Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1888-08-03
CONGRESSIONAL.
Work of the Senate ard House OF KEEP
rescntatvcs.

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mitted to naturalization unit. al'er LIE si'''4l
have been resident OF the oLi,e'' ssss ,
during the five years Immediately prec Gu
inp The application for NATURALIZATION pa
pe eT nor until he shall prove by two
reputable witnesses e, alls oe aa,l nerson Of
GOOD moral character, ana shall also, "a the
| presence of the Judge speak read eho WI .se .ne
English language with snch ~ i,n.cv %
transact ordinary business i'll that language ana
by its use to become well informed III the pfi,!cl
pies of the Constitution nnd ,he uu,aes "a IN
| American citizen Nona,.raiiAcd person tue s,lli
| provides shall exercise the rsht OF sunTaes ! or
yenc after receiving ms M. u,l I'M. s,r IL
pupers Judges ,,re forbidden 10 Try more
iihtln twenty naturalization cases per day. and
false swearing in sucn cases is declared 20 oe
sufficient cause for tho forfeiture Q! lne person
from the calendar and passed! The Senate nil
n1ncndatorv of tine act q June u. 1883, rs 10
postal crimes, declaring non-ntilnolc al matter
on INV part of which exierior interior. indie
cent lewd, defa1nntory, or threatening deilnea-
lions, epithets or language is written or printed.
The House bill supplementary to tins racine
railroad acts with Alnendlnents. This is the
bill passed by the House on the Sd OF March re-
quiring the Pacific Railroad companies 10 con
struct, maintain, and operate telegraph lines
and to afford equal facilities to all connecting
telegraph lines The amendments merely strike
olt the word construct" where it occurs. The
whole, on the Mills tariff bin. The pending
amendment was that offered by Mr.. Mills re-
storing tho present rate of duty on tobacco
It was agreed to without division. On motion
the present rnIe OF duty restored on pipes
pipe bowls, and all smokers articles not other
wise provided for. The next paragraph taken
up for consideration WIS that imposing duty
OF 30 per cent. ad vnlorenl on bonnets, hats, and
hoods composed of hair whn!ebone or any
vegetable material. After considerable discus
sion the bill went to committee OF the whole
and WAS reported to the House with favorable
recommendation, amid hearty applause The
aEE
ton of bills reported from the Committee On
Military Affairs.
Tx f;:l was reported and placed on the Sem
ate calendar the goth for the erection Of public
building at Chicago. Mr. Dolph called up the
bill to prohibit the coming of Chinese laborers
iEto the United States, and pending discussion
49,: Scsnate adjourned. The first business before
the House was the bill appropriating $50, 900 to
aid State homes for disabled volunteers, which
was passed. Mr., Blanchard Ia.l submitted the
conference report the river and harbor bill.
Agreed to. IT increases the total npplopriar
Senate receded from it's amendment striking
out the appropriation for the purchase Of the
lock and dam on the Monongahela River. The
Senate amendment for the purchase OF the i'm
provement known Us the Green and Barrel River
improvement was agreed to. The Senate reced-
cd from its amendment providing for the pur-
chase OF the Portage Lake Canal end the Lake
Superior Ship-Canal Railway and Iron Company
Canal The Senate amendment for survey Of
canal from Lake Michigan to the Illinois and
Desplaines Rivers was agreed to- Also the Sem
ate amendment providing for survey a:d oca-
ton of II canal from the Illinois River At
the town OF Hennepii to the Mississippi River.
Also the Senate amendment for survey of q
canal connecting the waters of Lake Michigan
with the Calumet River. But The Government
is not to be deemed committed to these projects,
nor, indeed. to any other project for which
vey is ordered i'll this bill The prcsen; bill really
carries appropriations for two years, making
the amount for each year little $l1 Coz 00O.
n m.
sidered.
In the Senate the bill to reimburse the de-
positors of the Freedman's Bank was discussed
and passed the z1st. 1t appropriates sl,0oU0Oo.
The conference report on the river and harbor
bill was received from the House, and it was
ordered printed. The Senate then proceeded to
he confederation Of the fisheries treaty in
open executive session. The final vote on
the Mills tariff bill taken by the
bill was Ii, the total vote being I'll. When an
occasional member voted apparently against his
political faith, the announcement was uproari-
ously received by the side favored. When the
figures were declared by the Slenkcr-yeas, 1872;
nays, l49-Democratic cheers and shouts echoed
throughout the chamber. A dozen members
leaped to their feet, waving bnlldauas und flags.
Messrs. Bliss, Merrilna1l, and Greenman OF New
York. and Sowden of Pennsylvania, Democrats.
voted against the bill. Messrs. Fitch Of New
York, Nelson Of Minnesota and Brewer Of
North Carolina, Republicans voted i'll favor Of
its passage. Mcssrs. Anderson of Iowa, Hop
kins of Virginia and Smith of Wisconsin, Jude
pendents, voted for the bill. The following pairs
were announced Randall with Eogs, West Vir-
ginia; Heistand. Pennsylvania, with Whiting,
Michigan Belmont, New York with Davenport,
New York Perry, South Carolina, with Spooner,
Rhode Island; Glover, Missouri. with Brown,
Indiana; Granger Connecticut. with Woodburn,
Nevada. Before The vote WIS tnken the long de-
bnte on the bill WAS closed by Mr.. Mills. Maj.
Mckinley demanded separate vote on the
cotton-tie amendment but the Republicans re-
1au1 $},f,u
stood. 1t puts on the free list steel ana iron
hoops used for baling hay and hopping buckets.
The original bill admitted free of duty steel and
iron hoops used for baling cotton but left tor
i'll on the same material used for baling hay and
hopping buckets
The conference report the river and hurbor
bill was presented and agreed to by the seuate
on the 23d. The Senate then proceeded to con-
slider the fisheries treaty in open executive ses-
sion, and was addressed by Mr.. Dawes and Mr.
Stewart i'll opposition to its ratification. After
which the House bill for the relief of the South
the Senate adjourned. In the House Mr.
passed the senate bill! to perfect the tie
representative Springer ull.) introduced q
bill to tax the products of trusts. 1t provides
that. i'll addition to the taxes already imposed
upon any product manufactured by trusts, there
snail DC imposed an internal-revenue tax Of 40
per cent, and that no drawbacks shall be al
| lowed on any such goods when exported. The
House conferrees on the Anderson bill requiring
inc Paclflc railroads to maintain and operate
| their own telegraph line agreed to the Senate
amendments. These eliminate the requirement
that the roads shall construct the lines and
leave the manner of requirement open 10 The
discretion OF the companies. The report was
| agreed to by the House.
IN the Senate the resolution to print 5000 ad-
ditional copies of the report OF the Senate Com.
mlttce on Pensions on the subject of vetoed
pension bills was taken up Oh the 9th, the
! question being Mr.. Cockrells amend
ment to print 100000 copies of Presi-
| GENITAL votes i'll the last and present
90 After considerable discussion,
bne matter was allowed to puss over
without action and Mr.. Sherman from lac Com,
lnlltee on Finance. reported an ulnens1neut TO
tiie sundry civil bill, to Incorporate in i, u pro
VISION 10 refund the direct tax. Referred to rhe
committee on Appropriations. The Senate then
Iroceed to the consid ration of the nava, ap
preparation bill, and after the adoption of sey.
efal amendments adjourned. In the House the
SENATE seiiIte bill was passed npmopriu,ing Seldom
| tor INC erection OF u public building in Chicago
| 20. De USED as an appraisers warehouse TTe
nelHte phi prohibiting the Transmission: through
| Iie mans IN transparent envelopes OF matter
Millch would be prohibited if printed or written
on the outside of the envelope was nnesed
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