Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1894-12-27
THE NATIONS SOLONS
SENATE AND HOUSE OF REPRE-.
SEN1ATivES.
Our National Law Makers and What They
Arr Doing For the Good Of the Coun-
trv-various Measures Proposed, Dis
cussed and Acted Upon.
Do,ngs Of Congress-.

- -H.E DOil&c ~
In the House On the nth fifteen Of the six
teen pension bills favorably reported from the
minutes. The bills 10 protect iores. reserva-
rules, Mr., Springer, chairman OF The Com.
mittee on Banking and Currency, presented
the report Of the majority on the Carlisle
pass. The report was ordered printed. to
gether with the minority report. to be pre-
ssnsed ey MI Walker; M. cn,nwaits, chair chair
up the army appropriation bill and It was
passed without amendment Mr.. Springer
announced that he would on the 18th imme-
diately after roll call OF committees, call up
the banking bill. Adjourned
The bill for a National University was taken
up n the Senate on the Eth, and senator
port. The bill was then placed on the calen.
dar and the Senate resumed consideration OF
the Nfcaraguan canal bill, The Senate went
into executive session and afterwards at
In the House on the 18th, Mr.. SPRUCE
moved that 1t go into committee OF the whn e
motion prevailed and Mr.. Springer, rs Chair
man OF the Committee on Banking and Cur.
rency, in charge OF the bill. took the foor to
make an argument In favor of its passage.
Before beginning his argument, however. he
attempted to eject an arrangement 10y unani-
nous consent, for setting the limits OF debate
at next Saturday, when a holiday recess will
be taken.
The Senate on the 18th on representations
from Chairman Cockrell OF the ~Approprla
tons Committee, that il was absolutely neees
stop, a bill was passed appr0priating $I0otoi
for public printing. senator Dolph reported
adversely the general lana grant bill, express
ing the belief that Congress had not the power
to forfeit them. but that the right was vested
In the railroad companies to which they were
granted, Senator ain took the floor and
made an argument in favor of a change in the
rules OF the Senate so that business might be
facilitated. He said IL was not a partisan
matter. but one involving the welfare OF the
whole country. At the conclusion OF Senator
Hill's remarks Senator 1urpie resumed his
speech on the N~icaraguan Canal bill. With.
out waiting the conclusion Of the speech the
Senate went INFO executive session and later
adjourned.
AT the opening OF the Senate on the 18th the
Vice President presented u letter from the
Of ADMIRAL Walker on Hawaiian matters,
called for by a Senate resolution. 1t was re-
ferred without discussion to the committee on
relating to abandoned military reservations
was passed without division. Senator Allen
OF Nebraska introduced a resolution for q
special committee to investigate the political
affairs OF Alabama. IL was laid on the table at
his request, pending q speech thereon at a fll-
ture time. He also introduced q resolution
Tor a committee OF FIVE to investigate the Sen.
ate restaurant. 1t went over. A bill to estab-
lish a military park at the battlefield OF Shiloh
was passed. Senator Lodge $ resolution calling
on the President for the correspondence IN tie
Ezeta extradit.on case was passed. Senator
Turpie then resumed his address on the Mica.
ragua canal bill, but yielded to Senator Cul.
lom. who spoke on the same subject.
In the House on the 10Th, after the morning
routine, on motion of Springer. the House
went into COMMITTEES OF the whole and the de-
bate on the currency bill was resumed. Al
h:20 the committee rose and the House i'd
5ourned.
In the House on the Goth Mr.. Breckinridge Of
Kentucky reported an urgent deficiency bill
appropriating $4,000 for the census, saving
tn 1t unless 1t was passed Immediately thI
census work would stop. This was included
in the deficiency bill passed by the House q
few DAYS ago and now held up by the Senate
An amendment appropriatlng sl25,G0 fol
jurors fees was added and the bill passed. A
bill granting the widow OF Gen N. p. Banks q
House then oa s, Went ne into no camm lite p ofshe whoi.
on the currency bill. Mr.. Sperry, democrat
OF Connecticut. spoke in its support. Mr.
Sperry was followed by Mr.. Brosius OF Penn
sylvania, in opposition of the bin. Then came
the 81 ecial order, speeches on the presentation
OF the statues OF Gen, Stark and Daniel Web
ster, OF New Hampshire. After the memoria
speeches in connection with the monument
unwilling were finished he Behring Sea cor
respondence was laid before the House, and al
adjournment was then taken.
The Senate held a brief executive Sc sion OF
the a0th, TO permit Senator Harris of Tennes
see. to move 10 consider the vote by which thu
nomination of Judge Clark to be Ds'ric
Tennessee. was confirmed. When the door
were reopened routine business was taken up
A bill to revive the grade OF lieutenant genera
in the army. was trePortel and placed on tn
calendar. Senator Quay introduced q bin I,
provide a suitable residence Tor the Pres dent
The Senate then proceed d to the specta
/ orser OF the day. speeches presenting to tn
Government by the State OF New Hampshtr
ofstatues OF Gen. Stark and Dan ell Webster
While the order OF bus ness was in progress
~ was interrupted to pass the urgency def,
cheney bill, making appropriations for tn
Census Office and Department of Justice.
The House on the 2ist passed q joint resolu
ton tor the free entrance OF fore1Ea exhibit
for the Cotton States International Exhib1
ton at Atlanta next year. A bill amendini
the act creating a court OF appeals in the D.
ton for a recess from the ed till January
was adopted The House then went into Con
mfttee OF the Whole on the cur yency bill. !
bill OF Mr.. Lynch of Wisconsin was passed b
unanimous consent for the relief OF the home
steaders whose property was devastated b
the forest fires last year. The special orde
for the night session was vacated and tn
| House adjourned