Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1888-01-18
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In the senate the 10th Senator Blair presented
the memorial and resolutions of the knights of
Labor general assembly, in favor Of an inyesti-
cation into the management OF the bureau Of
engraving and printing and for such legislation
Rs will prevent the debasement of currency,
notes, ETC. also for Ill inv, stigation as
to the present method of supplying post
office stamps, etc. Among the bills introduced
were the following; To idemnify settlers ON
the Des Moines river lands, above the Raccoon
forks, Iowa, for payments made upon lands
subsequently taken from them, and also for
dana es sustained thereby. 1t authorizes the
president to appoint three commissioners to
determine the amounts which should be paid
to each settler. For the establishment
Of bureau OF harbors and waterways In
the war department, to be ofiicered by a
corps Of United States engineers The proposed
bureau is to be charged with the construction,
conduct and preservation of harbors and water
ways. Senator Vest, from the committee on
public buildings and grounds. reported favor
ably bill to appropriate 81 600 for the
erection Of a public building at Kansas City.
The house committee on marine and fisheries
reported the Donnel,y resolution calling for
information relative to the discrimination in
tolls against American vessels passing through
the Welland canal. On the call OF states the
and referred: To reduce the treasury surplus
and to grant bounties to wheatgrowers. To es-
tablish national cemetery at Quincy, Ill. For
the relief Of purchasers of swamp and over
flowed lands. For the erection of a
public building at East St Louis. To pro-
vide tor the retirement of United States bonds
before maturity. Appropriating S20O,0OO for the
erection of public building at Chicago; also,
to test the science of spelling and to provide
for establishing 100 schools for that purpose.
Making grants Of public lands to the state
OF Illinois Authorizing the commissioner of
public lands TO furnish citizens with maps at
cost. Amending the Pacific railroad acts, and
to secure to the Unit ed States the payment of
all Indebtedness of certain companies therein
named. Placing all kinds of lumber the free
list also, to repeal the law for the payment of
attorney fees on claims for increase OF pension
on account of the increase of the disability for
which the pension IL allowed
THE Wabash passenger train from Des
Moines and the west bound train of the
Ottumwa & kirkville road collided four
miles west of Ottumwa the other night.
The night was frosty and the engineers
could only see short distance ahead.
The trains were running at full speed.
The engines We're demolished. H. E. Peck.
Wabash engineer, jumped and escaped
with slight sprain. His fireman was
scalded to death. George Miller and Isaac
Budenstein, engineer and fireman of the
other train, We're killed and buried under
the wreck. Several persons were badly.
but not fatally, hurt.
The announcement of the appointment
OF Gen. Bragg as minister to Mexico af-
fords much satisfaction among the men,
bers of the American colony there Con-
sui Gen. Moore was the favorite candidate
of the colony, but it has been known for
some time past that he w.alld not be APP
pointed. Americans. upcl learning of the
appointment of Gen Bragg, expressed
pleasure that the legation would soon be
III possession of representative American
OF ability. All admitted that the great
American government has been very poorly
represented in Mexico during the past
year.
WILSON &. BAKER, son of Isaac G. Baker.
president of the Continental Bank of st.
Louis, fatally shot himself in the head the
ether morning in his room at his fathers
residence. He died an hour after. No
cause is assigned for the act.
SENATOR STEWART has offered TO con-
gress an amendment to the bill providing
for the investment of the surplus, which
provides that any person may deposit at
any mint or assay Office gold or silver bull
ION and receive certificates therefor. The
certificates are to be in denomination not
less than 81 nor more than 81 900. and
are to be legal tenders. redeemable at any
treasury or sub-treasuly. The bullion re-
ceived is to be melted bars No more gold
or silver certificates are to be issued, and
those coming into the treasury are to be
cancelled.
L. j. JONES and G.. S. Porter. who at-
tempted to rob a grave at Mitchellville, Ia, a
few days ago, have been sentenced to paw
a $50 fine each and be imprisoned for six
months. A stay of execution has been
granted to permit them to complete their
studies at the medical college.