Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1894-05-31
SOUTH DAKOTA, THURSDAY, MAY 81, 1894.
THE NATIONS SOLONS
SENATE AND HOUSE OF REPRE-.
SENTATtvES,
Our National Law Makers and What They
Are Doing For the Good Of the Coun.
trv-various Measures Proposed, DIG
cusscd and Acted Upon.
flnings Of CnnrrcAA

The Senate met mt 10 o'clock on tho 21st
and resumed consideration OF the tariff bill
at the metal schedule.
Almost Immediately upon assembling on
the 21st the House went into Committee OF
the Whole on the legislative appropriation
bill. Mr.. Hayes offered AN amendment
which declared Chat the section which al.
lowed the docking OF members salaries had
been heretofore repea ed, MIR. DE Almond
made point OF order against the amend.
meut Chairman Richardson sustained
the point. Hayes appealed and the chair.
man decla, ed the nays had II. Only u bare
quorum voted. roll call was demanded
and the decision OF the chair was oyerruled
by II vote of so to lO2. The question was
then put on the Hayes amendment and 1t
was agreed tolls to 81. The Speaker and
the two Democratic members OF the Rules
Committee voted in the negative. Mr..
Dockery gave notice that a yea and nay
vote would be demanded on the amend
ment, when the bill was reported to the
House. O'Clock the House adjourned.
Tho onslaught on the Civil Service Com
mittee which started on the ED was re-
sumed on the 23d, aud several times during
the day the question was disposed OF only
to break out a moment later In another
place. The appropriation for the commis-
sioners and clerks OF the Civil Service Bu-
reau having been stricken out the next
paragraph, providing for the transfer to
the Civil Service Commission Of clerks
from the departments was stricken from
the bill The House refused to strike out,
however. the appropriation OF 80, 600 for
the travel ng expenses OF the civil service
examiners. Another amendment made to
the bill gives the Secretary OF the Treas
ury discretion In the Temporary appoint
ment OF clerks to wind up the accounts OF
divisions proposed to be abolished. instead
OF taking them from the classified service.
Prior TO going into Committee OF the
Whole the House passed the Senate bill
amending the act to provide for the sale OF
the reservation Of the confederated Otoe
and Missouri Indians in Nebraska and
Kansas. The House adjourned at sos
after getting half way through the legisla-
tive bill.
After routine business on the 24th the
House went into Committee OF the Whole
| to consider the legislative appropriation
bill The Republicans were unsuccessful
in the efforts to amend the pension para
graph so as to strike out the 5000, 900 ap-
pre- priation for ~ special investig alton OF
alleged frauds. Mr.. Anderson tried to have
struck out the provision for the contingent
expenses OF the Civil Service Commission,
but was voted down. At $3.50 the Commit
tee com pleted the bill aud it was reported
to the House. Separate votes were de-
manded on the Hayes amendment declar-
ing the laws repealed authorizing the
docking OF members salarlas for absence
ana on 'he amendment STRIKING OUT appto-
- ,,i annl;n, va. ,'a,on. ,y.s dasaa,aa
,nas ,nt - 10. Tha a,,oad,,an, stril
Ing out the nppropriation for the Civil Ser
vice Commi. Sion was lost--s0 yeas TO 16s
nays The legislative bill was then passed
II. e House bill TO INCORPORATE to Supreme
Lodge OF the H. of was passed, and the
House adjourned
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