Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1894-08-30
DOINGS OF CONGRESS,
DAILY REPORT CE WHAT IS BE.
ING DONE.
Dauy Report OF tho Measures introduced,
and the Action Taken Thereon In Both
the Senate and Lower House-Gist OF
the Busllaess.
I he Nations SOlOnA.

In the Senate on the goth Senator Harris re
ported the anended sugar bill. and coal, iron
msa ",e saa no y, oarSsa wire ols INQUIRIES were
lnents offered TO the sugar bill, but Senator
harris said that 1t was not usual to report
Senator Allison OF Iowa said the action OF the
Senate on Senator Manderson's amendments
should be regarded as instructions to the COM
The Senat. bill to push the claim OF the Unit
ed States against the estate OF Leland Stan.
ford was passed. Senator Mitchell OF Oregon
gave notice that II the sugar bill was called
at this session he would offer an amendment
reenacting the wool schedule OF 1880. The
bills placing sugar. coal and iron on the free
The Senate then went into executive session.
but owing to lack Of quorum dsourned
There ~ no programme in rhe House for thfs
week. They are awaiting the Presidents ac-
feet without the Presidents signature mid.
night OF next Monday. II Is not thought ad.
journment will take place before Tuesday OF
next week. Less than fifty members were
present when the House met on the 4Oth. Mr.
Sayers, Chairman OF the Appropriation Com
mittee, secured unanimous consent for the
consideration OF the bill approprfatng sa,t 10
for an additional force lor the collection OF
internal revenue, and 5000 for carrying into
effect the arbitrations OF the convention be-
tween the nitei States and Venezuela
signed January last. Itpassed without objec-
ton. bill was passed on motion OF Mr..
Foreman OF o, illinois % to %ineorporate the Asso.
asked unanimous consent for the considera-
ton OF the joint resolution congratulating the
Haw allan Republic on its perfect resumption
OF the powers and abilities OF self government.
There was not a quorum present when the
House began Its session on the 2ist, but the
members sought to take up measures by nnan-
clusion and deportation OF alien anarchists
was called up but Mr.. Warner Of New York
objected, saying 1t gave too much power to
administration officials. The DILL to grant to
the Duluth and Winnipeg Railroad right OF
way through the Chippeway and White Earth
Indian Reservations was passed. Adjourned
until the I'D
There was no quorum In the Senate on the
ed when called to order. The deficiency bin
was received from the House signed by the
Speaker, and the Vice President attached his
signature. The Sergeant at Arms was direct
ed to request the presence OF absentees, caus-
ing long delay, and at l:l5 the Senate went
into executive session at which Frank Cassi-
dy was confirmed surveyor OF customs at Cairo,
Ill. Ad ,Ourned.
The House was not in session on the 22d.
Speaker Crisp said he had no intimatton as to
the disposition OF the talir bill or the pro5a-
biIity of Adjournment Chairman Wilson has
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The roll call in the Senate on the 23d show
ed the presence Of thirty.three Senators, ten
less than Il quorum. Senator Harris moved
that the Sergeant at Arms be directed to re-
quest the presence OF the absentees, but Sena-
tor CockIell pointed out that the same order OF
report of the Sergeant. The report showed
that of the forty-two Senators who failed to
answer to their names on the ed only two
were In the city. one OF these being Voorhees,,
who Is too i'll to attend Immediately The
Senate, finding 1t impossible to get a quorum,
adjourned until the gath at ~ O'Clock.
About fifty members were on the foor when
the House met on the ed There was great
rush for recognition to pass bills OF local i'm
portance. Mr.. Bynum OF Indiana made point
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