The Sully County watchman. (Clifton, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1894, 1893-02-03
CONGRESSIONAL.

referred to the pOstoffice committee. The
house amendments to the New Orleans bridge
bill was COncurred in, and the bill now goes
to the president. The senate refused to con-
cur in the house amendment concerning
testimony under the interstate commerce
law. The anti-option bill was then taken up,
Mr.. George addressing the senate After Mr.,
George had been speaking for about an hour,
to a gradually reduced audience of senators,
Mr.. Pugh moved q call of the senate. As it
| progressed the senators trooped in from the
| cloak room until there were fOrty-scven who
| responded to their names. Mr.. George, how
| ever, said he would prefer TO continue his
remarks on Monday and the senate ad iourned.
| HOUSE-Mr Bankhead, chairman of the
committee on public buildings and grounds
| reported back the Scott resolution calling on
| the secretary for information regarding the
| amounts appropriated for public buildings
and the condition of the work. Adopte
| Mr. Bacon, from the committee on banking
and currency, reported a bill to provide for
| the speedy redemption of United States cur
rency and national bank notes which become
unclcan and unfit for use. Placed on the cal
endar The senate bill was passed for the
abolition of post tradershps. Mr. Blount
reported the consular and diplomatic appro-
pration bill, and it was placed on the calen-
| dar
MONDAY, Jan. 23
sENATE-After the morning hour the anti
| option bill was taken up and Mr.. George con-
tinued his speech in opposition to the Villas
amendment.
Unanimous consent was given that vote
on Mr.. Georges amendment to the anti
option bill be taken Tuesday of next week
| at | n m a Vnt bn nd
m ent not later than p m the same day
The Cherokee outlet bill was taken up and
Mr. Platt offered as a substitute d bill
reported by him from the committee on
Indian affairs on July 26, 1892. An amend
ment to the substitute was offered by Mr.
| Berry, providing for the appointment of q
| commission for the extinguishment of
national or tribal title to lands in the
Indian territory. Agreed to and the bill
went over Adjourned
| HOUSE-There has been many stormy and
confused sessions Of the house, but rarely
| has more boisterous meeting been held
| over non partisan and non-personaI meas
| ureS than today. The members were q cross
purposes over the quarantine bill. It's most
| earnest supporters believed it did not go far
enough, and while they acquiesced in some
amendments made by New York members
they did so under protests and in the belief
that if they did otherwise The measure would
meet lingering death through fllibuster-
ing After many parliamentary wrangles
the bill was finally passed. The New York
and New Jersey bridge bill was then called
up, but the Pennsylvania delegation COM
PEELED its withdrawal by illibustering tao
ties. The house then in committee of the
whole proceeded to the consideration of the
sundry civil bill. Without disposing of the
bill the committee rose and the house
| adjourned
| TUESDAY, Jan. "a.
HoUsE-The house refused to agree to a
motion to take up the sundry civil BILL the
fight against it being made by the friends of
the bankruptcy bill. The vote stood-yeas
lo7, nays l37. Then, as mark of respect to
| the late Justice Lamar, the house
adjourned
The senate transacted no business, but
| ADJOURNED upon the announcement of
Justice LamarS death.
/ WEDNESDAY, Jan. 25.
| SENATE-Mr. Hale reported from the COM
mittee on naval affairs an amendment to be
offered to the naval appropriation bill
att lorizing contracts for the construction
OF one battleship of about 5000 tons dis
placement, two armored coast defense ves-
sells, ten gunboats of 500 to 1000 tons dis
placement and eight frst-cIass torpedo
boats. The amendment was referred to the
committee on appropriations. 1t fixes no
limit to the cost but approprates $4,000, 900
toward the construction of the vessels,
S1.OO0,OOO for armament and 100000 for
torpedo experiments and trials
| Mr.. Faulkner introduced bill for the
| adj ofSSiH rf
referred to the committee on territories.
Mr.. Hansbrough offered resolution
which was agreed to, calling on the interior
department for information as to lands
excluded from the grant to the Northern
racine railroad company as mineral lands
At l p. m. the senate proceeded to
executive business, and when the doors
were opeded the senate adjourned
HoUsE-Mr. kilgore filibustered to prevent
the consideration of the bankruptcy bill with
considerable success. Finally the Joint
resolution by Mr.. Lockwood OF New York
directing the secretary OF war to investigate
the subject OF raft towing on the great lakes
was passed. Then Mr.. kilgore's flibustering
was resumed against motion to go into
committee OF the whole on the sundry civil
Dill ana the motion was defeated so it
continued with motions, counter motions
and amendments until J. u. Taylor made :,
point OF order that the proceedings were
derogatory to the dignity of the body and
therefore not permissible.
Mr.. Oates gracefully yielded himself to
the inevitable. The question, he said. was
one OF the physical endurance. While it
was demonstrated large majority WAS in
favor of considering the bankruptcy bill he
was opposed to the house going on in this
question OF endurance as if the matter
involved was prize fight, and he therefore
moved the house adjourn.
Agreed to and the house adjourned.
| THURSDAY, JAM 26
sENATE-The following bills, amcnr
Others were passed: To authorize the Mis-
souri, River Power company OF Montana TO
| construct a dam across the Missouri river: IN
provide for the reservation of certain timber
| lands upon the Siletz Indian reservation for
| the benefit OF the Indians.
| HoUsE-After the house had been DELAYED
by Hlibusterng by Mr.. kilgcre against the
consideration of the bankruptcy bill, the
sundry civil appropriation bill was taken up,
| but little progress was made. The chances
are, however, it viii pass before