Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1888-08-31
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Legislature,

Soon after assembling the s.,.,
open executive session on the t ECU.
the 10th, and voted on Mr. Nox "snesis
TOP to postpens it till December nor. AAs
lat ias;ve soon bu. az the vote was !. :,
ference rennr4 was resumsu 'at,
ton bill was then taken IN army
sion the bill was concurrsd T., After sol1
IL. The House forti6cation h;mryyess,
and referred to the COMMIT Was
tionf. The Senate then wen, 'e ;e on
tive session on the fisherisss INTO op,
presiding officer directed tbs. Treaty.
read by sections, Pa,S Iaat The
the Senate adjourned. T,s the
aged to pass the fortisnn ne HouI
tlon bill without division. hnt a .mhs
act any other business were ds al Effort
the lack OF quorum. Atten,ated
set aside Aug. 20 and 80 for tho r w Wee
general pension legislation. IN eonsia;
Aoma plii: ana to go into co,nn .;ae "
cheney Dill, but they all failed r. wee On
esssry number of votes. N " seca:s
WHEN the fisheries treaty vos.
Senate on tho 18th. the Chair orasA a
ton being made, that the debate W.
should close at O'Clock on thu ON, :. 70
the treaty having the last two ~ Sa. NE
on the 2lst, ut IL o'clock, the Anal ,Iufs
DC taken on all amer dmentsa n rei.
the resolution OF ratification N'Gn
me speng me early part of \
noon IN aeoatlng resolution raosl
removal OF GU electric Light and nun ma
Wnlcn e are Strung above ground. Tb.,
Was inaliy c lelerred to the Commi,,,1
port favorably. The Dill sn,endat actlef
June Is, 1885, relating to postol a o.;.y ~
taken up, and after being amemdsd I.nes
the penalties, was passed Frn;, ~ as
again filed up greater mart ~ ~
OF the House. Another attemn, 'ae
to dispose OF ths motion to pas;an ' Wa
for general pension legislation In, ~, uef'1
closed the lack of u Quorum A. tt ene
Of the morning hour Mr.. Burnes Ni Me- ~
go into committee on the general dasa
A roll call showed the presence Of H Xxx
five less than o quorum, aud after AI
roll calls had been made withou, -, a =
increase the House adjourned. '-V1
In the House Mr.. McCrearv. of ~
from the Committee on Foreign Affairs
for immediate consideration, the 18th
ate bill to prevent the coming q,
lnborcrs into the United States with on)
ment repeating the acts of NAV & II
July 5, 1884, the repeal to take es,c1
ratification OF the pending ,res,l
McCreary stated that owirs to the fac.
Senate had amended the treaty it had \
turned to China for the ratification Of Il
ernmont, and that it would probably 10
of next year before the tleaty could i,
upon. The object Of the bill, he ssd
carry out the provisions Of the treaty as
it was ratified by both countries. He /,
viewed the provisions OF previous ire,
laws founded thereon, i'll order to enpbp
necessity for the adoption OF q new ,yv
the passage OF the pending measures,
the debate which followed, the House ID
Tho Senate was not in session.
Nix. EDMUNDs' resolu1lon directing the
Committee to inquire and report as toll
its of white depositors in the Freedme,
was adopted by the Senate the Goth.
gan resumed his speech on the fsherie:
and after speaking for two loul
way to Messrs. Hoar, Evarts ani
and then spoke for two hours more. vi
Senate adjourned. Representative Brec
(Ark.) introduced five tariff bills in the I
correct certain abuses arising under the
tariff on cotton bagging, sugar. coal OIL
and cottonseed Oil. The House passed .
nese bill after long and animated dis
during which the administration and I
tudes Of the two parties received due q,
The Senate refused to ratify the I
treaty by strict party vote-yeas, q; !
on the 2lst. The same vote was also
against each OF the several amendme.
posed. Those who voted for the
tion OF the trenty were: Bate,
Berry, Blackburn, Blodgett, Brown,
rell, Coke, Colquitt, Daniel, +
George, Gormun, Gray, Hampton, Hari
lArk.), Mcpherson, Morgan, Pasco,
Pugh, Hanson, Reagan, Vest, Wsltl
son tMd.)-27. Pairs-Call and Bowen
and Cameron, Gibson and Cullom, Tu
Davis, Eustis and Paddock, Hearst 81
ford, kenna and Morrill,, Salisbury and
did not vote. The Senate voted to &C.
House amendment to the Chinese pro
bill and the bill now goes to The
dent. The conference report {
naval appropriation bill was also coacu
Among the bills passed by the SEM
those granting the Leavenworth Rupii
Railway Company the right TO constr
operate its railroad through a porto
military reservation ut Fort Leavenwcr
sas, and the substitute to the Hou;
change the time CT the sessions of the
Court of the western division Of the
District of Missouri. The Senate pass
ty-three private bills, and then went in;
tive session. In the House Nr.
Iowa, withdrew his objection to the CO
ton of the deficiency bill, after lnskl,
sonal explanation. The House wen; il
mitiee Of the whole and discussed The
spoiiation claims section OF the bill.
action was taken. Bills were in!yd
both houses prevent the iEtroducficl
tagious diseases from one State 10
Resolutions were adopted by both
accepting the statues Of Richard stoe
Philip kearney, presented by the STATE
Jersey, to be placed in Statuary Hall