Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1891-02-13
FITTY.FIRST CONGRESS
BUSINESS TRANSACTED IN
BOTH BRANCHES.

Measures Of More or Lees importance In.
troduced BY Various Members aud the
Disposition Of the Samoa Condensed
Report.
WASHINGTON. Feb. 4.--After the trans
action OF the morning business there was
short executive session when the doors were
reopenod. In reference to the presentation
OF petitions as to the Conger bill, q colloquy
TOOK place going to show that all these
petitions emanate from the same source and
go back to Il - source before they are for.
warded to the senators; that they are dis.
tribute d from central agency and seem to
movsmsn, Ds .ns result" s0t not of
The Notifications bill was again taken up.
A number Of amendments were agreed to
rs to various smaller appropriations. Sem
ator Dolph's amendment appropriating ST.
900, COO for plant for heavy ordnance ut
some place on the Pacific coast, was agreed
to. The bill then passed. The military
academy bill passed with one amendment.
The pension appropriation was taken up
and went over. Adjourned
WAsuIN"roN, Feb. 5.-Among the bills
repo' ted and placed on the senate calendar
was one for the increase Of the pension OF
the widow OF Gen. Custer to 500 month.
senator ingalls, rising to question OF privi-
leSe, made statement In regard to his at
tituGe on the cloture rule and the election
bill, which he said was a subject of COM
ment, Of ccnsare and OF animadversion.
He had been opposed. be said, unalterably
opposed TO the adoption Of the cloture for
many reasons su tiicient and satisfactory to
himself. The pension appropriation bill
was then taken up. II appropriates for
pensions for the year sl33, 1884, 900, and for
expenses. $l.s7o,ooo. senator McPherson
asked how many applications had been
made under the act OF last year. Senator
529, 900, OF which only 5000 or 1900 had been
yet allowed. All committee amend
mcnts having been agreed to the bill
passeo. Among the bills taken from the
calendar and passed were the following:
The house bill TO authorize the construction
OF a tunnel under New York bay: the house
bill for the construction Of three Indian in
dustral schools in Wisconsin. Minnesota
ana Michigan, to cost not to exceed $4,000
each. After executive session the senate
adjourned.
On motion of Mr.. Mckinley, in the house,
1t was ordered that during the re-
mainder Of the session the house shall meet
at II a. m. The house then went into COM
mittee OF the whole on the sundry civil ap-
graph having been received, IL was agreed
that the debate te postponed until to-mor-
row. Mr.. Bland offered silver free coin.
age amendment to the paragraph providing
TOR the re- coinage Of gold and silver coins.
Mr.. Dingley raised the point Of order
against the amendment. Pending the de-
cision. the committee rose and the house
nd .ourned.
WASHINGTON. Feb. 6.-ln the senate this
Senator Paddock presented thes
of the Nebraska house Of repre-
afiVpE a q a }nSf the ap a pf the (pn~
ger LAID bill, and in favor Of the passage Of
the Paddock pure food bill. Senator Hawley
offered a resolution, which was agreed to,
calling on the president for the corr espond-
ence In reference to the conduct OF the
senior naval officer present on the occasion
Of the arrest and killing OF
Of Gen. Barrundia and the action OF the
navy department Senator Morgan ad-
dressed the senate in support OF a dill re-
ported from the committee on foreign re-
lAtions to aid In the construction OF the
Nicaragua maritime canal. At the con-
clusion OF Senator Morgan's speech the sem
ate resumed the consideration Of the house
eight hour bill. and was addressed BY sena.
tr Morrill, In opposition to It, By unani-
NOUS consent Senator Blair withdrew the
amendment and offered
q substitute for the house bill, the one
passed by the senate last congress. II d.
rects the payment OF days pay for every
eight hours work OF the government en-
ployes since the eight hour Law was enacted.
The court Of claims Is TO adjust the claims
on that basis. Senator Dawes moved SUBJ
stitute for that offered by Senator Blair. 1t
directs that the proper accounting officer Of
he treasury readjust the accounts of the
government workmen on basis OF eight
hours for days work. and report the re-
suit to congress 1t was agreed that the
bill should be voted on Tomorrow. Ad-
journed
In tn. house MIR. Mckinley asked unan-
lmous consent for the present consideration
pf the bill providing that nothing In the
tariff act shall be held to repeal or impair
the reciprocity treaty with the Hawaiian
Islands. The speaker laid before the house
the senate bill amending the land forfeiture
act OF September 80 1890, and it was passed
with verbal amendments.
The committee on postofflces and post roads
reported the postofilce appropriation bill
and it WAS placed on the calendar. The
house then went into committee OF the
whole, with Payson, of Illinois in the chair,
On the sundry civil appropriations bill. MIR.
Gambler offered his mendment, and against
It MIR. Mason raised his point OF order.
the decision, the committee rose,
and the house took a recess, the evening
session 10 be for private pension bills. At
the evening session the house passed lis
private pension bills and adjourned.
WASHINGTON. Feb. I'm the senate the
house joint resolution to correct the error
of punctuation in the tariff act was taken
up, but went over until Monday. The
house bill for the adjustment OF the ac-
co 'nts of workmen, etc, under the eight
hour law was taken mp and discussed at
length amended and modified. and finally.
Dn motion of Senator Wolcolt, recommitted
10 the committee on education-yeas -,
nays "a. Pending further action however,
the death Of Mr.. Phelan OF Tennessee was
and as a mark Of respect the
senate adjourned.
In the house the conference report ratify-
Ing the agi cement with the Eacs and Foxes
and Iowas, in Oklahoma, was agreed to.
The report OF the Raum investigating conf
mittee was printed aud recommilted. The
house then went into committee OF the
Y whole. with Mr.. Payson in the chair. on the
Bundry civil appropriation bill. The por-
tion OF the bill discussed was the apprupri-
alton for the worlds fair and several
reducing salaries and other ex-
penses were adopted. The worlds fair
clause was then passed, and without dis
posing OF the bill the committee rose. Mr..
McMillin, of Tennessee, announced the
death of Congressman Phelan, and the
house. rs q mark Of respect. adjourned.
WAsHINGToN, Feb. 10.-The senate this
morning refused to reconsider the vote OF
oatuIUHy FcCuUmlttbbH tuc ciBnS-uouE oiIl
TO the committee on education and labor
and the bill therefore stands recommitted.
The senate took up the house copyright
bill Tho senate took q recess till y. m.
No quorum was then present, and the SEN
ate adjourned.
The house went into committee Of the
whole on the sundry civil bill. Its consid-
Dration was completed. and the Committee
to the di ,cussion Of the legisla-
i've appropriation bill. The committee
then rose, and the sundry civil bill passed.
Adjourned
WASH. GroS, Feb. 10.-Tbe horse bill to
revise the wages of certain employees in the
Iovernment printing dice was passed in
The senate this morning with . substitute
providing for III advance for night EN-.
ployes. The naval appropriation bill was
lsken up. A message from the president,
With the c,riespondence relating
10 the conduct OF Commander
Reiter. was presented and re-
lerred to the committee on naval Affairs.
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