Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1884-01-25
EPIToME OF THE WEEK,
Interesting; News Compilation
CONGREsSIONAL.

II the Senate on the Sth a resolution offered
by Mr.. Hale was agreed to, calling on the
Secretary of the Navy for a statement OF the
original cost of the vessels on the naval regis
Ter, and the amount expended in repairs.
Special messages from the President were
nepin Canal project. and urging the
Appropriation OF .sl,ooo,oN to continue
work on no 5nS c, Mississippi p The H H",se Mn Nm.
Hunt introduced a joint resolution for the ap-
preparation OF $1,000 q to continue work on
|hc Mississippi, River Improvements Bills
fishing the duties on lumber, timber. and other
products of the forests; by Mr.. Deuster., pro
E "s En a nonssit" 6r th ameR stnse p Lesisia-
ing or abridging the Manufacture or
sale of any a S,,t AZ, Nhe,o Of any @e nrannnt of
the soil: by Mir. Valentine, to repeal the iron
clad oath: by Mr.. Beach, proposing amend
form laws on the subject Of marriage and d-
vorce; giving the President power to veto one
ormore items OF an Appropriation bill and pro.
viding that the credit, money and property of
the United States shall not be loaned or Civ
on to private corporations. The. ODonnell
correspondence wes referred to the Commit
tee on Foreign Affairs.
Mn- PtuS" Hfcsentcd a petition in the Sen,
ate on the 9th from 10000 ex-soldiers for the
establishment of Il Soldiers Home in Kansas.
Mr.. Logan presented apctition for pensions
for ex-prisoncrs of war, and Mr.. Slater one
from the citizens of Oregon, praying that the
lands granted to the Oregon Central Railway
which have not been earned be re-
Jon offered BY Mr.. Morgan was adopted that
!he Acknowledgement furnish copies of re-
ports on alleged abuses i'll the Federal courts
III the Southern States In the House resO-
tntionS We're offered relative to the advisable
ty of rctaliatory legislation against countries
which have arbitrarily excluded our food
orOiI,ptS n i,ill fnr tho rnljnt of Ritz IOlO
Porter was reported by the Military Commit
zee.
A BILL was introduced in the Senate on the
10Th, by Mr.. Dawes, providing for the creation
ST a United States Postal Telegraph Company
lnder the direction of the Post-otticc Depart
nent, and the creation of the Office of Fourth
Assistant Postmaster-General, this official to
&c President OF the Board Of Direc-
tors Of the company. Four bills were
introduced in relation to pensions and
Sawyer introduced a bill to prohibit the mail
ing of newspapers containing lottery adver-
tiscments. a resolution was adopted direct
ing the Secretary of War to inform the Senate
of the amount of money required to equaliZe
the bounties Of those who served i'll the late
war. Mr.. Clardy Mo.),who had been sick since
bar of the House and took the oath. a joint
resolution dio for the immediate approximation OF
$1,000. Geo for Mississippi River improvements
was referred. y resolution was adopted call
ing on the Secretary of the Treasury to give
his reasons for disseminating the issue of
silver certificates since 1881, and not issuing
gold and silver certificates as required bylaw.
Adjourned to the 18th.
A BILL was passed i'll the Senate on the 18th
appropriating ! 1000 600 to continue improve
ments on the Mississippi River. Mr.. Edmunds
introduced II bill providing tor the relief of
the survivors of the Jeanette expedition and
crew and the heirs Of the deceased members,
and Mr.. Call one for the establishment of
postal savings banks. Mr.. Cullom spoke at
length in regard to his bill to re-organize the
legislative power OF Utah by means of Il Gov
crnor and Council of nine. Adjourned to the
14th.... House not in session.