The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1892-04-08
FlFIY-SECOND CONGRESS-
The sen.te:

\ The Sonato:
| WASHINGTON, March 29-The vlce-pres
ident laid before the senate today three
requests from organized labor In the Dis
trict of Columbia which asked first repr
sentntives according to democratic princl-
| ples such rs prevailed IN every other COM
ment of the eight hour law, and third, =
| sufficient appropriation to provide text
books In the public schools.
| Mr.. Stewart, of Nevada, chen the order
calling for the Introduction of the bills
was reached, said: II desire to give no.
tice that on N Mondny next after the morn
Ing business shall move to take
| up senate bill 81, bill to provide
| for the free coinage of gold and
silver and for other purposes. In reply
to MIR. Honr, of Massachusetts, Mr.. Stew.
nrt stated that the bill was now on the
calendar with nu adverse report. The
bill Is No. $50 on the calendar, with TWEEN
| ty-one bills preceding it, which have been
reached under rule and passed over
without prejudice Rule y limits debate
| 70 five minutes and prohibits senators
/ from addressing the senate more than
once on the same motion. To take the
! bill out of this category aud bring it be-
! fore the senate for general discussion and
action requires majority vote of the
! senate.
MC. NOlCott, Oh SOlOrHuQ, Nhuc n lOrcl.
| Bile speech In support of his resolution re.
questing the president to withhold from
settlement in sevcralty the lands now oc-
| cupied by the Ute Indians in southern
| California.
| Mr., Wolcott severely criticised the In
| dian rights association, and said that they
| had been misled by u corporation.
| Mr.. Dawes, warming. rcpudiatcd the
| statement
Mr.. Weller poured oil on the troubled
| waters, and Mr.. Wolcotts resolution was
finally adopted. The senate then went
into executive session
| WASHINGTON, March 30-In the sennte
| today Mr.. Mills senator-elect from Texas,
subscribed to the oath of office and took
his seat The bills and petitions iutro.
dmccd during the morning hour were quite
barren of public interest Mr.. Stanford,
of California. delivered n speech in favor
| of his legal tender dollar bill and moved
to refer his bill to the finance committee,
which motion was adopted. The senate
resumed consideration of the Indian ap-
preparation bill.
WASHINGTON March 81 in the senate
today Mr.. Allen, of Washington, pre-
sentcd petition in relation to congress
sional assistance 10 the Nicaragua canal
| and remarked that he would like to know
what progress was being mnde by the
| committee on foreign affairs in consider
| ing this matter.
Mr.. Sherman replied that the Nicaragua
canal was progressing satisfactorily un-
der the work of private corporation
chartered by congress. Congress, Ind
enterprise. special committee of for
eign relations was now taking testimony
| as to the present condition and future pros
pcrity of the enterprise, but would proba-
bly, be moro diligcnt in its investigation ii
1t were more hopeful of congressional as
| sistunce.
Mr.. Hawley, of Connecticut, from the
committee on military affairs, reported
and the senate passed a bill empowering
the managers of the National soldiers
| home 10 select their employees from among
soldiers who served in the late war in tead
of restricting them as now TO the officers.
An animated silver discussion was
caused by n series of resolutions intro
duced by Mr. Morgan, of Alabama, which
is to be continued tomorrow Pointed ref
erences were made by Mt Morgan to the
attitude of the presidential candidates on
the question. Mr.. Hill was present dur
ing the discussion bus took part in it.
The senate by n vote Of 20 to 81 refused to
strike out the house pro vision authorizing
the detail of army officers to act as Indian
agents
IE.- The House,
WAsHtSGToN, March 29-Owing to tho
action on the silver bill yesterday the at
tendance this morning was small and an
expected red letter day in the annals of sill
| verlegislation was thereby lost, the house
devotirg its time to the tariff debate. A
letter was read from Mr., Mills, OF Texas,
| stating that he had transmitted his resig-
nation rs n member of congress to tho
governor of Texas to take effect today.
Bills were passed for the relief Of Dan
icl Mcclure and 10 establish port of de-
livery Mt Dcs MOines In
The house then went into committee
OF the whole OH the ,a:itf bill. Mr Harcr.
dem, of Ohio, was the first speaker. He
favored the free wool bill
WASHINGTON. March 3O-In the house
today after n number of designations from
and appointments to committees were an
| nounccd by the speaker the following bills
were passed: To authorize the. construc-
tion OF n bridge across the Missouri river
at Dewitt, Carroll county. Missouri; a bill
for the relief of John Warren.
bill to encourage American ship build
| ing was reported
Mr.. McMillin. of Tennessee said it was
the purpose of the way, and means com.
riittce to close general debate on the wool
bill Saturday next and asked unanimous
consent that The house should take II re.
cess at b: % todny until $ o'clock tonight,
the evening session to be devoted to the
debate on the pending tariff bill Agreed
to. The house went ito committee of the
whole on the tariff bill, Mr.. Blount in the
chair. Mr.. Butler, dem, of Iowa took the
floor in advocacy oe the measure,
WA uI>GroN. NJ arch 3l.-In the house
today n rcsolutiont wa. passed against the
use of the Mnrelle tower on Lybee
island, Georgia, for signal station: also
to protect foreign exhibitors ut the
Columbian exposition from prosecution
for exhibition of wares protected by Amer
ican patents and trade marks; also bill
to fix the time for holding courts in the
dist-ict of West Virginia The house
went into committee of the whole on the
free wool BILL Mr. Bronson. of Pcnusyl.
vania, taking the floor in opposition to the
bill
WAsH1SGr n April 2-I In the house to.
day the river and hnrbor bill was reported
by that committee and referred TO the
Union calendar
Mr.. Fithian, of Illinois, reported bill
for the free admission to American regis.
try of ships butt in foreign countries
The committee on commerce reported a
resolution res. a,oIa granting to the co%pasnie
Paris, .''e Of New a" York, sk'aRe the right hs
to land cable on the shores OF
South Carolina and Virginia, fro n there to
be laid to the island Of Cuba or San Do
mngo or both. The house then went in to
committee of the whole on the free wool
bill, Mr. Mckinney, dem. of New Hamp.
shire, speaking In favor of the measure
Mr.. Burrows, of Michigan. closed the
debate in q speech in opposition to the
bill
AUSTRALIANS MISERY.