The Warner sun. (Warner, Brown Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1885-1???, 1888-08-03
the WEEK in CONGRESS-.

~ tAC SUNNY OM ttsC ~E8hu AAEbti y VIII
Der OF bills were reported from the cone
mittee and placed on the calendar. alter
which Mr.. Allison moved TO proceed TO
the consideration Of the army approprla-
tion bin, stating that it WAS important
than ii should be passed. Mr.. Frye said
chat he had given notice that ne would call
up the fishery treaty. He was compelled
to yield to the army appropriation bin,
but he renewed the notice that he would
antagonize everything else forthe consider.
alton Of the treaty, regarding 1t as exceed.
ingfy important that il should be pressed
to final action. Mr.. Allison's motion was
agreed to. and the senate resumed the
consideration OF the army appropriation
bill, the pending question being on the
amendment offered by Mr.. Hawley, APP.
propriating $4,000 for an army gun
factory at the W~atervliet arsenal, New
York; SIS. 600, 600 for tie purchase OF
steel for high. p coast defense guns;
$780, 600 for the purchase oil submarine
mines, and S160, 900 for submarine con
trollable torpedoes. The amendment WAS
agreed to without a d vision and after the
adoption OF a lew other amendments the
bill was reported back TO the senate. Mr..
Berry called for a separate vote ON Mr..
Hawley's amendment, and proceeded to
address the senate in opposition to it.
When a vote was reached Mr.. Hawley's
amendment was carried by a vote OF IA to
10. A vote was then taken on the bill and
it was passsd. The fisheries treaty was
taken up and Mr.. Wilson, of Md, made a
speech in favor OF its ratification. In the
house on motion OF Mr.. Townshend, OF ILL.,,
a Joint resolution was passed providing
temporarily (untiI Sept, ~ for thesupport
OF the army. In the consideration morn
ing hour the house proceeded to the con
s1n.AAsNa#- IL IsIT Asm.-AWrE1A
office buildings. The report accompany.
ing the bill explains its provisions as fol.
lows: Is proposes TO establish q plan Tor
the construction Of public buildings Tor
the use exclusively Of the postotfice depart
ment OF a uniform character and which
shall be especially adapted for the pur.
poses Of that department., Its proyis.
ions operate only in places where the
gross receipts amount to 81, 900 annually
for two successive years. The extreme
limit OF cost to the United States for any
building shall not in any case exceed $685.
600. Subject to these limitations it pro.
vides for three classes Of buildings varying
in cost according to the amount OF gross
receipts. Pending action on the bill the
morning hour expired and the house went
into committee OF the whole on the Okla.
EOma bin.
In the senate on the 9th Of July Mr..
Sherman gave notice hat as soon as the
sundry civil appropriation bill shall have
been disposed OF, be would insist ON geS.
ting the fisheries treaty out OF the way.
The senate then proceeded to the consid.
Grafton OF the fisheries treaty In open
executive session, and was addressed by
Mr.. Salisbury in favor Of its ratification.
Democratic senators, he said, had not
opposed the open executive session from
any apprehension that the public dis
cussion of the treaty would iniure
the administration or the democratic
party. On the contrary they believe
that a full understanding OF il would
commend IL to the favorable judgment OF
the country as a wise and just settlement
OF a controversy which had at times
threatened the harmony and peace OF the
whole country. As to the headland theo-
ry which republican senators had repre-.
sented to have been long since abandoned
by Great Britain, Mr.. Salisbury showed,
by quotations from American, English,
and Canadian public men. that il had new
er been abandoned and never could be
abandoned. In the house Mr.. T~ownshend,
of Illinois, from the committee on military
affairs, reported back the army appropri
alton bill with senate amendments, and it
was referred to the committee OF the whole.
The house then rent into committee OF the
whole, Mr.. Dockery, OF Missouri, in the
chair, on the private calendar.
In the senate on the 2sth inst. the fol.
lowing bills were taken from the calendar
and passed: The senate bill setting apart
a tract Of land for o cemetery for the order
Of Odd Fellows at Central City, COL; the
senate bin appropriating $4,000 for a
public building at Muskegon, Mich. Mr..
Palmer gave notice that on Tuesday he
would call up the senate bill to
the holding of a national industrial exposi-
ton Of the arts, mechanics andproducts Of
the eolored race throughout the United
States in 1883 and 1889. The senate
then resumed consideration Of the sundry
civil appropriation bill. Among the
amendments agreed to was. the following
FOR buildings Mt military posts-$100,00 600
for Denver, Col; $780, 600 for Fort Robin.
son, Neb.; $4,000 for Fort Niobrara,
Nebs; Tor the purchase Of land at Fort
Meade military reservation, OAK,
$50, 600, and afor private property
taken by the government In extension
of the military reservation at Fort
Thornburgh, Utah, $3,437. Inserting an
item Of 50, 500 for soldiers monument at
the military cemetery near Mound City,
Kan. Adding to- the item Tor Inc pubiica-
tion Of the official records of the war OF the
ftDt1lIOu n pTOFlHlDH LnA0 NtFeAtbcFt DtiDEr
publication oil any volume OF such records,
the manuscript copy shall be submitted TO
the secretary Of war for his revision and
approval. Inserting an item OF $40, 600
for tho construction OF a wagon road
to the signal station on Pixies Peak,
Colorado. In the house, later, Mr..
Sowden asked unanimous consent for the
immediate consideration OF the senate
bin for tho erection Of q public building at
Allentown, Pa. but a demand for the reg
ular order operated as an objection. The
house then in the consideration morning
hour proceeded to the further considera-
ton STEhe bgn providing for the erection
OF postofice buildings, but the hour x
pired without any action being taken. The
house then went into committee Of the
whole Mr.. Springer, ofIllincis. III the chair
on the general appropriation Bills, and q
clash Instantly occurred between the va.
rious bills on the calendar. The general
deficiency bill was first reached, and after
some debate was taken up. RSpresenta-
tive Conger. OF Iowa. from the committee
on agriculture. reported to the house the
substitute for the Butterworth bill to reg.
ulAte the manufacture Of compound lard.
The bill Is eimilRr to the oleomargarine
law which has given almost Universal aat.
isiaction.
In the senate on the 10th OF July
petitions were received asking for amend.
msnts to the interstate commerce law and
for legislation protecting wool and other
industries. Several bills were reported
favorable, including one providing Tor an
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