Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1896-06-18
feelingly Of the resolution psrsOnal 10
himself, and declared the Nfty.fourth
congress adjourned without day.


20Q OCn0r claims which incurred the
presidential opposition.
Although there was little debate on
the Indian bill, the conference report
involving compromise extending
government aid to church schools
for another year, when it came to .
Aote, the compromise was rejected by
the narrow vote OF IS to Is.
An amendment authorizing states to
makes liens and arid lands to cover
expenses Of reclamation was adopted.
A resolution was made declaring
Martin, Populist Of South Carolina,
entitled to the seat occupied by Lock
hart, Democrat, was agreed to by q
vote lib to 5, the chair declining to
recognize the point Of no quorum.
Martin was sworn. The Rinsker-
Downing contested election case from
the Sixteenth Illinois district recon.
mitted for the recount Of votes was
called up and although minority re-
port showed that Downing had re-
ceived q plurality Of forty votes. Yet
Rinaker was seated By strict party
vote, three republicans only voting in
three negative.
In order to guard against failure Of
q quorum In the closing hours Of the
session the house revoked all leaves of
absence and ordered the sergeant-at-
arms to telegraph absentees to return
forthwith.
The iinal conference report on the
postoff1oe bill was agreed to. This
left but four appropriation bills in
conference.
A compromise relative to old set
tiers claims in the Indian bill was
also agreed to, leaving only the Sec
tartan school question in the bill open.
Bills and joint resolutions were
passed calling on the secretary Of the
treasury for information as to the
steps taken to procure settlement of
the disputed question OF liability of
Virginia or West Virginia for S45O, COO
of bonds in which Indian funds were
invested; for establishment of . site
for erection of q peditentiary at Fl.
Leavenworth, Kan, and to facilitate
reorganization of the Northern Pacific
railroad company.
Cannon presented the conference re-
port on the snnddry civil bill. It
agreed to all items In dispute except
the public building amendments.
Hainer' who resused to sigh the con-
ference report ON the sundry civil bill
beoause 1t contained appropriations
for Garfield and Providence hospitals
in this city, explained that he had con-
sistently opposed appropriations for
private or sectarian institutions from
the first, and he now believed that the
question Of principale involved could
not be compromised.
The report was adopted.
The final report on the naval bill
was presented and agreed to without
division.
The members cheered tumultuously
rs these reports were adopted.
Tho naval report was for three bat
tleships and no srmor contracts until
congress fixes the price next session.
The Indian report permits sectarlan
appropriations till July l, 1897.
Cannon appealed to the house to
not yield to the senate In the matter
of public building amendments to the
sundry civil bill, and with exception
of the amendment for q public build
ing ct Savannah, Ga, all we're dis
agreed to and the bill sent to further
conference.
Partial conference report on the
District Of Columbia bill was present.
ed and adopted. The report left the
electric lighting question and public
charities still open. A bill was passed
to amend the act to prevent collisions
at sea
A large number of bills of minor inn
portance were passed in papid success
sine. Among them were the following
TO extend the scope of investigation
Of tho agricultural department. into
road improvements; to grant permits
sion for erection Of monument In
Washington in honor of Samuel Hah-
Inemann; to authorize the county OF
| st. Louis, Wisconsin, to construct .
bridge across the st. Louis river at
Fond du Lac; to authorize burial Of
army nurses in national cemetaies: for
relief Of Arthur p. Shelby; to protect
rublic farest reservations; appropriat-
| in9 100000 for government exhibit
&c the Trans Mississippi and Inter
national exposition Ut Omaha In 1888;
| for relief OF Capt. James Regain, y. 8.
AZ: TO pension the widow Of the late
Brioadior General John II. Gibbon at
the rate Of e50s month.
The speaker appointed the following
committee to ut during the recess Of
congress to investigate the charges at
fecting tho Leavenw0rth, Kan, SOL
Idiers' homo: Messrs. Circuit Of Yer
mont. G. w. Stone, Of Pennsylvania,
Wagner OF Illinois, 6ayers Of Texas,
and Layton Of Ohio.
Cannon presented . conference re-
mort on the sundry civil bill
Wilcon moved that tho house roCede
and CONCUR IN the senate amendments