Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1892-04-21
CONGRESSIONAL.
Doings of the National Senate and House
Of Representatives upon Ma
tiOnal Affairs.
A Brief Summary Of All Important
Measures Particularly Enecting
the Northwest.
ALI News Under this Heading is Shorn
Of All Political or Parry Refer.
ence or Bearing.

Senator Davis submitted q resolution
on the 18th inst, which was unanimously
| agreed to, directing the secretary OF war to
trans nit to che senate the report OF the
proceedings OF the board OF engineers con.
yened for the purpose OF considering and
determining as to the construction OF u
bridge across the canal through Minnesota
point in the City Of Duluth. Mr.. Chandler
offered II resolution to pay w. Pitt kellogg,
latesenatori from Louisiana, his ga lary from
1867, up to the date OF his admission to
his seat. Mr.. Stewart called up his resou.
ton asking Information OF the treasury
department as to the amount OF treasury
notes Issued against silver bullion and
standard dollars. and what amount OF
gold coin and gold bars there was in the
treasury exclusive OF outstanding
gold certificates, and addressed the
senate upon it. The joint resolu.
ton heretofore introduced by
Mr. Palmer proposing II con.
stitutional amend ment for the cleo.
ton OF United States senator's by the
people was taken up, and Mr.. Chandler ad-
dressed the senate in opposition to it, The
time might come, he said. when he would
be convinced that such proposition might
be submitted; but he was not convinced o.!
1t at the present time.
ln the house by Unanimous consent the
following OIL Was passed: To codify and
simplify declarations and other papers in
pension claims. The senate amendments
to the Indian appropriation bill Was non
cnncurred in. Certain claims reported by
the accounting officers of the treasury were
ordered TO he pail; also authorizing the IL
linois y Ohio Railway Terminal company
to build Z" bridge across the Mississippi at
Moline, III.
In the senateon the 18th inst. Mr. Dolph,
from the committee on ioreign rela tions.
reported back the house bill for the abso.
lutte exclusion OF Chinese with the senate
bill AS u substitute for it, and has given no.
tice that he will Gull i: up AZ soon as posi-.
BILE. MIR. Stewards resolution calling for
information as to the purchase OF silver
and the coinage of standard silver dollars
were taken up and Mr. Morgan made "a gen.
eral argument in favor of silver coinage.
Senator HanHbrough presented. resolu-
ton relative to erecting a penitentiary in
the State OF North Dakota
In the house bill was passed to create
a third division OF the district OF Kansas
Tor judicial purposes. aun fix the ,ime for
holuing court therein. A resolution WAS
adopted Tor the appointment OF o CON-
mission OF three member to be appointe
by the speaker to investigate the method
of ascertaiuinu land values by the as.
SCISSORS OF the District OF Columbia After
passing a bill, granting right OF way
through the Indian territory to the Gaines.
went into committee OF the whole (Mr.
Shively of Indiana, in the chair) on the
naval appropriation bill, the pending
question being the point OF order raised
against the clause appropriatinglS25O 900
towards the construction OF q dry dock at
Algiers, La.
The senate committee on territories
on the 14th inst, authorized Senator Hans
brough to report favorably his Joint re-
solution providing for the expenditure OF
5000 for the erection Of Il penitentiary
at Grafton. N. d. Mr.. Hansbrough was
instructed to report that the balance OF
the unexpended $4,000 to be turned over
to the.state for branch insane asylum at
Grafton. The building for this purpose ia
to be erected upon the site already pur-
chased by the interior department. Hans.
bongh il now confident that this resolution
will pass the senate very easily ut an early
date, and that he will have little difficulty
in having it pass in the lower house.
Senator Washburn called up and secured
the passage Of his bin authorizing the
Grand Rapids Water e. Electric Power
Company to construct a dam across the
Mississippi river at that point. Several
amendments Of minor Importance were
agreed to before the bill was PIT on its
final passage. There was no business OF
any great Importance transacted by the
house.
The session OF the senate on the 18th
inst. was devoted OF interest.
If the house bills for public buildings at
the following places were favorably report
ed from the committee on public buildings
and grounds: Hastings, Neb.; Cheyenne,
wyo.: j oliet, H.; Ann Arbor, Mich; Clin-
ton. Iowa; Helena, Mont; Boise City,
Idaho: Spokane Falls, WASH; Suspension
Bridge N. Y. Also bills for a marine hospi.
tai at Gallipos, Obi, and to INCREASE the
limit Of cost Mt Paterson, N. j.; Buffalo, N.
7" ($25, 100000: Kansas City, Mo-, ($1,-
2O0.GOO), and for the sale OF the old custom
house at Louisvill KY. The house then
went into committee OF the whole on the
private calendar. the pending measure
being the Siblry bill. Congressman Castle
presented n resolution OF the Minneapolis
board OF trade urging the Improvement OF
the river between st. Pauland Minneapolis.
After routine business on the 9th inst,
the house went into committee Of the whole
(Mr. Shiveley, OF Indiana. in the chair) on
the naval appropriation bill. Mr.. Pendle-
ton. OF West Virginia, opposed the motion
made by Mr.. Holman to strike out the
clause for the construction OF one armored
cruiser, and also Mr.. Boutelle' g amendment
for the construction OF 1.-TWO battle ships and
tarpedo boats. Mr.. Holman spoke ia sup.
port OF the motion. A long debate follow
ed and at it's close Mr.. Herbert gave notice
that he would call heprevious question on
Monday. The postofiice appropriationbi bill
was reported and the house adjourned un-
til Monday. g ~
The senate was not in session.
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