Sturgis advertiser. (Sturgis, Dakota [S.D.]) 1887-1???, 1890-03-13
THE ACTS OF CONGRESS.
sUCCINCT SUMMARY OF A WEEKS
LEGISLATIVE WORK.
Bills and Resolutions introduced and Top.
les Discussed by the National Body Of
NGulepa

lcs discussed Dy the Nauomat iSOdy o.
Law Makers.
In the house on the 5th after warm de ate
the Feather tone-eate elec ion case from Ar
kans was dispSs d Of by the ne ating OF Feath,
erstone. republican, by vo.e Of I45 to s.
The oath OF office was administered to m and
In tile senate the bill increasing the
pension of the widow OF Gen. Warren wac
ia len up and on question Of passage the vote
yeas, ID; ma 8. 6--no quorum. By the
tin Q GU rum WAS secured the hoGr for taking
up i he Blair educat onaI bill had arrived. II
vas discussed until the senate went into ex-
ecutiye session. Ad ourned
In the senate on the 9th the bill to Increase
tha efnsiene and reduce the expenses of the
signsi corps Of the army and for the transfer Of
the weather ,reau to the department OF agri-
culture was report7d and placed on the calen-
dar. Among the bills introduced and referred
were the TO lowing: For monume T..
John Ericsson; for tie punishment OF off,
GERS and others selecting jurors with reference
to political affiliatfon to amend the revised
statutes 80 as 70 permit the purchase and re =
i.try of foreign-butlt yesse's by citizens of the
United States for employment in foreign trade
Among the bills taken from the calendar and
passe was the following: Giving pension Of
S75 per month to the daughter of Ma-Gen- w.
Fitch and increasing to 800 month the PEN
sion Of the widow of Maj.-Gen Warren. The
senate went into executive session and then
adjourned.
The speaker laid before the house a message
from the president. transmitting the report OF
the Chippewa Indian commission. Refer id.
was resented, asking that two woinf be ap-
pointed on the worlds fair committee of 1892.
Referred. Mr.. Lawler. OF Illinois. prestn nted
petition signed by 500 railway postal clerks,
praying for an increase of salaries. The house
went into committee of the whole and pro-
ceeded to the consideration of public building
bills. The following bills were laid aside with
favorab ret ommendation For puLlic
buildi at Galssburg, Ill, to cost $500:
for public building at Ashland, Wis, to cost
$7i,00U. The bill called up. appropriating $780,
600 for public building at San Jose, Cal, was
the object of ayigorous attack from MIR Cam
non, OF Illinois, After sharp debate tn bill
other bil.s mentioned, WAS passed after the
committee rose. The Washington postoffice
bill also passed. Adjourned
In the Sc. ate on the 7th the following public
building bills passed: For Sterling, ILL.,, $780,
600 Helena, Mont, 100000. The bill appro-
priating $5o0, ,O0e for Salt Lake City, Utah, came
$400,0g0. While the discussion was going or,
the hour of 2 o'clock having arrived, the bill
went over without action, and the Blair ed
nc neational bill came up as unfinished business.
Senator Hale opposed the bill. Senator hlair
addressed the senat,. He insisted that the
republican party had pledged in its platform
il that party failed to make good its pledge that
fact would put an end t. the party. was
NOT mistaken as to the source from which most
OF the misrepresentation at the north concern
ing the bill had come. The jesuitica1 power OF
the country had decided that the way to get
control of the schools was to first get control Of
OF attention and had manifested its full shars
of subserviency. The ew York papers were
monopolies of tho worst kind; and the country
papers had been perverted and poi oned by
them. After executive session the sena'e ad-
journed until Monday.
In the house Haugen. of Wisconsin, from the
in the Alabama contested election case Of
Threat vs. Clark. The resolution, which was
unanimously adopted declares Clark entitled to
his seat. Tho speaker laid before the house
the senate bill referring TO the court Of claims
the claim Of Woodbridge for his Invention OF
projectiies for rified cannon. II was defeated
after some debate. The house went into COM
mittee of the whole on the private calendar.
Without transacting any business of import
ance the committee rose and the house took
recess. At the evening session the house
passed five privat pension bills and adjourned.
Senate not in session on the 8th.
In the house on the 6th numerous bills for
were passed and in the majority of instances
were all reduced from the original amount
named. The commissioner Of the general land
office has ordered the chiefs of divisions to i'm
mediateIy re-examine all suspended entriess
relieving them from suspension If possible.
Mr.. Dolliyer. for Mr.. Struble presented Pc
passage of the dependent pension bill. Mr.
Dolliver presented petitions of Taylor post G.
A. R., OF Laurens. To-: Rowland post. Lohr-
Vile; Fitzpatrick post, West Side, and the post
at Glidden, praying an increase Of pension leg
islation; also petition of w. G. Crooks post.
Boone, and Rome post, favoring the service
H.
In the senate on the 10th among the bills re-
ported from committees and placed on the cal
endar was one for the construction OF postofhce
buildings in towns and oities where the post
office receipts have for the last three years been
$3,000 The committee on privileges and
elections reported an order for striking from the
Congressional Record the words inserted by
Senator Cali in the report Of his remarks in
the discussion with Senator Chandler Feb
20 and for the substitution Of the original re-
port made by the official reporter. Senator
Offa a nrp M m
structing the committee on finance to inquire
what relief for existing agricultural depression
particularly whether loans may not be made by
the government on mortgages on real estate,
Independent of Improvements. Senator
Plumb offered s.,ns resolus snrssarv snisa was
the interior as to the causes of with
holding the patents of lands within the limits
of the Union Pacific land grants: The bill APP
Iropriating $5Q0,00J for public building at
Salt Lake City, Utah, passed. On motion OF
Senator Sherman the bill reported by him from
the committee on foreign relations, providing
for the inspection of meats for expectation,
prohibiting the importation of adulterated
articles OF food, drink and authorizing the
president to make proclamation in certain
GASES and for other purposes, was taken from
the calendar. AT or executive session the
senate adjourned.
In the house on the 10th resolution was
concurred in providing that the senate COM
mittee on immigration and the house COM
mittee on immigration and naturalization shall
jointly investigate the working of the various
laws Of the United States and of the several
states relative to immigration. The resolution
was amended SO as to direct 3 joint COM
mittee to Investigate the effect on
follow the purchase Of American industries
by foreign capitalists, and also report to con-
gress the official correspondence on the pro-
posal to make Bedloes island, in New York har-
Dor, an immigrant depot. and whether, In the
opinion of the committee, such island is the
best and most suitable place for suchA depot.
1@-~A s<,.>
tary Of war for information relating to the de-
fective work on the Warrington acqueduct
tunnel and whether the ntrsctor is
pssssa sS,s MisS verbal @
contagious diseases from one state to another.
tion Of bridges at tho following points: Across
the Missouri river ct Pierre, s. D., and across
the Mississippi river at Lyons, la. An anenda-
inspector Of boilers and huils from Galena, III,
to Dubuque, Ia: This was vigorously opposed
by MI. HIT, Of Illinois, and earnestly advocated
rescommitted re- with leave for the COMMITTEES on
commerce to report at any time Mr..
Lacey. Of lows. from the committee on
sppointm,ent 81 4 sub-colnmittee to make q
thorough investigation OF the contested election
case of CLAYTON Breckinridge Mr.. Lacey. at
the request OF Mr Breckenridge, offered an
amendment directing the sub-oommittss to In
vestigate the events relating to the contest or
arising thexefrom after the election. This was
agreed TO after Q brief debate and the rssolu-
ton was adopted. The house then went into
committee OF the whole on the Oklshomn
territory bill. Without making much prog,
reas the committee rose and the house ad
journed.
A Ffendish Murder.
Charles Freeman, fighter and worth
less character, killed man near Roseyille.