Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1890-07-02
private pension Lilis and At 1890 I'd.


journed.
In the senate on the 2sth message was
received from the house asking o confer.
encs on the silver bill. 1t was immediately
laid before the senate and . conference
agreed to aud Senators sherman, J4nes,
OF Nevada, aud Harris were appointed con-
ferees on the part of the senate. Senator
Morgan offered . resolution which
was agreed to, calling on the secretary
OF the interior for information as to the
Spanish aud Mexican land claims pending
in that department. and in the United
states court. The calendar was taken up
and . number Of bills passed, Including
the senate bill Tor q public building at
Jacksonville, H., $75,OOO. The confer
ence report ON the postofice appropria-
tion bill was agreed to. The
agricultural appropriation bill and the
bill for a pension for Mrs. Gen. Crook
were placed on the caieodar. The follow
ing bills were passed: The senate bill to
classify AID fix the salaries Of railway pos
tai clerks; referring to the court of claims
the claim on account Of the use by the gov
ernment Of the Tice spirit meter; the
senate bill to amend the census act, pro.
viding penalty for giving fee or bonus
to . census enumerator or supervisor, or
receiving the same. A message vas re-.
ceived from the psssidsnt AuNepneipG Ma
Axpprovai ana signasufe 81 s6g dSpSndsnB
pension bill. Adjourned.
In the house, on the 28th, Mr.. Enloe, OF
Tennessee, moved to correct the journal 60
as to strike therefrom the titles of num-
Der OF private pension bills passed by
the house the night before. He claimed
that the bills were passed before the
house went into committee Of the whole
and we're not properly before the house.
The house, no wever, refused to agree TO his
motion, 90 the bill stands passed. The
house then went into committee OF the
whole on the federal ele,t:on bill. The
conference report OH the postoffice appro-
priation bin was adopted. A disagreeing
conference report on the legislative, ex-
ecutive and judicial appropriation bill was
adopted.
In the senate, on the 30th, the house bill
in relation to pension aud other cases was
passed. The house bill for the admission
of Idaho as state vas taken up for con.
sideration. The bill having been read
Senator Morrill, gave notice that he would
at the earliest practical moment move to
take up the tariff bill. The report hav-
ing been read the Idaho bill
was temporarily laid aside. The
dkIlCuNuEA bppIoPkAe1iOA OAA Wos
then taken up. There we're q few amend
ments made. Senator Coke moved to add
to the paragraph for investigating the his
tory and habits OF insects $500 for in
vestigating the history of and remedies for
the cotton boil worm. Agreed to. The
bill was then passed. A further
conference was ordered on the legisla.
tive appropriation bill ON the amend
ment to increase the pay Of sepstors' clerks.
Consideration Of the Idaho bill was re-
sumed and Senator Cullom addressed the
senate in its favor. The bill having again
been laid aside, the house joint resolution
continuing the annual appropriations
thirty days after the close Of the fiscal
year III the appropriation bills have not
then become laWs), was reported by Sena-
tor Allison and passed. Adjourned.
In the house on the 3Oth Mr.. Brscken.
ridge, OF Kentucky, presented the creden-
tiais of w. w. w. Dickinson 40 represen-
tativs- elect to Ail the vacancy occasioned
by the resignation Of Mr.. Carlisle. Mr..
Dickinson then took the oath of Office.
The debate on the federal election bill waa
then resumed. The debate suspended and q
Joint resolution extending thirty days, OF
until the bills now pending became laws,
the provisions Of the appropriation acts oi
1B89-9O passed. Consideration Of the
election bill was resumed. At 11:S5 tht
house adjourned.