The Sully County watchman. (Clifton, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1894, 1893-01-27
CONGRESSIONAL.

| visions of the statutes for the protection of
| seals and other fur bearing animals. The
bill passed.
At p. M. the anti-option bill was taken
up, the pending question being the amend
ment offered by MIR. White of louisiana, to
| strike out the provision of section two, that
| no contract or agreement shall be made or
settled for except by delivery or settlement
of the difference, or by any other mode of
performance or settlement in or upon any
board of trade, etc" The amendment was
rejected-ycas 15 nays 81. SO the proviso
was retained in the bill.
| Mr.. Villas of Wisconsin moved to amend
the second section by adding the words And
| does not, in good faith, intend to purchase
and deliver the articles contracted to be
! sold and delivered according to the terms of
| and requirements of such contract" He
said the purpose Of the amendment was to
distinguish legitimate transactions from
gambling operations. After discussion the
amendment went over without action.
HOUsE-Mr. Baker of Kansas introduced
| in the house a bill for the free coinage of
silver and making it unlawful for any person
| to make and contract a note, draft or bill
| payable in any specific coin or currency.
| MIR. Burrows of Michigan introduced in the
| house a long preamble and resolution recit
| ing the newspaper charge that the whisky
| trust is making spirits of high wines and
| alcohol for use as beverages by the use of
| adulterants; that the trust is in a conspiracy
| with the rectitiers to that end; that adul
| teration is effected by the use OF poisonous
| drugs, OF which fact the retailers and con-
sumers are in ignorance; that the spirit of
| the rectiters law is thus violated that
| United States revenues are thus defrauded
| by the diminution OF importation that IS
| the rectiierS are obliged to consume only
the product of trust under heavy penalties;
| that the contracts are in restraint OF com
merce between the states, and appointing a
| special committee to investigate the matter.
| Adjourned till Monday.
SATURDAY, Jan a.
! slENATE-ln the senate the presidential
electoral certificates from Oregon and South
| Dap plota were presented and placed on file.
| MIt Gallery. appointed to the vacancy
| calsed by the death of Mr. Gibson of
Louisiana, appeared and took the oath of
office.
office. Mr.. Sherman Of Ohio asked unanimous
| consent TO have the vote on the anti-optiOn
bin taken on Wednesday, but Mr.. Wolcott
! from Mr.. Sherman that the measure was
blbcking up all other important business,
| ME Washburn gave notice he would ask
| the senate to remain in session next Wednes-
day until a final vote on the anti-option bill
| WIS reached After a brief executive session
| THE senate adjourned.
HOUSE-The house considered the bin to
promote the efficiency of the militia for a
ri hnt Ia IL do. viii
After discussion and the adoption of some
minor amendments, the bin appropriating
SsE5g5, 600 to ratify and confirm the agreement
With the Cherokee nation was passed aad
tile house adjourned.
EH MONDAY, Jan. IT,
SENATE-Af;cr a quorum was procured
cCpnsiderahle prognSs was made on the
a atti-opton bill The amendment was agreed
ii fxing the 1st of July, 1893, as the time
when the bin will 20 into effect
lAfr. Call of Florida read his argument in
f;AvOr Of the anti-uptiOn bill, the question
bIsing on the amendment offered by MIR
Villas Of Wisconsin and intended to cOnfne
The penal provisions of the bill to purely
speculative transactions. A short argu-
ntent in favor of it was made by Mr.. White
Of NOuisana and then a vote was taken.
TtheM amendment was rejected--yeas, T.:
n hys.33
The amendment offered by Mr. Washburn
Of Minnesota to section to the effect that
tshe act shall not apply to any agreement to
| pay or deliver part Of the product of the
| land as compensation for work or labor done
or to be done on the land, was agreed to.
| HOTsE-The house engaged in a discussion
| Df the resolution p3l!inr hpaES of
| departments for Il statement of the amounts
of the southern war claims allowed and
disallowed by them and il was finally agreed
| to.
| An agreement has been reached and a vote
will be taken on the anti-option bill
| Wednesday.
For some tine the republicans filibustered
| against motion to suspend the rules and
pass the joint resolution for a constitutional
amendment for the election of United States
senators by popular vote, but in the end
permitted it to be carried without division,
and the house adjourned.
TUESDAY Jan. II.
| sENATE-in the senate Mr.. Sherman from
| the finance committee, reported the bill to
! suspend silver purchases after January /,
| 1884, and toaI How the national banks to issue
| circulating notes to the full amount of bonds
| deposited, and it was placed on the calendar.
| The anti option bill was taken up and Mr..
! IOar Of Massachusetts, resumed his argu-
| ment against it on the ground of its uncon-
| stituti0nality. Further arguments against
the constitutonality of the bill were made
by Messrs. Gray, Vest and Platt. Mr.. Platt
will resume his argument tomorrow. After
| an executive session the senate adjourned.
HOUsE-On motion of Mr.. Chapman the
| resolution was agreed to making a provision
for a joint meeting of the two houses Of con-
gress on Wednesday, February 8, to count
the electoral vote. Mr.. Oates called mp the
senate bill to provide for the punishment of
offences on the high seas. Mr.. Davis opposed
the measure on the ground that it would
make organization among seamen almost
impossible. The bill was passed and the
house adjourned.