The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1892-12-17
CONGRESSIONAL pRocEED,nos
The Senate,

! WASHINGTON, Dec. THE opening
prayer in the senate today was delivered
pie Emanu, New York. This is the FIRST
zine q Jewish prelate has conducted re-
hgious exercises in that body.
Senator Hill introduced q bill to repeal
Che Sherman silver purchase act. Re-
ferred to committee on finances. 81
The senate at 1:15 p M. adjourned, on
the announcement of the death of the late
Representative Mcdonald, of New Jersey,
by Senator Mcpherson.
WAsHINGToN, Dec. S.-On motion of Mr..
Hale, rep, Maine, it was resolved to ad-
! journ the senate from today till Monday
next.
Mr.. Vest, dem, Missouri. from the COM
| mittce on commerce, reported favorabIy
senate ebillauthoriztng the Southern Bridge
and Railroad company, of New Orleans,
the Mississippi river above New Orleans,
'of three nnbroken spans, to be at least
| 4 900 feet in length and with but two piers
i i'm the river, and the height to be not less
than cighty-tiye feet above high water.
This bridge to be constructed under the
| direction Of the secretary of war and to
be available for any of the railroads de-
String its use to cross the Mississippi
river and also for postrond
und M telegraph and other purposes,
the bridge to be completed within five
years of the passage of this act The bill
was unanimously passed.
On motion of Senator Sherman the SEN
ate at 12 80 p. M. went into executive ses-
sion and ut o'clock adjourned until Mon
day.
WASHINGTON, Dec l2.-Senators Higgins
| and Warren were in their seats for this
first time tins session when the vice-prasi-
dent raped the senate to order this morn
ing, leaving only seven senators still ab-ss
sent. They are Messrs. Allison, Gibson,
Z. a. Jones, Nevada, Kenna, Squire and
Stanford.
The certificates of election of presiden-
tial electors We're presented from the
states of New Jersey, Colorado, Connecti-
c"tand Ohio and were placed on file.
WASHINGTON Dec. 13.-Thc senate, Mt Q
p. m., resumed consideration of the anti s
option BILL Mr.. George addressing the
senate in favor of his substitute measure.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 14.-Thc uMcGarrahan
claim was discussed in the senate until 10
O'clock when the anti-option bill was
taken up, Mr.. George resnming his re-
marks. Mr.. George called attention to
the fall of four or five points,
in the price of cotton at the New York
cotton exchange yesterday and said that
the fall was in the nature OF a menace be-
cause the United States senate had UNDER
taken to perform o great constitutional
duty. He assumed that the senator's
would treat such threats with that degree
of contempt to which they were entitled.
The House.
WASHINGTON, Dec. SIN the house to.
day Mr.. Catchings, of Mississippi, intro.
duced a resolution amending house rule
No. 27, so that it shall read as follows:
"All business before committees
of the house at the end of one session
shall be resumed at the commencement OF
the next session of congress in the same
taken"
The present rule provides that unf1-
ished business of the previous session be
commenced after six days of the next
session has been consumed.
WASHINGTON. Dec. 9.--In the house to-
day Mr., Bceman, dem, of Mississippi,
was granted indefinite leave of absence on
account of sickness.
Mr., McMillin, dem, of Tennessee,
moved that when the house adjourned It
be to meet on Monday next at l2 O'Clock.
Adopted.
Mr.. Catchings, dem,, of Mississippi,
from the committee on rules en-
unfinished business brought over
from one session to another shall be COM
sidered rs though no interim had occpr-
red. This obviates the necessity ot sir
days delay of houte bills ut the -c1saa
mcneement of short session. Adopted. 4
Mr.. Hooker, dem, Mississippi, moved
that the house go into committee OF the
whole on the private calendar. The yeas
and nays were ordered and resulted--73
yeas, IA nays. 5
WASHINGTON, Dec 12--On Speaker
Crisps entering the house there was
most unusual scene. All the democratic
members present, with scarcely a notice
able exception, rose to cheer him
and the republicans joined in
The speaker raped for order
continued cheering for some time After
quiet had been restored the speaker laid
before the house q communication from
the secretary of the treasury transmitting
the draft of n joint resolution relative
to the official duties of the
register OF the treasury. The communi-
cation sets forth the illness of the regis
ter, General Rosecrans, and the perform
ancc of his duties by the assistant, and
the resolution provides that the. secre-
targ may delegate authority to any chief
of division to act temporarily as as Il
sistant. The joint resolution was
passed.
Mr.. Cultivate, dem, Of Ohio, chairman
of the committee OH military affairs, re-
ported the army appropriation bill and It
was referred to the committee Of the
whole
WASHINGTON, Dec. 1.-THE house pros
ceedings today were uninteresting until
the army bill was reached, when Mr.
Antony, DEM, stirred mp excitement by
an amendment to the effect that no person
permitted to receive any pay under tho
pending act.
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