Sturgis advertiser. (Sturgis, Dakota [S.D.]) 1887-1???, 1891-01-22
FIT I ] I IRsl &, o N G Z ESS
BUSINESS TRANSACTED lfi
BOTH BRANCHES.

/ BOTH BHANGH ..
Measures OF More or Less Importance In
troduced by various Members and the
Disposition Of the Samoa Condensed
Report.
WASHINGTON, Jan. Especial; But
seven senators were present at 10 o'clock
| when the senate was called to order. After
| q lapse OF three-quarters of an hour
quorum appeared. Al communication from
| the secretary OF the treasury asking Tor an
| appropriations of $4,000 for the repair OF
| the government building at Chicago, was
| laid before the senate and referred. The
| morning business having been concluded,
| the senate resumed the consideration OF
| the financial bill, which consumed the time
OF the balance Of the session
WASHINGTON, Jan. 6.--The bill repealing
| the law authorizing the president to sus-
pend the tonnage dues was passed. M.
| FarQuhar move that the house go into CONF
| mittee OF the whole for the consideration
| OF the shipping bill. Mr.. Springer moved
| as an amendment that the committee con-
| slider the options bill. Rejected, 101 to 3d..
| Mr.. Farquhar's motion was agreed to, III
| to 90. The measure was discussed at
length, after which the house adjourned.
WASHINGTON, Jan. s.--The conference re-
| port on the public printing deficiency bill
up and Senator Daniel spoke In favor OF
| free coinage. Upon q motion to go into ex-
ecutive session Senator Edmunds, in a tone
Of bitter sarcasm, said: 1.-THE senate Is
| drawing to an end and this most important
and immaculate bill ought to be got into
| the form of a law at the earliest possible
moment. The country, of course, is suffer-
ing for it. Disaster and bankruptcy are
| said to be impending, and therefore we
ought not to leave stone unturned TO get
an immediate vote upon it." After execu-
tive session the senate adjourned.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 7.--After the senate
bill increasing from fifty to seventy the
number of army officers who may be de-
tailed to the military colleges was passed
the house went into committee Of the whole
on the shipping bill. Mr.. Herbert, of Ala
bama, opposed the measures because 1t
| proposed an indiscriminate subsidy
to vessels of every character
in the foreign trade: 1t was the natural
result of the Mckinley bill. Mr.. Dockery,
retorting. said he wanted to take the fact
home to the farmers of the west that
S., 900, 900 was being taken from the treas
ury to sustain and support a few New Eng
land ship owners. George Gould, he under
stood, was one of the ''laboring men, to be
benefited Mr.. Doo1sery then invited at
ity, as advocated by Secretary Blaine. So
far as the farmer was concerned, the de-
feet that was fatal to subsidy was alike
fatal to reciprocity. The farmer could de-
rive no benefit from reciprocity because the
South American countries had almost every
article necessary for their own consump-
tion. Let the country return to that pro-
pitious policy under which it explored
every sea and cast an anchor in every har-
Dor. Divested of artificial restrictions, our
commercial marine could renew ana assert
Its importance upon the deep. Pending
Hn%l 3nhn En- kla %,
house adjourned.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 9.-During the morn
ing hour in the senate q number Of public
building bills were passed, after which Sem
ator Stewart called up his motion to vote
upon the financial bill tomorrow, and after
tedious discussion on Senator Stewards
proposition unanimous consent was given to
the proposition by Senator Ingalls, to the
effect that the general debate should close
on the finance bill at adjournment on Tues
day next; that the ten-minute discussions
shall be in order and the final vote on the
bill and amendments be taken before adj
journment Wednesday. The house bill ap-
propriating 100000 for public building at
Davenport was passed. Senator Turpfe ad-
dressed the senate in support OF Senator
Stewards amendment for free coinage He
was followed by Senator Call and the bill
was then laid aside. The vote on the Daven-
port building bill was on motion OF Senator
Vest reconsidered, amended and again
passed. After executive session the senate
adjourned.
WASHINGTON, Jan. S.--A bill was passed
authorizing the issue OF certificates of serv-
ice to the telegraph operators who were
with the union army during the war. In
the committee of the whole, Mr.. Fithian, of
Illinois, opposed the measure and Mr.
Wheeler, OF Michigan, favored it, Mr.,
Grosvenor, OF Ohio, also made an extended
speech i'm behalf of the bill, which was fire.
quently interrupted by comments from the
democratic side, Pending the conclusion of
Mr.. Grosvenor's remarks, the committee
rose and the house adjourned.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 9.-SeyeraI petitions
for and against the Conger lard bill and
resolutions deprecating any further legis-
latiou in regard to silver were presented
The house bill for the relief of Mai Whan,
the army paymaster, crediting him with
$2s.345 OF government funds Of which he
was robbed In Arizona, was passed. The
conference report on the bill for public
building at Fort Dodge was agreed to. The
financial bill was discussed at length and
laid aside. The senate bill appropriatins
100000 for a public building at Joliet. III,
and the house bill appropriating 100000
for one at Rockford, ILL.,, were reported and
placed on the calendar; also the senate bill
creating the Office of fourth assistant post.
master-general. Adjourned,
WASHINGTON, Jan. A.--The bill author
izing Oklahoma City to issue bonds to pro-
vide right-of-way for the Choctaw Coal
& Railroad company through the city was
passed. The house then went into commit
tee of the whole on the private calendar.
The first bill on the calendar WAS referred
to the court of claims, the claim of the Cit
liens bank, OF Louisiana, growing out of
the seizure and conveying into the United
States treasury OF certain moneys of the
bank by Gen. Butler. After q long debate
the bill went over. the committee rose and
the house took recess until o'clock, the
evening session to be for the consideration
OF private pension bills.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 1O.-The vice-presi-
dent laid before the senate a protest OF
twenty three members of the Idaho legisla-
ture, against allowing Dubois to take his
seat; referred TO the committee on priyi-
leges and elections. Senator Dolph, from
the committee on public lands, reported
the senate bill to amend the railroad land
forfeiture bill OF last session SO as TO make
the period OF six months. for the assertion
OF the rights OF the settlers to begin to
run, not from the time of the pas
sage OF the act, but from the date
OF the restoration OF such lands to set=
Element and sale; and after an explanation
1t was passed. The pension appropriation
bill was reported and placed on the calen-
dar. A message from the president was
lative assembly OF Oklahoma for an appro-
priation for the relief OF destitute people In
that territory. Referred TO- the committee
on appropriations; Adjourned.
WAsHINGTON, Jan. l0.--Mr Butterworth,
from the committee on appropriations, ne.
ported the legislative bill and 1t was placid
ON the calendar. The house then went into
committee Of the whole on the army APP
propFiatlon.