Sturgis advertiser. (Sturgis, Dakota [S.D.]) 1887-1???, 1889-03-07
THE NATIONAL SOLONS.
WORK OF THE SENATE AND HOUSE
OF REPRESENTATIVES.

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| WORK OF THE SENATE AND HOUSE
OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
Our National Law-MaIsers and What Thsy
Are Doing for the Good OF the CountEy
| Various Measures Proposed. Discussed
and Acted On.
CONSIDERATION Of the resolution regarding
| election outrages was resumed by the Senate on
| the 2sd inst. and the day was occupied In dis.
1 cussion OF the same In the House the Senate
ment with the Greek Nation Of Indians for the
purpose of opening to settlement the unas
| signed lands In Indian Territory coded by the
| Creeks to the United States. The Senate
| amendments were concurred in to the House bill
| for the taking of the eleventh census The
House went 81. into committee Of the whole on tne
| were adopted Appropriating $l50. TO sup.
| ply q deficiency in tho appropriation for the
nav rea ap ~ ~ 70 MT pA 4. r. Ham
| cock for moneys expended by Gen. Hancock in
entertaining the Yorktown visitors; for the pay.
ment of an extra months salary to Senate and
| House employees. Pending further progress
with the bill the committee rose and public
business was suspended. Appropriate memo
rial services in memory OF the late James N.
Burnes OF Missouri, were road, after which the
House adjourned.
IN the Senate, Mr.. Cockrel1 offered appro-
pirate resolutions, on the 25th ult. on the
death of Representative Burnes, OF Missouri,
and delivered review of the life and character
of the deceased. Eloquent tributes were offered
Hale, Hampton, Coke, and Vest. the latter sua.
costing as lifting epitaph: Here lies one
much loved, much hated, but never de-
were adopted unanimously. Among the bills
passed by the Senate were those providing for q
lighthouse and steam fog whistle at the Chicago
tAT nJrxuof Ar f4S
eleven-foot shoal off Point Peninsula, Lake
Michigan. The last named bill was passed with
amendments and conference asked. Among
other House bills passed were the following
Authorizing Lake Wow to erect q water. works
crib in Lake Michigan; admitting to register
the steamer George r Parker Of Miohisst; and
Dakota with ON amendment. The Senate also
amended and passed the bill to confirm all
agreement with the Southern Ute Indians in Col
orado. A resolution " as passed by the Senate
calling on the Secretary Of the Interior for in
formation touching the bribery OF the Cherokee
port on that subject. The House COMMITTEES on
Appropriations passed upon the Senate amend
ments to the sundry civil appropriation bill.
Concurrence is recomm ended In the following
items: Making appropriations for statues Of
Sheridan, Hancock, and Logan; for tablets,
sites, and roadways on the Gettysburg BATTLE
field; for lighting Washington Sound, Washing
ton Territory; for the expense of the Interna-
tional Bureau OF Customs Tariffs; and for a
survey of the Gulf OF Mexico in order to select
a site for deep-water harbor. ALI other mate
rial amendme nts will be non-concurred In.
AMONG the measures passed by the Senate on
the 2ath ult. was the House bill to pay S32,675
to the heirs of John H. Newman, late of Missis-
sippi, on account of captured cotton The Sem
ate, by vote OF As to 8, passed over the Presi-
dents veto the bill to reimburse VIM. R. Wheat
on and Chas. Il. Chamberlain formerly officers
of the California land office for clerk hire paid
by them. Senator Hoar offered an amendment
to the deficiency bill authorizing the President
no fafi of
the Arkansas ballot-box thieves. The Senate
agreed to the House amendment to the bill
granting pension of 800 O month to the widow
OF Gen. Fitzpatrick. 1t reduces the rate to $75
The army appropriation bill was passed with
amendments. Considerable time was wasted
in fllibustering in the House, after which the
sundry civil bill was reported. The COM
mittee recommendations relative to the
seaate nssssa Randa agreed
Ryan were appointed conferrees. The House
non-concurred in the Senate amendments to the
bill to open to settlement a part of the Sioux
Reservation in Dakota, and has ordered q con-
ference The House then agreed to the CONFER
ence report on the pension appropriation bill
and passed the deficiency bill Amendments to
the Inter measure were adopted directing the
Attorney General to report to the Fifty first
Congress the legal status of the per cent
the appropriation of 5000 for the benefit OF
Col. Lamont. This action was taken at the re-
guest OF Col. Lamont The House then went
preparation bill, but made no progress on the
measure up to the hour Of adjournment.
SENATOR STEWART, Chairman of the Commit
tee on Mines and Mining, on the 9th ult. made
report to the Senate on the resolution autho-
rizing the committee to investigate the subject
OF the Investment Of foreign capital in mines in
the Territories. The amount OF capital in, ested
in mines In the Territories by Aliens as near
aB could be ascertainCd, Is $40, 500, $40 and
the dividends paid thereon 81, 737 500. The COM
mittee recommends that the alien land act be
n IN Crofn M kr,1 ,a
used in the development Of mines in the Terri
tories. Mr. Plat, from the Committee on Ter
ritories, reported two bills for the formation
and admission OF the States of Idaho and
wyoming. The conference reports on the agri-
cultural appropriation bill ana the Sioux City
liowabridge bill was agreed to- The House passed
the last OF the general appropriation bills-the
Indian bill The Senate amendment appropri-
ating 81 1872 ,e0) to pay the Seminole Indians for
United States was agreed to- The lands acquired
-2,O57, 900 acres-are made open to settlement
under the homestead law. Other amendment
were adopted directing the commiss .oners au-
thorized to treat with the Cherokee Indians for a
REIMBURSEMENT of their title to the Cherokee out
let, to treat with the Prairie band of Pottawato-
mics and kickapoo Indians of Kansas tor O
sale OF a portion of their reservation, and au-
thorizing the President to establish two land
offices upon the lands open to ettlement by this
act. Representative Oates reported back the
naturalization bill with new section. This seq
tion creates in the State Department at WASH
1ngton registration division for the registration
such registration essential to the validity of
such naturalizations. Tine Fort Worth TEX
public building bill was passed, with an amend
nent limiting the cost to SIS, 900 also the bill for
the relief of the widow of Col. Arno Voss.
Tue Senate cleared up lot of pending legis-
lation on the 2sth ult by the passage of long
list of bills. Among them were bills authoriz-
ing the construction of bridges at Leavenworth,
Kan; near Columbiana, H., near st.
Charles, Mo-; near Lyons, Iowa; and
near Red Wing MINI. Following these
We're number Of measures giving right
OF way through Indian reservations in the
Northwest to various railroad companies. The
Senate confirmed the nominations Of L. Carlos
Jewett. OF Minnesota, to be a Commissioner of
Alaska at Sitka; William S. Rosecrans, to be
Brigadier General, to be retired; w. F. Smith,
to be Major OF the Engineer Corps, to be retired;
and the following Postmasters Indiana-John
b. Cheesbrough, kentland Alvin j. Kitt Good
land. Michigan-Mary L. Thompson, Will
iamston; Mary White, East Tawas Mis-
souri-Francis nj. Setter, Albany The Sem
ate passed the postohice appropriation bill,
with amendments, limiting the amount to be
paid f0r rent OF hFd class offices to S4u0 year
and for fuel and lights to 500 Conference re-
ports on the army and fertilization appropria-
ton biils were agreed to, and conference was
ordered on thu naval appropriation bill. The
Senate, after long debate, tabled Mr.. Shermans
motion to agree to the House amendment to the
bill to amend the interstate commerce act re-
iating to the transportation of petroleum In
tank cara. On motion of Mr. Cullom the Senate
amendments, and q further conference was
ordered The House ordered o conference on
the naval BILL after voting to non-concur in the
Senate amendments, and agreed to the confer
ence reports Oil the army and Notification bills.
the House passed the bills for the protection Of
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