Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1888-08-17
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AFTER the transaction o, ANN.
ness the Senate, the %, by a stu, 10
determined to take up the fl.hs ,ssls
question being on Mr.. Morc.,', lefles
pone its further consitiers.s,;as mott
next, and q lengthy and hao a.san till
The following bills were taks.u debs.
oar ana passed by tho Sennta ION
establishing additional nids The
the mouth OF the Mississinr; 70 Q, nav
ntc bill providing for m ~, River
Justice of the Supreme csmuAlllousl
Senator Dawes intros,Oouuft Of
ratify the agreement made hn =, a
Indian Commission with iho = tHe No
OF Indians in Idaho. Af,erc s nul'r d
the House went into comni sohe 10
on the deficiency Appropriate Q!
to formal amendment. Mr. Mon " bill
precipitated q long po,itic.,t 1evey
criticism Of Mr.. Matson's sna. aebst
the Record, but not dulirap raa ~
long debate Us to the rcin.;su' Ill
parties to the title OF -;rh s Ss, ela
and the rebel flag inciden, e 80, Soldier
OF attention. The considcrot;oanui e IN
then resumed aud for some . ,;,n Q!
until Mr.. Dockcry Of Missosmra.i!e tss
brief tariff debate by a few rs,r. PIE
]ect OF the surplus. After n sSnrs i.
committee arose. The Housn 10 Disc
cur i'll the Senate hmendmsn, .oted
preparation bill and ordered cn, 70 To
MR.. CuLLoh offered q resolution
on the Sd instructing the Commit
state Commerce to mako full ~
into the relations of the Canal;
with the transportation across tho y
commerce which naturally beSoss
United states. The resolut;on
the committee on Interstata
to ascertain and report VIII
United States railroad lines are ow y
or controlled by the Grand Trnnr
dian Pacific or any other Canadian +
whetner commerce originating in +
States is diverted from American !.
lines, to what extent and in what me-. y
whether any discrimination is nr, a
charges for tolls against America
the Wellnnd and st. Lawrence Csn,
inquire into the question of the ral
commerce carried on by railro,d
ways between tho United 81
Cnnadn. The resolution va.
after much discussion, without q d;.;
Speaker laid before the House let,s,
Green OF New Jersey, presenting
gress. in the name Of tho State oi y
statues OF Richard Stockton and phii;l
to be placed in Statuary Hall in tha
resolution was adopted as igninr Tr.l
81, for the consideration of a coucur,1
ton accepting the statues and returr
to the State of New Jersey therein
loaning tents and equipage to Snn
Grand Army Of the Republic Of Iowa
ably reported to the House. Priya,y
having then been dispensed Win
went into committee OF the whole
ficiency appropriation bill. The or
sion was devoted to the consideration
pension bills.
In the Chaplain's opening PRAYER i,
ate tho 9th, was an indirect but ieel,I
to the death OF Gen. Sheridan. A, 8
reading of the journal was concluis,
F. lmunds rose and said: II ask unap3
sent to offer Mt this time resolutions nj
which every Senator will understand.
That the Senate has learned WITH
regret of the death of PhiIp
late General OF the armies of the Uni,
Resolved. That the Senate hereby ey,I
grateful sense of his grent and purio,iI
in the cause OF his country. its deep
of the loss which tho nation has M
his death. and its sympathy with lii
their bereavement. Resolved, Thu,
these resolutions be forwarded 10 Ma
the deceased. The resolutions wsI
mously adopted. A bill ws]
duced by Mr.. Farwell, and re,l
tho Committee on Pensions.
a pension of $1,000 year to Mr..
The Presidents message announcing ;
OF Gen. Sheridan was read. In coupi|
resolution, the Chair appointed The
Senators as committee to attend G1
dams funeral: Hawlcy, Mundersoa
Stewart Hampton, Gibson and GRAY
ate then adjourned. In the House id
lutions were adopted aud like action d
after speeches Of eulogy that body adicj
SENATOR SHERMAN addressed the sel|
position to the fisheries treaty, the
said among other things lie would
glad to see in the pending treaty se.tl
the controversy with Great Britain, ID
regarded controversy with that natia1
injurious than controversy with .
country, for Of all the people who ii
globe the peoples Ct the United s.
Great Britain were the most intimate
The Senate bill appropriatins >llel
post office building at Mammoth HotSI
the Yellowstone National Park, wa:
The resolution offered by Mr.. Jones, o! !
instructing the Committee on Finance
an investigation of the cotton-bussins
taken up and adopted by The sensi
Speaker has appointed the following NE
the Military Committee us the HouseN
OIL the army appropriation bill: Mr.. To
OF Illinois, Mr.. Maish of Pennsylyalia,
Laird of Nebraska, TIE House spent
in discussing the Senate bill mahns
preparation to enable the serera! I
departments to participate in t ONO
Mai Exposition to be held in Colulnc1
tcmber and October next. Amendma
adopted providing that any surplus o.
preparation remaining unsNpended
used to enable the department to
sented Of the expos lions to be held Ut!
Ga, and Richmond, Va, appropriate
to aid the colored race exposition TO
Atlanta, Gu, i'll 1889 and 1890, app:
$4,000 to enable tho department te
sented ut the Kansas City expossl'S
held in September and October. ils
then REQUIRED on the third reading OF !
amended, which resulted. yeas, Is; la
quorum. The House then adjourned,