Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1897-05-13
NATIONAL SOLONS.
REVIEW OF THEIR WORK At
WASHINGTON.
detailed PrOcecdingo Of Senate and
House-Bills Passed or introduced
In Either Branch-Questions of Mo.
The legislative Grind.

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The tariff bill was unexpectedly report
| ed from committee to the Senate Tuesday
and the entire time of that body was
taken up in listening to reading of the
measure. Changes have been made in
nearly every schedule since it was passed
by the House. Consideration was post
poned fourteen days. The House was
| not in session.
The Senate Wednesday by the vote OF
43 to ~ refused to ratify the general ar
| bitration treaty between the United
States and Great Britain negotiated by
Secretary Olney and Sir Julian Paunce-
| fote. AT the conclusion of the proceed
| lngs, all of which were in executive ses-
sion. the Senate refused to authorize the
publication of the details. The open ses-
sion of the Senate was devoted to the
sundry civil appropriation bill, which was
not completed up to the time of adjourn
ment. Mr.. Deboe of Kentucky took the
oath of office at the opening Of the ses-
sion and was cordially greeted by his
Republican associates. The Senate in
executive session confirmed the following
nominations: Elmer J. Miller. surveyor
OF customs at Columbus, Ohio; Thomas Il.
Iurnell. United States district judge for
the eastern district of North Carolina;
William ii. Meyer, Indian agent for the
Southern Ute agency, Colorado; John b.
Wright and John w. Ross. commission
ers of the District of Columbia; John Nc
Mullen of Maryland, to be an ass'st"nt
surgeon in the marine hospital service
| The Senate Thursday agreed to an
amendment to the sundry civil bill revok-
ing the order of President Cleveland,
made Feb. % last, establishing forest
reservations aggregating 100000
acres Another amendment agreed to
provides for a continuance Of the inves.
tigation of the condition of the fur
seals in Boring Sea. The sundry civil
an aggregate of $53,OOOOOO. The House
by strict party vote. all the Republicans
favoring and all the Democrats and Pop
ulists opposing, adopted a resolution pro-
viding that the House should meet only
on Mondays and Thursdays Of each week
until otherwise ordered. 1t was an.
nounced to be the Republican policy to
wait on the Senate's action on the tariff
bill. Mr.. Bailey Dem.) of Texas made
a strong but unsuccessful fight to have
the order modified so as to give early and
full consideration to the bankruptcy bill.
The Republicans replied that they would
call up the bankruptcy bill and hold daily
sessions On it after Gen. Henderson 3
return, but until then the rule should
stand. The House then adjourned until
Monday.
| On Monday Senator Pettigrew of South
Dakota. at the head of the Senate con-
ferees on the Indian appropriation bill,
announced his intention to present the
1 e. ,l -. ~
but Mr.. Morgan's Cuban debate held the
floor until after 3 and then the Senate
went into executive session and adjourn.
ed The amendment TO the Indian appro
priation bill as proposed by Mr.. Allen
tPop.) from Nebraska and adopted by the
Senate was as follows: That the Score
tary of the Interior shall, within sixty
days after the passage of this act. estab
lisi and thereafter maintain at the city
Iof Omaha. in the State of Nebraska. g
Warehouse for Indian supplies. from
(which distribution shall be made to such
Indian tribes of the West and Northwest
as the Secretary of the Interior may di
rect" The House nonconcurred in this
proposition and appointed Sherman of
New York, Curtis of Kansas. and Allen
Iof Mississippi conferees. They. after
Iconferrin with Mr.. Pettigrew and his
ISenate associates. agreed upon an amend
Iment to the amendment which extended
from sixty days to one year the time
within which the Secretary of the 1nte-
rior was to transfer the Indian distrib-
Iuting warehouse from Chicago to Omaha,
land adding q provso that the city of Oma-
Ina should furnish suitable building for
the purpose, free of cost to the United
States.