The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1894-08-30
DOINGS OF CONGRESS.
DAILY REPORT c. WHAT is BE-
ING DONE.
Daily Report of the Measures Introduced,
and the Action Taken Thereon In Both
he Senate and Lower House-Gist of
the business.


In the Senate on the 10Th senator Harms re
ported The amended sugar bill, ana coai' lroh
ore and barbed wire biIlS. inquiries wcte
made as TO what had become or inc aInenu
Inents offered to the sugar bill, but senator
Harris said that il was not usual 10 report
back amendments rejected IN comullttet
Senate on Senator Henderson amendments
should be regarded a. instructions to the com
mittee TO report the amendments faNorapiI.
The Senate bin to push the claim OF the Unit
ed states a -ainst the estate of Leland stan
ford was passed. Senator Mitchell OF oregon
gave notice that IL the sugar bill was called
at this session he would Oner Al amendment
re- snactinr the wool schedule OF 1872 The
bills placing sugar. coal and iron on the nee
list were then ordered placed on the calendar.
The Senate then went into executive session
hut wing to lack OF a quorum al ourned.
There is no programme IN the House for this
week. They are awaiting the Presidents ac-
ton on the tarir bin. The bill viii go into ei
feet without the Presidents signature mid
night of next Monday. II is not thought ad.
iournmen, will take place before Tuesday OF
next week. Less than nifty members were
present when the House met on the ath. Mr.
Sayer,. Chairman OF the Appropriation Com
mittee, secured unanimous consent for the
consideration Of the bill appropriating 500.
FOR an additional force ;"r the OBJECTION n OF
effect the arbit -ations Of the convention be-
;ween the nited states and Venezuela.
, s'sned I y1bqGInl'yTE a Is'' ba Is! L P' on m S'tsG"t o Pio Mr.
Foreman Of Illinois to incorporate the Asso
citation of American Florists, Mr.. McCyeary
asked unluimons consent for the cOnsldera-
ton OF the Joint resolution concentrating the
Hawaiian Republic on its perfect
of the powers and abilities of self government.
There was not a quorum present when the
House began It's session on the list, nut the
members sought To take up measures by unan-
imOus consent. The Senate bill for the ex-
clusi' Il and deportation OF alien anarchists
was called up but Mr.. Warner OF New York
objected. saying it gave too much power to
administration officials. The Mill to grant to
the Duluth and Winnipeg Railroad right OF
way through the Chippeway aud White Earth
indian reservations was passed. Adjourned
Until the I'D.
There was no quorum IN the senate on the
I'D when called to order. The deficiency bilt
was received from the House signed by the
speaker. ana the Vice President attached his
Signature The sergeant at arms was direct.
Ell to re Iuest the presence of absentees. cats
ing a long delay. and "A, l:N3 the Senate went
into executive session. at which ! rank Cassi'
dy WaSconirnle | sulveyoro. customs at Cairo,
III. Al Ourned.
Ih- House was not in session on the 2:d.
Speaker crisp said he had no intimation ~ to
n disposition Of The tain bin or the proba-
bility IL adjournment. Chairman Wilson has
Ed Ell "s'"' ="
The roll call in the Senate on the 93d SHOW
ed the presence of thirty three Senators. ten
less than 4 quorum senator Harris moved
that the sergeant at Arms be directed to re
quest the presence of the ahSentees, but Sena
Tor ofkreIl p 'lnted out that the same order or
lhe day before was still in force and asked the
report ~ the sergeant. The report showed
that of IN foriN-twO senators who failed to
answer to their names on the I'D only two
were In the city. one of these being Voorhees,.
who Is too i'll to attend Immediately. The
senate, finding II impossible to get a quorum.
ad'olrnet until the ?lth at ~ O'Clock.
About nifty berS We're on the ( DOR when
the House met on the , Il. There was a great
rush for recognition to pass bills of local i'm
poitance, Mr. Bynum OF Indiana made a point
of order. Mr.. cummings then presented the
committee report on arinOr p ate frauds. Mr..
Cummings offered IA joint resolution to author
:ze and direct the Secretary of the Navy to re-
move from the Monadock. Monitor and other
vessels certain armor plates and have the same
tested. After discussion the same was adopt
ed. Ad.ouin ned.