The Hot Springs star. (Hot Spings [Hot Springs], Dakota [Dakota Territory, i.e. S.D.]) 1886-189?, 1888-06-15
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wAsaISoroN, juno 2.-senate not In scs.
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WARRINGTON, June IA bill to repeal ill
presumption and timber cutting laws Was re-
ported from committee and placed on the
senats calendar today. The senate then
proceeded to confederation Of bills on the
calendar and passed among Others the follow
Ing:
Senate bill to authorize the Paris, Choctaw
and Little Rock Railway company to contract
q railway Telegraph and telept one
line through tho Indian territory.
Senate bill spprcpriating ESQ o for an
equestrian statute to cx-Prcsidcnt Zachary
In the city II Washington.
Senate bill creating az additional retired
list Of army onccrs now on the active list, but
incspacitatcd for active service.
House bill authorizing the president to ap-
point and retire Alfred Plcasanton, with the
rank md grade Of colonel, With On amend
mcnt reducing the grade to that Of major.
Senate bill! authorizing the president to
place ON the retired list, with the grade Of
major, Maj. Gen. W. W. Averll.
The house bill to enlarge the powers and
duties Of the department Of agriculture and
to make It an executive department, having
been taken up, arguments were made BY Sen
ators Morgan and Plumb against the amend
ment reported by the committee on agricul-
ture, to strike nut the afth section Of the
bill, which transfers the weather service Of
the signal service bureau to the department
Of agriculture; and BY Senator Plat against
the bill itself, on the ground that II such new
executive department were to be created, It
should embrace the interests, not only Of AZ
riculturc, but Of manufactures, mining, COM
merce. transportation and labor.
The bill was recommitted, and the senate
adjourned, having passed In all 10 bills, " Of
which were pension bills.
WAsRrxareN, June g. Among the amend
mcnts reported by the committee ON appro-
priations and agreed to BY the senate were
the following:
Transferring to tho grade OF ENJOYS extra
ordinary and ministers plcnipotcntiary the
''ministcrs resident In Belgium, Netherlands,
Sweden and Norway, Venezuela, without
change Of salary tts,sOo), inserting the item
''minister rcsidents and consul general" In
Cores, $500.
Transferring to the grade Of "ministcr resi-
dent aud consul general 1.-THE charge d. at
fairs to Paraguay aud Uruguay, without
change Of salary (s5,0O0); inserting . provi-
sion requiring all consulatcs and commercial
agencies where the fees collected or the com
pcnsstion allowed for the fiscal year 1855 cx-
cccds q, 900 to be estimated specifically under
the classified c~onsulates.
On motion Of Senator Sherman an item Of
$1,000 was inserted for the salaries and cx-
persons, an officer Of the army or navy, .
gcologist and . mincralogist and naturalist,
to visit and report on the commercial re-
sources Of the upper Congo basin, the salaries
not exceeding $1,000, to be fixed by the presi-
dent, and the commission to expire June 30,
1850.
An amendment which was offered by Scna-
tor Call to increase the salary Of the minister
resident and consul general to Paraguay and
Uruguay from q, 1000 to $500 was debated at
much length, and finally the amendment was
excluded on . point Of order, and Senator
Call appealed from the decision and the bill
wcnt over till tomorrow without further &C.
tion, and the senate at $50 adjourned.
WARRINGTON, June 6.-After reading the
journal the senate proceeded to executive
business, and when the doors opened the pre-
siding officer laid before the senate . message
from the president vetoinga private pension
bill.
The senate then resumed consideration of
the diplomatic consular appropriation bill and
after amendment the bill was passed.
The senate then proceeded to the business
ON the calendar, rcsuring consideration OF
the house bill to prevent the employment Of
alien labor on public buildings or other pub.
lie work, and in the various departments OF
the government, the question being on the
amendment offered Monday by Senator Teller.
Senator Blair objected to the amendment
as calculated to retard the passage Of the act.
Senator Vance objected to any further con-
sideration Of the bill and 1t Was laid over.
On motion of Senator Morrill,, the bill au.
thorixing the purchase of q site for accommo-
dation Of the supreme court building was
passed.
On motion Of Senator Cameron, the senate
bill relative to cadets at the naval academy
was passed.
The bill providing for two additional asso-
ciate justices Of the supreme court of Dakota
was taken from the calendar and passed;
also the house bill authorizing the construc.
tion Of Il bridge across the Missouri with
amendment. Adjourned.
HOUSE,.
WARRINGTON, June 2.-The eenate amend
ments to the experimental agricultural sta
tton hill we're concurredin and the house then
went into committee Of the whole ON the az
ricultural appropriation bill.
The general debate WAS dispensed with and
the bill was read by sections for amendment.
The committee then, after reading the bill,
rose, and the bill was passed.
The regular order was then demanded, be.
ing Mr. Mills motion to limit the debate on
the pending paragraph Of the tariff bill to
ten minutes, which prevailed. The house
then vent iato committee Of the whole on the
bill.
The amendment which Was under consid.
Grafton was to strike from the free list tim
Der, hewn and sawed, aud timber used for
spars and wharves. II was rejected.
Randall moved to strike out the paragraph
aud insert climber, not further manufactured
than hewn, squared and sawed, !" but this was
amendment was rejected without division and