Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1897-03-25
NATIONAL SOLONS.
REVIEW or THEIR WORK At
WASHINGTON.
Detailed ProcecdinEs OF Senate and
House-Bills Passed or introduced
in Either Characterization of Mo.
ment to the Country at Large.
The Legislative Grind.

The Legislative Grind.
The House did nothing Tuesday, await
ing the action of the Ways and Means
Committee on the tariff bill. In the Sen
ate to-day 43S bills and eight joint reso-
lutions were introduced. They embraced
nearly every phase of public business.
Mr.. Aliens batch of bills numbered about
seventy five. They included bills direct
ing the foreclosure of the government
lien on the Union Pacific road; to prevent
professional lobbying: defining the pow
ers of the judiciary: for service pensions.
etc. Mr.. Lodges bills included those to
amend the immigration laws and for
Hawaiian cable. Bankruptcy bills were
presented by Mr.. Nelson, of Minnesota,
and Mr.. Lindsay, of Kentucky. Mr.. Nor
gan reintroduced the Nicaragua canal bill
before the last Congress, and also joint
resolution to abrogate the Clayton-Bul
treaty. A resolution by Mr. Frye. Of
Maine. calling for information as to the
operation of civilservice rules to river
and harbor work was agreed to after
some criticism of civil-service operations.
Mr.. Frye said it was a step toward abol-
fishing these rules so far as they related
TO common labor on engineering work of
the government. The Senate adjourned
until Thursday. as did the House.
The session of the Senate Thursday was
brief. smile went around the cham
Der when Mr.. Stewart. resident of Car
son City. New. where the pugilistic con-
test occurred. offered bill for the relief
OF one Corbett. 1t proved to be private
pension bill. One of the measures intro
duced by Mr.. Gallinger proposed an
amendment to the Constitution prohib-
lting legislation in behalf of any relig-
lous denomination. Mr.. Turpie, of In
diana. gave notice of speech on the
election of Senators by popular vote and
introduced resolution proposing an
amendment to the Constitution for the
purpose. The first report of the session
was presented by Mr.. Gear, of Iowa.
from the Committee on Pacific Railroads
and was favorable to the bill for an ad-
Justmcnt of the Pacific Railroad debts
by commission consisting of the Secre-
tary of the Treasury, Secretary of the
Interior and Attorney General A reso-
luton by Mr.. Lodge, of Massachusetts.
was agreed TO instructing the Committee
on Foreign Relations to inquire whether
the islands OF st. Croix, st. Johns and st.
Thomas Of the West Indian group could
be purchased by the United States, and.
If not. the probability of their sale to
other powers. At l o'clock the arbitra-
ton treaty was reported and debate be-
gan. Speaker Reed has definitely decided
that for the present at least he will not
appoint any of the regular committees of
the House beyond the three already nm
bounced. In this way all miscellaneous
legislation will he blocked and the entire
attention of the House focused on the
tariff bill. The bills, which are being
introduced by the hundreds, will have to
wait until the committees to which they
would go under the natural course Of
things are appointed.
Immediately after the reading of the
journal in the House Friday Mr.. Dineley
reported the tariff bill Mr.. Bailey Sc
cured unanimous consent to extend for
two days the time in which the minority
report may be filed. The sundry civil
BILL carrying $50, LAT SOL, and the general
deficiency bill, carrying $S,166,214, were
passed. The Senate open session lasted
fifty minutes and was given almost entire
~ to the introduction of bills. Most Of
the day was spent in executive session.
the international arbitration treaty being
under discussion. The Senate confirmed
the nominations of John Hay Of the Dis.
trict of Columbia to be ambassador of the
United States to Great Britain; Horace
Porter Of New York. TO be ambassador
of the United States to France; Henry
White of Rhode Island, to be secretary
of the embassy of the United States to
Great Britain: Perry s. Heath of Indiana.
to be first assistant postmaster general:
G. U. Gordon. to be postmaster at Chi
cago. The Senate adjourned till Mon
day.
The House Saturday pushed through
the two remaining left over" appropria-
| ton bills according to Fridays schedule,
| the agricultural bill carrying So, 49,. 9O2
and the Indian carrying $7.67O.22O. After
the appropriation bills were passed n res
o!ution for extra .mileage and stationery
for this session of Congress was adopted.
The debate on this resolution was rather
lively and a question as to whether Mr..
Holman. "the watchdog of the treasury"
who opposed it. had taken the extra
mileage voted by the Fifty-thirf Congress
was used to greatly embarrass the econ
omist He finally declined to answer it
on the ground that it was ''impertinent.' "
Debate upon the tariff bill was com
menced in the Honse Monday. Mr.
| Bailey of Texas presented minority re-
port on the bill. The Anglo American
| arbitration treaty was advanced toward
| final ratification in the Senate. All thu
amendments recommended by the Com
| mttee on Foreign Relations were agreed
to- These amendments provide for rati
| fication by the Senate of all agreement.
between this Government and Great Brit
ain: eliminating the United States Su
preme Court as members of arbitration
tribunal: aud abolishing the provision fol
an umpire. thus dispensing with the ser
vices of King Oscar of Norway and Swe
| den.
| News Of Minor Note.