The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1890-02-07
FIFTY-FIRsT CONGRESS.
Senate.

III lI.TInOl OVNOnCOos
WAsnlSGfuSi Jan, 25.--Senate not in ses
sion.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 27-1n the senate to-
day Senator Hoar presented the resolu-
tions adopted at the recent Boston mass
meeting on the subject of election difficult
ties in the south. Referred.
The bill heretofore passed for a bridge
across the Missouri river In Douglas
county, Neb,, was reconsidsrsd, and
amended providing that the bridge shall
not be located within one third Of mile of
passed.
Senator Chandler's resolution calling on
the attorney general for report concern
ing the maltreatment of Henry Faance, at
Aberdeen, Miss, was taken up and Sen
ator Walthail addressed the senate. A pro
longcd discussion followed and the resolu-
tion went over without action.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 2S.-A resolution was
offered by Senator Mclean ana adopted
instructing the library committee to in.
quire and report as to the propriety OF
purchasing the Stanley collection OF In
dian historical paintings now in custody
of the Smithsonian institution.
The committee on public buildings and
grounds reported bill nPpropriating 81
100000 for public building at Kansas
City, No, and it was placed on the cal
endar.
On motion of Senator Sherman the sem
nte bill to relieve the treasurer of the
charged to him and deposited with the
several states, was taken from the calen-
dar and passed.
On motion of Senator Morrill, the bill to
credit and pay to the several states and
territories and the District of Columbia all
moneys collected Tn Ter the direct tax OF
1861 was taken from the calendar.
Senator Sherman stated that the bill was
the same, word for word, as that which
passed the last congress, and, as it had the
unanimous vote of the finance committee,
lie Hoped it would be passed without dis
sent.
Senator Vance remarked that he had al
ready spoken several times against the
bill and did not care to trouble the senate
now. He did not even ask for the ayes
and nays on the passage of the bill, but If
ayes and nays were called he would re-
cord his vote against it.
After considerable debate Senator Vance
offered an amendment to the proposition to
refund the cotton tax. Rejected. The
bill was then passed-ayes A; nays, 2.
The nays were Berry, Blair, Coke, Plumb,
Vance and Vest.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 29-In the senate.
after some routine business, Senator
Mitchell took the floor and proceeded to
address the senate on the bill for the free
coinage of silver. At the conclusion of his
address the senate went into executive ses-
sion. and ut 3 o'clock the doors were opened
and the senate adjourned.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 3o.--The house bill as
to duty OH silk ribbons was passei, also
the senate bill instructing the suPerintend-
ent of the census to gather Information
about mortgages on homes and farms.
c e1, 11,.oo uoH Ia a n
on the negro emigration bill opposing It,
Senator hampton favored the bill.
WAsnINGToS, Jan. 3l.-The senate was
not III session.
House.
WASHINGTON, Jan. IS. The house went
into committee ofthe whole on the Gust
toms administrative Bill The niii was re
r,orted favornbly and then passed.
Mr.. Hit offered a resolution increasing
the membership of the worlds fair com
mittce from nine to thirteen, and providing
that the committee shall have jurisdiction
over all questions relating. to the fair ex-
cept that as to location. The location to be
selected as follows: On one day the repre-
sentatives of the competing cities shall pre-
sent their claims und on the following day
the members shall vote for their choice
of location. Referred to the committee on
rules.
NJn motion OIL NlE. w VI lillupls
February 10 was assigned as the day for
the delivery of addresses in respect to the
memory of the late Richard w. Town
| shend, of Illinois.
Mr.. Clements offered resolution call
| ing on tho secretary of war for informa-
| ton us to whether the contracts for lining
| the Washington acqueduct tunnel are not
| liable individually and on their bond for
the loss to the government incident to the
| defective work done thereon, and, if so,
whether any legal proceedings have been
| or will be instituted against them. Re
| ferred.
| WASHINGTON, Jan. 27.-Mr. Lawler, of
| Illinois, presented petition of citizens of
| Chicago, protesting against the re-imposi-
| tion of the duty on crockery. china and
| glassware packages.
| Mr. Mason, of Illinois, introduced bill
| appropriating S2,0O0,000 for new post
| Office at Chicago.
| The following bills were introduced;
| By Mr.. Struble, of Iowa-For the ap-
pointment of commissioner of immigra
ton; also, prohibiting the transportation
of intoxicating liquors from one state or
| territory to another state or territory in
| violation of the law thereof.
BY Mr.. Kelly, of Kansas-To pension
widows and orphans of people killed for
| political purposes since the close of the
| late war.
| Mr.. McCreary offered resolution con
graduating the people of Brazil on their
assumption of republicanism, recognizing
the country by the United States as a free
and independent republic. and instructing
the president to give proper notice of this
recognition to Brazil.
| The house went into committee of the
whole to consider the bill appropriating
81, 5O0, 900 for the erection of three United
States prisons for the Imprisonment OF
United States prisoners. An amendment
tod Itpry hot thar h,s rtn1
arrangement in the construction of prison
buildings that prisoners under 20 years OF
age shall not be in any way associated
with prisoners above that age.
The committee then rose and reported
the bill to the house ard it passed.
A motion to reconsider the vote by which
the bill passed was made and also one tt
lay this motion on the table. On the latter
motion, no quorum voting and Mr.. Holman
having raised his point, the house without
further action adjourned.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 2a.--The house passed
the bill providing that in cases of pension
claims of dependent parents it shall bt
necessary only to show to the pension offic
that the parents are without means of sup
port than manual labor.
Il. B. Taylor, of Ohio, called up the
motion made yesterday to table the motion
to reconsider the vote by which the house
PASSED the bill providing for TIL, erection
OF tnree Onlteu otateS prisons. L ne motlOI
to table was agreed to: yeas, 1872; nays, LIZ
Mr.. Dorsey, Of Nebraska, from the com
mittee on banking and currency, reported
a bill to provide for the issuance of circu
lating notes to national banking associa
tions. The bill provides In substance thai
upon the deposit of United States bond.
any bank shall be entitled to receive cir
culating notts not exceeding in amoun
the par value of tho bonds deposited
provided that at no time the amount o
such notes shall exceed the amount actual,
paid in of the banks capital stock.
Messrs. Bland, Anderson, of Kansas
Lane, of Illinois, and McRae. of Arkansas
opposed the bill, and Mr.. Pendleton, o
West Virginia, favored it. The opponents
argued that it was not in the interests %
the people but of the bankers, and also an
tagonistic to the free coinage of silver.
Mr.. Cannon gave notice of proposed
substitute for the BILL which is, in sub
stance, that national banks shall not be re
suired to deposit United States Londs ii
excess of 81 ,000 as security for circuiatin,
notes, but shall keep on deposit the amoun