Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1890-01-29
THE ACTS OF CONGRESS.
SUCCINCT SUMMARY OF A WEEKS
LTGISLATiyE WORK.
Bills and Resolutions Introduced and Top
les Discussed by the National Body q


les Discussed by tho National Body 0
LAW Makers.
The speaker Of the house on the gath ep-
pointed the worlds fair committee ns fol ows,
Messrs. handler, Of Massachusetts; Hill, Of
Illinois Bowden, OF Virginia; Eelden, OF New
York Frank, OF Missouri; Springer, OF Illinois
HIT b, OF Missouri Wills n, OF West Virgini,
and Flower. Of New York. Mr.. Stons offered .
rosits In the sergeant arms office. Referred
I he following bills and re olutions were intro
duced and referred: Calling for Informal ion
concerning the interpati nal conference to be
held in Berlin also defining options a.d futures
and imposing special tax on dealers therein
instrnctins tho ways and means eoininitteo to
mote reciprocity between the United States and
Mexico Authorizing the issue Of treasury
notes on deposits Of siiyer bullion tsocretary
w Nindom's billy. resolution prov iding that on
Thursday, the 23d inst, the clerk shall Ill
the roll OF members and each shall in
dicate bis choice for locating tho worlds
fair. IL no p ace receives ma
ority of ell the woes cast the roll call shall be
repeated until one place receives majority
spacial COMMITTEES shall Introduce a bill iocat-
| ing the fair at the place sslecseh, which bill
snail be iyiiescd and shall be considered
WashipSton words fair b!ll. Appropriating
siao.00s Tor the = ection OF ) M0nunsns 10
J negro soldiers and sailors Of the late war. A
1 resolution providing for the disposal Of funds
found in the Office OF the late geant at-aris.
Referred The house then welt into commit
| tee Of the whole on the Oklahoma town 81 e
bill. The coinmitte rose and Dunnell, from
| the ccInmitte on the eleventh census reported
| back the senate bill increasing the minimum
| compensation OF supervisors o. census from
| $50 to $1,000. assed. The committee on for
| tign Affairs repOl ted back the raro . wor d
fair bills and they were referred to the spec nj
| committee having charge OF the subject. J d.
| 10 urned.
| senator Blair in the senate On the 2lst pre-
| sented a memorial from the board OF missions
| of the Africaa Methodist Episcopal Zion church
n faV educational
| bill He also presented numerous other
| memorials II the same character, all ct which
| we laid ou the table The bill passed some
| days ago authorizing the construction Of Il
| bridge across the Missouri river froin Monona
| county, Iowa, was recalled from the house TO
following To create the offices OF surveyor
| general for tho states Of south Dakota and
| North Dakota. Joint re olution granting au-
| TIL rity for the removal Of the apache Indian
| prisoners and their families from Alabama to
| Fort Sill, !. T. After executive session the
| senata adjourned.
| Much OF the time Of the house on the aIst was
! devoted to a parliamentary tilt invoked by Mr..
Bland against q ruling by the speaker. The
| question was upon a correction OF tina Journal
| with regai d to q motion on the 2oth to adjourn
| which WAS declared lost. 1eliers were asked
for and vote by yea and nay. The speaker re-
from the decision of the chair. After long de-
bate the appeal was laid on the table, yeas. l4a
! nays, 1856 The melton to correct the journal
was & men ies yeas a. and ,sfsrred For
! creation OF an agricultural commission to in
| vcstigate the causes Of the present depressed
the ns to
duce the reserve fund. The following il the
text of the measure: That the secretary of the
| treasury Is hereby authorized to reduce the re-
| serve fund now held In the treasury for tho re-
demption Of United States notes, to the sum Of
S75 600, 900; and he is hereby authorized and d!-
| racted to apply the remainder 80, 900. .0uN
to the payment Of the public debt, The house
| then resumed in committee Of the whole the
oklahoms TOW town site bill but but no rrogrssss was
4 Among the bills reported and placed on the
| senate calendar on tho 22nd was ono thcreasng
to S2,50 year the pension now allowed to the
| widow Of Gen. fitzpatrick.
Senator Chandler offered q concurrent resolu-
tion authorizing the committee on immigration
| in the two houses TO investigate tbs working oi
the various foreign immigration laws: and also
| the working OF contracts by the secretary Of the
treasury with the various state G. mmissions
The senate then resumed con Iteration of the
their rarms, the number OF farms under mort
| gage and tho amounts thereof. The discussion
was kept up for nearly two hours. Finally Sc
atoY Hale expressed Willingness to havc thu
bill roeemnitted in tho belief that it would bt
thu best disposi:ion of it. The question OF re
conimittal was taken and resulted: yeas, ~
census committee. The Blair educational bill
was then tn eu up. Senator Blair denla, ding it'
aiding in full. At the clio OF the reading ant
after stinA Siscussiun it was arranged by ,iaan
iInous consent TINT ii should be postponed ant
beco Q then unfinished business" After eS
ecutiys session the senate adjourned.
Tie Tol oSing bulls wers introduced in tht
Ecnse AMI referred: FOR he iiny roveine nj d
ST Masys liver ami the Hay Lake canal; tt
forfeit coitatn l,nd grants T. aid IN the con
| 70 of delivery.
~ Gro vcnor report d hark tho senate DIN
resolution approprist'ng $4,000 the re
moyal OF snsgs and other obstructiors from th'
| hissoni river between ST. Joseph md ~
mouth. The conInittee proposed substitute
reducing the approx ria: iS II to S15op. Tie snb
stitute was creed to, Ald the resolu ion al
amended pass ed
n o house then went Into C mmittee 81 ths
whole Tor tie consideration OF the nklahoini
town site Bill After the comm sttee arose Mr.
twart reported n bill for the purchase II tw'
sites for the erection Of buildings for the IN
fifer.eit Of federal prisoners at aeost Of %
90 each. and approprintins Slo,HD for th'
| erect on Of workshops. The house went int
committee of the whole and motion Of Mr.
s,o,.tei proviiins for three buildings one TO 5,
located north and anothcr south OF the 39th de
6 ee sn1 east II the kccky mountains, aud III
| o her west OF the Rocky moun'nins The see
ond section provides that eoavicts he cmploye
exclusively in the manufacture OF supplies 70
the government. Two minor amendments wof,
agreel to- Pending further action the com
Mr. Mckinley reported back the customs ad
ministratiye bill and 1t was referred TO the com
nittee OF the whole. ending action the hous'
ad diourned.
The credentials OF w. A. Clark and Martin
Naginnis as senators-elect from the state O
Montana were pre- santed to the senate on th,
Esd. Referred. A number OF bills we're thei
reported and placed on ths calendar. At
O'Clock Senator Ingalls, arose to address the sell
ate in opposition to Senator Buffers bill to en-
courage the emigration Of colored people from
the United States. At the conclusion II Sena
tor Ingalls address the senate adjourned til
Monday.
A resolution was adopted in the nouse calln
on the secretary OF war for information Us 4
the present condition OF the government work
| n ia n
opinion rs to the desirability OF utilizing tn
works fora gun factory. The report OF tn
committee on elections In the contested elec
tion case OF Smith W. Jackson from he Foarti
district Of West Virginia, was submitted an
reconmitted. 1t declares tho contestan
| nopity was granted leave to file a minority re
port. The house then went into comni tee Q
the whole on tho customs administered We bill
Pending action the committee rose and th
house adjourned
The senate was not in session on the gath
On motion Of ms GresxeHSs nor tns nousc , inssts sr
. removal OF obstructions from th2 MISSOURI rive
, and conference was ordered. The house the
confederation OF the customs sdministrativ
, bill The pending amendment was that oHerc,
by Mr. Bayne, OF Pennsylvania. 70 section I:
The amendment WAS defeated. Mr. Carlisle Oi
| fersd snbstituta for the whole section th
chief effect Of which IL to allow courts to deter
mine questions OF fact e well ~ Of law. Th
substitute was lost--122 60 ia. This leave
section Is a. originally reported. when th
committee arose Mr.. Perkins offered ioi.
resolution, which WAS passed, appropriatin
} the Indians at Lapointe agency. Mr.. Peter
introduced bill 70 promote the Interest
Of agriculture By irrigation. Referred. Ad
The senate was not In session on the 2sth.
In the house, After the reading OF the jonrna
the house went into committee Of the whole o.
the customs administrative Oill. Acting unde
. | means Mr. Mckinley offered An additional sec