Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1890-05-14

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ssnats adjourned.
In the house on the 7th the entire ses-
sion was devoted to the confederation Of
Mckinley tariff bill.
In the senate on the 8th the house bill
providing for the classification OF worstsds
was taken up and debated at some lsngth.
Il was passed without amendment By .
vote Of 30 to 70. The senate
then, on motion Of Senator Allison,
took up the pension appropriation
bill, appropriating for the next fiscal year
S97, ,090, ,76l. Amendments offered BY Sen.
ators Sherman and Washburn to increase
the number Of pension agents from eiRh.
teen and twenty to twenty -ons gave rise
to long discussion. Az . vote disclosed
the absence OF quorum the senate ad-
journed.
In the house ON the 6th, after the read
ing OF tho journal, the house went into
committee Of the whole on the tarit bill,
which consumed both the time Of the day
and evening sessions.
In ths senate on the 9th the ennual ap-
preparation bill was taken up, the ques-
tion being ON the amendment offered
by Senator Sherman increasing the mum.
Der Of pension agents (salary $4,000
from eighteen to twenty. 1t was
agreed to-yeas, 90; nays, 10-a party vote,
except that Senator Payne voted yea, and
Senators Ingalls,. Allison, Plumb and
Teller nay. The bill WAS reported back
from committee Of the whole to the senate,
and the question of that amendment came
up again Tor action, which created quite q
lengthy discussion, the Same being agreed
to by q vote Of AZ to 81. Senator
Payne voted with The republic.
ans, and Senators Allison, In
gals and Plumb with the democrats.
The bill then passed, and the military
academy bill Was taken mp and passed.
The army appropriation bill WAS then taken
up. Among the amendments agreed TO
was paragraph appropriating 4l00, 900
for buildings at military posts for libra
ries, gymuasiums and cantsens. Sen.
ator Hale moved An amendment that
NO alcoholic liquor, beer or wines should
be sold or supplied to enlisted mon in any
such building. Senator Cockrell moved ia
amend the amendm BY striking out beer
and wine. No quorum voted and the sen.
ate adjourned, leaving Senators Hale's
and Cockrells amendments pending.
In the house on the 9Th Mr.. Hit, Of
Illinois, called up the bill granting q
pension Of $1,000 year to Mrs. Della
+. s. Parnell, daughter OF Admiral
Charles Stewart, with the amendment
reducing the pension to $50 Per
month. After some opposition the
amendment was agreed to and the
bill as amended was passed. The senate
bill granting s7S per month pension to the
widow of Brig. Gen. Ayres was passed.
eNhn 3sneS tAAa - fkn
whole (Psyson, of Illinois, In the chair, on
the tariff bill, which consumed the entire
time Of both the day and evening sessions.
Adjourned.
In the senate ON the 10th Senator Dawes
presented communication from the dele
cations Of the i've Indian nations renon-
stratine against the numerous grants Of
rights -of-way for railroads through the
was referred TO the COMMITTEES ON
Indian affairs. The army appropria.
tion bill was then taken up. Sen.
ator Hales amendment providing thai
no alcoholic liquors, beer or VINE, be sold
or supplied to enlisted men in any canteen
or building in garrison or military post
was agreed to--yeas, ~; nays, l3. Senator
Cockrell's amendment striking ont the
words @beer or wine' was disagreed to.
The bill was then passed. The calendar
was then taken up and the following
bill among Others was passed: Senate
bill authorizing thu secretary Of tho In,
terror to ascertain the damages Sesultiue
to any person who settled upon the Grow
Greek and Winnsbago reservations il
South Dakota, between Feb, n, 1856, and
April Is, 1886. The senate then took up
the individual pension bills on the calsn.