Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1886-01-01
OF the WEEK.
Interesting News Compilation.
CONGRESSIONAL.


BILLS were passed in the Senate on the 18th
giving to Mrs. U. S. Grant q pension Of SIS, 900
per annum aud the frauking privilege, and
relieving from political disabilities General A.
II. Lawton, of Georgia. Among the bills in
PRODUCED were the following: BY Mr.. Harri-
son, for the admission Of Il portion of the Ter
ritory of Dakota as 81 State: BY MIR, Vest. to
iMn ailwsY Som 1he Atlan by "P Mr.. pa SUBSTITUTE ha,n
providing that certain lands granted
to aid in the construction of the Sioux
Ct. CITY 1 y s.; Ps S'at Railf nS D., sh 9no, be- re IS m.ns;o by
soldiers of the Mexican war. A Joint resoiu-
tion was introduced By Mr.. jackson for an
amendment to the Constitution of the United
States providing that the President and Vice.
President shall hereafter be elected for q term
of six years, aud that they shall be ineligible
to q reelection, and that the Vice-Prcsident
after he shall have filled the same in case of a
vacancy therein. A proposed amendment to
the rules providing that no liquor be sold in
the Capitol was defeated by a vote OF 36 to 70.
In the House Il concurrent resolution was
offered by MIR. Morrison Qlll providing for a
holiday recess from TUESDAY, December ~,
until Tuesday, January D. The remainder OF
the session was taken up with the discussion
on the revision of the rules.
The following bills were introduced in the
Senate on the 10th: By Mr.. Teller, to aid in
the irrigation OF the public lands. to provide
for the free and unlimited coinage of tho sill
yer dollar; by Mr.. Henderson, relating to
pensions; by Mr.; Plumb, extending the pro.
visions of tho Bounty act to soldiers dis.
Charged within two years from the date of
their enlistment on account of disability In
Cured in the line OF duty; by Mr.. ingalls,, to
provide for determining the existence and re-
office. MIR. Butler offered a resolution
directing the Committee on Territories TO re.
port by what authority Il Legislature has been
organized in the Territory of Dakota. a mes
sage from the President was received. asking
authority to use certain funds for the relief
the session was taken up in discussing the
Observation-Disclosures bill.....In the House
the Senate bill removing the political disahil-
tiles OF Alexander r.. Lawton, of Georgia, was
passed. Debates upon the proposed revision
of the rules extended through the remainder
OF the days session.
In the Senate on the 18th Mr.. j. H. Mitchell
was sworn in US Senator from Oregon. Bills
were introduced: By NJ. Seweil. to encourage
the erection Of monuments on the few impor-
.tant battle fields of the Revolution; by Mr..
Henderson, to locate q branch soldiers home,
costing S230,0OO, in the northwest; by Mr.. Cul-
lon, to extend the rights OF pensionsto steam.
boatmen and others acting under orders
from United States officers during the war;
by MIR. Teller. to provide for the issue of sill
yer certificates. The Presidential succession
bill WAS passed rs reported from the commit
tee. The time of the House was principally
oCciiplcu III lne discussion OF Inc revision OIL
the rules.
AMONG the bills introduced IN the Senate
on the 18th were the following: BY MIR. Hamp.
ton, making it unlawful for Senators and
Representatives to recommend Or solicit ap-
pointlnents to Office; by Mr. Fry, in relation
to the departments of the army of the United
States; by Mr.. ingalls,, to prevent the unlaw-
full inclosurc of public lands. The bill grant
ing a pension OF $4,000 a year TO the widow of
General Grant was reported formally and
passed ut once. without debate. A discussion
was had on q resolution OF inquiry offered by
Mr. Butler, relative to the alleged o%rganiza-
ton of the Territory OF Dakota into a
State. Adjourned to the 2lst....1n tho
House the proposed new rules were further
considered, and several amendments were d s.
posed OF, Il test vote on one of them resulting
IN ~ for to 225 against. The rules were then
adopted as first reported, with Il few slight
amendments, the appropriation bills being
thus distributed among seven committees. A
resolution was passed for a holiday recess
from December Il to January 5. The Senate
OH to give Mrs. Grant Il pension OF 5000 per-
annum was passed, Mr.. Price CNis.) alone vot-
Ing in the negative.