Sturgis advertiser. (Sturgis, Dakota [S.D.]) 1887-1???, 1888-10-25
D0INGS OF CON RESs'
IMPORTANT MEASURES CoNsIDERED
AND ACTED UPON.

"
AT the Nations Capitol " what Il Being
Done by the Senate and House Old
Matters Disposed Of and New Ones Con.
s.dered.
Tar message Of the President vetoine the
pension Lii OF Mrs. Sarah Woodbridge. on the
ground that her second husband IL stiil living
and that such precedent ought not TO be es-
tablished, was laid before the Senate the 18th
inst The bill and message were referred
to the Com fttee ON Pensions. The Sem
ate set down tho frst Tuesday IN Decem.
fun Ing bin. subject to ths tariff BILL Tho dis
CTS ion Of the tariff bill was continued In the
House Mr.. Wheeler Of Alabama offered o series
of resolutions denounein3 the Senate tariff BILL
and after some discussion as to the propricty OF
the resolution 1t was referred to the Committee
on Rules.
The debate on the tariff bill was continued Ia
the Senate ON the 18TH The Senate confirmed
j. A. Moore as United States Marshal for Me-
, tada. The House agreed to the Senate amend
naent to the La Crosse WIS., bridge bill. Mr..
Oates iAlal called up his adjournment resoiu-
ton in the House and made o vigorous effort to
secure It's passage Atera long aiseuss,on, CON
In the Senate, at the beginning Of the morIi..
ing business. on the nth, the Republican side
Of the chamber was represented by eight sena-
tors and the Democratic side by ten On motion
OF Mr. Morgan the Committee on Foreign Rela-
tions was authorized to sit during the recess in
Washington or New York in the investigation OF
the La Ebra claim against Mexico. This House
bill granting to the Aberdeen and Northwestern
{ Railroad right OF way ncr IS Q portion OF the
Sioux reservation in Dakota was passed. Con-
! sideration OF the tariff bill was resumed. In
speaking on the thrift Mr.. Teller criticised the
administration for putting New York bank men
at the head OF the Treasury Department and for
conducting the financial policy of the Govern.
ment in the int crest of Wall street to the entire
disregard of the great interests OF the people.
He referred to the attempts Of the administra-
ton to suppress the silver dollar coinage. up
braided the Democratic Senators and Represen-
tatiyes for their failure to oppose them, and
charged that they had been silenced-he would
not say by administration Influence. He char
acterized the course OF the Treasury Department.
in not using the surplus for the purchase OF the
3 per cent bonds as 4imbecility Of the grossest
character, and in the interest OF the bondhold-
er, and said IL at more money had been lost IN
that way than m would have PAD ald every vetoe ,
Mo gan referred to the Allison recess feso-
luton as a piece Of finesse to cover up the
death of the Senate substitute. He said the
Senate had been deserted for weeks by those who
claimed TO be the only capable tariff refofmers,
for the purpose of delaying vote on the m cas-
ure. The fact WAS that the Republican Senat ors
did not intend to pass the bill now or hereafter
And yet tho Senate bill was u triumph for the
Democracy, Becanse it was an admission that
the people needed and demanded q relaxation
of high taxes At the conclusion of Mr. Nor
gans remarks the Senate adjourned. The
House agreed to the conference report on the
Peoria and Miami bands of indians.
RESOLUTION for final adjournment at 1
o'clock the 22th was adopted by the Senate on
the 18th inst. The House afterward concufted
in the resolution. The subject came up in the
81 nate on the resolution 10 take d recess. and
Mr.. Allison sail that he Senators generally
were in favor of an ad lournment until the first
Monday in December Mr.. Brown thereupon
offered resolution for q final adjournment of
this session at ! o'clock the goth. He said
bat ~ 1~.1.x 4 10, sNF
the tariff bill would be facilitated by prolonga-
tion of the session. Mr.. Allison, who had the
matter in charge. after some debate accepted
Mr.. Browns resolution as an amendment to the
one already re iding. and vote was taken. A
major ty Of The Democrats voted in the atfirma-
tive, majority o. the Republicans. voting nay;
the resolution was declared carried. The
tariff bill was taken up and briefly debated,
and resolution was offered by MI.
Allison authorizing the Finance Committee to
continue its investigation into tariff matters.
Mr. Gray read a memorial OF five hundred Con-
necticnt woTkinglnen and farmers III favor OF
the Mill bill and the admission OF raw materials
particularly WOOL salt, lumber, tin plates, ETC.
FREQ OF duty. The conference report on the
bin for the allotment Of lands in seyeralty to the
United Peoras and Miamis in the Indian Terri,
tory was presented and agreed to. Mr.. Hudd of
Wisconsin called up bill in the House granting
the right of way to water company across an
Indian reservation in Arizona, and asked con-
sent to non-concur in Senate amendments.
Agreed to- On motion of Mr.. Forney OF Alaba-
ma O. feSolutlOn was adopted authorizing pne
Committee on Appropriations to sit during the
vacation The following Senate bills were
passed: Granting the use of certain lands to
Tacoma. W. T., for a public park; to prevent
army and navy bands from entering into compe-
tition with civilian musicians; to establish q
land Office OF Folsom, N. NJ.
NOTHING was done by Congress on the 10th
inst. Only handful of members were present
in each house. and the proceedings were al
most entirely devoid of interest The only
relief to the dull lnonotony Of waiting for
the hour Of adjournment was a discussion
in the Senate of the question of freeing
spirits used in the arts and manufactures.
Mr.. Cockrell presented several letters of the In
ternal Revenue Commissioner in reference to
the facilities for fraud in connection with
methylated alcohol. Mr.. Allison commended that
every safeguard suggested by the Commissioner
was contained in the Senate tariff BILL and that
il the present law was sufficient to prevent il
legal distillation the same law would prevent
the Redistribution OF methylated alcohol; but all
objections were met by the fact that Great Brit
ain and Germany allowed methylated alcohol to
be used in the arts and industries The regula-
tions adopted were not difficult of enforcement
and could be enforced here.