Brookings County sentinel. (Brookings, Dakota [S.D.]) 1882-1890, 1888-07-13

WASHINGTON, July s. - Resolutions
were adopted authorizing the commission
TO select site for the statute of Benia.
min franklin, given 10 the United States
by Stilson Hutchins. The naval commit
tee presented a favorable report provid.
Ing for an assistant secretary of the navy.
MI Holman moved q suspension of the
morning hour and the house resolved 1t.
self into committee of the whole for
consideration of the bill authorizing the
secretary OF the treasury to pay to Flor.
ida certain claims presented by that
state. The Florida claims bill was re.
ported after an hours discussion by the
committee Of the whole without having
come to resolution thereon. The laad
forfeiture bill was taken up and read.
A message from the president was re.
ceived vetoing bills granting pensions to
Mary Ann Dougherty and Polly A.
Smith, end the bill for the relief O,
Joseph T. Morton, on the ground of
fraud. The senate adjourned till Mon
day.
WASHINGTON, July 6.-Crisp, of Geor.
Eia, occupied the chair The pension
vetoes were read and the same referred to
the pension committee. Hatch presented
the conference report on the agricultural
appropriation bill, and on disagreement,
with the senate amendment, appropriat.
ing $40, for sugar cane experiments,
further conference was ordered. The
regular order was now demanded By
Mills, and an aye and ay vote ordered
on the land forfeiture bill, as unfinished
business. The bill was passed by a vote
Of III toS
The tariff discussion was resumed
Thirty-five per cent. ad valorem on wood
struck from the bill. Lead ore received
considerable discussion; on the Republi
can side mainly. Dubois, OF Idaho, said
every man in the territory, irrespective
of politics, was ayerse TO having the duty
lessened on lead.
WASHINGTON, July 7-Several pen
sfons vetoed by the president were read
and referred to the pension committee.
The regular morning hour was dispensed
with by unanimous consent, and on mo.
tion OF Mills one hour was given to the
military committee for the consideration
OF army bills. The bill TO provide for the
sale of the site at Fort Omaha, NeS, and
for the construction OF suitable buildings
thereon not to exceed 900, 900 was read
in committee of the whole and was after.
wards passed In the house.
WASHINGTON, July 9.-Call Of states
was read and the introduction of bills
and resolutions followed.
Adams, of Illinois, presented resolu.
tion relating to the sugar and Standard
Oil trusts, representing the impractical
bility in the present congress of making
certain provision for governing these
trusts. The resolution was referred to
the committee on rules. Tariff discus
sion in committee of the whole was re-
sumed. The sugar schedule was then
taken up.
WASHINGTON, July l6-Immediately
after the reading Of the journal the house
went into committee of the whole (Mr.
Springer of Illinois, in the chair on the
tariff bill, the pending amendment being
that offered by Mr.. Nutting Of New
York, restoring the existing rate of duty
on starch.
On motion Of Mr.. McMillin, of Tennes.
see, the duty on rice flour and rice meal
was fixed at Is per cent. ad valorem.
Mr.. Vandever of California, moved to
increase the duty on ralsins from ~ to
. cents per pound, the present duty.
After considerable debate the amend
ment was rejected by a vote of 81 to n.
The house passed dozen bills grant
ing railroads right Of way through In
dian reservations. Nelson secured the
passage Of two Minnesota bills. One
grants the Moorhead, Leech Lake
and Northern railroad through
the White Earth reservation.
Another bill grants the Duluth and
Winnipeg right Of way through Fond du
Lac Indian reservation. Clifford secured
the passage Of bill granting the Yank-
ton, Bismarck and Northwestern railroad
right OF way through the great Sioux
reservation.