The Warner sun. (Warner, Brown Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1885-1???, 1888-07-27
the WEEK IN COAGRESS.

In the senate on the goth inst, Melville
W. Fuller was confirmed as chief iustice ~
the Supreme Court Of the United States.
The river and harbor DILL has come from
the conference committee and will be pass.
ed by Soth houses in a few DAYS. Some
material changes we're made in it.
In the senate on the 2lst inst. the bill
to reimburse depositors OF the Frsedman,s
bauk was discussed and passed. Ii appro-
PIRATES 81, 200, 600. The conference re.
port on the river and harbor bill was re-
ceived from the house and ordered print
ed. The senate then proceeded to consid.
Grafton of the fisheries treaty in open
executive session and Mr.. Teller addressed
the senate in opposition. Mr.. Vest re.
ported from the committee on commerce a
substitute for the bill passed by the sen.
ate this morning, hut re~considered, for a
4 public building at Chicago. The substi.
tute, like the original, a]ppr0priates $780,
600 for the purpose and requires an open
space OF at least forty feet from any other
building. The substitute was passed. The
senate then proceeded to consider the bill
authorizing construction Of bridges and
passed a number OF such bills with amend.
ments. A conference committee was ap-
pointed on amendments which were a mat.
ter OF form y the senate adjourned UNI
til Monday. In the house the galleries
were filled with spectators attracted to the
capitol by the announcement that to-day
would witness the close OF the great tariff
debate and q vote on final passage OF the
Mills bill. Promptly at 1870 the bin was
called up n Mr.. Mills, alter Offering two
amendments intended to correct typo-
graphical errors in the bill, moved the pre-.
viOus question IN them and they were
adopted. After a lengthy argument the
bill was passed by a vote Of 1872 to 149.
The senate on the 23d inst. agreed to
the conference report on the rivers and
harbOr bill. There were a number OF va.
cant chairs in the house, and an unuEu-
ally large number OF requests for leave OF
absence were submitted and granted. The
senate bill to perfect the quarantine ser.
vice OF the United States passed. The con-
ference report on the bill recurring the Pa
/ CifiC railroad companies TO construct and
operate separate telegraph lines was agreed
to. This includes the senate amendments
| which eliminate the requirement that the
4 roads shall construct the lines and leave
the manner OF requirement open to the
discretion Of the companies. When this
bill hall become a law the contracts or
agreements which the land grant roads
may have with any one telegraph
company to the exclusion Of any or
all Others will by force OF the act be con.
Guided and the telegraph route along all
subsidized roads must be open upon equal
terms to all corners.
Or the gath inst. the senate passed the
bills for holding terms OF United States
courts in the state of Nebraska; in Salina.
Kan; Owensbore, KY; Newark, N. j., and
Quincy, ILL.,, and to subdivide the Western
judicial district OF L~ouisiana. The resolu.
tion to print 5000 additional copies OF
the report OF the senate committee on pen.
sions on the subject OF vetoed pension bills
wa tulan mn the nueatfop bainu nm Cock.
rells amendment to print 100, 900 copies
OF presidential vetoes in the last and pres
ent congresses. Mr.. Cockrell explained the
object which he had in suggesting the
printing OF the veto message in the Doher-
ty case. Alter considerable debate the
matter went over without action and the
senate proceeded TO the consideration ofthe
naval Appropriation bill. In the house
the bin was passed appropriating $780,
900 for the erection OF a public building in
Chicago to be used as an appraisers
warehouse. On motion OF Mr.. Blount, OF
Georgia, TIE senate bill was passed pro-
hibiting the transmission through the
mails in transparent envelopes OF matter
which would be prohibited il printed or
written on the outside OF h envelop. Mr..
Springer, Of Illinois, submitted the con-
ference report on the hill providing for an
additional associate Justice Of the supreme
court of Dakota. The report which states
that the bill now provides for two add.
tional justices, was agreed to. Mr.. Mac.
Donald, OF Minnesota, IRON the committee
on public lands, reported the billto forfeit
the lands in Minnesota granted &c the Has.
tings q Dakota Railroad company, Passed.
The house then vent into committee OF
the whole (Mr. Dockery, Of Missouri in
the chair on the Oklahoma bill.
In the senate on the 25th Of July sena-
tor Cullom offered a %preainble and Iesoiu-
ton ~reciting published statements that
the Minneapolis, Sault Ste. Marie Il Allan
tic railway and the Duluth, South Shore
~ Atlantic railway have passed into the
control OF the Canadian Pacific Railway;
that these two railways control all the
approaches TO the bridge over the St.
Maryis river on the boundary line between
the United States and Canada; that the
ownership Of that bridge il also in the
Canadian Pacific; and that, BY virtue Of
this monopoly, the Canadian Pacific Top
eratediin the interest OF a foreign govern
ment) is able to ignore and defeat the OPP
erAtions OF the interstate bill;
and directing the committee on Interstate
to inquire into these matters,
and whether any legislation is necessary
to protect the interests Of the people Of
the United States and to prevent the di.
Version OF Commerce from its natural and
legitimate channels, and To prevent the
m~onopalizing traffic by a foseign corpora
tion. The senate then resuAled considers
tion oil 1.-THE naval appropriation BILL Sena-
tor Mitchell proposedis nj d n~lendmentto the
snndry cisn appropriation bill to appro.
pirate $50, 900 for the establishment Of q
lightship to be provided with fog signal ap-
paratus outside 81 the bar at the mouth
OF the Columhia river, Oregon. Senator
Spoouef. from the committee on public
buildings and grounds, reported iayorably