Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1888-09-28
THE SENATE AND IJoI
NATIONAL LAWMAKERS A.,
THEY ARE DOING.

Proceedings of the Sen,+.
Representatives Inportan. hoa
Discussed and Acted On Mea
business. 'ist Of
THE discussion Of the Cbine..
was continued in the Senate -, ssc'rst
House passed the Senate bill ors. Wv. 18th
interstate 'n..;r. commerce act, after aloms 0'y
competent jurisdiction conc5r state cou1
with United States courts in lurIsi
under the net; DIRECTING cases
Commerce Commits sion to W.. sne Into
classification schedules for tho . scribe IN
carriers in making rates, and reou use Of CO..
caIrlsts 10 charge the same rates 81, w COZ
petroleum, cottonseed oil anI o.. on reaas
wooden packages or barrels nv turnenu,
products in tank or cylinder cnrs ION ~, on the
by the shipper. The House also o"hed OF
giving States and Territories ia1;, :, PASSED.
over passenger and freight ra 90 81 o..ative ca
riers on traffic between points u,; ~ !e.onmo1
or Territory. "1solh Such
THE resolution offered by Mr.. p,att ::
ence to foreign syndicate control,n, =.
duc,ion of copper in the United g., zoe
adopted by the Senate the 14th ''s a
personal debate between s as,a, 4
and Vest followed. The ''V ssSos
M attempt to dispose of 'e Mr
motion to reconsider the vote nv ~. l.,
Chinese exclusion bill was passed y r Which
sulted-yeas, 10; nays, II. As tber ne yod
quorum Young or likely to vote, it was nv, va
be taken on the 18th. Anon. vote ,h y
House bill providing board, s " lollol
to settle differences between ;nter s[olit,
roads and their employees; proyid; ;.se
ties for the violation Of quarantine rans,
House bill for the investigation Of ira a ~
DEBRIS qucsl1on IN california; Senate Mh. !
clare forfeited certain lands granted To wv Wv
OF Michigan to MD in the consequential w Wy
road from Ontonagon to the Wiscon.;o'
line. Tho House passed the Senate io; ,al
tion appropriating 5000, 900 to .suppress ~,
in the interstate commerce Of tho Unitess v
The House at its evening session nnssa1 Y
two private pension bills.
THE Chinese exclusion bill now co.,
President for his approval, the Semi. !,
rejected Mr.. Blairs motion to recoro;a. :
vote passing the bill on the 18th nv n vo,.
yeas, 20; nays, Fl. The vote was ms st tSn.
Yeas-Bate, Blackburn, Blair, Brow wv!
Cockrell, Edmunds, Evarts George " 1;oI
Hampton, Harris, Hoar, Jones AK 1kt' 1 N.Y.
Pasco, Pugh, Sherman, Wilson Iowa NJ NJ
tMd.l-21; Nays,-,Allison, Berry, Cham ss
ooHo' i npn' M ral"eii, RYE, Hearst,
Payne, Plat, Plumb, Spooner s s.s.
Stockbrdge, Teller, Vest, WultbssS
Senator Henderson introduced I'LL ,,a";
that any honorably discharged soldier I ~ y
in the late way who has once filed decls,a
statement for q homestead entry, >und wIa
fore the expiration Of the six months alnv,
which to make his entry, has abandons5
entry, shall not be deprived from maxim
other homestead entry unless it shall be- !
to fully appear that such abandonment
made for the purpose OF speculation. 4 h;
authorize tho President to appoin. Gen !
Rosencrans Briguaier General on the n
list OF the army was introduced by Se1
Henderson. Senator Mitchell introduced =
which wns laid OH the table, to reducei
postage to one cent an ounce The se
passed the bill for the erection of new
houses and fog signals on Lakes Michigan
perior, Huron and Erie and clsI,
Lake st. Clair and the Detroit River. The Il
got into Il deadlock over II resolution q.
by MIR. O'Neill mo. assigning iay
the consideration of labor legislation A:
Cannom is now in Washington, Mr. 0
moved it's reference to tho Committee on |.
The vote resulted-yeas, "a nays, 81.
Blount tGa.) raised tho point of no quo
and, after the tellers had stood ut Their
for an hour waiting for quorum, the Hou:
journed.
The resolution by Mr.. Sherman in rees
the relations Of the United States with c
Britain and Canada was called up in the
ate on the 18th, but went over without &C
The deficiency appropriation bill was rep
to tho Senate I'm ordered printed The Il
has passed tho bill authorizing the Secreta
War to prescribe rules and regulations i0
management OF the st. Clair Flats shpc
Representative Bnrnes Ca introduced
offering reward of 100000 to any person
will discover the true cause or germ Of VI
fever, with any certain means Of effect.
prevention. debate occurred on the
ference report on the sundry civil bill b
went over without action.