Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1894-05-10
SENATE AND HOUSE.
WORK OF OUR NATIONAL LAW.
MAKERS.
Proceedings Of the senate and HOnse of
Representatives - Important Measures
discussed and Acted Upom- -Glst of the
business.


When the Hou.e met on the 3rtb Mr.
Meiklejohn OF Nebraska cnl ed up the Sem
ate Ctt Tor the con tructlon Ut a bridge
across the Niobra' u River, near tn Town al
Ntobrara, Neb., and II WAS passed. Tie
House then went into Iomimit q. o the
WhO'e to cons der the army appropriate t
bi !. Mr., Outhwuite offered u committee
amendment that no appointment OF as
81 mt adtutant general with tn, rank OF
Of major should be made until the number
of officers In that grade was reduced be
tow four. that raafter there should be
only four officers In said grade and that flu
ture promotions In adult MT scn rat. pay
masters and sm,lier brancnes shOuld bo
~ cd from tie Hext laMest EfHtle8.S The
amendment was agreed to-As 70 5s. At 8
o'clock the committee rose, and the biIt,
with amendments. was reported to the
House. and II was passed. Adjourned.
MIR. johnson OF Ohio Great ed IA SENSATION
Ia the House on the 2d-by offering q 20 o.
lut on calling for n Con2r ,ssionni inyesti-
CATION OF the beating OF citizens ny The pa
lice during tho COxcy demonstration. He
declared that II occurred on the IL apit ol
grounds and purp0rted to be Ia defen Q OF
members Of Congress. The resolution was
objected to und johnson could not get i'm
mediate considerat on for 1t as asked. Mr..
Dingley moved t. take up the bill TO i'm
prove tho methods OF accounting in the
Treasury Department and the House went
into Committee OF the Whole. At present
the Offices affected by the bill employ f5s
clerks at II cost OF Sl,06S, .G0. Under the
pending bill there would be G24 cierks, at
un annual cost OF Sss6,0O0. At $50 p. N,
the committee rose and the bin passed
without amendment At as? 'he House
went Into COMMITTEE OF the Whole to con-
slider the appropriation bills and Mr., Catch
ing, called up the river and tiatbor appfo-
priation LII. Mr.. Gro,venor opposed tho
~ La rr,yi, ~,
Uno, without some further exp anat on, AT
S o'clock the committee 70 e and the House
adjourned without acton.
The senate proceedings were rather dull
on the I'd. most Of the afternoon bella. con-
snmcd by senator squire. who made u
carefully prepared speech In geneta ri oppo-
sitinn 10 the tariff bill. Before the tariff
hitl was ia en- up, Senaior Hnar tried To
rass his nnti-.ntt .ry bill. bni 1t net with
considerable opposition and Ultimately
went over without action. Adjourned.
In the senate on the I'd by "a vote Of 3. to
|, six ID, morrats being ab.ent. the Demo.
cratic Sen tors adopted ar, : lution agrec-
Ing to support the tariff bill Of the nance
Committee. inc uding tho cOmpro,ni q
Amendments that were aGreel urOn. The
resolution was presented by Senator Cor
man. chairman OF the caucus. and dis
cusscd at oMe length The six aEsont
senators we're: Mills. Muir, by. Lindsay.
irby. Batter and Gibson, The only or
soas in WHOSE ab ence there might be any
siynlfeamre were Muir. hy and Mills. the
tndersi anding he ng that nil tho oi hers are
In accord with any hlli supported by the
major ~ OF the Deniorr tic Senators. Ia
presenting tho resolution aud stating the
object OF the caucus. 4 ,nator German
made n conr,iitatory speech. He said 1t
was nccess ary Ia make concessions in orr
der 10 secure the united support OF the
m RI nd ko ft,rf b.c tai 4, htFt n
need u Democratic majority To pass the
hi l.