Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1897-02-25
WORK OF CONGRESS.
THE WEEKS DolN0s IN SENATE
AND HOUSE.
A Com prehensive Digest Of the Pm.
cecdings In the Legislative Cbau.
hers at Washington Matters thai
Concern the People.
Lawmakers at Labor.

Lawmakers at Labor,
In the Senate Tuesday Mr.. Chandler do.
iivered carefully prepared speech in nd.
vocacy of binetallism. 1t was an ,rr,,
ment against single standard of eithar
gold or silver, and warning against
policy of recommendation. Nothing alsa
of Importance was done. For the frst
time this session the House declined ~
override pension veto submitted to -
for action. The bill was that to pension
Nancy q. Allabach, the widow of peter
II. Allabach. of the One Hundred ana
Thirty-trst Pennsylvania volunteers ~
the rate of $50 per month. The Hopss
sustained the veto by 115 to %, the reuuis.
lite two-thirds not voting for the bill.
The immigration bill is now in the hand.
of the President, the last legislative stsn
having been taken in the Senate Wednes,
day by an agreement to the conference
report on the bill. Strong opposition was
made to the report, but on the final vo,e
the friends of the measure rallied a sman
majority, the vote being: Yeas. "a; novs
81. The bill rs passed extends the immi,
grafton restrictions against "All persons.
physically capable and over Ii years ~
age who cannot read and write the En.-
lish language or some other language: hut
person not SO able to read and write who
is over 30 years of age and is the parent
or grandparent of a qualified Immigrant
over Il years of age and capable of SUM-
porting such parent or grandparent NAV
accompany such immigrant or such mar.
ent or grandparent may be sent for and
come to join the family of child or
grandchild over a years of age. similarly
qualified and capable. and wife or minor
child not so able to read and write NAV
accompany or be sent for and come to
join the husband or parent similarly quail
flied and capable"
The Senate adjourned at $50 Thursday
night, after spending six hours in execu-
tive session devoted to the consideration
of the nomination of c: +. Amidon to be
district judge of North Dakota, and of
the Anglo American arbitration treaty.
MIR. Villas has secured the passage by the
Senate of the Senate bill ITO extend the
use Of the mail service" 1t provides for
using a patent postal card and envelope
with coupons attached. The Postmaster
General is authorized to suspend the sys.
tenn If it proves unsatisfactory on a test.
The House, by vote of 197 TO 81. revers-
ed the finding Of Il majority of the cleo
tons committee and decided the contest
ed election case of n. +. Hopkins vs.. ].
NJ. Kendall from the tenth Kentucky dis
trict in favor of the Republican contest .
ant Eleven Republicans and three Pop
ulists voted with the Democrats against
unseating Kendall.
The Senate adjourned at SIS O'Clock
Friday night. after having spent almost
eight hours in continuous executive ses-
sion on the arbitration treaty No result
was accomplished beyond voting down
the motion made by Senator Nelson 10
postpone further consideration of the
treaty. very spirited debate on the
general subject of the payment of claims
found to be due against the United States
was INDUCED in by the House during the
consideration Of the general deficiency ap-
preparation bill. Mr.. Richardson (Tenn,l
had called attention to the apparent in
consistency Of an item to pay the costs Of
defending suits, and the fact that the bill
contained no item to pay the judgments.
Mr.. MahOn pa, chairman of the War
Claims Committee. made the statement
that the House had been frightened by q
'bogie man. and the just claims against
the Government. instead OF aggregating
hundreds of millions, as was frequently
stated. could be discharged with $4,000
900. The consideration of the bill was
not completed. The bill carries SS4il.-
OPT.
Both houses worked hard Saturday,
getting measures in shape for final action.
Appropriation bills and conference re-
ports We're before the House for action.
There is evident an intention to pare APP
preparations down to the last notch. and
CONSERVATION reigns among members who
have pet measures. affecting their partic-
ular districts which they hoped to put
through. Senator Sherman announced
his purpose not to again bring up the arbi-
tration treaty for debate 50 long as the
appropriation bills are pressing for con-
sidera ton, but il there should be a lull
in this work he may renew his efforts to
secure ratification. The Senate joint res
olution for an international monetary con-
ference. looking to the adoption Of interna-
tiOnal bimetallism was unanimously re-
ported to the House
The Senate spent its first hours Monday
in listening to Wnshngton's farewell ad-
dress, read by Mr. Daniel (Va.D. and then
preparation bill for time. The Loud
1-cent postal bill came in for some sharp
criticism from Mr.. Butler. MIR. Stewart,
and others. The House passed the gem
eral deficiency appropriation bill and be-
gan the consideration of the last of the
money bills, that providing for the naval
establishment. A long debate occurred
over the propriety OF the appropriation OF
$1.3lO.OOU for the Southern Pacific Rail-
road under the Judgment of the Court Of
Claims, but the House by vote of 1O2
to 13S refused to strike it out. The mem
bers who favored the appropriation for
the repayment to members of the last
Congress of salary withheld from them
on account of absence carried the fight
into the House. but were beaten. ~ to
IL Sixteen Of the forty-eight pages
the naval bill were completed.
Odds and End0.