Brookings County sentinel. (Brookings, Dakota [S.D.]) 1882-1890, 1889-02-15

clusion OF the morning business of the
senate Mr.. Sherman said that he was in
structed by the committee on foreign re-
Iations TO move an executive session.
Accordingly the galleries were cleared
and the doors closed. 1t is supposed
that the matter under discussion is the
question of the condition of Americans
who have been working on the Panama
canal. During the session it was voted
to appropriate $250, 900 for the relief and
protection of American citizens in
Panama.
When the doors were opened the naval
appropriation bill was taken up and dis
cussed till adjournment without action.
WASHINGTON. Feb. 13.-At the conclu-
sion OF the morning business the senate
went into executive session for five min
utes. Consideration of the naval appro-
priation bill was then resumed and with
minor amendments passed.
A message from the president trans
m1tting a report from the secretary of
state as 10 tue seal fisheries of Behring's
Sea, was presented. read and referred.
The Texas election outrages matter
was taken up and discussed without
action.
The House.
WASHINGTON, Feb. MIR. Frank r.
Posey, took the oath as representative
from the First congressional district Of
Indiana, he having been elected TO fill
the vacancy caused by the resignation
| OF "A. l.. Hovey. The consideration of
the conference report on the Nicaragua
| canal was resumed. The conference re-
port was agreed upon by vote of III
yeas to 60 nays. At ) o'clock the house
took a recess until 1:30.
At the evening session Mr.. Peel, of
Arkansas, called up the house bill to di-
vide portion of the reservation of the
Sioux nation of Indians, in Dakota. into
separate reservations and to secure the
REIMBURSEMENT Of the Indian title to the
remainder.
Several amendments were proposed
and adopted and the previous question
was ordered and the bill laid aside until
morning.
WASHINGTON, Feb. s.-Senate bill pro-
viding that public lands subject to pri-
vate entry shall be disposed of according
to the provisions Of the homestead laws
| only was taken up, and the following
amendments To it adopted: BY Mr.. Hol-
man. striking out the words which ex-
| empt Missouri from the provisions OF the
| of the homestead law. By Mr.. Turner,
of Kansas, allowing persons who have
abandoned or relinguished their home
stead entries to make another entry.
The bill as amended was then passed.
The house then went into committee
Of the whole on the army appropriation
bill, and pending discussion ad iourned.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 9.--The house,
after the morning hour, took UP the
army appropriation bill. An amend.
ment appropriating $50. 900 for the pur-
chase of muskets was adopted. The
committee then rose and the bill was
passed.
The agricultural appropriation bill
was then taken up for consideration and
passed and the house at j o'clock took a
recess till 1:30 p. III.
At the night session thirty-cight pri-
vate pension bills were passed, and at 10
p. m. adjourned.
WASHINGTON. Feb. 0.-The house
passed the senate bill establishing a life
saving station near the mouth of st.
Georges river, Meine: senate bill grant
ing Randolph county. Illinois. title to
certain lands: bills granting IS. H. Rob
ertson and Edward l.. Hedden. late col
lectors at New York. credits Of S1,346
anu So.O'5, respectively: senate bill
granting right Of way throu.h Fort
Custer reservation. Montana. t. the Big
Horn Southern railroad: sen itr bill au-
thorizing the construction of Il blidge
across the Mississippi river at IL >roSse
Wis. The postoiticc appropriation bill
was then taken up.
WASHINGTON, Feb. l2-The house in
sisted on the amendment to the direct
tax bill and conference was ordered
Senate bill was passed for the constiuc-
ton of a bridge across the Missouri
river at l.eavenworth, Kan. The Small
Elliott election contest case was then
taken up and discussed. but no action
was taken before Adjournment.
WASHINGTON, Feb. l3.-In the house
the senate bill to enable the president to
protect the interests of the United States
in Panama was referred to the committee
on foreign affairs. and leave granted to
the committee 10 report to the house at
any time. The house resumed the con-
sideration of the Small. Elliott contested
election case, pending debate on which
al dJournment WAS taken.