Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1892-08-04

bit Natts VI lne annual advertisement Tor
bids. Mr.. La$an of Louisiana entered a
motion to consider the motion by which the
house lGid on the table the bin granting
American register to the steamship China.
FRmAT, July -.
SENATE-Mr. Call addressed tie senate in
support Of Mr.. Voorhees, resolution for the
establishment of "A tribunal Of arbitration in
labor contests and then rsumad his
speech against the anti-,ptioH bill
After some unimportant business Mr.. PEI
fer addressed the senate on his resolution to
inquire into the relative p~oSitioa of employ
ers and employees. He said there were three
ways to meet labor troubles: One was for
the government to keep its hands of, another
was for the government to establish and reg
uiate wages, and the third was for the gov
eminent to take possession uof private
establishments and conduct them. At the
close of his remarks the resolution was
referred to the committee on education and Ia
Dor. The house bill to enforce reciprocal COM
mercial arrangements between United States
and Canada passed without division.
HoUsE-The house nOn-concurred in the
senate amendment for the payment of the
Pacific railroad claim for the transportation
OF mails, and at once proceeded to a call OF
committees. The postoffce and public
AM CtLiitAt&tt pfhluttu uotlll1 OF Etttfdl
interest. The house then took up the senate
amendment to the general deficiency bill,
the discussion OF which had not ended when
the house adjourned.
SATURDAY, July %.
SENATE-A debate involving the question
Of specific contacts payable in gold was pre-
cipitated in the senate in an unexpected man
ner and continued until crowded out by the
anti-option bill. Just before adjournment
Friday unanimous consent was given 10 have
the house billin regard to judgments of the
United States courts taken up and acted on
during the morning hour to-day. TIL fact
was overlooked that ON a previous occasion
the bin had been before the senate and an
amendment offered to it by Mr.. Teller was
still pending making such judgments paya-
BILE in legal tender money, even though the
contract stipulated for payment in gold.
The amendment was strenously opposed by
Messrs. Sherman and Higgins and advocated
by MeSsrs. Palmer, Morgan and Turple.
When the morning hour expired the bill and
amendment went over without action.
The ~anti-optfon bill occupied the attention
of the senate the rest of the afternoon, Mr..
HansbrOugh making an argument in favor of
it and Mr.. Hiscock in opposition. The bill is
to be taken up Monday, when Mr.. George
makes an argume in its support. RemoR-
s;rances against its passage were presented
by MIR. Cullom from Springfield and Rock
Island. ILL.,, signed by bankers, merchants,
business men and farmers, and by Mr.. Davis
from bankers and business men Of Minneap-
Oils. Mr.. Sherman introduced a bin for the
creation of a tribunal on international rela-
tions. Mr.. Morgan introduced a bill to pro-
i vide for control of the Union and Central
Pacific Railroad companies until the debts
10 the government had been paid or secured.
Referred, \ resolution was offered by Mr..
sherman instructiiig the committee on for
eign relations to continue its investigation as
to the Nicaragua canal company was then
agreed to-
HoUsE-The house non-concurred i'm the
senate amendments to the general deficiency
bill, with one exception, this being an apprO-
priation of s4s7. coo for the payment of Indian
depreciation claims. A resolution was
adopted asking the president for information
as To the regulations in force concerning the
transportation o: merchandise in bond
through Canada, etc.
MONDAY, July p.
SENATE-Mr. Vest introduced a joint reso-
luton authorizing the president to offer to
Great Britain, Germany and France, as an
inducement to enter a national agreement
for free coinage of silver, a reduction of p
per cent in the tariff on exhibits, hardware,
earthenware and glass. Laid on the table.
MIR. Allison presented the conference report
ON the sundry civil bill. 1t was very long
and its reading occupied a quarter of an
hour. The report was agreed to and further
conference was asked on points on which
there was no agreement. Mr.. Pettigrew
introduced a joint resolution, which was
referred, authorizing foreign exhibitors at
the.world's fair to bring into the country
foreign laborers TO work on their exhibits.
Mr.. Morgan then resumed his argument on
the anti-option bill, and closed with an
appeal in favor of his own substitutes; and
then Mr.. Wolcott submitted a motion, which
went over, to refer the bill to the committee
on nance with instructions to report at the
next session some measure looking to the
relief sought for.
HoUsE-Tn the house this morning, MIR
Wheeler of Michigan called up the report of
the pension investigation committee. Mr..
Little of New York spoke in advocacy of the
majority resolutions, which gave it as the
Judgment of the house that Raum should be
removed. Mr.. Holman moved that the
house recede from its amendment granting
widows or legal representatives Of deceased
members balance of salary. MIR Hayes OF
Iowa moved to lay the motion on the table.
Lost. Then Mr.. Hayes moved reconsidera-
ton, and pending that moved adjournment;
pending which Mr.. Enloe moved a recess
until tomorrow, the object being to keep the
legislative day in existence. No quorum
voted and the house adjourned.
TUESDAY, July %.
sENArE-The opening debate in the presi-
II. xCac heard in the senate.
Mr.. Aldrich opening the debate with the
declaration that the tariff question was to
become, by common consent, the leading
issue of the campaign. Mr.. Vest ANNOUNCED
the determination of the democratic party
10 make that the issue of every townships in
Tho land. The conference report on the gen.
oral deficiency bill was agreed TO. Tn
French spollation claims are dropped ana
PACIFIC railway claims for government trans
nortation postponed until next session. Inc
contention bill went over till tomorrow, and
the senate adjourned.
UousF-The house resumed consideration
of the general deficiency bill. the penang
question being Mr.. Hayes motion 10 recon-
slider the vote by which the house refused TO
fable Mr.. Holman's motion against payment
20 widows, etc, OF deceased members sal
airy. Tn house refused-s9 TO iG9-to recon
si6er the vote, whereupon Mr.. Weadock OF
,,tahtron moved recess until nine o'clock
,omorrow. which was supplemented by one
from Mr.. Whiting fxin; he hour az ''5o'
Both were voted down 9 art ho
motion was agreedt to. Mr.Ho IN presenteaa
disaqreeing report on the : Try clNil pil
and demanded the previous = festion. Aiter
! Ianrtby debate, the report, so far aslt
ecommended agreement, was adopted, MT
Holman tried TO make n proposition iimi'-
inc debate, but the republicans crieu
..yo,e now He didn't desire to vote' now
over. and gave notice that ON tomorrow nc
ro,,d demand the previous question. Mr..
Rankbead of Alabama offered an amendment
rodncinr from 100000 to - the appropria-
80 sor the worlds fair. Mr.. outhWalte
onnosed the appropriation. Then came the
cppference report on the general deficiency
hill. which was adopted. The suhary nv
nm was resumed and Messrs. Taylor OF iih-
nois and Boatner of louisiana taForeu ~
onnronriation. Adjourned.
WEDNESDAY,, July q.
rx,rr-ln the senate today three speeches
uare made ON the ~anti-option bill MI ooKe