The Sully County watchman. (Clifton, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1894, 1892-01-30
CONGRESS-.
MONDAY, Jan. Is.

SENATE.-Senator Teller introduced q
bill to admit Utah into the union as
state; Senator Cu.lom introduced IA bill
providing for publlc building at EIgin
| H., to cost 500, 900 He also introduced q
bill for SlOO,O 600 public building al
Joliet. An appropriation of S75 900 is
asked for the Improvement of the United
States marine hospital at Chicago
Among cloud of new bills introduced
were the following: BY Mr.. Mcmillan OF
Tennessee, making appropriation for the
two revenue cutters for services on the
great lakes; by Mr.. Perkins, to provide a
uniform system Of banking in the United
States.
HousE.-Tne following bills we're in
troduced. BY Mr.. Loud. of California.
prohibiting tine immigration OF Chinese
INTO the United States; oy Mr., Raymor, of
Maryland, suspending the operations of
the iaw governing the discovery of guano
islands by citizens OF the United States; bv
Mr.. Morse, of Massachusetts, prohibiting
the sale OF liquor In the District OF Column
bia; by Mr.. Andrews. 0t Massachusetts,,
authorizing the wearing OF tie badge
adopted for the army OF the United States
ON all occasions OF ceremony; by Mr.
Lewis, OF Mississippi, prohi biting the
secretary OF the treasury from depositing
United States funds except in sub
treasures OF the United States: by Mr..
Williams, of North Carolina, for the free
coinage of silver; 10y Mr. Henderson, of
North Carolina, his bills of last congress to
provide for the apportionment of appoint.
ments to the civil service among the con-
gressioha districts on the basis of popula-
For Il "A t.Nft
tax on tobacco and fruit bI andes, and TO
modify the internal revenue system: by
MIR. Lockwood. of New York, to put cei-
Ohio, TO increase the revenue and provide
for additional volume of the currency;
by Mr.. Buchanan, OF New Jersey, to pro-
vide for survey Of ship canal from the
Delaware river 10 the Atlantic coast on
proposing an amendment to the constitu-
tion fixing April 80. instead of March 4,
as the date for the beginning of the terms
OF president and members of congress; by
Mr.. Houk. of Tennessee, to establish a
soldiers home near Knoxville; also to
make Knoxville port OF immediate de-
livery; by Mr.. Harvey, of Oklahoma, ap-
thorizing the appointment of three ad-,
~
Oklahoma; by Mr. Lester, Of Georgia. ap-
3,l50,OO0 for the improve
ment of the Savannah harbor, and by Mr.
Simpson, of Kansas. TO repeal section IA
Of the act of February, 1873. which made
the gold dollar the unit ef value.
TUESDAY, JAN. l9.
SENArE-The first paper presented was
aE -s,.A. ~,
reply TO h seLa,e resolu,ion) as TO the
1868 Secretary Baine's report gives tin.
full amount of the awards as 81, ,S65, ,00O.
all of which had been paid by Mexico
'scJ accordance with the terms of the
These bills were passed
A Appropriating $4,000 for IL post
office building at Mammoth Hot
Springs in the Yellowstone
National park; to aid South Dakota to
support school of mines at Rapid City,
Pennington couu Y; appropriating $50.
)Oo for public building at Hastings,
Ncb appropriatins S20,0 to increase
accom- nmodat,ons Of the marine hospital
at Detroit, Mich approprlatine 800. .OO0
Tor pubic building In Mansfield, o !; APP
$3.50 600 for a public build
ing at Norfolk, Neb; appropriating S75,
900 for putlic building at Jacksonville.
Ind; appropriating 100000 for public
building at Fergus Fails, Minn.. and ap
100000 for a public building
at GAINESVILLE, o.
HousR-The house resumed the con
sideration of the bill providing for the
public printing and binding of and the
Of public documents and it
was killed.
WEDNESDAY, Jan. 20.
HousE. The following bills were in
troluced: By Mr.. P.att to enable New
Mexico to form . constitution and state
government and be admitted into the
union; by Mr.::Hawley to purchase sites for
fortifcations ut the eastern entrance OF
Long Island sound; by Mr.. Washburn, de-
lining options and futures and imposing
special taxes. Public building bills were