The DeSmet leader. (DeSmet, Kingsbury Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1890-04-26
Legislation.
Bills Affecting the N0rthwest
Which Have Reached the
Calendar Stage.
Many Important North and
South Dakota Measures Are
Among Them.
Prospect That Most if not All
q, Will Become Laws During
the Session. go.

'M Ii may be interesting to our readers
to know how many and what the
numerous bills affecting them locally
have reached that happy stage OF
congressional proceedings known AZ
the calendar" and we therefore
Summarize the following list from the
N sc. Paul Dispatch. IL is generally
supposed that the bill which has
stood the rude shock OF committee
action and got a place on the calendar
is in q fair way TO succeed. Perhaps
this Is so. At least It's chances are
better than they were when the bill
was introduced, for while there is great
difficulty in getting the measures
through the house even after it reach
90 the calendar, it is an advanced stage
over it's position when cent to COM
mittee. With the rspidity OF action
which the new rules give to the house
| proceedings and the amount OF busi-
ness OF q minor character that can be
pushed through, the prospects OF the
bills that are on the calendar are very
good. As the date on which each in
dividual measure is likely to be reach
cd depends something on it's order ON
the calendar, the number OF the page
= in the calendar on which each bill is
located is given. ..-
On the house calendar are the fol-
lowing:
A bill to satisfy and confirm an
agreement with the Indians in Fort
Berthold agency, in North Dakota.
A bill for the construction OF q
bridge across the st. Croix river. ~. !
A bill for q public'buildins at Man
kato, Mimi. 1
kbill for the relief ofpurchasers and
other grantees of the United States of
certain swamp and overfowed lands.
and to reimburse and indemnify GER
tain states.
A bill for the erection OF a public
building at Sioux Falls, 8. ID.
A bill to provide for the erection OF
public building in the city Of Fargo,
ND. fs39 :
An act establishing u custom district
TO consist OF the states OF North and
South Dakota, and for other purposes.
& An act fixing the salaries OF the sew
eral judges Of the United, States, dis
trict court at S., 900 per annum.
A bill defining "lard;" also imposing
tax upon and regulating the manufac-
ture, sale, importation and exporta-
tion OF compound lard.
An act for the erection OF a public
building at st. Paul, MINI.
~ A. 81. 81 r.. a
the two canals known as the Portage
Lake and River Improvement Com
pany' canal and ~the Lake Superior
Ship canal, Railway and Iron Com
pany canal, being the water commun-
ication across Keweenaw point, Lake
superior, from Keweenaw bay to Lake
Superior, by way OF Portage river and
lake, in the state OF Michigan.
An act to provide for the purchase
OF n site and the erection OF public
building thereon at Sioux Falls, in the
state ot South Dakota.
A bill tor the relief OF the settlers on
the Northern Pacific railroad lndem-
nifty lands. On page 10 of No. 2,
house calendar.
A bill to authorize the construction
OF afpontoon bridge across the Mis-
siasippi river at or near Davenport.
Iowa. On page 90 OF No. 2 mouse cal
endar.
The followinQis the senate calendar:
A bill providing for certain bridges
across the Missouri river, Mississippi
river and the Illinois river. On page
a 3. ,s-a-'---..s ns
A bil! to promote the efficiency OF the
general land Office: On page 4.
A bill to provide for the erection OF
Apublic building in the city OF Fargo,
| N. ID. On page o. ~
A bill for the relief OF Henry ID.
O'Brien, late postmaster ut Sc. An.
n thony, MINI. On page o. #-i
A bill to amend an act entitled Gan,
act to authorize foot and carriage or
railf Dad bridges across the Mississippi
river at St. Paul, In the state OF Min.
nisota," appI loved July 8, 1854, On
A bill to amend and continue In
i0rce San act to authorize the con.
struction OF q bridge across the Mis-
souri, river at Forest City, OAK. by,
"a the Forest City q WatertoWn Rail
way company" approved August 9,
1883. On page Z. '@e' sr ~, !" =
A billto forfeit certain lands hereto.
fore Rr anted for the purpose OF aiding
N the construction OF railroads, and
for other purposes. On page 8.
A bill to provide for the erection OF
public buildings for postoffices in
towns and cities where the postoffice
receipts for three years preceding have
exceeded 5000 annually. On page
~ o.
A bil TO ratify and confirm an
agreement with the Indians in Fort
Berthoid agency in North DAKOTA.
n On page 8.
a A bin authorizing the secretary OF
the interior TO negotiate with the Tur-
tle Mountain band OF Chippewa Indi-
ans for the cession OF their reservation.
On page o,
A OH creating an additional land
Office In the state OF North Dakota.
On page o.
An act for the construction oi
M railroad and wagon bridge across the
Mississippi river at South st. Paul,
Mimi. On page 10. sf
An act granting the counties Of Han.
pepin and Dakota, MINI, the right to
build two bridges across the Minneso-
o. river. On page 10.
A bill to authorize the construction
# OF n bridge across the St. Louis river
ct the most accessible point between
the states of Minnesota1 and Wiscon-
sin, on page 10.
A billito establish wind Signals dis
play stations &C Thunder bay and
. Middle islands, Lake Huron, on page
10.
An act authorixing the construction
III D bridge across the Red River OF
Ne North. On page 10.
Nil TO validate pre- -emption filings
If |<<4emption proofs made within
~ Korth and South Dako-