Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1888-08-30
FIFTIETH CONGRESS
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v-After passing a few ~unimportani
A,Is wb;ch we're not objected 70, Tue senas
-s,,med the discussion Of the nsBerles SE
IN M. Morgan speaking IN lssLoana
.~s;o1 70 postpone further eonslaefatioh
until Dceember-
uor,E.-The lack Of quorum IN lne nous
Is made Immediately apparent thls Mpe 81
r-han Mr.. Outhwaits, Of Ohio, ealieo ny
,ns mat;an TO reconsider the vote by which
~ senate Columbus exposition DIE vas
- ~ proyjsion for exposiilons 81
p.aLmond va. Atlanta and Augusta 1ao
- Eansas City No. Not more than W. y
msnhsrs voted on the questlon, =
~Outhweithe let the matter drcp ior '"s f
emit. .o committee Of the
rboIe on the fortifcation appropriation Dnl
Thursssy August 10.
e---Mr. Reagan took the hoor 70
.neak ON the presidents annual message.
~. siI;sou desiring action on the confer
80 rsnortSop the army a~pproprfatisn pils
rsnresented the necessity for disposlne 49,
snnropriation bills in preference 70 oensr
matters for which there was nc
pressure. 49, @ho e,traet
read BY Mr.. Reagan vas not fa~n-rsPo.to u
~ Rla;ne's remarks on b esub5ect OF trusts,
- ~ sent TO the clerks desk and had read
~ re,,ort from the New York Tribune
The conference report on the army eYpto
priatiou bill was then taken ~.
uop.r-Ths Ratification appropriation
hilf rnr passed without division
Nj. Morrill, gave q resume OF ths vatious
measures Of general eharac.s.. xaT5
ren.ions. and Urged the necessity OF h1ing a
t.-a f.r their consideration.
~. rnll call showed the presence OF Ia
msmbers and the morning hour having e1'
pired the resolution went over
Mr.. Richardson, OF Tennessee, rom lne
committee on printing. reported Daena.1to
~ he resolution directing that COMMITTEE 70
;gyestiaate the assertion that the pubic
-priute- buys felt Cor printing ia
EngIapd. Accompanying the reeofut5on was
a letter from the public printer denying the
txs,th os the assertion. The resolution was
laid apon the table.
NJ. Springer. of Illinois. attemptea 70 se-
-,-a s.nsideration Of the Oklahoma bil, bat
49,. nssrgt of NO quorum was raised against
him and he was forced to abandon the al
tempt.
Friday August II.
Sys.rg-The senate spent the early part
of the afternoon in debating q resolution re,
-opir;nr the removal Of all electric light end
motor wires which are strung above ground.
The resolution was finally ~referret 10 tht
COMMITTEES on the District OF CotumhIa wltt
Instructions TO report fsyorably.
Tbe bill a~mendatory Of the act of the loti
of lime. 1856, relating TO postal crimes, VIA
then taken up and, after being amended 81
as to reduce the penalties. 1t was passed.
Horsr-On motion Of Mr.. Forney, Of Ala
hama. the senate amendments to the sui1dry
ciyil appropriation bill were non-concurfed
in and a conference ordered !,
Private business having been dlspenseo
| with. the house. inthe consideration morning.
hour. resumed the consideration OF the reso.
lutior assigning certain days for genera
pension legislation, the pending question be
ing on the demand for the previous question
The vote resulted, yeas 11s, nays Ono
quorum. and a call Of the house was ordered
A conference report on the bill granting 9
right of wsy to the Utah & Northern Bail
road company through the 1T Han reserVa-
ton ofIdaho, was agreed to.
Saturday, August Is.
SEsATE-Representatise Lind viii appear
. before the senate committee on public lands
Monday TO explain his bill which Representa-
tive Macdonald introduced and which passed
/ the house, for5eifing lands granted to tn.
Hastings & Dakota railroad. This bill, it il
believed, will be reported and pass III.
senate, and, II ii does, viii be the only for
fixture bill which will pass both houses
HousE-Mr. MeCreary, of Kentucky, from
the committee on foreign affairs, reported
for immediate consideration the senats bl
to prevent the coming of Chinese laborer'
into the United States with an amendment
repeating the acts of May 6, 1882 and July
5, 16S4, the appeal to take effect on the ratt
Acaiion of the pending treaty.
Mr.. Morrow, of California. declared that
| the passage of the bill was necessary IN or
der to protect the people Of this country from
| the evils of Chinese immigration. While th'
pending bill Was favored by the people of ID,
| Pacific coast because they believe it TO be 4
| step in A5vance OF n previous statutory
law neither the treaty nor the bin met Will
1 their entire approval. berause they belieyeC
| that the government should reserve 90 itsei
the right 70 legislata whenever occasion re
! auires IL, against any foreign immigration
which might be Inimicsl TO the interests o
the United States. It ought MOTTO be obligeS
to go to China for a treaty wheneverit wishes
to prohibit the immigration OF Chinese, buf
should be able to prohibit it by statutory en-
aetfnent.
Nenssy lrg. 20,
SxSATE.-The senate vent into open execu
tive session on the fisheries treaty and Mr.
Morgan finished his argument in favor o
ratification. Mr. Hoar and Mr.. EEarts spok
against the ratification of the treaty ans
Mr.. Gray in favor oft
A resolution heretofore offered by Mr.
Spooner calling on the secretary of war 70,
4 a asafa-.art nf uar elasunu ~, -b1.L .hz-.l 4.