The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1892-04-22
FlF1Y-sECOND CONGRESS,
The senate.

WAsHINGT N, April l2.-In the senate
todny Mr.. Chandler offered nresolution TO
pay W. Pitt Kellogg. ln,e senator from
Louisiana. his salary from the commence
ment Of lis term. March Z, 1857. up to the
date of his admission to his seat Refer.
red to the committee on privileges and
elections.
Mr. Stewart called up his resolution Of
yesterday asking information of the treas.
urydepartment as TO the amount of treas
ury notes issued against silver bullion
and standard dollars: what amount of
gold coin and gold bars there was in tho
treasury, exclusive of outstanding gold
.ertifcntes, and addressed the senate
upon it,
Senator Stewars declared that the delib.
crate policy OF the treasury in its pur-
chnses of silver was 10 deprecinte The
white metal.
Me- Morgan, at the conclusion Of
Mr.. stewarts' remarss asked that
the resolution go over until
ton. 1t was so ordered.
Mr.. Chandler called up Mr.. Palmers
resolution in regard to the election Of
United States senators by the people, and
spoke ngainst the proposition. N, 49,
| today Mr.. Dawes, from the committee on
| foreign relations, reported u substitute for
| the Gerry bill v
| WAsn,NG ON, April II. = The senate
early i'll its session went to the calendar
| Among them was bill extending the
| free delivery. now confined to
| towns of 5000 Inhabitants with S5,W0 an
nual postal receipts. At2 o'clock the un-
finished business was taken up, which
was Mr.. Hoar's bill to amend the act Of
| March 8 lS9i, creating two courts OF APP
peals. !;
WASHINGTON, April ls-In the senate to-
day the vice president cited that he had rc-
Young, late chief executive clerk, with
request that it be laid before tho senate,
and he accordingly presented it.
Mr. Vance, from the committee ON pub.
lie buildings, reported adversely the pro-
posal to construct n shelter over the east
ern end OF the capitol for the next prcsi-
| dentiul inauguration.
| Senentors Vest and Coclfrc!l, of Mis-
souri,, and Daniel, of Virginia, called the
attention of the senate to nm alleged dis
elimination made by the United States
and Brazilian Steamship company, one Of
the mail carrying lines subsidized by tho
United S,ates, against the merchants ard
produce dealers of the south and west by
the refusal TO lnnd Mt Newport News coffee
shipped from Brazil on account of the
objections made to such deliveries by mcr-
chants of the city of New York. Mr.. Vest
presented resolutions of the St. Louis
Merchants exchange protesting against
the discrimination as being blow aimed
at the commerce of the south and west
and he also offered bill to remedy the
evil. The bill and MI the resolutions
bearing on the subject were referred to
| the committee on commerce
| The senate, on motion of Mr.. PETER,
passed n resolution requesting the secre-
| tary> of state TO obtain from our conauls
abroad information ns to the application
of electricity to the propulsion OF farm ma
chinery and to the propagation and growth
of plants
Mr.. Sherman gave notice that tomorrow,
OF as soon thereafter ms possible, he would
call the attention of the senate to the
| Chinese exclusion bill. for the reason that
it must be passed within twenty days il
passed at all. The senate then proceeded
| to the consideration of bills on the calcn-
dar.
AT 80 the senate, on motion of Mr..
Sherman, went into executive session.