The Sully County watchman. (Clifton, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1894, 1893-01-20
CONGRESSIONAL,
SATURDAY, Jan

CSIl JdIl.
SENATE-The bill granting additional quar-
antine powers and imposing additional duties |
upon the marine hospital service was taken
up and some formal amendments were
agreed to. This brought the senate to the
amendment which empowers the president
to suspend (for such time as he shall deem
necessary immigration from countries or
places where cholera or yellow fever exists.
Mr.. Kyle of South Dakota moved to strike
out yellow fever and insert "other con-
tagious or infectious disease" and spoke of
the prevalence of typhus fever in Mexico
After desultory discussion the amendment
was agreed to; also the section as amended,
After some interchanges of views an agree
mcnt was reached that the special order as to
bills on the subject Of quarantine and immi-
grafton be continued until Monday, and that
the ant-o tion bill be resumed on Tuesday.
Finally Mr.. Platts amendment was agreed
to and the bill went over until Tuesday.
Adjourned.
1lOCSE-The house was engaged the entire
day in consideration of the District of Column
bia appropriation bill, and adjourned with
out disposing of it.
MONDAY, Jan. 9.
SENATE--In the senate the resolution by
Mr.. Mcpherson of New Jersey directing the
secretary Of the treasury to suspend all pur
chases of silver bullion under the act of July
IA, 1890, was taken up. Mr.. Mcpherson ad-
dressed the senate in favor ofits adoption.
When Mr. Mcpherson finished MIR. Aldrich
gave notice of his intention to offer a substi-
tute. Mr.. White of Louisiana offered an
| amendment to the third section. which was
agreed to, adding the words "all rules and
regulations made by the secretary of the
treasury shall operate uniformally andin no
way discriminate against any port of place.
Mr.. White also offered an amendment pro-
viding that all provisions of the bill expire
January l, 1895. Adjourned.
HOUsE-Mr. Watson, populist, Of Georgia
introduced in the house a bill to create the
office of national inspector of cotton and
grain, and to provide for the issue of certifi-
Gates of deposit and the issue of postoffice
money orders thereon. The District of Col
umbia appropriation bill passed. Then an
hour was consumed in the consideration of
the bill to promote the efficiency of the
militia. The remainder of the day was de-
voted to the cons Iteration of the bill per-
mitting the Norfolk and Western railway
company to enter the District of Columbia.
This was bitterly opposed, and after a three
hours struggle was postponed by recess
until II As tomorrow.
TUESDAY, Jan. II.
SENATEThe quarantine bill was taken up
and passed without discussion. The anti
option bill was then taken up and Mr.. Villas
read the second part of his argument against
it. The passage of the bill, he declared,
would be an attempted violation of the con-
stitution and an cncroachmcnt on the right
of states and on the interests of the people.
At the close of Mr.. Villas speech a vote was
taken on the amendment offered by Mr..
White of Louisiana to strike out the last
proviso TO section two. No quorum being
present the senate adjourned.
UOUsE-The Grain joint resolution, pro-
posing amendments to the constitution sub
stitutng the 3lst day of December for the 4th
day of March the commencement and
termination of the official terms of members
of the house of representatives and United
States senators, and providing that congress
shall hold an annual meeting on the second
Monday in January, and substituting the
30th of A pril for the 4th Of March as the date
Of commencement and limiting the terms of
the president and vice president, was
brought up and defeated after discussion by
a vote Of yeas 40, nays 12l.
WEDNESDAY Jan. r.
Both senate and house adjourned as a
mark of respect to the memory of the late
Senator kenna. In the former resolutions
and memorial addresses were presented
The funeral services will be held in the
senate chamber tomorrow afternoon.
THURSDAY Jan IL.
Both house and senate soon after meeting
and without transacting any business took
a recess to attend the funeral Of the late
Senator kenna Of West Virginia.