Brookings County sentinel. (Brookings, Dakota [S.D.]) 1882-1890, 1888-09-07
CONGRESSIONAL D0INGS.


on the secretary OF the interior for infor.
nation about land suits, land patents,
and timber depredations, which went
! over without action, and the senate re-
sumed consideration of the sundry civil
bill. The conference report on the bill
was agreed to.
Tho house bill was passed spproprias.
Ing va, 700 for the construction Of q rev
enue cutter for Newberne, ". c., TO re-
place the revenue cutter Stevens.
After short secret session the senate
adjourned.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 8i-Discussion OF
tho presidents retaliation message by
senators George and CuIlom was the
feature OF senate proceedings. Mr.. Blair
offered resolution which was referred
to the committee on contingent expenses,
instructing the committee on interstate
commerce to examine D. ii. Craig's sys-
tenn OF automatic telegraphy, now on ex-
hibition at the capitol. The senate then
resumed consideration Of the president s
retaliation message, aud after discussion
1t went over without action.
The conference report on the bill to pro-
vide for the disposal Of the Fort Wallace
military reservation1 in Kansas, was
agreed to and the senate at $40 ad-
journed.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 1.-The passage Of
the fortiflcation bill was the event In the
senate.
The house joint resolution extending
the provisions Of former resolution pro-
viding for the expenditures OF the gov
eminent until Sept. 10, was reported and
passed.
The senate then resumed consideration
OF the Notifications bill, which was
passed.
Mr.. Stewart asked unanimous consent
that the bill for the admission Of the
state OF Washington be taken up on
Monday, and continued until disposed of,
Mr.. Riddleberger objected. Mr.. Stewart
gave notice that as that bill Is now the
unfinished business" he would, after .
o'clock Monday, insist upon its consider
alton.
The house joint resolution to authorize
the secretary Of the interior to certify
lands to the state of Kansas for the BEN
eft Of agriculture and the mechanic arts,
was passed.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 3.---The senate has
by unanimous consent taken up the
Chinese bill that passed the house today.
Among the bills passed were house
bills for the establishment of light
houses, fog signals, ETC., at Sandy Hook,
y. Y; at Tangier island, Chesapeake
bay; at the mouth OF Otter creek, Lake
Champlain; between Barnegat and
Navesink lights, in New Jersey, and at
the mouth OF the Great Wicomico river,
in Virginia.
The bill for the admission OF Washing
ton territory was then taken up, but was
laid aside on receipt Of the bill which
passed the house for the absolute exclu-
sion OF the Chinese. This bill was dis
cussed at considerable length, the senate
adjourning pending the discussion.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 5-Further dis
cussion without action on the Chinese
bill continued in the senate.
Mr.. Cullom introduced a resolution,
which was adopted, calling for informa-
tlon from the secretary OF war about the
Detroit river and st. Claire Flats canal,
between Michigan and Canada, and as
to jurisdiction over its waters-whether
in Canada or the United States.
Mr.. Cullom also introduced bill de-
fining trusts and declaring them unlaw-
full, and had it referred to the finance
committee.
The House.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 30. The house
discussion OF the Oklahoma bill was con-
ttnued but it went over without action.
A joint resolution to provide Temporal
ly until Sept. ~ foT the expenses OF the
government covered by appropriations in
the sundry civil and army appropriation
bills was passed.
The Oklahoma bill was then taken up
in committee of the whole, during the
discussion Of which the house adjourned
The house then in committee of the
whole resumed consideration OF the Okla
homa bill, and after discussing and re-
iecting several proposed amendments tho
committee rose to allow Mr.. McCrary,
Of Kentucky, to report from the commit.
mittee on foreign affairs, a substitute for
the Wilson retaliatory bill. After re-
po rting the bill, Mr.. MeCrary gave notice
that he would call it up on Saturday
next. The house again took up the
Oklahoma bill in committee OF the
whole and spent the remainder of the
afternoon vainly endeavoring to secure a
quorum to vote on proposed amend
ments.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 1.-Discussion Of
the conference report on the sundry civil
bill occupied most Of the time Of the
house.
The senate amendment providing for
the continuance of work on the congress
sional library was discussed all the after
noon, Mr. Payson, of Illinois, denounced
the library building scheme as extrava.
CANT. II could not be finished for less
than $40, OO0, 900, and might cost $l6, 000,-
90. The house insisted on its disagree
ment to this amendment and, pending
action on other amendments, at p. m.
took a recess until Z O'Clock.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 3.-Representative
Scott, Of Pennsylvania, introduced in the
house without objection q bill supple
mentary to the bill to execute certain
treaty stipulations with the Chinese.
1t provides that no Chinaman who shall
hereafter depart from the United States
shall return thereto after the passage of
the act; also that no certificate shall
hereafter be Used to Chinese lsborers,
and all those now In force shall be de-
clared void. All parts Of the act which
this In supplemental are repealed.
WASHINGTON, Sept 5.-Most Of the
time of the house was spent discussing
the retaliation bill, which came up as the
special order at the expiration Of the
morning hour.
Mr.. Kelley, sf Pennsylvania, intro
duced resolution directing the special
committee investigating the construc-
tion Of the new library building to in
quire whether any member Of the house
had sought by improper or corrupt
means to influence the architect to ac-
cept inferior material to be used In the
construction Of the building.
Floods In Mexico.
CRY OF MEXICO, Sept, 3. via Calves
fon. .-Advices from Villa l.edro state