The Sully County watchman. (Clifton, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1894, 1888-10-20
CONGRESSIONAL.
FRIDAY, Oct. 5.

House. - The house this morning
proceed to the consideration of pri-
vate business. The point OF no quor-
un was raised against the first bill called
up, and for three quarters OF an hour tho
business of the house was at stand still.
However, motion was agreed to for an
adjournment from to-day ultil Monday.
Later the point of no quorum was with
drawn and business proceeded without
friction until the house bill to INCORPORATE
the Maritime Canal company, of Nicar.
augne, WIS called up. Upon farther OBJ
lection being raised the bill was not
placed before the house. Mr.. La Toilette,
of Wisconsin, called up bill TO authorize
the Sioux d. Southwestern railway com
Paay TO construct q bridge across
the Mississippi river between the state
of Wisconsin and Minnesota at Alma.
Several private bills having been dis
posed OF in committee of the whole, Mr..
McRae, OF Ark, called up the senate bill to
incorporate the Maratime canal company,
of Nicaragua, and this time the measure
was taken up for consideration.
The bill being III committee OF the
Thcie, the question vas pat on reporting
the bill favo-abiy 10 the house. The vote
resulted 80 ~ 6 and Dir. Fuller made the
point of no quorum. The committe then
rose. The house then took a recess, the
evening session TO be for the considsra-
tion OF private pension bills. The house
at its evening session passed 81 private
pension bills aud at 1880 adjourned until
Monday.
MONDAY, Oct. 8.
House.-The house joint resolution for
ain inquire by committee OF three sen
I'D lot 49, 80
contract and work on the Washington
aqueduct tunnel WAS taken up and passed. |
Mr.. Blair offered q resolution which was
laid over until tomorrow, calling on the
president for information as to the trial,
(for treason) conviction and execution in
Canada on the 10th of November, 1875, |
of Louis David Reil, who claimed to have
been nafaraiiZed citizen Of the United
States, and whether the proceedings in
the case were according 10 due process
of law, including presentation of the fact
of Riens citizenship, aud the defense of
insanity. The senate then proceeded to
the constellation of the tariff bill, the
reading in full being dispensed with, and
the substitute being ordered to be FIRST
considered.
Seadte.-After the introduction and re.
fereyce to the committees of several
minor bills, Mr.. Wheeler, (Ala.) addressed
the house upon the tariff question. He
characterized the senate bill as being
in the interest of monopolies and deteri-
mental TO the agricultural industry.
TUESDAY, Oct. 8.
Senate. The conference report on the
deficiency bill WAS presented and read in
full. The bill relative TO the counting of
al hn - s,s..
Lincoln port of delivery passed-a bill to
pay Mrs. Waite the balance of her hus-
bands salary passed - tho La Crosse
Bridge bill passed-the tariff oill discuss
ed by Hiscock.
HouSe.-In consideration of the morn
ing hour, the bill TO relieve purchasers of
and to indemnify certain states for
swamp aud overflowed lands disposed of
was called up, but owing TO their being |
no quorum 1t was withdrawn. Mr.. Mel |
sou, of Minnesota, called mp the bill for |
the disposa! OF agricultural lands en- |
brace6 within the limits of the Pipestone |
Indian reservation in Minnesota, but on |
the point OF no quorum being raised 1T |
was also withdrawn. Mr.. Burns, of |
Missouri, obtained unanimous consent to |
report from the committee on appropri |
ations the bill appTopriating $4,000 for |
tho enforc, ment of the Chinese exclusion |
act, and it was passed without debate.
The senate bull appropriating $4,000 to
secure the Cherokee freedmen their por-
tion OF certain proceeds of lands under
the act of March 3rd, 1888, and the con-
ferees report on the bill TO allow persons
who have relinquished their homestead |
entries 10 make another entry were pre-
sented. The former was passed and the
latter was agreed to. On motion of Mr..
Pei! the senate bill was passed supple.
mental to the act of February, 1887, (pro-
viding for meeting of presidential cleo
tors, etc.) IL provides that the certii
Gates shall he forwarded to the president
of the senate forthwith after the second
Monday in January. Mr.. Burns, of Mis-
souri,, then submitted the conference re-
port on the general deficiency appropri-
alton bill. On agreeing to the report the
vote stood 81 to 3, and Mr.. Dougherty, of
Florida, raised the point of no quorum
and the house adjournea.
WEDEKsDA-, oct. 10.
Senate-M Mr. Halo submitted tho re-
port of the civil service committee. The
bin to pay .the widow of the late Chief
Justice Waite his salary, and the bill to
relieve and civilize the Chippewa Indians,
were passed. The day was mainly con.
sumed in discussing the tariff.
House.-The conference report on the
deficiency bill was agreed TO, as was also
the conference report on the bill granting
the right-of way to the Yankton d. Mis-