Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1886-04-02
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CONGRESSIONAL


DEBATE was resumed in the Senate on the
10th on the resolution requiring the President
TO furnish the papers in cases of removal
from Off ce, Senators Cullom and Dolph speak
ing in favor of the resolution and Senator
Maxey against. The House bill to increase
the pensions of soldiers widows and depend
ent relatives from eight dollars tP
'we5Ye the eo1 House d bills m0n We're wins i%Stro Sdassedd:
BY Mr.. Rowell, TO amend the act to
prohibit the Importation OF contract labor:
by Mr.. Townshend, to increase the pensions
OF persons who have lost al arm or leg; by
Mr.. Bynum, to pay to Mrs: Thomas A. Hen
bricks the salary of the Vice-President for
one year; by Mr.. McColnas, to establish post.
office savings banks; by Mr.. Reagan, to pro.
vide for a conference of American nation.
on a commop standard silver coin; by Mr..
war wu:" Claims s. Of loyal citizens Hh n of the border
States; and by Mr.. Voorhees,, proposing q
constitutional amendment prohibiting polyg'
amy.
THE debate on the refusal of the President
to furnish the papers in cases of removal
from office was continued in the Senate on the
18th. A resolution was presented by Mr.. Will
son to stop the fraudulent importation OF
Chinese into the United States. MIR. Hoar in.
PRODUCED a bill to extend the general land md
mining laws of the United States into the
cement and development of Alaska. The
Electoral Count bill was passed In the
House the Ccbate OF the Indian ApprOprin-
ton bill was closed. and the Urgent Deficiency
bill was considered.
u In the Senate on the 18th the right of the
Senate to official papers was further discussed,
Mr.. Spooner sustaining the Senate and Mr..
Brown the Administration The Bankruptcy
bill was made a special order for March 81.
Bills were passed: For a commission of five
persons to investigate the alcoholic liquor
traffic, its relations to revenue and taxation.
and its general, economic, criminal, moral
schools OF the Territories and the Dis
trict OF Columbia of the nature of
alcoholic stinulants and narcotics: to remove
the charge OF desertion against soldiers who
re-enlisted in the late war without having re-
'ceivcd Il discharge from their first regiments.
provided the re enlistment was not to secure
a bounty. -. In the House Mr.. Harris made a
adjustment of factories for the manufacture
of tobacco exclusively for expectation. Mr..
Collins reported a bill to establish a uniform
system of bankruptcy throughout the United
States. Also amending the statutes so as to
ALLOW oaths to be administered by notnries
public.
THE resolutions requiring official papers
concerning removals from Office was further
discussed in the Senate on the 18th. All the
private pension bills on the calendar favor
ably reported were passed; also bills to es.
tablish a National livestock highway and for
The rele eft OF hers of cavalry recruits killed by
guerrillns at Lawrence, Kan. Mr.. Bowen in
troduced a bill to remove the Southern Utes
2d....1n the House a number of bills of a
private character were reported, and the
evening session was devoted to considering
private pension bills.