Sturgis advertiser. (Sturgis, Dakota [S.D.]) 1887-1???, 1888-05-09
III llE1H GuMUhLSH
FIRST SESSION.


WAsmNaTsH, April 49, Senate not in
session.
WASHINGTON, April s0-senator Stewart
introduced bill to require the purchase and
coinage of not less than 100000 worth Of
| silver bullion per month. He said the bill in
volved no new principle, and asked that the
bill be read the first and second times and
laid on the table. So ordered.
| Senator Stewart also offered resolutions
calling on the secretary Of the treasury and
! the director Of the mint for variety Of infor-
nation regarding the purchase of silver bull
lion since the passage Of the silver coinage
act, the prices paid, foreign coin values, etc.
The resolution offered last week by Senator
Hale calling on the secretary Of the interior
for information as to appointments In his de-
partment below the civil service grade since
March, 1885, was adopted.
The senate then proceeded to consideration
of the railroad land forfeiture bill.
Senator Paddock offered an amendment
providing that nothing in the act should be
construed as limiting the rights granted to
purchasers or settlers by the forfeiture act of
the Sd of March, 1887, or as repeating, alter
ing or amending that act. Adopted.
The international copyright bill was taken
up and after some debate and the adoption
OF minor amendments the bill went over
Adjourned.
WASHINGTON, May 1.-The entire session
was taken up with Senator Ingalls, reply to
the senator from Indiana. Senator Voorhees,
was present and replied to the senator from
Kansas. Their speeches are too lengthy fol-
publication.
WASHINGTON, May 2.-After the transac-
ton Of routine business the senate went into
executive session. This being the first secret
session for several days the accumulation of
nominations by the president, among them
that of Mr.. Fuller to be chief justice, were
referred to committees, and number of re-
ports, mostly upon postmasters. were made
by committees.
The bill appropriating 100000 for public
building at Atchison, Kan, was passed after
the doors had opened.
| The senate then resumed consideration OF
the railroad land grant forfeiture bill.
Senator Dawes offered an amendment
which precipitated lengthy discussion. It
was withdrawn and an amendment substi.
tuted by Senator Hoar which provides that
the act shall not be construed to prejudice
the right Of the Portage Lake Canal company,
or any person claiming under it, to apply
hereafter to the courts or to congress for any
/ 1ora ffob1 IN !, ~
now entitled. The bill and amendment went
over till tomorrow with the understanding
that q final vote on the bill would be had
then.
The senate then resumed consideration oil
the bill for the establishment of bzreau Of
animal industry.
Senator Paddock made speech in support
of it. defending 1t both on constitutional aud
economic grounds. The bill was then tempo
rarily laid aside.
The senate then proceeded to the passage
of the individual pension bills on the calen
dar. The whole number of bills passed (ir
sixty-fve minutes) was los, forty-two of then
were for volunteer nurses at the rate Of $25 9
month and one was for the widow of Gen
Chas. P. Stone (house bilD at $50.
Senator Cullom, from the committee or
interstate commerce, reported a bill to amend
the Interstate commerce law. Placed on the
calendar.
The following bills were passed:
For public building at Fort Dodge, Iowa.
(senate bill, 100000; Sterling, ILL.,, (ssnate
bill, s5o,ooo); Duluth, Mimi, (house bill
$3.50, 000).
Senate bill to provide for the sale Ito actual
settlers under the homestead laws) of Fort
Sedgewick military reservation in Colorado
and Nebraska.
Adjourned.
WASHINGTON, April 27.-0n motion of Mr.
Durham, of Illinois, the senate amendment
was co1curred in to the house bill authorizing
the city of Chicago to erect crib in Lake
Michigan for water works purposes
The house adopted resolution calling or
the secretary of the treasury for information
relative to the seal fisheries in Alaska.
The house then went into committee of the
whole, Mr.. Springer, Of Illinois, in the chair,
on the tariff bill.
Mr.. Brewer, of Michigan. gladly welcomed
the issue presented by the pending measure.
For three years of Democratic administration
the Democratic party had played fast and loose
on the great tariff question, until the necessi-
ties of the government had compelled the ad-
ministration to take some decided position,
and he honored the president for having
forced his party to stop its double dealing and
define it's attitude. He then advocated the
protection system. He wanted to see that
system continued which had made this land
grow and prosper beyond all others. He was
especially earnest in his opposition to the free
wool clause, which, he said, would ruin an in
dustry national in Importance.
Mr.. Ford of Michigan said the question
presented was one of tariff reduction, not
abolition. Congress had no right to take the
part of a few manufacturers against the great
body of consumers. But that was just what
had been done. No Industries showed more
poverty, more restitution and more strikes
among their workngmen than those so-called
the home market was the best market, Mr..
Ford said the result of this home market
swindle is that the farmer was most beauti-
fully deluded. The high tariff party gets his
money and the farmer gets the hot end of the
poker. He attributed the existence Of pools
to the continuance of high tariff.
Mr.. Golf of West Virginia spoke in epposi-