Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1891-03-06
ELK POINT UNION COUNTY SOUTH DAKOTA 1881.

treaty OF reciprocity with the Hawaiian
i-lawd was passed, also the house 1oint
RESOLUTION aptroprist.ns $1,000, 900 for tho
impfovcWeRt OF The Mississippi river to be
ssH'sy isrssss ssDori @ss'"ais y ,ss e ' AZ '' e.
the claims for indian aapteds-
tions was here presented and agreed t0.
The postotlice appropriation bill was passed,
and the senate proceeded TO the consider
alton Of the general deficiency bill. The
consideration Of the deficiency bill was pro-
reeAea With. Tie items to pay the widows
one years salary was sgreea sp~~yeas. 40;
nays, 10. A message from the Ho'uss IN re.
lation to the death Of Representative fHG-
Ian, OF Tennessee, was laid before the SEN
ate ard after eulogistic remarks as
farther mark Of respect, the SEN
ate, at 1:55 a. M, adiourtt ID
The senate amendments to the l~dian
appropriation bill were non-concurred IN
by the house this morning. The senate
bin was passed granting the Missoula 4
Northerri railfoad the right of way through
the Flathead Indian RESERVATION In Mon
tana. After the passage OF a ntintber OF
unimportant bills the rules were suspended
aud the bill passed for the erection OF II
new Hint building at Philadelphia that Will
cost S2.000,tJG; rs was also the
senate bill for the erection ef new GUS
tom house In the city OF New fsrk'
Mr.. BouteIle, OF Maine, asked unanimous
consent for the passage Of the senate bill
granting pension Of $500 10 the widow OF
Admiral Porter, and the bill passed--yeas
lG1, nays So. Tile senate bill was passed
granting IL pension OF Sfo0 month TO the
widow OF Nal. .-Gcn. Kilpatrick. motion
to suspend the rules and pass the bill was
agreed to--yeas l6t, nays 20. On motion OF
Mr.. Funston the conference report was
adopted un the bill providing for publishing
copies Of the report on diseases OF the
| horse. 1t aprropriates $4,000 for printing
| 100 900 copies.
WASHINGTON. March 3.-The senate met
| at 9:45 this morning and Immediately went
! into executive session. The doors reopened
| at rs O'Clock when the general deficiency
| Appropriation bill was taken up. The Oil
| was passed aud sent back to the house with
| the senate amendment. The conference re-
| port on the diplomatic and consular appro-
priation bill was presented and agreed TO-
| Tue conference report on the sundry civil
appropriation bill was agreed to, as was
also the conference report on the copyright
| bill The senate bill to incorporate the
| National Conservatory OF Music OF America
| was taken from the calendar and passed
| The senate then proceeded to the consider.
| alton of the house pension bills on the cal
| cndar. After passing about sixty OF such
bis the business was laid aside temporarily
| All the house pension bills that were of
! the calendar were passed later. In all 160 o.
| them passed to day and Tonight their pass
age not occupying much more than al
! hour. Senator Gray moved to take up tht
house bin for the transfer OF the revenue
marine service from the treasury depart
ment to the naval establishment, Agreed
to--yeas. IS; nays, 23; and the bill wa
taken up for consideration. After debat
the conference report on the postofice ap
preparation bill was presented and agreed to
The Indian appropriation bill was presented
and agreed to. The conference report ol
the pension appropriation bill was agrect
to. Debate on the copyright conference
was con n,inucd aud finally the conferenc
report was agreed to--yeas, ~; nays IL
| Tue conference report on the agticuitura
bill was presented and agreed TO. and a
1:l5 the senate proceeded to executive bus
iness.
In the house, Mr.. Morrow. of California
presented a disagreeing conference repoi
on the pension appropriation bill. and
further conference was ordered. Mr.. Hit
| of Illinois, submitted the conference repoi
on the the diplomatic and consular apprc
priation bill After debate the confer
ence report was srejected-yeas 80; nays l3
Mr.. McCreary, offered a resolution instruct
! ing the Colfcrres on the part OF the hous
to insist on disagreement TO the Hawaita
, Islands cable provision. Agreed to. NJ
Cannon pre- ,eIted the conference report {
> thu sundry civil bill, and it was agreed I
. The conference report on the postofh'
appropriation bill was agreed +
The conference report on the PEI
: sion appropriation bill was agreed t
| J. s. Taylor. OF Ohio, moved to susper
0 the rules and pass the bill to provide for
commission Of five persons on the SubJe
of the alcoholic liquor traffic The motto
was declared carried-60 to s.. The col
:. ference report on the Indian appropriate
Q bill was agreed to. The senate amendmen
e to thearmy reorganization bill were MOI
: concurred in and a conference ordere
!, The conference report on the copyright b
!, was submitted, and after brief debaa
agreed to--12T to n.