The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1894-03-22
The National SOlOns.

...tn,pCG Dill CdIIC ups N"N ANA HASF
.e - neinc Allison's motion to reconsider
ti"h stage of the proceedings In order
lhe "ropdment could be offered to the
Una Ia senator Harris, who had been OPP
ipni; the motion, said he was willing to
piILow the debate to continue up 10 any day
am thc 18th, but ut present was unwilling
~ tho bill should again go back to the
Una drent stage. Discussion followed as
aM,Lho necessity Of amendments, and finally
~. ~ rropo-itions for reaching an agreement
an IN the bill failed and senator Villas
."Ool, tbe floor. but gave away for a motion
o.. when the senate adjourn it be till the
,",h. The motion was defeated-lG to IS.
ma onuonents of the seigniorage bill voted
g. ,he affirmative and its friends in the
mm%.catiye. The Senate finally agreed to
Vote on the Bland seigniorage bill at 2 p.
tbe 18th. Senator Vest called up In the
House the bill authorizing a bridge over
,he East River between New York and
tn,r Island. The bill was passed without
ohiection. The bill was passed appropriate
nv s.oO.o0 to pay damages resulting to
,prsous who went upon the Crow Creek and
Wuncbaco Indian Reservation in South
Ianota between February II and %. 1885.
,f., an executive session the Senate ad-
,urued until the 18th.
In the House on the 9th. after transact
inc ,cutine business. the House went into
tn,mittee of the Whole for further con-
.ffora,iou of the District of Columbia bill.
In the course of the debate Mr.. KilgOre an
,nunrcd that the district press was SUBJ
..ryaut to all Jobs in the district to plumber
Vie Treasury. At 3 o'clock the debate
closed and voting took place on the various
amendments. Without completing consid-
rration of the bill the House took "a recess,
.Le evening session to be devoted to private
pension bills The night session was de-
voted only to the passage OF individual
,ensions and adjourned at 1925.
At the opening Of the Senate on 18th the
newly appointed senator from Louisiana,
Mr.. Blanchard. took the oath of office. SEN
;,orS PETER and Gallinger offered amend
ments 20 the tariff bill. which we've laid on
the liable. The Senate. 33 to -. laid on the
table >cuator PETERS res solution C ling for
SIN invc>ti. alton OF the statement that Sem
atois have been interested pecuniarily in
su@sr speculation lending action on the
taiii bill. AT y p. III. the seieniorage bill
va, taken up and senator Vance resumed
rs >pcech against 1t. Senator Allison fol-
lowed. senator Wolcott advocated the
rassace of the bill. At the conclusion of
his speech the Senate adjourned.
The House on the 18TH was devoted en-
tirelv to the consideration OF the bill relat-
ins 10 the extension OF time for allowing
the Street Hallway Company of this city TO
change is system of motive power. The
debate rapid, drifted into a discussion of
The mriils of the C bic and underground
electric systems. and it was boldly charged
that the General Electric and Westinghouse
I lapauy. which held stock in almost all
tn overhead trolley lines. hal retained all
The prominent electrical engineers in the
country and did not spare money to pre-
vent a PRACTICAL demonstration of the feas-
] ibtiity Of the underground electric system.
as HOW IN operation ut Budapest and for IA
short distance on the outskirts of this city.
10 prevent This Mr.. Walker proposed to re-
STREET 10 the motive system to be used by
tie Metropolitan road to the underground
electric. No conclusion was reached when
the House adjourned.
Ii the Senate on the 18Th. consideration
Of the Bland seigniorage bill was resumed
senators stewart and Lindsay spoke in
favor Of the seigniorage bill and Senator
lolpL in opposition to it. holding that its
4 passage would destroy the existing equality
trtWcct gold and silver. Dolph referred to
reply made by Il Washington newspaper
woman IN response to a fallacious work
"hich was used, he said, as a political bible
~ the Popnlist party. Dolph announced
that he would not read the reply. but would
have il printed in the Record. Senator
Harris objected and a sharp debate fol-
lowed. 1t was finally decided to let Do!ph
read the pamphlet. and he proceeded with
frequent humorous interruptions till the
Senate adjourned without his finishing.
The House on the 18th began the consid-
era'ion OF the bill making appropriations
Tor the sundry civil eX penses o ftIe Govern
'i'nt and fair progress was made. Only
three amendments of any Importance Were
adopted-one appropriating S43.50O for
lighting Hay Lake Channel. another Set.OU0
loF the public building at Buffalo. ana am
other of 500. 900 for repairing the PO>toftice
al New York. The only other amendment
OF importance was one offered by Mr..
Morse. Republican, of Massachusetts, to
cut on the appropriation for the Interstate
commerce Commission. When the sense of
NC linnCn ,r.r t,nI cd $500. Al A-.ro ~.oN
ns!tion it was overwhelmingly defeated by
MT. Ha'nes Of New York who made the
POINT OF no quorum against it. Just be-
iofe adjournment Mr.. Cummings presented.
as a privileged report from the Committee
on Naval Affairs, Il resolution for infOrma-
'lon from the Secretary of the Navy re-
sardlng the violation of armOr plate con-
tracts by Carnegie. Phipps & Co. The re-
%"intion was agreed to and the House ad-
.unrncd.
In the House Chairman Sayers OF the APP
Preparations Committee is making wonder
lUi progress with the Sundry civil Dill. On
NE 18th forty pages of the bill were dis
poseo OF, leaving only sixteen pages more.
NO amendments Of importance were
adopted, although the northwestern MEM
bers made a vigorous effort to increase the
amount for survey of public lands. The
appropriation for the geological survey.
winch usually encounters bitter opposition,
passed unchallenged, the amount appro-
prlited being S4l4, 900. The House then
went into Committee Of the Whole on the
sundry civil bill. On motion OF Mr.. llol-
man the following amendment was added
o. the part providing for the expenses OF
hearings In land entries: THAT nothing in
thls section shall be construed to apply to
" contest pending prior to the passage OF
'h'S act, and that any person who initiated
" contest prior thereto shall have the
ileh', upon the cancellation OF the prior
eftry. to enter the tract involved, under
any OF the land laws prior to the date OF
ms act, had he been qualified if this act
hdd not passed." Nh. Sweet of Idaho Of
Iefed an amendment to increase the APP
Preparation tor surveying public lands
from sl'5. 900 to $3.50. 600. Defeated-2S to
80 When the items were reached making
appropriations for river and harLOr i'm