The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1890-06-06

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in Indian territory, wat taken up, DISCUSS
ed and agreed to. The silver bill was
taken up and Senator Morrill, addressed
the senate. Senator Morrill, argued against
the proposition to issue legal tender
treasury notes in exchange for
conference report on the military
academy appropriation bill was agreed to.
The conference report on the army appro-
priation bill was again taken MP and the
question in regard to canteens was dis
cussed. Senator Allison, who presented
the report, spoke in defense OF it. Sena.
tor Hale predicted that if this canteen
system went into effect it would be-
come SO obnoxious it would last but a little
while. Senator Plumb suggested that the
movement against the canteen system was
in the interest of the post traders. Sena.
tor Hale said it was a serious and crave
question whether the United States gov.
eminent should now for the first time en-
bark in the selling of liquor to its SOL
diers. Senator George remarked that il
the proposition could not be made to ap.
ply to officers as well as the men, he would
vote to strike the whole thing out. The
conference report was agreed to-yeas, IS;
nays, 8. The silver bill was again taken up
and Senator Harris addressedthe senate. He
said he would vote for the free coinage of
silver and if he failed in securing that he
should support the nearest approximation
to it that he might be able to secure. The
silver bill went over, and the senate, after
executive session, adjourned.
In the house on the I'd a memorial from
the Philadelphia board of trade was pre-
sented favoring the establishment Of q
postal telegraph. The house passed q
number of bills, including one transferr-
ing the expense of the trial of Indians for
crimes committed on other Indians in the
territories from the territories to the
United States. Adjourned.
In the senate on the Sd, among the
memorials and other papers presented and
referred were resolutions from the Loui-
siana legislature extending thanks to con-
gress and the sufferers from the recent
Mississippi floods. The senate bill for
preventing the adulteration OF food and
drinks was reported and placed on the
calendar. A resolution was offered
yestigation by the committee on
fisheries into the management of
the fish commissioners Office. After some
debate the resolution went over. Senator
Blair, from the committee on education
and labor, reported the senate bill to pro-
vide for the obligatory attendance at school
of children in Alaska, and the senate bill
Without recommendation to organize
bureaus of information relating to employ
ment, occupation and means Of
livelihood. Placed on the calendar.
The silver bill was then taken up and
Senator Pugh addressed the senate. At
the conclusion Of Senator Pugh's speech
the silver bill was temporarily laid aside
o-1 fha f1111-sro c1-@ka LII -a- Att
from the calendar and passed: To amend
section 1854 of the revised statutes so as
to make it read: ANY person who with
draws any fermented liquor from any hogs
head, barrel, key or any other vessel upon
which the proper stamp he's not been
affixed, for the purpose of bottling the
same, or who carries on the business Of
bottling fermented liquor in any brewery
or other place in which fermented
liquor is made, or upon any
premises having communication with
a brewery, or q warehouse, shall be
liable to a fine of $500, and the property
used in such bottling or business shall be
liable to forfeiture. Provided, however,
that this section shall not be construed to
prevent the withdrawal aud transfer of
fermented liquors from any of the watts in
any brewery by way of q pipe line or other
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the sole purpose of b%ottling the same; such
pipe line or conduit to be constructed and
operated under such rules and regulations
as shall be prescribed BY the commissioner
of the internal revenue subject to
the approval of the secretary of
the treasury; and all locks and
scales prescribed shall be provided by the
commissioner of internal revenue at the
expense of the United States. Provided,
further, that the tax imposed in section
1888, revised statutes, shall be paid on all
iermented liquor removed from a brewery
to a b%ottling house by means of a pipe
line or conduit at the time of such re-
moval by the cancellation and DETACHMENT,
number OF stamps denoting the tax on the
fermented liquors thus removed; the
stamps thus cancelled and defaced to be
disposed of and accounted for in the man
ner directed by the commissioner of in
ternal revenue, with the approval of the
secretary of the treasury. And the
regulations hereinafter prescribed by
the commissioner of internal rev
enue, with the approval Of the Sec
rotary of the treasury, in pursuance to
these provisions, shall be subject to the
penalties above provided by this section.
Every owner, agent, or superintendent of
any brewery or bottling house who re-
moves or connives at the removal of n
fermented liquor through a pipe line or
conduit without the payment Of the tax
thereon, or who attempts to defraud the
revenue as above, shall forfeit all liquors
made by and for him, and all utensils and
appurtenances used in making the same"
The bill was also passed to provide
for the expectation of fermented
liquor in bond without the payment
of an internal revenue tax. The bill
provides that on and after January,
1891, fermented liquor may be re-
moved from the place of manufacture or
storage for export to a foreign country
without the payment of q tax, in such
packages and under such regulations, and
upon giving such notices, entries, bonds
and other security as the commissioner of
internal revenue, with the approval of the
to time prescribe; and no drawback Of tax
| shall be allowed on fermented liquor ex-
ported on and after Jan. l, 1891, unless
entered for expectation prior to such date.
Also the house bill was passedto authorize
the president to cause certain lands hereto.
fore Withdrawn from the market for reser-
voir purposes be restored to the public do
main, subject to entry as such under the
homestead law, with certain restrictions
with amendments). This bill refers to
lands at the headwaters of the Mississippi
and St. Croix rivers in Minnesota aid
Wisconsin nnd of the Chippewa and Wis
consin rivers in Wisconsin. The silver
bill was again taken up and Senator Far
we'll addressed the senate. At the close Of
Senator Farwell's speech and without fur
Their action the senate adjourned.
In the house on the Sd, on motion Of
Mr.. Parker, the senate bill passed author
izing the sale of timber on certain lands
reserved orthe use of the Nenominee tribe
Of Indians in Wisconsin. The house
then proceeded to the consideration
of the Alabama contested election
case of McDufe We. Turpin. Mr.. Com
stock opened the discussion with an argu-
ment in favor of the claim OF the contest
ant. Mr.. Crisp presented the claims con-
tested. Pending further debate the house
adjourned.
A TRANSFERRING PASTOR.