Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1888-09-27
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atetarfibill viii mott Hfepsrtefi befs-<
81 the mimsh. 1t was exbsstef fhsf :.
he ~reporied to the fual cssmmitsea t.
there hati been o great dem and f6F ~
and the tubcommittee has agreed =
therc. d. il further assertei fhaf H.
leans ar so we'll satisfied with III.
Maine tihtthcy viii take tlteir sine 4.
ulating i bin, and viii make no M,
rush itsn ordert TO demonstrate % tbee<5
what they intend to do.
Mr.. Gs ,rge offered an ~nmendment
trust bill reported consisting ~ foa,
tionnl sefions, one OF whilh ssnnoWs@5
president to suspend the ttperstion
tariff laiss In relation to any artic;;
price Of which Is in his opinion, ~
lected bt' any combination ii AZ
mannfaei urers or merchants. A aeb,.
this amer dmeEt took the form of 4
cal discus sion, in which Senator Hons
red TO the interest which he said Tia
ard Oil q mpany had in the cabinet
present ADMINISTRATION ard Ia the Dem
ic party generally. SenatorP Payne sea3<
senator lIoar, making what he said -
first and asst denial OF his supposed IS
in the Sta ndard Oil Company.
HnusE--The clause for the ~irrivasf
arid lands, which has been deksfs5
vehemenoi in the house for two DAYS
day agreed to, after the senate nmsn5
has been SO amended as TO spnra-
800. 600 for the investigation for M
geological survey asked $250gOoa
amcndIneiit offered by ~Breckinridae
lucky by which the lands e1bjStcd 10
ton shoild be reserved TO the gove-s
was adopted.
Thursday. Sept. Is.
SESATE--The Repubulicans have =
new departure in the matter Of trusfs
senate in a resolution which baa
introduced by Nj. Platt of Couneetiea2
asked thai the committee on enaneeh H.
ed TO max, an inquiry as 70 the eopper
Mr.. Platt has some private infor1nafa
his possession as 10 the great ts.sst
sho VS. that its coutrolled exclusirsy bv1
inent politicians.
lir. Jones of Nevada spokeinfavor oft<
mediate passage of the Chinese exciusis
He spoke from personal observance ar5
the heart OF the evils which Chi5ese
inflicted uIonthe Pacific coast.
Dakota made a probably final appesl
so far as the question OF admission 4
cerBed in the house this evening" at n
when Mr. Springer was making his Al
wards the close of the days session "a
Oklahoma bill. Mr.. Baker, q memhcr
committee on territories, desired 10 n
IL would be in order To- raizs
question tf consideration OF tile Dskfst
mission bill as against the Oklahoma i
ure. He thought that the chairman
committee on territories was showing 4
deal of zeal in trying TO get a lot Of 81
under the protection of aform afgoserni
WHICH ponld be practically useless to
while 500.tO0 peoplein Dakota were dse3
ofthe right Of self--government. The soe
replied that the motion wouldnot be IN
HoUsE THE house passed the senase2
amending The Interstate commere bin.
Northwestern members took n very n
part in the debate, and, indeed, near;y3
entire burden OF the discussion was al
on by Western and Northwestern men
MeSsrs. Ma edonald, Wilson. Lind and n
all took an active part in the talk. ana
Toilette ami Kaugen also Joined in tie
eussion.
Friday, Sept. IA.
SESATE--Among the bills passed b.
Senate today were the following:
The Houte bill providing boards ofarA
Nlpf ~ TttkH nAnfAtAiEEE nttNEEu kDI#<M
railroads and their employees upon and
ton of eith.r party TO the controversy.
The SENATE bill TO declare forfeited -
lands granted to the State Of Aiehica
MD in the construction Of a railroad 4
0ntonagon TO the Wisconsin state Line.
The Senafe bill authorizing the eitize1
Colorado. Nevada and the territories a
aud remove timber on the public domaf
mining aud domestic purposes.
HoUsE-'fhe House amendments 10
interstate cbmmeree act were non-cuscu
in, and Mesirs. cHllom. Platt and Harris
appointed as a conference committees
answer TO the resolution ~intr9drced bv 4
gate Dubois calling for insurmation rss
ing convictions and pardons for poiye13
the attornef general has replied in
munication In which he says that undo
provisions tfthe antipoiygamy Law OF q
and its AMENDMENTS there have been 81
gamy, adultery and unlawful cohsbitS
with fines imposed and 30 eons;ctisas e
the senienc,, was imprisonment withoafA
making a tt,tal for the TERRITORY Of so.
Idaho there was a total of 50 cases. "a
have been IL pardons granted by the n
dent to PERSONS convicted aader the al
mentioned acts. Fines to the amouEi
$4S,2 POS hare been collected and f9seifS
Of S25, 900.
A majority of a quorum of the Horn<e Z
mittee on invalid pensions today as4ide1z
recommend to the House the bill grant{n1
pension 30 Theresa Herbst, widow % Il
Herbst. late private in company g q
regiment, N..w York volunteers, be D
over the Presidents vote. The dec
died in 1865 OF heart disease. He uz3
soldier in the union army until he was /;
tured by tn, enemy on the 10Th Of Au<<
1864, when be Joined the confederate IN
Saturday, Sept. Is.
SENATE.-rhe senate does not appearf
posed to tale hurried action in the m4!
OF the retaliation bill. An that has 4
done is to refer the bill to the committs|
foreign relations. The COMMITTEES, postpdf
action to av ait an answer from the preSS1
to the resolution CT Senator Hoar as 20
question of the fact whether there bell 4
any recent oatrages committed spon ar
can fishermen and whether there had u
any seizures of American fishing ID
during the season which has just eAo|
HoUsE.-There is n contest in the hous]
tween the appropriations COMMITTEES, IA
has in charge the conference report Oh
snndry civil appropriation bill, and
friends of tho Oklahoma bill
Monday Sept. n.
SESATE-lhe ssnate. by a very sca|
majority of cne, settled the Chinese exra<
bill which his been sent TO .he presl{<
Blair's molten to reconsider the vote By u
the bill was Iassed being d~efeatsd-s0 toI
Senator PhImb reported from the eom1
zee on public lands n bill to provide for
revocation of'the withdrawal oflanis a
for the benefit of certain railroads IN Ai4
sofa and Iowa. The secretary is author1
to make an adjustment OF al land g
giving all persons interested three NOD
notice 20 sh,tw cause why the adlustu|
should not BE- made.
Mr.. Sherman offered a resolution dir<1
the committee on foreign relations to
quire into and report AT the next sessioa|
congress the state OF the relations oI
United Statei with Great Drtisn asd
Dominion of Canada, with such measure
are expedient to promote friendly comm
and political interest.
HousE.--on motion OF Mr.. MeMilsn5
Tennessee NJ. Cox, OF New York vas exc
speaker pro tenn, to act during the abs
OF Mr.. Carlisle.
The house bin TO transfer TO the stat
Louisiana the possession Of certain &
of land FOR quarantine purposes was epo3
and passed.
Mr.. Weaver. of Iowa, introduced Q b.H.
prohibit the deposit of public morey "a
national banks except for their eeat'f1
disbursement of public funds. Referred,
Mr.. Morrill, of Kansas, Offered a resrlu3
calling on tn. secretary of the interior 90
formation, and directing him to isscsr17
whether undiie influence has been nsd 20
cure the signature of any of the lEslians
the Sioux tr,aty. Referred.
Mr.. Dingles, Of Maine, Offered . RESOLVE
calling on thu presidents for informstioa
to whether tile rights OF American Usher