Oakes weekly Republican. (Oakes, Dickey County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1898, 1892-05-27
CONGRESSIONAL.
Nctli.<at;;iy,


WAsHlNGrpN, May lS--Af,er mir
or business tie house went into commit
tee on IL c w,.ole on the sundry uppropria.
tion bill Oh motion of Mr. Holman the
appropriation fnr public land surveys was
increased from SlCo,OUo TO $2OoCG0 Mr..
Dickinson moved to strike out the entire
appropriation of$24o,0 Geo for Typographical
surveys. Pending II vote the committee
rose and the house adjourned.
The senate resumed consideration of the
naval appropriation bill. After some de
bate Mr.. Gray moved to strike out from
the amended bill the double turreted
monitor, the light draf: cruisers and the
torpedo boats, This was voted down with
out division and tie senate adopted the
amendment providing. in addition to the
5000 ton cruiser authorized by the house.
one sea going battle ship Of 1900 tons,
one harbor defense monitor OF 1850 tons
four light draft cruisers and six torpedo
boats. The bill as amended was then
passed.
Thursday.
WASHINGTON. May 19-When the river
and harbor appropriation bill was taken
up in the senate Mr.. Mcpherson moved to
reconmt the bill with instructions to re-
duce the amount 80 per cent. Mr.. Dolph
moved To lay the motion on the table;
agreed to, yeas AZ, nays 6, (NIessrs Harris,
Kyle, Mcpherson, Paddock, Palmer and
Nllas.) Amendments reported from the
committee on commerce were then
taken up separately AID all agreed to.
Immediately after the house went into
committee of the whole on the sundry
civil bill tho chair delivered his decision
on the point of order against the amend
ment offered by Mr.. Bland for the coinage
of all silver bullion purchased and now in
the treasury into standard silver dollars.
the cost Ct coinage to be paid out of the
seignioragc or gain to the government,
the remainder of the scignicrnge to be
covered into the treasury. Tie chair held
the amendment changed existing law and
was not ;scrlnanc to the matter under con-
sideraton.
Friday.
WASHINGTON, May 20.-There was con-
siderable excitement ard some ill feeling
among the Republicans in the house to-
day when Representative kil.ore, of
Texas, raised point of order, which was
sustaiHcd by the chair (Mr. Herbert, of
AlabamW, against the cause in the sun
dry civil bill arpropriating $50, 600 for tho
erection in the city of Washington of a
statue to the late General w. II. Sher-
man. The matter will be called up in the
house tomorrow i'll the shape of n separate
bill. Tic discussion OF the bill occupied
the entire day.
In the senate after listle routine bust
ness consideration of the river and harbor
Lill was resumed. All tho amendments
agreed to in committee were concurred in
and the bill was passed without division.
A conference was asked, and Messrs
Frye, Dolph and Ransom were appointed
conferees on the part of the senate
Saturday.
WASHINGTON, May q The house spent
the day discussing the srndry civil appro-
priation bill and pension measures. A
resolution that the hour of meeting shall
be II O'Clock was adopted
The senate was not in session.
Monday.
WAsHINGToN, May 23-Mr Mander-
son, president pro tenn. having obtained
leave of absence for II week and the vice
president being still absent from the city.
Mr.. Cullom presided over the senate.
Senator Vest, of Missouri, introduced a
resolution discharging the committee on
finance from the consideration of the
house free wool bill and directing them to
report the bill back to the senate. Mr..
Vest asked that this resolution be laid Oh
the table foc the present and it was so or
dered. Several bills of minor Importance
on the calendar were passed and the act
to provide for punishment of crimes
against aliens was taken up and discussed
| until adjournment.
In the house Mr.. Butler, of Iowa, sue.
ceeded in having pension bill passed in
the interest of ex-senator George M.
| Jones, of Dubuque, aud Mr.. Watson's
| resolution requesting the committee on
ways and means to report the ub-treasury
bill was adopted without objection. A
| number Of bills of local character were
passed and the house adjourned.
Tuesday.
d E;WAsHIN7ToN, May A.-In the senate
Mr.. Mitchell, of Oregon, from the com.
mittee on privileges and elections, re-
ported back the resolution proposing a
constitutional amendment providing fol
the election of senator's by the people
| stating that as the committee was euuall y
divided on the question he asked that
each member have leave to present his
views. 1t was SO ordered. Mr.. Fettigrew
| reported a resolution, which was placed
on the calendar, authorizing the president
to proclaim general holiday on the 18th
day of October next to commemorate the
4OOth anniversary of the discovery Of
America. AT 4:35 the senate adjourned.
| In the house Mr.. Stewart, of Texas, en-.
deavored to have a conference committee
appointed on the river and harbor bill
but Mr.. Holman objected. The house
then went into committee of the whole on
the sundry civil bill, and after discussing
various items of the bill the committee
arose and the house adjourned.