The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1895-12-19

to-day an adjournment was taken for
several days. The indications are that
practically nothing can he done i'm the
way of the consideration Of actual leg
~iSlation until after the holidays. How
ever, the congressional hOppprS are
filling up preparatory to the grinding
that will follow later. Last week Scy-
eral hundred bills were Introduced.
and it is probable that fully as many
will be started on their journey to the
senate this week.
Washington. Dec. II The POpuiist
senators have changed their former
decision concerning the organization
of h senate, and have now agreed
among themselves 10 lnterpOSe no oh
lection TO the Republicans taking con-
troll.
The senate in executive session ON
frmed the nomination Of Rufus Ii.
Peckham Of New York to be associate
justice of the supreme court of the
United States.
The chief Interest in the Senate's reg
ular proceedings centered i'll a speech
of Senator MOrgan'S of Alabama,
chairman Of the committee on foreign
affairs. on the Boring sea awards. Sen
atOr Catfery of Louisiana, who was
elected at the expiration of his past
term for a full term Of six years. was
sworn in. The first bill of the session
to he passed was 0ne granting the
State of Pennsylvania permission 10
occupy the United States court rooms
at Scranton and Willilmsport during
certain months for n period Of five
years. MI. CuiiOm of Illinois gave
notice that he would address the SEN
ate tomorrow Oh the Monroe doctrine.
The first b; 4ess proposition
brought forward in the house was a
bill by Mr.. Hopkins Qtep., I'D to
amend the statute fixing the customs
district of Chica ~a 80 that the district
would embrace ~ Of the states of IL
inOiS and Indiana. Mr.. Hopkins eX
planned that the bill was III the inter
est Of the shelters Of Aurora. who de
sired to be able % pay the duties on
Canadian ores at the port Of Chicago,
At present. he said. Aurora was not
in the district. The bill was passed by
unanimous consent.
\ resolution was passed for the ap'
pointment Of three new assistants tc
the superintendent Of the Document
room. as was n resolution for the ap,
pointmcnt Of Isaac Hill of Ohio as a
deputy sergeant-at-arms, and the three
other employees agreed upon by the
Democratic caucus.
Washington, Dec. 1.-Two Massa
chuSetts Republican congressman
caused a sensation sOOn after the
house assembled. Representative Nc
CaI offered a resolution, calling upon
the president to report to the house
whether he had taken any steps tc
ascertain il reports of speeches Of Am
basSadOr Bayard, delivered in Eng
land and Scotland. were true. and II
true, what steps, il any. had been
taken to recall or censure said Bayard.
Mr.. Nc Creary Dem. Ky.l immedl-
ately objected. when Mr.. McCalfs col
league. Mr.. Barrett Otep., MasS.) came
forward TO a question of privilege and
sending TO the clerks desk. had read
n resolution for the impeachment OF
Mr.. Eayard. Both resolutions com
planned of Mr.. Bayard's reflections on
Americas protective system, as state
socialism. and of his references to the
United States needing n real man
like Cleveland to govern. "a strong.
Self-cOntident and Oftentimcs violent
people"
IL ne tllt WI. S'li'li va I'm
spoke OF the Monroe doctrine.
Washington, Dec. 13.-The session
of the senate lasted but one hour and
was mainly devoted to Il discussion Of
Senator dubois proposition ~ amend
the rules so as to distribute h appro-
priati0n bills among the various com
mitteeS Of the senate. Senator Hill or
New York re~intrOduced the amend
mentS which he proposed to the rules
i'm the last congress during the dead
lock on the repeal of the Sherman sill
Yer law for Cloture and for counting a
quorum.
Washington, Dec. 14.--In the house
MIR. Grow CRep.. Pa addressed the
house on the preSid. OTIS message, hrst
having the clerk read that portion or
the message relating TO the results u
the new tariff law on the statue"
hooks. Mr.. Grow called attention to
the fact that Mr.. Cleveland said moth
ing about the efficiency of the new Gus
toms laws to produce the revenue
necessary 70 carry On the government.
The president. Mr.. Grow pointed out.
did not give the receipts or the eXpen-
ditures for last year. Yet II was a
fact that the deficiency for 1894 was
$4,000, 900, and for the first five
months Of the present fiscal year SIS
100000. The total deficiency SHE
June, 1894, was Sl3i,0 OO. The bonded
debt under the present administration
had increased S162, OO0, 600. That had
been the result of the new customs
system which the president eNtc'l2d.
The proceedings Of the senate TO-
dor hagan with the presentation Of the