Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1894-08-16
Doines Of Congress.

~ n the Senate on the 9Th senator Alien Of
Neoraska introduced bill to prevent profes
sanns .o Il, s
Hallway Company right Of way through .
certain Indian Reservation in Minnesota. A
position at Atlanta, Ga, in 1896 by admitting
exhibits free OF duty and by providing for
strikinE of OF medals at the United States
| Mint was passed. After an executive session
the Senate adjourned.
In the House. on the 9Th. the Judiciary Com
mittee presented resolution for investigation
OF the charges against Judge Kicks, federal
| On motion OF Mr.. McCann of Illinois, q resol-
utton tnatructing the Commissioner OF Labor
TO investigate the effects OF machinery on
from the Committee on Militia, called up the
Dill to promote the efficiency OF the militia.
Among the bills laid aside with favorable
ing at south Omaha. Ne6. The nsht OF the
tne es.eson en ns e
on the present site. Mr. Black moved tn Ut the
Dill be laid aside with favorable recommen-
dation and it carred-iAl tos A roll call dis.
closed the lack OF a quorum and motion was
made to adjourn. THIS was resisted by the
friends OF the Chicago building bill and It was
the lack OF quorum and the House ad-
journed.
After discussing the House bill modifying
the revised statutes requiring proof OF subse-
are granted Mexican War veterans. the senate
on the 9th went into executive session without
action thereon and after half an hour adjourn
In the House on the 9th Representative Bou.
telle created somethipgof a commotion by ac
cusing the administration OF peanut politics"
IN the Hawaiian affair, and was ordered to take
his seat by the Speaker. Representative Fi,h.
ian, Democrat OF Illinois, denounced the Gov
ernment for sending troops to Illinois .before
receiving request from the Governor. Re-
S,f 11tvni
defended the President and declared the coun.
try blessed him fer his courage and the Repub
sa dlcans or ed amen The remainder OF the
committee on claims In the course OF two
and half hours six relief bills were passed
ana then the House adjourned
In the Senate on the 10th Senator Hill tried
TO obtain recognition to offcr resolution re-
9uesting the Senate conferees to report to the
senate the principal items OF Disagreement.
tive session the Chinese treaty was taken up
when the executive session closed the Senate
adjourned without action upon the Chinese
treaty which was under discussion.
In tho House on the 10th the appropriations
committee reported disagreement OF the SEN
ate and House conferees on the sundry civil
bill on items aggregating over s6.noOo. The
proceeded to discuss the items disagreed on,
Regarding the amendment for a Governmental
exhibit to cost eaN,UO at the Atlanta Exposi-
ton an enthusiastic majority voted to instruct
the House conferees to support the substitute.
having practically the same effect as the
amendment No decision was reached upon
the arid land bill so the conference report will
come up again. The House then took recess.
The evening session was devoted to private
pension bills.
The Senate was expected to be the storm
center OF the tarih conflict on the llth, and the
galleries and lobbes were crowded with peo-
pie struggling for points OF vantage to hear
the anticipated debate on Senator Hill's reso-
luton directing the Senate conferees to report
on the tarin situation. The usual prelude of
formal business received scant :attention At
l2:D Senator Hill asked consideration OF his
thereon began. IT brought out a very clear
intimation that the House conferees had the
tarin bill in their actual possession. and Sena-
tor Faulkner fntimated that the plan, not yet
luliy decided on. however was to have the
House accept the Senate bill outright and send
It to the President for his signature On mo-
tion OF Senator Cockrell the Senate by q tie
vote went into executive session the Vice
Presid ent voting aye. Senator Cockrells mo-
ton was to gain time in the interest OF the tar
In bill and in opposition to Senator Hill AZ
ter the executive session the Senate adjourned
leaving the tarin matter open over Sunday.
In the House on the 1Ith the Senate amend
ments to the sundry civil bill to give million
acres OF land to Kansas and Nebraska and
states to be formed from the territories were
called up Mr. Bryan OF Nebraska spoke in
favor OF a general system OF irrigation by the
Government. proposition to give each Of
the arid land states a million acres of sur
veyed arid public lands TO be reclaimed by tr-
riRation was agreed to after the irrigation
question had been discussed by many western
members When the House adjourned a call
10 O'Clock was announced. 1t was received
with great applause