The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1890-05-30
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senate.
WASHINGTON, May 11.-House bill for
ihe establishment of new harbor lines in
Portage lake, Houghtou county, Mich,
passed.
The act for public building at Cedar
Rapids, Ia, was recalled from the presi-
dent for modification.
The bills on the calendar were taken up
up and the following, among others; passed:
10 pay tie assignees of John Roach SiS,s4O
for extra work on the monitor Puritan and
e.2,274 for the care of the monitor Roanoke;
the senate bill to pay $4,000 to the daugh-
ters of Joseph Henry, late secretary of the
Smithsonian institution, in compensation
OF his pnhic services; the senate bill!
granting tie state of South Dakota sec
tion OF land for the insane asylum; the
senate bill 10 ratify and confirm the agree
memt with ,le Sisseton and Wahpeton
band of Indians for the sale and cession of
their reservation ut $40 per acre; Il q
senate bill granting the buildings and enc
section Of land at Fort Sisseton to the state
of South Dakota for the use of the militia.
The senate bill nppropriating 500, loo for
a bronze equestrian statue of General
Grant was amended to t300,0o0 and the
word equestrian omitted. The bill then
passed..
After an executive session the senate ad
iourncd.
from the committee on appropriations, re-
ported lack the annual naval appropria.
tion hill.
The silver bill was the n taken up and
Senator Dolpll spoke in favor of the treas.
ury bill. He argued against the free coin
age of silver rs something that would stop
the coinage of gold, but thought interim.
tional binctnlism was desirable.
Senator Teller criticised the speech
sharply.
On motion OF Senator Wilson, of Iowa,
1t was ordered that the senate bill regard
ing imported liquors be taken up tomor-
row.
After an executive session the house at
journed.
WASHINGTON, May 20.-Senator Stanford
introduced a bill in the senate providing
for loans on public lands and announced
that lie would in the future address the
senate upon the subject.
The senate then proceeded to the consd-
Grafton of the Original pf.cknge' bill. The
bill was clampionsd by Senators Wilson
of Iowa, and Hoar of Massachusetts, while
Senator Vest criticised 1t.
Without action on the package bill the
senate proceeded to the consideration of
the resolutions offered by Senator Cameron
in respect TO the memory of the late Repre-
sentative Kelley, of Pennsylvania AT the
close of tie eulogies, as fur. her mark OF
respect, the senate at iourned.
WAsnIN0loN, May 2l.-The resignation
of Sergeant ut Arms Canady was received
and laid on the thble. 1t takes effect
| June 81.
Senator Wilson, of Iowa, made an effort
to have the Original package biir' taken
up and considered, but he was forced to
| yield to the silver bill. and Senator Stewart
| prt eeded to address the senate. After
/ considerable discussion the silver bill was
/ laid aside and the liquor bill taken up
4 Senator Evarts argued in support of it and
1 Senator Wilson read telegram showing
4 the activity of the "original package bus
! mess mt Des Moines
/ Senator Hiscock opposed the bill md it
was laid aside without act on, and tic sen
ute after an executive session adjourned.
( WASHINGTON, May GA message was
! presented from the president, with an ac-
1 companying communication from The see
/ retary of the interior, on the subject of the
purchase from the Creek nation of Indians
I of land for the use of the Semnoles. lie
I fcrred TO committee on Indian affairs
The credentials of Calvin $. Brice rs sen
ator from Ohio for six yearo commencing
March i, 1891, were presented nhd placed
on tile
A conference twas ordered ON the Dis
/ trict of Columbia and the pension appro
priGtion bills.
The silver bill was then taken up and
discussed aud laid aside without action
The Cedar Rapids public building bill
1 was ordered 10 another conference, anc
after an executive session the senate ad
4 journed.
i WAsiuSGToN, May Reconsideration oi
the naval appropriation bill was resumed
until p. ~, when the silver bill was tatei
up, but 1t was laid aside to allow Senator
Stanford to address the senate on his bill
providing for losses BY the government on
agricultural lands
The tariff bill was received and referred
to the committee on finance Ten thou
sand copies were ordered printed for tho
use of the senate.
At the conclusion of Senator Stanford's
speech his bill was referred to the commit
toe on finance.
The naval appropriation bill went owe,
without action.
The conference report on the bill for {
public building at Aurora, ILL.,, appropri
ating sT5,U.0 was agreed to.
Senator Faulkner gave notice Of a,
amendment to Senator Wilson's bill pro
viding that liquol imported into prohib
tory states be subject to the regulation
control and taxation, and to the exercise ol
the states police power.
Senator Call offered resolution calling
on the president for information as to the
landing of an armed force from the rev
cnue cutter at Cedar Keys, Fla, th,
forcibie entry of houses and the pursuit ol
citizens.
On motion of Senator Edmunds it wa.
laid over.
After executive session the senate ad
journed.