Brookings County sentinel. (Brookings, Dakota [S.D.]) 1882-1890, 1890-04-04
CONGRESSIONAL DOINGS.
THE HOUSE.

WASHINGTON, March 27.-The house
passed the bill providing for the admis-
sion of Wyoming into the Union OF
states by a vote Of 139 yeas to 1877 nays
Buckalew, Of Pennsylvania, opposed the
bill because he thought it was bribe
held out to congress by the local office
seeking element in the territory. Nc
Adoo, Of New Jersey, said the constitu-
tion Of Wyoming contained everything
that was bad in politics, and it was
abreast Of the worst state constitution
ever adopted.
WASHINGTON. March 28.-The house,
in committee OF tie whole, and while
considering bills on the private calendar,
spent the entire afternoon discussing q
point Of order raised against q bill for
allowance Of claim for stores used by
the government during the war. With
out action the committee rose A reso-
luton authorizing the appointment of
subcommittee to examine the Harlem
river improvement in New York was
adopted and the house at 8 o'clock took
a recess until p. m, the night session
to be for the consideration of private
pension bills.
WASHINGTON, March 29.-After two
hours discussion over railroad right of
way the house went into committee of
the whole on the army appropriation
bill. The provision relative to canteens
was discussed, and an amendment pro-
viding that no alcoholic liquors shall be
sold to any enlisted men in any canteen
was adopted. Pending further action
the committee rose. A joint resolution
was passed authorizing the president Of
Of the Mississippi river commission to
purchase or hire such boats as may be
required to rescue persons in the over
flowed portions of the Mississippi valley.
The house then at $50 p. m. adjourned.
WAsHrSGToN, April THE house
passed bill for the sale of United
States property in Pittsburg: a bill for
the disposal of the Fort Ellis military
reservation; q bill granting the Pittsburg,
Columbus and Fort Smith Railroad COM
pany right of way through the Indian
Territory a senate bill with amendments)
providing for the administration Of oaths
by judges, clerks or commissioners OF
United States courts, and a resolution
calling on the secretary of state for in
formation concerning the levying OF
duty tax on imported bread stuffs by
foreign countries since 1879. 49,.
The house then went into COMMITTEES
Of the whole ca the army appropriation
bill. After the committee rose and re-
ported the bill to the house its action Of
Saturday adopting on amendment pro-
viding that no Intoxicating liquors shall
be sold to enlisted men in any canteen was
reversed by the house and the amend.
ment was defeated-yeas, 52; nays, 1876,
Mr.. Pickler, of South Dakota, offered an
amendment providing that no article,
the sale OF which is prohibited by state
or territorial law, shall be sold or offered
for sale at any canteen within such state
or territory. The amendment was re-
jected-yeas, 70; nays. 81: and the bill
was passed.
Mr.. Springer, of Illinois, introduced q
ioint resolution authorizing the president
to retire N. p. Banks with the rank oi
major general. Referred. The houst
then adjourned.
, WASHINGTON, April 2.-The hous'
! passed the senate bill creating the Offices
of surveyors general in North and Soutf
Dakota; house bill admitting free o
duty articles from Mexico to the st
Louis exposition Of 1890; and the hous'
bill providing that affidavits and deolara
tions in pension cases may he taken be
fore any officer authorized to administe
OatnS IOr ReEeIdl puEpobce.
The house passed the following bills:
Providing that depositions Of witnesse
before the United States courts may b
taken in the mode prescribed by th'
laws Of the states in which such court
may be held; bill limiting to six year
the time within which suits may b.
brought against accounting officers ant
, their bondsmen; senate bill to continu
the publication Of the revised statutes
bill exempting from the provisions Q
the law requiring steamers to carry lif
lines, boats plying on the inland water
of the United States; bill authorizing
the construction of bridges across tn
Iowa river at or near Wapello, lowe
also bill transferring from Galsna, Ills.
to Dubuque, Iowa, the offices OF in
spector of hulls and boilsrs.
The house then went into com mite
. Of the whole on the Notifications apprs
pristion bill. After some debate it wa
laid aside with favorable recommends
ton. Later il was taken up and passed
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