The Sully County watchman. (Clifton, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1894, 1888-09-08

touching the matter of the refusal of the
British government or shat OF any of the
| North American dominions to allow the
| entrance at any dominion sea port Of
American fish or other cargoes fer trans
portation in bond to the United States
| since July !, 1885; and also that he com
municate To the senate what instances
have occurred since March ], 1887, of
! wrongs to American fishing vessels. in
! the ports or waters Of British North
America, aud what steps, If any, have
been taken in respect thereto.
The senate then proceeded to the CON
| sideration of the report of the judiciary
| committee on Jackson's (Miss.) )election,
and Mr.. Wilson, OF Iowa, concluded the
remarks began by him last Thursday.
After "A speech by MIR Walihal, the report
vent over without action, and the senate
adjonrned.
TUESDAY, Aug. 2S.
Senate.-The resolution offered by
Sen. Hoar last Friday calling
on the president for all correspouden &C
between the United States aud Gre ct
Britain in regard to the fisheries troubles 8,
together with the amendment offered by
MIR. Edmunds, was agreed to. The
S:deration of the conference report on
the sundry civil appropriation bill, aud
was addressed az length by Mr.. Allison.
l.. closing his speech, he stated that the
total appropriation fer the current fiscal
year, not including what are called per
manent appropriations would amount to
$s06,000,o00. That including the parma
uent appropriations, they would
rv4Ng. trrtf ttA
Rouse.-The house spent con
siderable time in d.bete over
the question IA to whether the members
should be granted leaves of absence in
order that they might take part in the
campaign. The question came mp on a
request for leave of absence by Mr..
Grosvenor in order that he might fulfill
mis- engagements to speak in Maine. His
request was finally granted. Mr..
Eolman, of Indiana, introduced a
bill to suspend all laws touching the dis.
posal Of public lands except the hom me
stead law. Referred. Monday Is
record in the Bynnm Can
non controversy was corrected in &C.
cordaDce with the notes of the official
stenogr pher. rhe house then went into
committee of the whole on the Oklahama
bill. Mr.. Payson, of ILL.,,
took the floor in support of
his amendment requiring that
tho land thrown open TO settlement shall
be disposed of by homestead entry and
not sold by presumption, as proposed by
the bill so as to secure enough for the
satisfaction of the Indians for the bonds
relinquished.
WEDNESDAY, August %.
Sendte.-Mr. Regain introduced q
bill to permit the importation of jute
bagging free, and il was referred
The committee on appropriations re-
ported back the Notifications bill, and
Mr.. Plumb gave notice that he would
ask for its consideration tomorrow.
The Notifications appropriation bill
reported by Mr.. Plumb this morning
from the committee on appropriations
differs in material respects from the bill
rs il came from the house. The appro.
priations carried by the bill are in
| creased from S3,625,0C0 TO So 322 600,
and there Is further provision under
which S6,000,000 per annum is set aside
for the purchase of guns, submitted by
private firms or persons and fouud on
| test to be of value. The frat change
made by the senate COMMITTEES was the
the appropriations made by the bill
| shall be expended under the direc.
| supervision OF q board to consist of the
commanding general OF the army, an
| officer OF engineers, an officer of ord
! nance and al officer of artillery; this
board to be in all res poets under the con-
| troll of the secretary of war.
Houss.-Mr. Forney (Ala.l asked
| unanimous consent TO introduce
for immediate consideration a joint
| resolution To provide tenn porariiy
until September 15) for the expenditures
of the government. He explained that
all the appropriation bills had passed
| with the exception of the army and the
sunary civil bills, and that the resolution
| only applied to those two objects. The
resolution was passed. The Oklahoma
bill was brought up, aud after several un-
successful attempts to secure amend.
ments to it, the point of no quorum vas
made and the house adjourned.