Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1888-03-23
NATIONAL LAW MAKERS.
Summary Of the Daily Proceedings Of
0eSenate and House at thes
National CAPITAL.

The senate was not in session the 9Th. In
the house consideration was had of the omnihn.
war claim bill coming over from last Friday. An
amend ment agreed to in COMMITTEES of the
re n of 'stb e protas;.n so3 for tho
W ,os.cai seminary and high school Of
virginia nv, was again the subject of dis
cussaon 100 me amendmont was finally agreed to
-yeas ioo' Maya IS land the bill was passed
yeas, los nays, 100. The remainder of the dav
vas vas; consumed in the consideration of private
pllis. Az tho evening session OF the house thirty
increasing the pension Of The widow Of Gens An,
derson' the hero OF Fort Sumter to 500 a
month. w WV ="
THE senate the 1pth was not in session. In
the house the dependent pension bill was re-
cetved from the senate and referred to the COM
extending for two years the time Of payment to
purchasers Of land on the Omaha Indian res
CREATION in Nebraska. A bill also passed pre-
scribing penalty of fine and imprisonment for
the unlawful cutting of timber on Indian
reservations.
IN the senate the 18th memorial of the lead
ing wool manufacturers and. growers
was presented alking. legislation to pro-
tect the wool interest petition
was presented against the reduction of the
duty on lumber end salt A bill was reported
Iavolaoiy authorizing appointment and retire.
me ai1 OF Arthur P1etsarfton major of cavalry.
BIZ was introduced which provides for the
settiement OF the debt of the Central Pa
enc Railroad company. Huntington bill.)
nusbe n9 ~ h Under TIE call Of states large
am4ng them the following: To provide for the
settlement of the debt Of the Central Pacific
Hallway company tHanlilton bin. Directing
the committee on agriculture to inquire into the
expesliency of prohibiting the sale Of compound
as pure lard. Relating to the tariff and inter
nal taxation randall bin Providing for a
commission 20 investigate trusts, and for the
repeal of the protective tariff on all industries
belonging tO(trusts.
In the senate the 18th among bills reported
and placed onthe calendar was one granting ap
increase of peAsion to Mrs. Gen. Ward Burnett.
Senator Halo CALLED up the resolution offered BY
him December IL for the appointment of u
special committee to examine into the present
the government. Senator Cockrell offered an
amendment to 4xtend the inquiry to instances
OF pernlclous PARTISAN activity of republican
%ncas 81 order Of
Dental electionsof 1880 and 1884 After soms
debate the amendment was defeated and the
original resou ~, iq was adopted. The senate
then proceeded to the consideration of Senator
Beck's bill to prtvide for the retirement OF
United States legtl tender and national bank
notes of small denominations and tho issue
OF coin certificates in lieu of gold certif-
Gates. Senator Beck at great length, ad-
dressed the senate in advocacy of it.
In the house among the bills reported from
committees was the omnibus bill for the ad.
mission in the union of Dakota, Montana
Washington and New Mexico, and il
was referred to committee of the whole
m BILLS ef the reported and sent to
public buildings at Gale burg, ILL.,, and Daven.
port, Ia. The committee ON public buildings and
grounds reported q bill appropriating $4,000
viding for the erection thereon at the ulti
mate cost of s.5o,0OO of building TO b.
used as an appraisers warehouse. Referred tc
committee of the whole. A bill providing that
the first session OF the Fifty-rst congress begi1
March 4, 1859. was reported adversely. The
Grosvenor resolution directing the military
matter has been incorporated in the rebellion
records was reported back and adopted. Thu
remainder of the day was consumed in consid
GRAFTON of the bill alotting lands in severalty t.
the united Peoria and Miami Indians, whicl
finally passed, and the house adjourned.
AMONG the petitions and memorials received
In the senate the 14th was one from nlinoi
asking for legislation against the formation o
trusts and combinations and that the tariff OF
tobacco and spirits be retained until the va
debt is paid. Several bills and resolutions wer,
considered, but not acted on. The presiding
officer announced select committee on civi
services as follows: Messrs; Hale, Manderson
Chace, spooner, Blackburn, Daniel and Blodget,
The bill reported from the postofice CON
inittee to regulate commerce carried b
telegraph was referred to the coInmftte
on Interstate commerce. In the house Speake
Carlisle resumed the chair, and was greetel
with applause The committee on elections i,
the Illinois contested election case Of Worth
ington VS.. Post, calendar reported, confirming
the right Of Mr. Post to the seat. The floor wa
then accorded to the committee on foreign af
fairs. The senate bill fixing the charge TO
passports at 81 was passed. Several privat
bills were passed and one measure referring t.
the court claims, claim Of Hannal
j. Jones, executrix of Emanuel Jone
gave rise to considerable discussion
During the war Emanuel Jones, British
subject residing in Mobile, purchased will
confederate money number of bules Of cotton
In April, 1865, the federal army took posses
sion Of Mobile, and guard having been placed
In August the warehouse burned and the cotton
was destroyed. After considerable debate til,
house adjourned without action.