Brookings County sentinel. (Brookings, Dakota [S.D.]) 1882-1890, 1888-10-12
CONGRESSIONAL DOINGS.
The Senate.

AuO 6chiAtCs
WASHINGTON, Oct. 19.-s.Among the
resolutions and bills passed were the fol-
lowing:
House joint resolution for an inquiry
by q committee Of three senators and
three representatives into the contracts
and work on the Washington acqueduct
tunnel.
House bill to restore certain money to
the fund for the erection of a public
building in Detroit, Mich.
Mr.. Blair offered resolution calling
on the president for information as to
treason, in Canada, on Nov. 10, 1885, of
Louis David Riel, who claimed to be a
naturalized citizen o. the United States.
: Mr.. Harris asked Mr.. Allison to fix a
time when general debate should close.
Mr.. Allison said he could not tell when
senators would resign their right to
speak on the bill. He thought the sug-
gestion rather premature. Mr.. Harris
asked that general debate might close in
ten days, but Mr.. Allison refused to con-
sent to this proposition.
Mr.. Allison then took the floor and
spoke at length upon the tariff bill.
The senate held brief secret session
and adjourned at $50 p. IN.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 1.-THE conference
report on the deficiency bill was pre-.
sented, read and adopted.
Mr.. Hoar's bill, fixing the day for the
meeting Of the presidential electors was
by unanimous consent considered and
passed.
The senate passed the bill for an inves
tigation into the assassination of Joseph
Hoffman, in Washington county, Texas
Mr.. Blair took the floor and addressed
the senate on his resolution to investi,
gate the execution of Louis Riel, In Can.
ada, in 1885. At the conclusion of hi:
remarks the resolution was referred tC
the committee on foreign relations.
The senate adopted resolution direct.
ing an inquiry as to the number OF
aliens, foreign companies and corpora
tions owning and working mines in the
territories, also the house bill authoriz
ing building Of bridges across the Mis-
sissippi river at La Crosse, Wis.
At 2:20 p. M, Mr.. Hiscock took the
floor to address the senate on the tariff
bill. When he had concluded, Mr.. Bate:
obtained the floor and the bill went oyei
for the day.
Mr.. Edmunds gave notice that ht
would move to take up the bill giving
Mrs. Waite the salary of the late chiei
chief justice for the balance of the year
The senate at 4:10 p. m. adjourned.
The House.
WASHINGTON. Oct. 10.-The feature oi
the house proceedings was a speech by
Mr.. Wheeler, Of Alabama, on the tariff
question. A number Of bills were intro
duced and referred, among them one by
Mr. Doughcrty Of Florida, appropriatinl
500 900 to suppress infection in the in
terstate commerce of the United States
Mr.. Wheeler, of Alabama, addressed
the house on the tariff question, declar
ing that the senate bill was in the in
terest of monopolies and prejudicial t.
the agricultural interests Of the country
At 2:30 the house adjourned.
WASHINGTON, Oct. lin the morning
hour in the house Mr.. E. b. Taylor OF
Ohio, gave notice that he would object
to any legislation without quorum, ex
cept appropriation and pension bills.
The bill appropriating $50, 900 to en-
force the Chinese exclusion act was re
ported from the committee on appropri
ations and passed.
The senate bill relating to the meeting
of presidential electors was also passed
The conference report on the genera
deficiency bill was presented. Mr.. Nc
Kenny of California, objected to it be
cause of the appropriation of $a76, ,00(
for Chinese indemnity. On the motion
to agree to the conference report, the
vote being "a to 3, Mr.. Dougherty OF
Florida raised the point Of mo quorum. y
This was done because Of the action OF
Mr.. Taylor in opposing the considera.
ton of other bills. Mr.. Dougherty re.
fused to withdraw the point and at
o'clock the house adjourned.