Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1890-05-07
DAKOTA, WEDNESDAY, NAY I, 1890.

MAY I, 1890.
inter. state commerce male report on the
subject Of American commerce BY
Canadian railroads. senator Vet
introduced the bill to ameud the
intel. state commerce act, stating that bis
object was TO place the express companies
under the provisions of that act, and asked
the attention of the inter state commerce
committee on the subject. The bill vas
referred to that committee. Senator
Mitchell offered . measure, which was
laid over till the ID, calling on the
secretary OF the treasury for information %
to the importation and expectation Of gold
and silver during the year 1883: and a. TO
bank notes retired and the kind
of money issued to take their place.
The concurrent resolution heretofore
offered requesting the president to enter
into negotiations with the governments Of
Gleat Britain and Mexico with view to
securing treaty stipulations tor the pre-.
yention Of the entry OF Chinese laborers
into the United States, was taken mp
the house with the house amend.
msnt to the senate dependent pen
non bill, was laid before tile senate and
~ ahairnaN,0 re - 49, Ans '
moved that The smendmsnt bs non-con-
Cured in and conference asked. Sher.
man suggested that the bill aud amend.
ment be referred to the comilittee on pen
sions aud il was done. The customs
administration bill was then taken
up and discussed at length. The bill
was passed by vote Of IS to 1S:
Senator Plstt gave notice that no would
on the 5th ask the senate to take up the
bill for the admission OF Wyoming. On
motion of Senator Jones, Of Nevada, the
bill authorizing the issue OF treasury notes
on deposits of silver bullion was taken up
and made unfinished business from the 7tb
inst until disposed Of. The conference re-
presented and agreed to. After executive
session the senate adjourned.
In the house on the I'd . resolution
was adopted setting apart. Saturday, June
IA, for the delivery Of euloaeis upon the
late samuel J. Randall, of Pennsylvania.
The house then resumed consideration OF
the copyright bill. The bill was discussed
all afternoon and some amendments were
adopted. A vote was finally taken ON the
eugrossmept and third reading Ut the bill
and it was defeated--yeas, %; nays, 126.
Before announcement of the result Mr..
Breckinridge, OF Kentucky, who voted In
the affirmative, changed his vote to the
negative for the purpose of moving re.
consideration. The house, at the evening
session, passed seventeen private pension
bills and adjourned.
In the senate on the 3rd, Senator Frye,
from the committee on commerce, said he
| was instructed by that committee to re-
port to the senate two important
bills. The first was to place
the. American merchant marine en-
gagged in foreign trade on an equality with
other nations. This is the bill Known as
the shipping league tonnage bill. The
other bill il to provide Tor an ocean mail
| service between tho United States and for
elgn states, and to promote commerce.
! The two bills were read the first and sec
ond times aud placed on the calendar.
A rumber OF bills were passed, among
them being the senate bill for the relief OF
Nathaniel Mckay and the executors Of
| Donald Mckay; the senate bill to amend
the pre-. .emption and homestead laws
| (providing for the selection OF lands for
educational purposes in lieu of those
appropriated Tor other purposes):
the senate bill arpropriating 5000
for q. farm for the lndian training
school at Pierre. s. D.; the senate bill
constituting Cairo, ILL.,. port Of delivery
in the district Of New Orleans; the senate
bill amending the honse bill to constitute
Lincoln, Neb., port Of delivery. At AIS
Mr.. Harris interrupted the proceed
ings and had read . bulletin an
nouncing the death Of Senator
| The motion was agreed to and the SEN
tors and officials gathered around Harris,
expressing to each other their sincere gor-
| row at the sudden death OF man 90 much
| loved and respected. Senator Ingalls, in.
structed the assistant sergeant. at arms tI
proceed at once to the railroad station, ~
certain the facts, make all proper arrange
ments and have the senate fag hall. .masted
Adjourned.
In the house on the ID Mr.. Hopkins, oi
Illinois, called up his motion to table the
motion to reconsider the vote BY whioh
the house refused tv order the copyright
bill to epgrossment and third reading.
The speaker ruled that the motion could
not be called up until another had been
assigned for the consideration Of busi.
ness from the committee on Judiciary.
The house then went into committee OF
the whole ON the diplomatic and consular
appropriation bill. After . long debate
the committee rose ana the DILL Waa
passed. A joint resolution was pass cd
appropriatiag $l,O0O,0(0 for the i'm.
provemsnt OF the Mississippi river
from the head of the passes to- thu
mouth of the Ohio river, such sum to b.
Immediately available. The conference
reports on tho public building bills st Ash.
land. Wis, dimit $2OO, ,00O) and Ceda,
Rapids, L., (limit, $3.50, ,0OO were aaree(
TO-. The conference report on tho Okla
homa town site bill WAS presented, but NJ
action was taken and the house adjourned
In the senate on the 5th the formal an.
nouncement OF Senator Becks death VA
made by Senator Blackburn. Resolution
we're adopted for the appointment Of |
committee to superintsnd the funeral II
the senate chamber, and the senate I'd
journed.
In the house on the 9th number o
bills were' passed and the conference 70
port Of the Oklahoma bill VAS agreed to
The formal announeement Of the death Q
Senator Beck was then made and tn
house adjourned.
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