Sturgis advertiser. (Sturgis, Dakota [S.D.]) 1887-1???, 1890-04-10

claiming IOtB VINO euLGfeu tnem IN Vl0ta-
tion Of the command of the presidents
proclamation, and it was passed. Among
the senate bills passed were the following:
Appropriating $4,000 for an Indian
industrial school at Frandreau, s. D.: to
provide for the disposal of the interest on
the Virginius fund; to authorize the sscre.
tary of the treasury and the proper ac-
counting officers 10 reinstate, settle and
pay to the owners of private dies the bal.
ance OF the commissions due them and ap-
propriating $3.50, 900; appropriating $780,
900 for an additional fire-proof building
for the National museum; providing for
the inspection of meats for expectation;
prohibiting the importation OF adulterated
articles OF food or drink and authorizing
the president to make proclamation in
certain cases and for other purposes; to
authorize and direct the secretary of war to
place on file in the war department the
names of the officers and members Of the
Frontier guards (under James II. Lane),
mustered into volunteer military service
of the United State, the 18th day Of
April, 1861, and to issue dis
charges to the same; to amend section
1854, revised statutes las to the preference
of honorably discharged soldiers in ap-
pointment to civil ofice); to authorize the
Duluth, Red Wing Il Southern railroad to
construct bridge across the MISSISSIPPI
river at or near the city of Red Wing,
Mimi, and establish it as a post road; for
the appointment of an assistant general
superintendent and chief clerk of the rail-
way mail service {house billy. After
sholt executive session private bills on the
calendar were taken up and l13 bills
passed in just one hour. Among them was
one giving pension of 800 month to
the widow of Gen. John F. Hartranft. Ad-
journed
In the house on the 9TH bill passed
amending the articles of war SO as to pro-
vide that in times of peace general courts
martial for the trial of commissioned
officers shall be appointed only by the
president, the general commanding officer,
or the general officer commanding the mil
itary division, and that judge advocates
must not be present at any deliberations of
courts martial in close session. The
bill passed granting right-o of way
through the Fort Pembina military reser-
vation to the Duluth & Manitoba Railroad
company. Also the bill providing that
in time of peace all enlisted men
charged with offenses now cognizable
by garrison or regimental court
martial shall, within twenty
four hours after their arrest, be brought
tefore summary court, which shall con-
sist of the line officer second in rank at the
post or station or in command OF the
alleged offender, who shall hear and de-
termine the case, and when satisfied of the
guilt of the accused person, adjudge the
punishment to be inflicted. The accused
may object to the hearing of the summary
court and demand trial by court martial,
which demand shall be granted by right.
Also the bill passed increasing to eleven the
membership of the board of managers of
the national home for disabled volunteer
soldiers and making the following appoint
ments: Edmund N. Morrill,, of Kansas,
for the unexpired term of Office Of
John A. Martin, deceased; Alfred l.. Pear
son, of Pennsylvania, for the upexpired
term of Office OF John F. Hartranft, de-
ceased, and VIM. B. Franklin, of Connect
icut, John g. Black, of Illinois; Augusta
B. Farnham, of Maine, and George w.
Steele, Of Indiana, for terms of office,
commencing April 81, 1890, to fill vacan-
cies cccasioned by the expiration of terms of
Office and by the increase provided hereby.
Also the bill passed providing that in max
ing appointments to the army from civil
life the president shall give precedence to
graduates of West Point, who have been
honorably discharged; to meritorious MEM
bers of the national guard and to deserving
graduates of institutions of learning hav-
ing army officers detailed as instructors
On motion of Mr.. Hopkins, of Illinois,
the bill passed for the erection of a public
building at Aurora, Ill.,, to cost $4,000.
At 8 o'clock public business was suspended
and the house proceeded to pay tribute to
the memory of Newton w. Nutting, of
Vorlr Aftar a,,lanict;, hr
Megsrs. Payne, Baker, Grosvenor, Peters
and Henderson, of Illinois, the house, as
mark of respect to the memory of the de-
ceased, adjourned.
In the senate on the 7th the house
amendment to the joint resolution for the
removal of the naval magazine from Z lis
Island, N. Y, was concurred in. Senator
Eyarts presented resolutions of the New
York chamber of commerce, protesting
against the pending bill for cen
sus enumeration of the Chinese.
The house bill to allow the erection of
bridge across the Iowa river at Wapello,
Ia., was reported and passed with an
amendment in the way of substitute.
The Montana election case was then taken
up and Senator Vance made an argument
in support of the minority report, declar-
ing Clark and Maginnis (the democratic
claimants) entitled to the seats. He
(Vance) had never heard of title to seat
in the senate based on such slender, tech
nical and triiing grounds. He had never
known the public will of community to
be thwarted and trampled under foot on
such fimsy pretexts, he knew the re-
publican claimants were to be seated.
But the republican senators would be
sicker over the thing before they were
xyfk ha
said he was thankful that in all future de-
nunciations of the south for the suppress
sion of colored votes, the southern sena.
tors would have company in the north.
Ali they would have to do would be to in
quire of the republican senators, "Who
stole precinct 81 of Silver Bow county,
Montana" After further discussion an
executive session was held, after which the
senate adjourned.
In the house Mr.. Morrill,, of Kansas,
moved to suspend the rules and pass, with
a substitute, the senate bill granting pen
sions to soldiers and sailors who are inca-
pacitated from the performance of labor
and providing for pensions to widows and
minor children and dependent parents. Mr..
Springer, of Illinois, demanded second,
and the motion was seconded-128 to 81.
After considerable discussion for and
against the bill the question was put to
vote. The vote stood: Yeas, 1863; nays,
81. A bill passed under suspension of the
rules to establish two additional land dis
tricts in Nebraska The house then went
into committee of the whole on the naval
appropriation bill. Without action the
committee arose and the house adjourned.
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