Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1891-02-27
FIFTY-FIRsT CONGRESS
BUSINESS TRANSACTED IN
BOTH BRANCHES.
Measures of More ur Less Importance In,
troduced by Various Members and thu
Disposition of the Samoa Condensed
Report.

| troduced by Various Members and thn
Disposition of the Samoa Condensed
| Report.
WASHINGTON. Feb. 16-In the senate the
| conference report on the fortifcation bill
was agreed to- and Senator Mcconnell adj
dressed tie senate in advocacy OF his blll,
directing proceedings of condemnation
against the Union and Central Pacific
roads. 1t was referred. Senator Quay rose
to Il question of privilege and made general
and specific denial of many charges hereto
fore brought against him in connection with
state and district affairs in Pennsylvania.
At the conclusion of remarks by Senator
Quay the senate resumed the consideration
of the diplomatic and consular appropria-
1ion bills. The bill and amendments were
reported from the committee OF The whole
to the senate, and the coaamittee amend
mentS were agreed to.
In the house e. B. Taylor. rising to a per-
sonal explanation, apologizcd Tor tho lam
guagc he had used against Mr.. Pithian,
of Illinois, in a recent debate.
Mr.. pithian accepted the apology.
The conference on the army appropria-
ton bill was then adopted. and immcdi-
ately thereafter the house went into COM
mittee of the whole on the Indian appro-
priation bill. Without disposing of the bill
the committee rose. MIR. Cutcheon, chair
man Of the committee on military Affairs
of the house at the death Ut Gen. Sherman
and speaking in eulogy of his career. etc.
Brief addresses were made by Messrs.
Cutcheon, Grosvenor, Cultivate, Hender-
son, of Illinois; Cogswei. VandeNer Will
Jams, of Ohio, and Wheeler, of Alabama,
The resolutions were unanimously adopted
The speaker appointed u committee to at
tend the funeral and the house adjourned.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 1T.-In the senate the
credentials of Vim. A. Pfetrer, scnator-clcct
from Kansas, and Daniel w. Voorhees,, OF
Indiana, for terms beginning March 4, next
were presented and placed on file. The
finance committee reported back adversely,
stanford's bill to provide the country with
81 sound circulating medium and it wa.
placed on the calendar. The diplomatic
and consular appropriation bill was taken
up and after discussion was passed
yeas, 80; nays. 16. Senators German.
Hampton and Morgan voting aye with the
republicans, and senator Pettigrcw no with
the democrats. The copywrigtt bill was
then taken up Senator Power offered an
amendment, drawn up by Senators Sherman
and Carlisle, providing that all books.
maps, charts. dramatic or musical compost
tons. engravings, etc, the author, inventor
designer or proprietor of which is a citizen
subject or resident oe;L foreign country, may
be imported into the United States on the
payment OF duties, il any are imposed by
law. Without disposing of the amendment
the senate adjourned.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 17.-In pursuance OF
the designation by the speaker the house
was called to order by Mr.. Payson, OF Iui-
nois. The committee on judiciary reported
u Dill for the impeachment of Alex. Board
man, judge of the United States district
court OF the western district OF Louisiana,
for high crimes and misdemcanors. 1t
was ordered printed and recOmmitted.
An amendment for carrying out certain
treaty agreements with the Sisseton and
Wahpeton and other Indians was agreed to-
Mr.. Holman. of Indiana. offered an amend.
ment providing that the Cherokee nation
may negotiate with the secretary of the in
terror for the sale of the Cherokee outlet.
Adopted. The committee rose and reported
the bill to the house. The previous eues-
ton was ordered on the passage of the bill
and the house adjourned.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 1S.--A number of bills
were passed, including the bills Increasing
the pension for the widows of Gen. Custer
ana Admiral Wilkes and Gen. Daniel UIl-
man to 500 per month. The copyright bill
was then taken up. The bill was passed.
yeas. 3s; nays, IA. The house bill amend
ing the act OF July, 1852, dividing the state
OF Iowa into two judicial districts, was
passed.
In the absence of the speaker tie
house elected Mr.. Payson, of ILL
nois, speaker pro TEN. A conference
was ordered on the District of Columbia APP
priation bill and on the military academy
appropriation bill. The house then pro-
ceeded to the further consideration of the
Indian appropriation bill. Tho bill was
passed. The house then went into COM
'nittee OF the whole on the postoffice appro-
priation bill. Without disposing of tho bill
the committee rose. and the house adj
journed.
bill to Increase the pension OF Brig. Gen.
Powell to s72 per month passed. Senator
ingalls,, who was occupying the vice-presi-
dents chair as president pro- tenn, resigned
the office. The resignation will take effect
on the election of hissuccessor. The dep
rotations bill was taken up. The bill
passed and it goes to the conference. Tho
Nicaragua canal bill was taken up and the
senate adjourned.
In the housa the senate bill was passed
for the relief Of settlers on certain lands in
the southeastern part of Iowa. The bill
for the Stockbridgc tribe of Indians in Wis
consin was agreed to. The house went into
committee of the whole on the postoftice
appropriation bill, but without disposing of
ii the committee rose and the house took q
recess. AT the evening session of the
house, in accordance with previous agree
ment, the immigration bill was considered.
Little progress was made on it, however.
and the house adjourned.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 2O.--The senate to-day
passed 145 pension bills and then proceeded
TO consider the Nicaragua canal bill. Sem
ator Stewart gave notice Of an amendment
that the chief Of engineers Of the |
army shall have supervision and control of
the construction of the canal and the work
be subject to the laws, rules and regula-
lions OF congress or the war department.. !
Without action the senate adjourned.
In the house Mr.. Cannon reported from |
the committee on rules the resolution for
the immediate consideration of the bust |
ness reported by the committee on judiciary |
the first bill to be one for tho relief of the |
supreme court with the senate amendments.
Inc resolutions were agreed to, 1855 to 4,
lnd the court bill was imuucdintely
taken up. The senate amendments were
nom concurred in, and Il conference or
Tered. The house substitute for the bill
liking the salaries of the United States dis
jrict judges was withdrawn leaving the
senate bill in the original form providing
hat the salaries shall be 5000 Der annum'
Mr. NcNliilin offered an amendment reduc.
nS the salary to $1,000. No quorum voted
md the house took q recess.
The shcrlooli's Victims.
CINCINNATI, Feb. 2O.-Mr. MCLEAN.
u Plttshurg, whose wife was killed nv
he accident to the steamer Sherlocl,
lad the melancholy satisfaction this