The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1891-02-20
FlFTY-FIRsT CONGRESS
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Tho Senate.
WAsHlSeToN, Feb. I'm tho senate to-
day the house joint resolution to correct
an error of punctuation In the tariff act
wasssaken up but went over until Mon
day.
Tho order for night sessions .submittet,
yesterday by Mr.. Edmunds was agreed to.
Tho house bill for the adjustment of ac-
counts of workmen, ETC., under the eight
length, amended and modified. and finally,
on motion of Mr.. Wolcott, recommitted to
the com mittee on education--yeas, "a;
nays, "a. -
Before the vote was announced and
when Mr.. Blair learned how It stood-a4
to 27-he changed his vote from no to aye
and moved reconsideration.
Mr.. Harris moved to lay the motion on
the table.
Pending action, however, the death of
Phelan, of Tennessee, was announced, and
as mark of respect, the senate nd
iourned.
WAsHlSaroN, Feb. e.-By vote of
yeas ", nays ~, the senute this morning
refused to ieconsis!er tho vote of Satur-
day recommitting the elgh.-hour bill to
the comnittee on education and Labor,
and the bill therefore stands recommitted
The senate took up the house copyright
bill, and Senator Platt made brief ex.
planation.
Senator Frye offered an amendm ment, OK
tending the principles of the bill to maps,
charts, dramatic or musical compositions.
enErayings, cuts, prints, chroinos and
lithograpls. After long debate, the
photographic amendment was agreed to
Yeas 27; nays II.
SenatorSherman moved to amend sec.
ton by strikinsSout' the word "prohib-
tied. and inserting in lieu thereof the
tn 1ufi L.,
law SO books, etc, copyrighted here and
printed abroad shalt nos be prohibited,
but shall be subject to the payment oi
tariff duties.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 1n.-The house bill to
revise the wages of certaia employees In
the government printing Office was passe
In the senate this morning with substi
tute providing for an advance for mig hit
employees, conference was asked and
Senators Manderson, Hawley and German
werc appointed conferess on the part OF
tho senate.
Senators Dawes. Plumb and German
were appointed conferees on tho pnr: Of
the senate on the fortifcations bill.
Ihe naval appropriation bill was taken
up The first amendment reported from
the committee on appropriations was the
following:
ITO enahle the president to cause cnre-
ful soundings to be made between san
Francisco and Honolulu for the purpose
of determining the practicabiiity of lawn :
a telegraphic cable between those poin IS
$?o,0e0 or so much thereof aa may be nee.
esshry, and the president is thereby ail-
tsorized to direct the use of any vessel or
vessels belonging to the United States in
making such survey"
This was agreed to, after remarks by
Senator German to the effect that it was
not to be regarded Us committing tie
government in any way to the prop
osition that tho government was To
lay the cable. The item. of S25. o1O
for the. equipment and arms for
the nava, militia in various states was
challenged by Senator Carlisle and ex.
planned by Senator Hale as applying to
certain states that hnd organization Far
drilling a@d traning for the naval service
just as the land militia had for land SER,
vice.
Senat r Carlisle opposed the item. liz
thought 1t merely the beginning of u hount =
system The object was discussed at great
to read, .'for arpns,'' instead of equip
ments ana arms" and agreed to 81 to ! .
The next ameniment was one providing
for dry dock on the Coium bia river or OF,
Puget sound. Senator Alien moved II sub.
st:tute, liking the site at Port Orchard OF
pnget sound. No action was reached on
the amendment.
message from tho president, with the
CORES spondence relating t. tta conduct OF
Commander Reiter, WAS presented and re.
ferred to the committee on naval affairs.
The presidents veto message on the bill
for public building at Dallas Tex, {witl
the action OF the house in passing the bill
over the veto) was presented aud re serreG.
Eulogies We're delivered on the late Rep
resentative Walker, OF Missouri
WASHINGTON, Feb. ll.-Senator Harris
at the opening of the senate this nornins :
Inquired of Senator Spooner, chairman OF
the committee on claims, as to tho bill
passed by the house for tho payment OF
the findings of tbs court of claims, in
were interested. Senator Spooner ex-
planned That he had examined the testi.
| mony accompanying the findings of tie
court in some cases included in tho bill
and he found that it did not justify The
action of the courtin the matter of the
loyalty claimants. He had reason tc
| think that, during the last administration,
the interest of tho government in tie court
of claims had not been faithfully rcpre
sented and protected. Hehai not, there.
fore, felt justified in reporting the BILL
Senator Teller offered resolution
which was agreed to, calling upon the sec.
| re.ary of the treasury for Information as
to silver purchased under the act of july
| IA, 1890.
Senator Morgan offered resolution,
which was agreed to- calling upon the sec
rotary of the interior for copies of the reg.
ulut!ons for carrying into effect the land
forfeiture act of September %, 1880.
Among the measures taken from the cal
endar and passed was the senate bill tc
| authorize the construction of brids se
| across the St. Croix river between Wiscon
| sin and Minnesota.
| The consideration of tho naval appro-
printion bill was resumed, in reference te
the site of the dry dock on The Pacific
coast whether on Puget sound or the
mended by the committee, leaving it to
the secretary of the navy to decide upon
| the site OF the dry dock, was advocated by
Senators Dolph and Mitchell, while Sena
! tor Allen argued for his amend ment fixing
! Port Orchard as the site. Finally Aliens
nm endment was agreed to-yeas, 81
nays, p.
The reading of the bill having Eeen con
tcluded, Senator German offered an amend
ment providing that no m oney Ee used FOL
\ tho purchase of or payment for armor o,
gun steel unless it shall have been sub
mitted to public competition by advertise
ment.
Senator Hale offered substitute tia,
no contract be made until its subject mat
ter shall hive been submitted to public
lcompetition by advertisement
| Senator German accepted tito substl
tute and it was agre. to. The bill wa
then pnssed.
| Senator Wolcott, from the committee o,
civil service, reported back without recon-
mendation, the senate bill to SECURE prefer
ence In the appointment, employment ant
retention in public service TO Veterans o
the late war. TWAS placed on tho calen
dar.
The copy right bill was tuken up but lait
aside informally and a number of bills o,
the calendar passed, among them the sen
nte joint resolution to continue in fore,
the laws of Nebraska in Oklahcina unit
1 July next.
WAsHIsaToN. Feb l2. Among the bill
reported and placed on the calendar wa
enc to incorporate the an-Americal
Transportation COMPANY.