The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1896-02-27
Fl NATIONS SOLONSi
eENATE AND HOUSE OF REPRE-.
SENTATIVES.
Dur National Law Maker and Nhao
They Are Doing or the Good Of II
Country Various Measures Pro.
posed, Discussed and Acted Upon.


Daily Report.
The agricultural appropriation bill occupied
HE attention of the House on the 18th. y creas
deal of criticism of Secretary Morton was in
lnlCed in on both side of the political aisle. but
As on saturday. no one arose to his defense. An
amendment was pending when the House adj
lourned making mandatory the execution OF the
provision in the bill for the distribution OF seed.
IL is understood Chat Mr.. Cousins of Iowa viii
offer an amendment directing the Secretary OF
the Treasury to withhold the payment OF Secre'
tary Morton's salary until this provision is exc.
rutcd. Before the bill was taken up the Senate
amendments to the urgent deficiency bill was
non-concurrcd in. Mr.. Daizpll. Republican. of
PENNSYLVANIA from the Committee on Ways and
Means, reported a resolution Of inquiry calling
on the Secretary OF the Treasury for an eXhaus-
tive report relative to the sale of bonds under The
resumption act between the two periods between
1879 and March /. 1893. and between the latter
late and January /, 1896. Mr.. Washington.
Democrat. of Tennessee offered an amendment.
calling on the Secretary for detailed information
as to the manner in which bonds had been sold
between 1873 and 1898. At 3 O'Clock the House
adjourned.
The Committee on Privileges and Elections in
the Senate on the 18th presented the majority re-
Dort fayoring the seating of Henry Dupont as
senator from Delaware. Senator Davis then
spoke in support of his resolution enunciating
The policy of the United states on the Monroe
doctrine. The military academy appropriation
Gill WAS taken up. senator Villas offered an
amendment increasing the number OF cadet APP
pointments az large from each state to an aggre-
gate of ninety. This was supported by senators
Villas, Hawley, Elkins and Proctor. Senator Cor
don. democrat of Georgia. spoke eloquently OF
the need OF a citizen Soldiery in this connection.
As a matter of safety against foreign conflicts
and domestic violence this proposed enlargement
of the trained military force OF tho country met
with the Senator's hearty approval. The amend
mcnt was not disposed of when at 5:35 p. IN. the
senate adjourned.
The House on the 18th passed the agricultural
appropriation bill, carrying 81, l59, 1872. The Sec
ion of the revised statutes tor the purchase and
distribution Of rare and Seeds"
which Secretary Morton declined to execute in
the current appropriation law, was repealed, the
appropriation for seed was increased from Sl3U,-
900 to $4,000 and its execution was made man
latory upon the Secretary. Cousins 81 Iowa.
introduced his amepdVeps e reduce Mr.. Nor
tons salary from $, 900 to s25, until he expended
the appropriation in the current bill, but the
amendment was ruled out on the point OF order.
Bills were passed to permit the Kapsas City and
Fort Scott Railroad to cStend its lines into tho
Indian Territory, to dispose of the Fort klamath
hay reservation and to grant the Column
tia and Red Mountain Railroad a right
of way through the Colyllle Indian reservation,
The amendments to the act OF 1891 for the in.
s~pection of live cattle, hogs, carcasses and pro.
ducts thereof were stricken out on motion OF Mr,
Baker, Republican of New Hampshire. the
amendments refused clearance to vessels ex-
porting meats not found sound upon inspection
and provided for the certiicatior and stamping
Of cattle. sheep and swine found free from dis
ease. The bill as amended was passed. AT
o'clock the House adjourned.
The session Of the Senate on the 18th furnished
a succession of breezy incidents. Senator Hill
had a lively tilt with Senator Tlllman during the
debate on Senator PETERS resolution for a Sem
ate Investigation OF the recent bond issue. Sena-
tor Allen joined issue with Senator Gear ana
Senator Wolcott over the course Of the Pacifto
Railway Committee in conducting its inquiry.
Two appropriation bills. the military academy
and the pension bill, We're passed. The pension
appropriation bill, carrying Sli2,00,0@. was
passed after ten minutes debate. At 5:5 tho
Senate adjourned.
The House on the 10Th devoted itself strictly tn
business. The army appropriation bill, carrying
S23, 81, SOP, was passed, the conference report on
the urgent deficiency bill was adopted, and the
bill to extend for five years the time in which tho
Government can bring suits to annul patents To
public lands under railroad and wagon road
grants was passed. An amendment was adopted
limiting the application to railroad and wagon
road grants" The following provision was also
added to the bill: THAT no suits shall be-
brought nor shall recovery be had for lands that
we're patented In lieu of other lands covered by
q grant which were lost or relinQuiShed by the
grantee in consequence of the failure OF the Gov
ernment to withdraw the same from sale or en-
Try Mr.. Picker OF South Dakota offered an
amendment to the army appropriation bill pro.
7iding that no officer of the army should be de-
tailed to duty as an Indian agent. 1t was ruled
out on point of order. At 4:55 the House adj
lourned.
In the Senate on the 10th Senator Carter 0t
Montana offered a resolution 70 recOmmlt the
tariff bill 10 Finance Committee for further con.
sideration. Senator Carter did not press the res.
olution. but said he would ask to take 1t up next
Monday. The diplomatic and consular appro-
priation bill vas passed during the day: The
.lose of the day was marked by an amusing con-
;roversy between Senator Alien. Popullst OF Ne
oraska. and Senator Call OF Florida, which
Kept the senators and spectators in rQars of
laughter for half an hour. About sixty private
pension bills were passed during the day. The
bill pensioning the widow OF the late Secretary
ireSham at 500 monthly. with an amendment
making the amount 500 monthly, went over with
out action in order to permit senator VOORHEES,
to speak against this amendment. At 5:0j p. nj
The Senate adjourned.