Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1895-02-28
THE NATIONS SOLo
SENATE AND HOUSE OF REPRe.
SENTATlvES.
Our National Law Makers and .7..& Tn
Are Doing For the Good Of ne Coun,
trv-VarlOus Measures Proposed, NJ
cussed and Acted Upon.
Proceedings Of Congress.

Proceedings Of Congress-.
BY a hold parliamentary move on the
18th the silver mel of the Senate, under
the leadership of Senator Jones of Arkan.
sas, forced aside all other pending bust.
ness, including appropriation bills, andby
a vote of 30 to q made the bill for the i'm.
restricted coinage of silver unfinished bus.
mess before the Senate. Having succeeded
in this Senator Jones gave notice that the
silver bill would be kept before the Senate
until the final vote was secured before ad.
journmcnt on the 10Th.
At O'Clock at night OH the 10Th the Sen
ate adjourned after a determined but fruit.
less effort on the part of the silver men.
led by Senator Jones Of Arkansas to ypass
the bill for the unrestricted coinage of sill
yer. Senator Jones himself made the mo.
ton to adjourn after it had been made evi-
dent that a voting quorum could not be
held in the Senate chamber for an all night
session.
The Senate on the 21st, on motion of Sen.
atOr Turpie of Indiana, a resolution ex.
pressing appreciation Of the distinguished
honors accorded the obsequies of United
States Minister Gray by Mexico was passed.
The Senate rejected a motion to reconsider
its action in adopting the conference re.
port amending the income tax, then took
up the Indian appropriation bill. Consid.
alton of the pension bill vas resumed.
The conference report on the pension an.
preparation bill was agreed to. 1t retains
the provision making ST the minimum for
a pension. 1t also retains the repeal of the
present law suspending the pensions of
persons living outside Of the country. The
cr1e1 rim cnhnnI nf1nSfinn ANNA -, ,,,1ors
the item OF Indian schools was reached.
The bill also provided for the Government
purchase Of Indian schools now owned by
various denominations. At q p. M. after
half an hour of parliamentary obstruction
and roll calls, the Senate took a recess I'M
til s O'Clock to consider t re issue of WASH
lngton, D.. c.. sewer bonds. The night
session was Il failure, no quorum being
present.
The House devoted most of the day on
the 2lSt, to the consideration of the Senate
amendment to the consular and diplomatic
appropriation bill, appropriating $500, 600
for the construction of Il cable To the Ha-
waiian Islands. The vote was practically
a party one. The Republicans and popu-
lists voted for the cable aud the Democrats
against it.. Without division the House
~non-cOncurrcd in the amendment and
further conference was ordered. The
conference report on the bill to pro-
vide for the examination and CLASH
fication Of certain mineral lands in the
Northern Pacific grants in Idaho and
Montana was agreed to and the House then
went into Committee of the Whole on the
general deficiency bill. After completing
eighteen of the siXty-iive pages oil the bill
the House listened TO e%nlogics on the life
.pI IA .a 6 "
Stockbridge of Michigan. Then, at 5
O'Clock, as a further mark OF respect the
House adjourned.
AS the session of the Senate was about
TO close on the Odd, Senator Pettigrew OF
South Dakota gave a decidedly interesting
turn to the otherwise tedious debate on the
Indian appropriation bill. 1t has been
discussed for several days and Senator
Call, in charge of the measure, sought to
secure an agreement for Il final vote on the
I'D. There were numerous objections and
among them one from Senator Pettigrew
which was emphasized by the brief but
pointed statement he made. 1t was in the
nature of a disclosure that a private ar
rangement had been reached among Sen.
ators whereby the pooling bill would be
taken up at 3 o'clock Oh the afternoon Of
the sd, and held before the Senate day
and night and over Sunday until passed.
Inc statement came SO unexpectedly and
was the sequel to such active work through
out the day by the friends OF the pooling
bill that it created something of a sensa-
ton anon. the Senators and spectators.
The contract SchOOl item of the Indian an
preparation bill was completed in such
form as to provide a 90 per cent. reduction
from the expenditures OF last wear. Sem
atOr Morgan Of Alabama spoke throughout
the afternoon in favor of a judicial system
Tor the Indian territory but his amend
ment to that effect was finally ruled ont Of
rider.
The House devoted WashIngton's Birth
day to the further consideration of tho
general deficiency appropriation bill.
Most OF the time was spent in the discns.
sion OF questions of MINOR importance re-.
latlng to extra compensation for emplOyes
OF the House Ut Representatives. and no
amendments of any moment were adopted.
just before adjournment the Senate rcso-
luton to postpone the time when the neyv
regulations to prevent collisions at sea
should go into force, was passed. An
amendment to pay the widow OF Thomas
McCoy OF st. Paul, the late Consul General
at LIBERIA, s2,OOO was agreed to, At5
"S'S" I"S AVuSS took d recess. The night
session to be DEVOTED to the consideration
private pension bills.
IL is seldom that the Senate has a
more busy and evcntful day or one SO dis
turbed by personal tempests than that Of
the I'D. The pooling bill, which is regard
ed as one OF the most important measures
before Congress, suffered a signal reverse.
II not a final defeat, as il it will be difficnlt
I" revive 1t after the failure Of its friends tn
more than twenty four votes tn
get it before the Senate. The Indian an.
preparation bill was passed after having
been before the Senate five DAYS. and . sn9
ginning was made on the sundry civil h;lI
There is much interest in The latter MACS"
ure, as it contains the provision for ral;ov-
ing the treasury by the issue of exchenner
certificates up to $685. 900, OOo. 4 nov,
phase Of the currency question wac Nv nr"
sented by Senator Wolcott, PROVIDING fe.
the creation of an American commiss ios
nine members to take part in An ;n,"n.o VI
tlonal money conference if Cnrnoano
Great Britain and other foreign connt.;1ys
take the initiative. The plan vii, smr.s
as an amendment TO the sundry civ,, "i h;H
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