Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1888-10-12
THE SENATE AND HOUSE.
NATIONAL LAWMAKERS AND WHAT
THEY ARE DOING.

Proceedings of the Senate and House OF
Representatives Important Measures
Discussed and Acted On-Gist of tho
Business.
THE resolution offered by Mr.. Chandler for an
inquiry into the last Louisiana election. involv-
ing tho choice Of United States Senators, was
taken up in the House on the 9th, end resulted
in u heated discussion OF a personal nature: NO
the senate bill. appropriating $luu.O in aid OF
the yellow-fever sufferers, having been Ibid be.
fore the Senate, Mr.. Edmunds said it missed
the point aimed at-the capacity to use the
money in aid of those who were sick and in dan
ger Of starvation. In the hope that some hing
non-concur in the House amendment, and ask
for conference which was ordered. Both
houses of Congress agreed to the conference re-
port ON the sundry civil appropriation bill
A RESOLUTION calling on the Secretary Of the
Treasury to report whether the Treasury De-
partm ent has Information of any violation of
the navigation laws and if so whether any steps
have been taken to vacate tho American regis
tiers of vessels commanded by foreigncrs was
odopted by the House the 18Th The ne, House
evening session.
A FAVORABLE report on the bill authorizing
tho appointment Of three commissioners to
negotiate with the Chippewa Indians of Min
nesotn for the REIMBURSEMENT Of their rights in
certain Indian reservations was made to tho
examinations of Lambert Tree. of Illinois, az
Minister TO Russia. j. g. Parkhurst, of Michi-
gam, as Minister to Belgium; Charles Boyle.
ton territory; Prot. George ssss' Davidson n. &
Commission; Capt. II. Y. Lawton, inspector r
ing Secretaries of Legation Charles II. Holiday,
Venezuela Howard Martin; China; H. L. Villas,
hs ,n
Of the Fort Wallace military reservation in
kansas. This is substitute for the measure re-
Gently vetoed by the President Over thirty leaves
Of absence were granted to members of the
House oil for an indefinite period. There are
only about sixty members in Washington now
about one hundred less than quOrun--nnd
since no business can be transacted except by
unanimous consent, the House is little better
than dissolved No business was tran. acted
beyond the introduction of bills all attempts to
call up measures being prevented by the point
OF mo quorum" being raised. Among the bills
presented was one providing that one-thir,i OF
quorum
MIR. CALLS resolution instructing the Com
mittee on Epidemic Diseases to consider and
report additional legislation to prevent the i'm
port alton of contagious or infectious diseases
from foreign countries referred to that
commil tee by the Senate OH the I'd inst.
Both houses of Congress agreed to the con-
ference report OH the joint resolution in aid
Of the yellow fever sufferers. AS agreed to, tho
resolution appropriates 100000, TO be expended
under tho direction OF the President III cradi-
eating tho epidemic of yellow fever now existing
In the United States or preventing its spread
from State to State. The conferrees on the de-
fciency bill have comet to an agreement upon all
but four Of the amendments added to the meas
ure by the Senate. The principal point of disa-
for tho Industrial Christian Home of Utah. an
association organized to relieve, protect. and
care for dependent women and children seeking
to escape from polygamous relations. The House
passed the Senate bill allowing persons who have
abandoned or relinquished their homestead ell
The amendments empower Land office Registers
to grant settlers leave Of absence fornot exceed
ing one year when by reason of drought or other
unavoidable casualty such settler cannot obtain
Il support for himself; renncing NIL double mini.
mum presumption lands toa uniform price Of
Tl.23 per acre and allowing any homestead SET
tion to enter additional lani contiguous To the
original entry. which with such entry shall not
exceed lGJ acres