The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1888-05-25
f!FTlsIA CONGRESS
FIRST SESSION.
BsNATK.

WASHINGTON, May IA. - Senator Vest
offered a resolution for the appointment o! II
select committee of five senators TO examine
fully all questions touching the Eieat product
of the United States and especially as to the
transportation of beef and beef cattle aud
thu sale of the saiue in the cattle markets.
stock yards and cities and whether there ea-
lists OF has existed any combination of any
kind by reason OF which the prices of bcof
and bee! cattle have been so controlled or
affected as 10 di,ninish The prices paid to the
producer Without lesscnlng the cost of meat
to The consumer, t'ia cc;umi,tca to hr pcs
mitted to hold It's session during recess ut
such times and places as it may determine,
with power TO send for persons and papers.
He asked that the resolution be printed and
laid on the tablel-an gave notice that h.s
would cal!it up tomorrow.
into committee Of the whole on the tariff bill
and was addressed by Mr.. Hatch, OF Missouri,
He said that he would be drrelict In his
duty 10 the people, fa!thiess to his con-
stiturnts and disloyal to the agriculture, =
teres:s of the country If he neglected to
peak earnestly and plainly in what he con
sidcred the legislative crisis in the history of
the country The Mills Bill was simply a
proposition OF modification ans, reduction.
! 1t did not touch the pruciplc involved in Inc
Morrill, tariff act lie wished that there was
, Il bill before the house based on principle
OF cduality and fairness broader and deeper
than was involved in the pending. propos..i.'t,
But the principles OF protection were fastened
on the country, and all that could be hoped
for today and all that the bill sought to &C.
complisli-was the reduction of the amou,v.
OF taxation COLLECTED by the government and
put into the treasury The gentlemen repre-
sentlng the agricultural districts of the wcsi
Indignation among their constituents wie,
they got home. lie spoke OF the fa,,s,ere 81
| 'he M!ssisBip'i Salicg when be declared that
they were almost unanimous in favor of .rcs
wool and aretluction on manufactured woocr
goods.
m,snISGrox, May i5-SenGtor Hoar
called up for action the report of the rrivi
loges and elections committee on the Turpic
case. After soac discussion ,f.c committee
was discharged from further consideration oi
the subject.
The bills for the admission of Wnehinaton
tetritoiF, North Dsitota and Montana iutc
the union were made special orders for Thurs.
day of next week
The pension appropriation bill was the,
taken up. An amendment increasing The
amount OF appropriation frctn ssp,nGo, COT
! to sS0, III, 900 was agreed to. The next
amendment wns to strike cut of The house bill
the words, THAT in all pensions to widows
payments shall be made from the date of tn,
death of the husband" and to insert in lieu
Of il the following: "fhat all pensions which
| have been or may hereafter be granted under
the general laws granting pensions to widows
| in consequence OF deash occurring from
causes which originated IN the service, s'rc.
March 4, 1851, shall commence from the datt
of the death of the n,abaud.''
| Senator Harris made point Of order thai
the amendment was general legislation in III
| appropriation bill. The same objection ap
Piled to the house clause, but the only rcmod,
il the senate was to strike 1t out as point o
order.
After long discussion the senate decided
yeas %, nays Is, that the proposed amend
mrnt YVES in order. The democrats general,
voted in the negative ard were joined h,
Senators Ednunis and lngails.
The proposition of Senator Cockrcll wa
| ia, Ia
row, leaving the amendment still ,lndcei.lct,
The house bill 10 establish u department o
labor went over without action and the scnat
adjourned.
WASHINGTON, May 1G--After the morn
ing business the senate took up the YES
resolution providing fora select committo
to examine the questions touching meat an
meat products of the United States, an
, after long discussion by Senators Yes
Manderson. Cuilom and Plumb the rcsoll
tion was extended so as to make the invest
gatiou embrace the Trunk Line association
Central Traffic association and other agancit
of transportation, and was then adopted.
The scnac then proceeded to pass bills O
5 the calendar, among them the following:
t Senate bill to authorize the construction
a railroad, wagon and foot passenger br!d.
I across the Mississippi river at Clinton, 10.
D Senate bill authorizing the construction
a railroad, wagon and foot passenger birds
Z across the Mississippi river at Muscatinc, I
t Senate bill fixing pensions for the loss
one eye {or the sight thcrcoD Mt SIG per mon
c and proportionatciy for the loss OF both eye
# Senate bill allowing aid to state homes
Il disabled soldiers at the rate of 800 per We
for each disabled soldier and sailor mai
" tained there, and appropriating ss5ooop f
r that purpose.
If After an executive session the senate Il
journcd.
9 WASHINGTON, May 17.-Th osenate pass
It the pension appropriation bill.
l. Tho calendar was then taken up under t
rule providing that only unobiected measu'
D. shall be considered.
RS After passing thirty-fivc bills the sc2'
II adjourned till Monday.
Us WASHINGTON, May 1S.--Senate not In S
sion.
y HOusR
III WAsuINafbN, May 15.-The tariff disc
y sion continues and will not wind up until s
u urday next.
WASHINGTON, May 16.-A number of Ia
in speeches were made, but they were made
chiefly of q review of former Excursions.
Ia is expected that the big guns will be fired
morrow and next day.
n WASHINGTON, May 17.--Mr. Henderson,
Iowa, presented the conference report on
'a' Cincinnati exposition bin and 1t was agr
ly to.
The house then went into committee of
ug whole, with Mr.. Springer, of Illinois, In
N chair on the tariff bin.
re Mr.. Peters, Of Kansas, argued that II it
nd true, as asserted by gentlemen on the OF
to side, that protective tariff was robbery,
Mills bill only scctioualzed that robbery.
is protection was robbery it was pi.lagipg
he people and taking their property by yiole
TX. and wrong.
nut Mr.. Anderson, of Illinois, antagonlzed
Ter protective system for haviog enriched
chosen few aud for having accumulated
lse the treasury dangerous surplus; and
nr controycrted the position that return t