Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1892-12-29
CONGRESSIONAL.

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HousE-In the house today il was manifest
the Christmas holidays were rapidly
approaching, Unoccupied seats far outnum-
bered those occupied. There came up from
last session a bill for relief of William D
winans, inventor of the splndle-shaped ship
There was quite an amount of opposition
manifested and a motion 10 pass the bin was
lost. Mr.. Wilson of Missouri called up the
senate bill for increasing the pensioners of
the Mexican war from IS to- s2 a month.
Passed. Mr.. Culbertson, democrat, of Texas
moved to suspend the rules and pass arbill
limiting jurisdiction OF circuit and district
courts of the United States. The bill pro-
hibits suits in United states courts by or
against corporations, exceptto courts oflegal
domicile of corporations, In cases, where
jurisdiction depends upon citizenship OF the
parties. Agreed TO. House adjourned.
s~EfArE-The senate adjourned soon after
meeting, as a mark o frespect TO the late sem
ator Gibson.
TUESDAY, Dec. 10Th.
HoUsE-The attendance grows sllmmer in
the house day by day and the business trans
acted today was of very little import. The
committee ON public lands called up the bill
adjusting claims under the swamp lands act,
but no action was taken ON II.
sENATE-A large nuInter of petitions for
and against anti-option were presented and
referred 10 the COMMITTEES on agriculture.
Mr.. Sherman introduced a bill TO extend to
the north Pacific ocean tae provisions of
the statutes for the projection of fur seals
and other fur-bearing animals. Referred to
the committee on foreign relations. A reso-
luton for assembling OF both houses on Feb
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vote, was presented and referred. Mr.. Pal
mer of Illinois addressed the senate in
opposition TO the bill. Among other things
he said dealings in options were prohibited
by the laws of Illinois and punishable by
adequate fines and penalties. No senator, he
apprehended, would risk his reputation as a
lawyer and legislator by claiming congress
possessed the power to prohibit dealings in
options or futures in states. The attempt
however, was but thinly disguised in the bill
TO thrust jurisdiction OF the federal govern
ment into states to define and punish crimes
After further argument in the same line, but
without concluding his speech, Mr.. Palmer
yielded the floor and the senate adjourned.
WEDNESDAY, Dec. 2lst.
HoUsE-The house passed a bill r~estorin!
to the public domain part OF the Whit,
Mountain Apache reservation 10 Arizona
A number of private measures we're thel
considered until 1t was fonnd there was n,
: quorum, when the house adjourned,
|, SENATE-The McGarrahan bill was takeI
up and discussed. Mr.. Mcpherson introduces
a joint resolution directing the secretary o
] the treasury 10 suspend all purchases o
S silver sallion till otherwise ordered by con
gross. The ~anti-option bill was then take
up and Mr.. Palmer continued his address
: against it. Mr.. PETER of Kansas spoke /
favor of the measure. Ninety per cent. Z
the American farmers favored passage {
the bill, or another having the same obiecti
, view. Farmers did not object TO the buyin
T and selling Tor future delivery. That
G often convenient and sometime necessary
n but farmers insisted that fictitious, preteude
and false commerce in pareIy imaginar
Z articles which continually interfered wit
5 their business to their injury ought TO I
e suppressed. MIR. PETER yielded the foo
without concluding his remarks. On motto
of Mr.. Teller IL was ordered that q
= McGarrahan bin be taken up In the nlornir
a hour tomorrow. Adjourned.
THURSDAY, Dec. END.
! HoUsE-In the house committees wei
y called for reports without important result
and as there was evidently no quorum Il
e house adjourned to January4
SENATE-in the absence of the vice pres
dent Mr. Henderson of Nebraska preside
|" over the senate today. The committee c
immigration reported back, with amend
ments, the bill TO prohibit immigration for
year from March 1, 1893. The bin was res
and placed on the calender. Mr.. Hiil of Ne
: York reserved the right to submit a mino
lily report in the future. as there Is one
L provision TO which he is opposed. NJ
Perkins introduced a bin to enable the poop
of Oklahoma and Indian Territory to form
constitutional state government aud
r admitted TO the union. Referred. TT
n anti-optien bill was taken up and Mr.. Pen
of Kansas continued his speech in its fave
4 At conclusion of Mr.. PETERS remarks, NJ
washburne, having failed in an attempt
e get a day fixed for a vote ON Il, ahnuunc,
that he would keep It before the senate uni
disposed %. After a brief executive sessi,
the senate adjourned until January 4.