Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1896-05-21
WORK OF CONGRESS
,~.oceedfpUs I'm the senate md Houss
Of Representatives.

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aryation to the public domain; to vail
Iate the acts OF certain United States
Januty marshals in the Indian Terri
tory.
h session of the house was almost
entirely devoted to the consideration
sc District of Columbia business.
p,rs were passed to authorize the Sec
,.otory OF the treasury to detail reve-
r,n cutters to enforce reg ulations Mt
rngottas; to grant the Denver, Cripple
r,aek & Southwestern railroad a right
~ way through the South Platte and
plum Creek Forest reservations: TO
Grant pipe lines right of way over the
auhlic domain in Colorado and Mon
tana. TO grant the Flagstaff a. Canon
railway right Of way through the
Grand Canon and TO extend the char
FOR of the Dennison x Northern rail
road. A preliminary conference re-
mort on the Indian appropriation bill
was agreed to and the title Of Mr..
Maddox Of Georgia to his seat was
confirmed.
washington. May 14.-The animated
contest which has proceeded for the
last four DAYS in the senate over the
doom water harbor on the Southern
coast of California was brought to a
close today by Il compromise between
the conflicting interests. The issue has
boeu between the points Of Santa
Monica, the terminus of the Southern
pacific. and San Pedro, the locality
urged by the California senator's. Sen
otor FRYE, chairman OF the commerce
committee. finally harmonized the diff
ferences by referring the determine
tion as between Santa Monica and San
Pedro 10 Il commission to consist OF
three civil engineers, IA naval officer
and an officer of the coast survey.
The compromise was accepted by the
California senators and was unani-
mously passed.
The house entered upon the m
tested election case of Rianker VS..
Downing. from the Sixteenth Illinois
district. The debate was very spirited.
Mr.. Moody Rep., Mass) Joined with
the Democratic majority in asking the
adoption of a resolution for an Of
fetal recount Of the ballots in dispute.
Messrs. Cook Qtep., I'D and Leonard
(Rep., Pa spoke for the contestant
and Mr.. Bartlett Dem, Ca and
Moody for the contestee. Before the
case was brought up Mr.. Wheeler
AlpeIil., AIisl was A'hNh W NuSh W
abusing the privilege of printing in
the record. and some extensive inter
polations in a recent speech of his
were expunged from the permanent
record by a vote of 10 to 1i4.
Washington, May lathe river and
harbor appropriation bill was passed
by the senate after an unusually
stormy experience lasting many days.
As finally passed the bill makes di-
rect appropriations of 81, 100000 and
authorizes continuing contracts OF
S64, 0OG, 900. an aggregate of about
$4,000, 900. During the debate to-day
the statement was made that this was
the largest aggregate for Il river and
harbor bill in the history Of the gov
eminent. MIR. German sought TO Sc
cure an amendment TO the bill limiting
the contract expenditures to $4,000
900 annually, but the amendment was
tabled-40 to %. Mr.. Frye, chairman
of the committee, closed the
debate on the bill by a statement
showing the remarkable development
of American commerce and the conse-
quent decrease in freight rates. On
the final passage OF the bill nine sena-
tors voted in the negative.
The resolution to recommit the Rain
aker-Downing contest to committee
was adopted-139 to 35-in the house.
Washington, May 16.-The Dupont
case, involving the right of Henry A,
Dupont to a seat in the senate from
in the senate. A brief colloquy be,
tween Messrs. German and Mitchell
developed that a difference of opinion
existed as to the character Of the vote,
When Mr.. German spoke of the unani
nous agreement to vote tomorrow Mr.
Mitchell admitted the correctness OF
the statement, but added significantly
that the character of the vote would
be determined when the vote was had
which was open to the meaning that
the case would be postponed until next
session. Mr.. Plat (Rep., Comm spoke
in support Of Mr.. Dupont's claim. Two
speeches against the bill proposing ad
dltional restrictions on immigration, 10y
Mr., Gibson Dem, Md and MIR. Mel
son (Rep., Mimi We're made early IL
the day. Mr.. Gibson severely ar
raigned the A. r. A.. declaring that II
inspired this bill, and that the organ
lzation was seeking to invade politics
Mr.. Nelson said the A. p. A. had had
no part in inspiring the bill. Mr.. CAT
fiery Dem., La spoke briefly on the
need of action to Offset the proposed
legislation by the German reichstaS oil
the sugar bounties.
The house, under the official order
adopted last week. devoted the whole
Jay to private pension bills. They were
disposed of at the rate of about one
every tive minutes. IS in all being ia
yorably acted upon before adjourn
mel
Washington, May l7.-By a vote OF
oil TO 30 the senate determined tina
nenry A. Dupont was not entitled u
a seat In the senate from the State OF
Deiaware. This closed a long and an
q mated controversy which had become
one OF the most notable contests OF III
KIND in the history of the senate. Th'
result was In doubt up to he last mo
ment, and this lent added interest u
tue mai vote. There had been som
question as to the direction OF Mr.
ewart' vote, but it went with those
ol the Democrats and Populists ant