The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1890-08-01
flFTY-FIRsT CONGRESS.
Senate.

WASHINGTON, July Ex-senator Frye, |
from the select committee on Pacific rail- |
roads, reported back the senate bill au |
shorizing thu secretary Of the treasury to
settle the Indebtedness to the government
Of the Sioux City and Pacific railroad, and |
1t was placed on the calendar.
Consideration of the sundry civil appro !
priation bill was then resumed. Several |
amendments were adopted and the bill
then passed.
The tariff bill was taken up as unfin-
shed business and the senate adjourned |
WASHINGTON, July 2l.-Scnate bill au-
thorizing pontoon bridge across the Mis-
iissippi river Mt Quincy passed
The tariff bill was then taken up and
Senator voorhees, made a speech in oppcsi-
lion to It,
AT the close of Senator Voorhees, speech
Senator Cockrell offered resolutions which
we're agreed to, expressing the senate's re-
sret.at the announcement of the death of
Representative Walker, of Missouri, nnd
Tor the appointment of committe of thrse
henators to attend the funeral. Senators
Vest. Plumb aud Berry We're appointed,
| and the senate, AS further mark of re
;pect, ad journod.
| WAsulNGToN, July 22.-The senate bill
pensioning Mrs. Jessie Fremont at s., 900
per year was reported and placed on the
calendar.
The Indian Appropriation bill was con
bluefeu. various hmenuments were pro-
posed and the bill went over.
The house bill for the disposal of the
Fort Ellis military reservation under the
! homestead law passed, with amendments.
| Adjourned
WAsulNGToN, July 22.-Consderatio. OF
the Indian appropriation bill was resumed.
number of committee amendments were
| agreed to and the bill went ,v1r.
The committee on foreign relations re
ported substitute for Senator Pascoe's
resolution calling on the president for in
formation touching the arrest of A. j.
Diaz in Cuba, and it was agreed to.
! WAsniNGTcN, July Ex-senator Morgan
introduced bill, which VITA referred, to
| Tx the limit OF value nnd TO provide for
free coinage of silver.
! Consideration Of the Indian aprropria-
! :!on bill was then resumed.
Amendment was agreed 20 incrensiia
the amount for Indian schools from $lt0,
| 700 to $4,000 also appropriuting s!5,GH0
Tor the erection of an industrial school
near Flundreau, s. d., ard like amount
Tor u school ut Mandan n. ID.
| At o'clock the tariff bill came up as
unfinished business and was laid aside for
,ne Cay.
I The Indian appropriation bill was hguin
takeh up.
Senator Pet,isrew offered nh amend
rnent approPrigtins Si 900 for the Suutec
tribe of Sioux Indians located Mt Flan-
arcnu, S. d., being the ALLOW nnce of S! an
acre for the land to which they are Ell
titled in the Sioux reservation. Agreed to.
On motion of Senator Petit rev an item
of $40, GEO was inserted for thirty school
buildings for the Sioux Indians; also an
item to pny the lndiuns of the Standing
Rock ana Cheyenne river agencies for
ponies taken from them in 1876.
The bill was then reported to the senate
and ul the amendments agreed 10 by the
| or. m too ff Ia I,Cla r,.l in, npIJ
| the bill passed
/ Senator Voorhees,, by request of the La
Dor alliance, introduced n bill to secure
constitutional rigi,a and freedom Of trade,
| srcech and press within the limits of the
| republic, ana asked tut IN view Of the res
! spectacle source from which It cmuuated
| that it be printed in full in tho Record.
| Senator Sherman objected to its being
printed in the Record ne unusual
Senator Voorhees, the ailinnce will take
noiicc of the objection and where it came
from.
After executive session the senate adj.
iourned.
| WAsItNaToS, July 20. Senator Blair
presenic cd memorial from tho hcadquar-
ters of he q. y. II. expressing nbhorrence
Mt the action of congress in allowing pen
sion agents fee OF $40 in each case under
tho dependent pension act.
Senator Cockrell presented n memorial
from st. Louis protesting against tie fed
sral election bhl. Others of like ciarac
from Adrian, Mich, were r,ul.
The house bill on that subject was then
referred to the committee on privileges
and elections
The house bill to transfer the revenue
marine service to the navy department
was taken up and Senator Ccckrell spoke
against it. He had not concluded his re-
| marks Mt i O'Clock, wien tile tariff bill
came up as unfinished business, and Sena
tor Nonce proceeded to address tho senate
The rest of the session tnhen up with
discussion of the measure.