The Hot Springs star. (Hot Spings [Hot Springs], Dakota [Dakota Territory, i.e. S.D.]) 1886-189?, 1888-12-14
THE NATIONAL SOIONS


W0RK OF TnE SENATE AND MoUsn
OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
Oar Nat3eaal Lawmakers and What They
Are Dolng tbr the Good Of the Country
Various Measures Proposed, Diseased
mud Acted On.
Tar ssoond session Of the Fiftisth. Congrese
convened on Monday. Dec. .. About thirty
Senators and aSe Representatives were present.
The usual committees were appointed by each
house 70 Inform tbs other branch that It was
reedy TO proceed TO business and to inform
sired 70 make after which both houses
tn Presilent's message was received and read
In each house, its delivery occupying an hour
and twsnry minutes. In the senate the por.
revision. treasury surplus. fishery troubles and
The West incident were listened to with very
close attention and spparsnt interest, IN tho
House that portion OF the MASSAGE In which
the President treats Of the tariff question
was listened to attentively by msmbers
smile, moro Of triumph than OF dcrision, would
alpear upon the face OF some enthusiastic he.
R,ubiican. but tue silence Was not broken until
tue clerk read. IN o clear voice: .rh0 Cause fUr
whicii The battle 10 wagcd IL coinp,tsed within
ltnss clearly aud distinctly defined. II should
n '1s'nl , 70 e0lnpsoin:sed 1t the peoples caasss
their feelinys and broke into u round Of up.
piauso, which was snswered by the republicans
either house being finished was. on motion,
prUp.rly referred aud ordered printed. Tho
horal decorations OF both halls o, Congress- we're
unusually elaborate. and especially wc:c hand
come and fragrant bouquets to bs seen upon tho
desks Of members who had boon worsted in tho
thunLed God that since the last session not i
member Of the House had been called home by
DEATH" whereat . sad smile was seen to pass
have been called home by their constituents.
The galleries wero well filled by prominent
AIDES. Mrs. Cleveland occupying y consp lcnons
seat, as did wives Of members OF the Csb.net.
A BILL for tho establishment in the Interior
DepartmT mt of q Bureau of Health, to be uulov
the direction Of q Commissioners, who shall re-
csiye an annual salary Of s5,oW, was introduced
In the Stnats the 4th inst, by Senator Gibson.
Il has u large number Of provisions. Three
s~enstors.Messrs; Plumb. Berry and Eolph-anl
III their provisions, to allow persons who have
been forced by drought. etc., to abandon or re-.
i anstblr . their hom a;,nI1s1 h s;n,1tr Ms. to max, NJ Ike
session and failed 10 Lecome . law only fort .
reason that It did not reach the President in
time for his signature befors Congress- adjourn
ed. lnthe House Macdonald Mini.) presented
g petition Of citizens OF North Dakota for tho
Dakota and Montana, aud for Constitutional
Conventions in North Dakota, Washington, aud
TsT asess0' Rs Ks,asssa to ta sso ,eo% akSin in,r "n
duced u joint resolution in the House pro-
posing an amendment to the Constitution
providing that the Ireaident and Vice Pros
ident. shall be chosen every fourth ye,r 10y
the direct votes Of the people. Tho resolution
provides that tho board authorized by tho laws
of each State to count the votes for State olil-
GERS shall also count the vote Of the state for
President and Vice President. certify the result
oiiicers Ss Of the iaA Govssnmens before i tie iM0 t psSl,udi
Monday in December next succeeding the cleo
ton. A paragraph of tho joint resolution for
except for member OF Congress-. on the day set
apart for the election Of President aud Vice
President.
WHEN tho tariff bill was taken up in the SEN
ate on the 5th inst, Mr.. Harris moved to lay tho
Senate substitute for tho Mills bill on the table.
Tbs motion was Defeated by q strict party yots
Yeas, ~; nays, ~; An amendm.n mt TO the TO-
ducins tie iimliito Of claim i.r rebate from so
to 80. was rejected. as were several
was agr e. t. Without division pro.
vides that when the health or life of n prisoner
under the internal revenue laws is endangered
Older providing Tor such prisoners reasonable
oomfot. and well.being; A vote was tahen on
I'll m sna sss Maas s ss to n1 s,s Msphs nsea to ia saslas Sse
lures and IL was rejected-v"es. III nays, 81.
4eass, aisEp0 9 ssa Of Of s snbtrsy r .hall s ans
adjourned. Tho House passed the bill to quiet
the title OF settlers on the Des Moines lti,er
lnnds in Iowa. AS passed, the bill provides that
any person who, in good fuith, may have settle
or may hereafter settle on and improve my
tract OF public lands, the title Of which is be-
lieved to DO in the United States ut
ths time Of sud settlement. for tho
purpose OF perfocting his title under
any Of the land laws. shall be permitted to
plead in support of his title 10 said laMd against
any purity or parties-other than tho Unilel
understanding the same. the title of the
4 pfs oil an na ,,1lv DpNf rNVNtHNlnt.a1u un f1M,
same might DO done ny the Ulited States itself.
Delegate Gitford's bill to amard the law pro-
vfding for the division Of the Sioux Reservation
In Dakota was presented to the House. his
House ordered the printing OF 1900 copies VI
the Presidents message.
TIE tariff bill was further considered by tho
Senate on the 9Th inst. No vote was taken on
any Of the amendments offered. md after eight
pages had been gone over the bill was laid aside.
Resolutions were adopted continuing. the select
tiOns with Canada. A resolution passed cnlling
on the Secretary Of the Treasury for infor-
nation % to the expenditures in the public
building at Wichita, Kan. The Senate received
from tho Secretary OF state copies OF the GER
tificetes of Presidential electors In Kansas.
they were referred to the Committee on Priv
ilcges and Elections. Mr.. Butler introduced 9
amendment enlargfng the Presidential term Of
Office to six years, which was laid OIL the table.
The principal part Of the day was taken up in
the House In the discussion Of the direct.tas
bill. The usual resolution for the distribution
Of the President's message was reported from
the Committee Of Ways and Means by Mr..
McMillin aud adopted by the House.