over
| without action ANA the District of Columbia
appropriation bill was taken up. 1t asc
went ever without action and the senate ad-
ourncd
WASHINGTON, June l3.--A bill for the cree
tion of a building at Fort Dodge, To-, was re
| ported favorably and placed upon the calen-
dar.
Senator Sherman reported a concurrent
resolution requesting the president to invite
fran time tp m tiatiJ u,it1
ernment with which the United States has
diplomatic rcatious to the end thdt any diff
ferences between the two governments which
cannot be adjusted by diplomatic agencies
may be referred to arbitration aud peacefully
adjusted by such means Placed on the cal
cndar.
Senator Hale called up Morgan's resou-
| tion as to the fishery treaty, ard addressed
the senate on the suajrct
Senator Blair said he would like to have
Senator Hale's view upon the subject Of the
fortitlcatfons being erected by the British
government on the Pacific coast, and whether
| they were being erected with view to future
warlike conditions.
Senator Hale replied that he did not be-
any feeling except apprehension of armed
conflict with the United States, He believed
the treaty would fail.
| AT the close of Senator Halc's speech the
| resolution was postponed till Monday, the
25th.
| The senate then resumed consideration of
the District of Columbia appropriation bill
and 1t was rasscd.
The senate then took up the resolution of
Tered by Senator Stewart calling for Il state
ment of the sale of bonds since April, ISsS.
the question being on Senator Cockrclls
amendment to add after the word "names''
the words ''other than private parties AZ
ter some discussion Senator Cockrcll with
drew his motion and motion to refer to The
committee on finance was rejected.
The resolution WAS then adopted without
notification.
Senator Blair moved to take up the scnat,
bill for the adjustment Of the accounts cf Ia
borers, workmen and mechanics arising un.
der the eight hour law. Several votes were
taken without quorum and the senate nd
journed.
i WAsnINGToN, June IA resolution
granting leave of absence 'to all persons now
in the employment of the governm,ht who
were present at the battle of Gettysburg tc
attend the reunion there on the 81 of July
was passed.
The concurrent resolution reported y'ster
day for international arbitration was takel
up and passed.
The agricultural department appropriation
bill was amended and passed.
The pcstoffice appropriation bill was ais,
. amended and passed.
! The senate then proceeded to the consider
alton of executive business. When the door
and the bill appropriating s275,000 TO- th
construction of a government dam at Rec
e Island arsenal and for the construction of
temporary dam was taken up and passed.
sekator Allison reported bill appropriat
!, ing $4,000 to enable the several executiy
: departments of the government to participat
$ in the Columbus, o., centennial celerratio
next September and October Calendar.
u Adjourned till Monday.
e WASHINGTON, June 15.-Senate not
r session.
ii BoUS8
WARRINGTON, June l1.-Mr Anderson I
Illinois, from the committee on postoile,
is and postroads, reported back the resolnto
:, calling on the postmaster general for tai
ulated statement of the disallowed claims
postmasters from Kentucky under the act
=, March 8, 1883 Laid over
Under call of states the following bills, etc
were introduced and referred
:, A bill providing for an assistant secretsl
;, OF tho navy.
A resolution recitirg that at this tine the
seems to ne no possibility of IA passage at til
MS session of congress OF the Mills bill; th
~ there is a large surplus u the treasury whit
"a is daily accumnlnting in dctrimrn, to gencr
business, and which tends to contraction
the circulating medium of the country; tL
AZ uncertainty as to whether ihe Mills bill in
eh present shape viii ever become
OF law is, TO say the least, great, almost certai
" ly not In time to give the relief dcinande