The Sully County watchman. (Clifton, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1894, 1893-02-17

mints of the United States as provided i'm
1897 which said coins and all silver dollars
heretofore coined of like weight and fneness
shall be legal tender for all debts, both pub
lie and private, except where otherwise stipu-
lated in a contract; and it authorizes and
directs the secretary Of the treasury to pur-
chase from time to time silver bullion mot
less than 100000 nor more than 4OOO,OO03
ounces each month) and cause it to be coined
monthly, as fast as purchased After good
deal of confusion and parliamentary wrangle
the question was brought to a direct vote ON
Mr.. Hills motion to take up the bill to repeal
the Sherman act and the motion was defeated
yeas %, nay AZ. The quarantine bill was
taken up and passed without division; also
the bill for the payment out of the treasury
of local taxes on lands held by Indians in
severalty. Finally the automatic coupler
bill was taken up and discussed for time,
when it went over till tomorrow. Adjourned
HoUsE-Filbusterng against the anti
option bill began before the reading of the
journal. Mr.. tilgore of Texas raised the
point of no quorum. A glance around the
chamber convinced the speaker of the
correctness Of his point and he directed the
clerk to call the roll Filibustering con-
tinued. While Mr.. Kilgore's opposition
seemed direction against the anti-option
bill, this measure was rof but secondary
Importance. The primary object was the
bankruptcy bill. After several other roll
calls the house adjourned without having
reached the anti-option or bankruptcy
bills
TUESDAY, Feb. Z.
rot hn RI1Se eiar,
extradition treaty, with amendments. 1t
then took up the car coupler bill, but after
considerable debate it went over without,
action.
The senate bill for the relief of the
assignees of legal representatives of John
Roach, deceased, to pay the balance due on
the United States ship Dolphin, was taken
from the calendar and passed. Adjourned.
HoUsE-The legislative appropriation bill
was taken up and Mr.. Dingley said the
appropriations made by this congress would
reach $1O3S, 10000, against S9Os, 100000 made
by the Fifty-frst congress-an increase of
S50JOOO,OO0 Mr.. Dockery estimated a probable
deficiency to June 30, 1894 of SIG, ,996,5OO. Mr..
Pickler made "a vigorous attack against the
provision of the bill providing for a commits
sion to inquire into the workings of the
executive departments, and without dspos-
ing Of the paragraph the committee arose
and the house adjourned.
WEDNESDAY, Feb. g.
SENArE-After the joint session dissolved
today the senate took up the railway auto
matte car coupler bill. 1t was debated up to
the hour OF adjournment without any defin--a
ite action being taken. A number of bills
were taken from the calendar aud passed,
including the following: House bill to
amend the act of March B. 1891, establishing
a court of private land claims; senate bill
| to exempt veterans from competitive exam
inatiOn in the classified service of the United
States.
HOUSE-The senate amendment to the
house quarantine bill was concurred in.
The house resumed consideration of the
legislative appropriation bill. The silver
eagle, the symbol of authority had to be
| called into requisition this afternoon to COM
pei Mr.. Pickler Of South Dakota to take his
seat. He was flibustering against the
| proposition in the legislative bill for a joint
| inquiry as to the condition of the various
executive departments. Without disposing
Of the legislative appropriation bill the com
mittee rose and the house adjourned.
| THURSDAY, Febg.
| SENATE-At noon the senate went into
executive session. When the doors re-opened
unfinished business-the automatic car
| coupler bill-was taken up, the question
being on the amendment offered by Mr.
Dolph to that offered by Mr. Morgan. Mr..
| Morgans amendment requires the attorney
| general to bring suit for the condemnation
of any coupling patents that may be
selected, and Mr. Dolphs is that no railroad
| company shall be required to use such
| patents until such condemnation has
| taken place. The amendments and bill
were debated at much length, and finally
Mr.. Cullum moved to lay the Morgan and
| Dolph amendments on the table. Carried
yeas thirty-six, nays nine. Without con-
| cluding consideration of the bill the senate
| adjourned.
HoUsE-lmmediately after the reading of
the journal Mr.. Catchings Of Mississippi
called up the resolution of the committee on
rules, setting apart this day for the consid-
| Grafton of the bill repeating the Sherman
| silver act. Mr.. Bacon of New York offered
! an amendment providing for a vote on the
bill and all amendments without further
dilatory motions at 2 D. m. tomorrow-in
other words, that closure be declared at that
hour. The matter was discussed with con-
siderable acerbity by Mr.. Bland Of Missouri,
Bryant Of Nebraska The roll call was
| taken on ordering the previous question.
The interest was intense and many members
followed the call with tally sheets Of their
own. When it was generally known the sill
yer men had carried the day and ordered
the previous question, Mr. Williams de-
manded recapitulaton of the vote, after
which the speaker amid applause, declared
the previous question ordered by vote of
yeas 152, nays 143. Mr.. Cox then moved to
recommit the resolution to the committee OH
rules, and on a standing vote this was agreed
| to-l5o to So. The yeas and nays could not
be ordered owing to lack of strength by the
opponents.
Mrs. Caroline Foster, an alleged
spirit medium of, Indianapolis, was
indicted for obtaining money under
false pretenses, it being charged that
she got So 500 from Milton Rowland.