Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1894-08-09
DOINGS OF CONGRESS.
DAILY REPORT or WHAT IS BE.
ING DONE.
Daily Report Of the Measures introduced,
and tho Action Taken Thereon In Both
tho Senate and Lower House, Gist st
the Business.


ErOcee0'pks OF COnEress.
was in the chair A number OF minor bilis
were passed, including one to provide for the
eradication 6f afhdavlts made before United
S.a.es commissioners In land entries. The
... cu.nierence report on the agricultural appro.
Rrlatlon Dill except As to the Russian thistle
I'LL. ..Su Wnlcn appropriated &i.UUUO TOR Its ex
.va.a ca'na.on, S. Was asrsed TO- Inc conlerees
MI uaIectea 10 lnslst on the amendment.
ne HOuse loinS resolution extending apPro
pIiations Iof the past year to August "a was
asIeeu 70. among the bills introduced was
ose suy senator Alien to provide for the issue
ot MO,0D,OO in Treasury notes to be iistrib-
..eu =. pro rata among the states for the relief
m,t,oa Mt,os.nx r,p poor. heIerre9 70 FINANCE Com.
and viii Be considered on tho sist Adjourned
In tho House on the Sist Representative
ss.lie n9sMtelie OF Maine presented as question OF
privilege Joint resolution congratulating the
pubic and recognising It as a nation. Re
..elTea 70 committee on Foreign Affairs. Two
s3n,s 3"ps Were spent ID an attempt to- secure the
alton OF McRaes bill to protect public forest
RESERVATIONS, but the Republicans, by absent
ing themselves, succeeded IN forcing an ad.
lournment
contera, .me Sena.o on tne sist the Teport OF tne
n,nt,nn hi,, wn u on tne analan apPro .,
p.uwn pnt,' uiii Was huop.ea; AFTER matters OF ail
Ssnafa adinvrnad aufe n'o oeen oispose" VI TUG
IN the House most OF the time on the 3lst
was spent in discussing the Senate amend.
ment to the agricultural appropriation bill
OF Sl,uo.OOO for the destruction of the Russian
.nlstie IN northwestern states. The House IN
sructed IT'S conferees to further insist on Its
oisaRreement 70 the amendment
lst was the sundry civil bin which was dis.
cusscd at odd moments throughout the day,
with the result that q great many important
amendments We're adopted. Final action on
the bill was not reached however owing to
the large number OF amendments proposei
A number of bills were passed. among them
the House bill extending the time for payment
to purchasers OF land from the Omaha tribe OF
Indians In Nebraska The rpport of the Con
ference Committee on the agricultural bill. in
which the conferees agreed to recede from the
amendment appropriating SI 10000 for the
determination OF the Russian thistle was
agreed to- Adjourned,
;rha un,,sa Go. - , a., a.. ,.
deha,,n~ sb iM .nI 1t uay on ,ue 90, 40.
ton case from Iha ScrnnI Kansas nistrict
The Republican resolution favorable to Fun
ston was disagreed too to l2s. Eight Demo-
Gratis, Messrs. Russell, Pendleton. Barnes,
Payntcr, Hare, Hall. Richards rand Richie.
voted with the Republicans In favor OF the
resolution. Without taking vote on the ma
jority resolution in favor OF Mr. Moore the
contestant, the House adjourned
The Senate on tho "a nnsssf tho supdrv civil
approprintinn hiiI Tna w., im,,o.r, nv -
amendments adontaa x,ara. ~ i,craasa thH
1tiarantins fnnd frnn, ~ ;, nn 10 A. on maS. Do
MATING / m, n n acras ~ o.a.sar,.t ,.nJs - ~
states TO wnich tha Sasart ianS laws anniy NC
well Is 10 Schrasi.a kansas i-tah apriiznna
Nr-W Ma nd lnbn a,,l nnria \.
ing san(OJ for the racoinaue of the unc,irrent
fractional silver coin in the treasury. Senator
Gray. chairman OF the special committee to
investigate the charges OF bribery against GER
tain Senator'S presented the unanimous report
of the committee The Uonse bill was Dassed
to donate four condemned cannon OF the navy
to Sac CITY, Iowa to be placed at the pedesta
of a soldiers monument resolution offered
by Senator Chandler directing a special com.
mi,tee 10 investigate the Dominion Coal Com
pany OF Nova Scotia 10 ascertain whether it
pectation that Congress would repeal the tariff
tax on coal whether any otficers OF the Govern:
ment We're interested in tho company, aud
whether any assurances that the duty would
be removed were given the company. and, IL
SO, VINO gave such assurances and whether
steps We're being taken to iulfll such assur-
ances, was laid before the Senate and Chand'
ef urged It's adoption.
In the House on the I'd the conference on the
District OF Columbia appropriation bill was
agreed too Mr. Brown IRON the Committee
s.,e OF Moore VS. Funston, vote was taken
on the majority resolution declaring Funston,
the Republican contes:ee, not elected and
Moore Democrat. Populistl entitled to his
seat The resolution was adopted-Iit to 81
Upon the announcement OF the vote Mr.
Moore took the oath amid scattering applause,
Mr.; Holman chairman OF the Committee on
indian Affairs called up the conference report
oh the lndi "A appropriation bill. The report
was agreed to and another conference ordered
on the remaining points OF difference between
WAY WV Aioosco.
In the Senate on the Sd, bills for the admis-
sion Of New Mexico and Arizona were reported
fayorably and placed on the c;,,auder Sena-
tor Davis introduced a bill defining the opera
tons In futures, imposing taxes on dealers
therein, etc. Senator George made the point
of order that all bills raising revenue should
the protection Of persons furnishing materials
and labor for the construction OF public works
was passed. The deficiency appropriation bill
was taken up and a prolonged discussion on
various items in the bill ensued At 6:so
o'clock the bill was passed and the report OF
the conferees on the river and harbor bill was
tive session TIE Senate adjourned
In the Uosse on tho od NJ R,apd ,ntroducod
n resoIution inst,mct,nr tho cn,n,ntttaa ~,
w. nrd Ans 80. " "N ,ns WY III is ~ ~
s,m @ s IN s "a ~ p uii p,S. s,nn 10 "a