Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1890-04-09

must NOT be present a. any detloersti0bs y.
courts martial IN close session. lhs
bill passed granting figus.of-way
through the fort remolna military rcser.
vation to the Duluth q MANITOBA hailrood
company. Also the bili providing tnat
IN time OF peace all enlisted men
charged with ohcnses nov cognizaoie
by garrison or reRimental court.
martial shall, within twenty.
four hours after their arrest, oe b!ought
teIore summary court, wnicn email con-
sist OF the line omcef second II rank NJ the
post or station or in Command OF the
alleged offender, who shall hear and de-
termine the case. ana when satished OF tns
guilt OF the accused person, adjndse the
punishment to be innicted: Inc accused
may object TO the nearing OF the summary
court and demand trial by court martial,
which demand shall be granted by right.
Also the bill passed increasing to eleven tue
the national home Tor disabled volunteer
soldiers and making the following appoint.
ments: Edmund N. Morrill,, of Kansas,
for the unexpired term OF office OF
John A. Martin, deceased; Alfred l.. Fear.
son, of Pennsylvania, for the unexpired
term of Office OF John +. Hartranft, de.
ceased, and VIM. b. Franklin. of Connect.
icut, John q. Black. Of Illinois; Augusta
b. Farnham, OF Maine, and George W.
Steele, Of Indiana, for terms OF Office
commencing April Il, 1880, to fill vacan.
cies occasioned by the expiration of terms OF
Office and by the increase provided hereby
Also the bill passed providing that in max.
ing appointments to the army from civil
life the president shall give precedence to
graduates OF West Point, who base been
honorabiy discharged; to meritorious mem.
bers Of the national guard and to deserving
graduates Of institutions OF learning hav.
ing army officers detailed as instructors.
On motion of MIR. Hopkins, OF Illinois.
tho bill passed for the erection OF public
building at Aurora, ILL.,, to cost $15,O0O.
At O'Clock public business was suspended
and the house proceeded to pay tribute to
the memory of Newton W. Nutting, o'
New York. After eulogistic addresses By
Messrs. Payne. Baker, Grosvenor, Peters
and Henderson, OF Illinois, the house, as q
mark OF respect to tho memory OF the de.
ceased, adjourned.
In the senate on the th the house
amendment to the joint resolution tor the
removal OF the naval magazine from Eilit
Island, n. r., was concurred IN. Senator
Evarts presented RESOLUTIONS OF the New
York chamter OF commerce protesting
against the pending ball tor CEN
sus enumeration OF the Chinese
The house bill TO allow the erection OF
bridge across the Iowa river at Wapeilo
Ia, was reported and passed with 81
amendment In the way OF substitute
The Montana election case was then taAet
up and senator sance made an argument
IN support OF the minority report, dsclar'
Ing CLARK and Maelnn,s the democratic
claimants) eut'tied TO the seats. III
Nance) had never neard OF title to sea
ln the senate based on tneh slender, tech
nical and triiiing grounds. lie mad neve
known the public Will OF community K
lie thwarted and trampiei under loot OF
such fiimsy pretexts, lie knew the re-
publican claimants were TO be seated