The Hot Springs star. (Hot Spings [Hot Springs], Dakota [Dakota Territory, i.e. S.D.]) 1886-189?, 1888-09-21
THE SENATE AND HOUSE.


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Representative -1apsetant Measures
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Chicago. Who was . nusss throusho1t IL AAe
~. which passed tie House, has besn fAvos.
ably rspoetsd TO ths senate. The HOUSE. the
eussaoo 81 ths following vote: Yeas l74. nays
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!llinots Calvary voiuntcsrs !: 70 Eschel Rosess.
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Volunteer Infantry; aud 70 Walter Weteon q
Company D. Fourteenth Rsaimsnt q Illtnots
voaunteers.
THE House bill pensioning sAunt Lisais
Aikens' Of Chicago, an old army nurse. at The
rat, Of eas . month. was passed BY tho Senate
on the 10th inst. The Senate voted tn ncn-con.
cur In the House amendments 10 the bill to pen.
sion the widow Of Gen. Fitzpatrick trelucing the
s,nount from 100 TO 20 : MONTH and ordered
SoW SAAs vSbO ~ tkI0 uVUe
Senato was passed by tho Senate. Botk branches
on .e sSe army ss's and K for Ia eSn.ssen sSp ssR"iss
tons. Thi. leaves The sundry. civil and de-
nctency bills the only general appropriation
in the Senate. while the cOnfersncer report on the
former was discussed by the House. the Ques-
s ss'nl being : l4; on %, the ,n ssnsss sne md .pp,SEri,
states BY irrigation. Tho lcsatc occupied near.
Y the ~ WHO'LL 1o,,s session, aud wss not concluded
Dates introduced q hill to amend the naturshxs-
tton laws. providing, among other things, that
no alien who has ever been legally convicted
Of any infamous crime or misiemoanor
involving moral turpttude. or who. has imm:-
grated 70 the United States In violation OF tho
language and read the Constitution Of the
United States in English. or who is a polyRa-
mist, an anarchist, socialist, or communist. or
belongs to any society or association Of such.
shall be naturalizcd or adjudged by any court
to be q citizen of the United States or Of my
has not continuously fer six years, next preceI.
ing such adjudication, resided within TIE Uuitod
States.
THo House bill to allow certain claims known
as the Fourth OF July claims was passed by tho
senate on tho nth inst. Tho bill applies to 6sB
claims, aggregating slsD.oo. the only large tens
boiny two Of S35.sUj each-fnr John Reynolds
and the representatives of James Reynolds. Of
Mississippi, und these were inserted as an
am y, amendnen The senate 10 az, to ;. non.concnr in
widew Of Gen. Heintzelman reducing the
amount from 500 to s75 u month, IND ordered u
conference. Mr. sherman reported to tho Senate
q substitute for all antitrust measures hereto
fore introduced. Consideration OF the Chinese
exclusion bill WINS RESUMED. The sundry civil
appropriation hill occupied the attention OF the
House. tile ttme being taken up In the discussion
of the Senate amendment. relating to tho re-
clamation of arid lands. the appropriation for
which was finally reduced from S2jO,OOJ to
slOO.UD. Mr.. Holman tIhd) offered q substitu.e
for the Senate amendment providing TINT the
necessary expenses for carrying On the work OF
the topographic survey and Huspcnding the
operation Of the desert-land Law during the
tendency in Congress of legislation looking to
It's repeal. Tho vote r~esulted-yens III nays,
~; no quorum, and the House adjourned.
IL the Senate Mr. George offered an amend
mont, on the 18th. to the trust bill reported from
the Finance Committee. 1t consists of four
sections, the most important being one making
it the duty of tho President, when satisfied that
the price OF any article of merchandise is raised
In consequence of agreements or combinations. to
issue his proclamation suspending >temporari-
y, art, the cG ~ wss os 81 : i%l %;,t duties a, on u such
voted to non-concur In all tho Senute amend
ments to the sundry civil appropriation hill ex-
further conference. Tho arid-land section as
amended by tho House nprrolriates $40 ,.OU0 for
the purpose OF investigating tho extent TO which
the arid region can Ge redeemed by irrigation.
The Director of tho Geological SURVEYS directed
to make an annual report of the progress Of the
inquiry, and I'LL the lands which may hereafter
be designated tof sites for reservoirs, bitches, or
canals for irrigation purposes. and all lands
made susceptible Of irrigation. are re served from
sale or entry until other wise provided.
THE discussion ofthe Chinese exclusion bill
was continued in the senate the 18th. Thu
House passed the Senate bill amendatory of the
interstate oct, after adopting the fol.
lowing amendments: Giving State courts OF
conpetent jurisdiction concurrent Jurisdiction
With United States courts In cases arising
under the act; directing the lnterstste
Commission to prescribe uniform
classification schedules for tile use of common
carriers in making rates, and requiring common
carriers to charge the same rates on refined oil,
petroleum, cottonseed oil. and turpentine In
wooden packages or barrels ~ III on the same
products In tank or cylinder cars owned or leased
by the shipper. Tne House also passed Q bill
giving States md Territories Legislative control
riers IA trnfic te.ween point within such State
or Territory.