Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1888-02-24
NATIONAL Law MAKE,
Summary Of the Daily Proceedin,,
the Senate and House at tn.
National Capital.

TIE senate was not in session tho ,o.,,
the house II bill was passed granting the r,g.
way through Indian territory to the Cha.
Conl and Railroad company. Mr.. Anders,,
Iuiriois, from the postoflice committee. ".
ed fayornbly MI. Perkins resolution dir,
the rostlna ster- general to inquire into o,a
form the house of the cause and foundptiSa
the grievances complained of in Kansas ~
papers regarding the western mnil seryic.
also to inform the house whether the nj,
universal complaint prevailing in tho az
against the present unsatisfac tory mail ca,
results from insufficient appropriations !
committee reporte! IA amendment add,
the resolution the following: And also ths.s
postmaster general Oe directed to furth
ulljre and inform the house whit, ii AM
provements and cNtonsions have been lnaia
the mail service in the west during the p0p. !.
yenrs The resolution WIS finally ndopted y
the insertion OF an am ndment offered by \
Holman putting the word "CllegM" beforn
word complaint Upon reaching, in com.
ice of tn whole, che bill for the relief ot
thcnicl Mckay md the executors Of Dm
Mckay, a splendid debate between
Springer md Mr.. Cox, of New York
sued, the former nntnsonizing the measure
committee finally decided to report the Nil !.
orably to the house, md rose. When the M,t1
bill was reached in rho regular proceedings
until next Friday. Tie house passed the sog
bin authorizing tho auport,r.snt of Andr.~
White rs n regent of tie Smi.As nian insti.
In the senate tho 18th M address OF the ~
stitutional convention of Dakota was preser
fuyoring the division Of the territory and tia
mission Of tho southern part as state. 7
bill providing for commission on the sg,.ia
of the alcoholic liuuor traffic YVES placed IN
calendar. The following bills wore introducX
and referred: To prohibit members of the,er
t0r;nl legislatures FROM holding office; also
pay ST,31l for the passage OF General Laave !
ard family from France to the United States
guests OF the nation in 1874. Authorizing 4
appointment of eleven railway maii slpe
,endents. To fix the number OF docuue,I
printed by congress, and known a.. the I'll.
number at TOO; also to specify the number
certain documents to be printed. After soI
doi,ute the resolution Was referred 10 the al
mittee on printing. In the house under /
call of states tho following bills and reso!Ytiol
were introduced and referred: Auditorium n
election of delegate from Indian Ter to ,t,si N
congress. Permitting tanners and PRODUCE,
tobacco to sell lenf tobacco in any quantity
unlicensed dealers or any person without
striction, and repeating ell laws lnconFisi4}
thereto. Resolution instructirg the comnI
tee on ways and means to Teport what rros,l
it hNs made IN the consideration, OF bills yeTtj
ing the informal revenue taxes, and to state
what time such bills ure likely to be reported
the house. III case he committee is unaile
agree upon these bills it is instructed TO reI
the fact to the house. and tile bills shall
III ced on calendar. To prohibit fictitious 4
gambling transactions in articles p oduccd
American farming industry Proposingau|
stitutional amendment limiting The l!cla5
ship of the house to 80. For the established
o Il postal telegraph system. To regulate III
grapll companies, Bills were INTRODUCED |
tho erection OF public buildings ut Gnlostg1
H.. Davenport. To-. md Eau Claire, Wis. Ri
were passed to prohibit any person i'll WG=Aal
ton or Georgetown from mailing books OF I'd
on the result OF any races or games o. base bal
In the senate on tho 18th, u resolution h
structing the committee on commerce. inreIGI
ing the river and narbor bill, &c set out tn ID
portant facts bearing on each item, WAS loyGI
ed and agreed TO. Among the bills intrclgc4
and referred was one for compensation tor d
vices of female nurses during the war of the l
belion. a resolution was offered deolarn,
not III order, except by unanimous consent 4
the committee on appropriations to report
the senate, for consideration o: action, any Cd
eral appropriation lin without hav1
days or more. Referred TO the cd
nittee on rules. The resolution OF inquYylj
the causes of inefficient mail service wGs ,sE|
up, and after Il very heated discussion vi
school ut Carson City, New, passed. Il, l
following bills passed: Appropriating SID
for the sub-tropical fair at Jacksonville, y
Fo~ the relief of David J.. BlainGra and egtis|
with the Greedy expedition il, tho Arctic
aiuns. As Communication fer fuel and quartet
a bill TO provide for the c rprlsory eGueatI
Of Indian children was discussed ut some 'e.g]
In the house Il bin WAS referred to the collM]
tee of the whole which provides for the ID
chase of United S atcs bonds by the scored
of the treasury. The same action was hadf i
n bill for the relief OF importers OF animals 4
breeding purposes. Among tho executive q
municutions presented to the house was 4
from the secretary of war i'll Response to I
resolution calling fol information relative o1
plan and scope OF the CONF ilation o. the OIL 4
records OF the late war Referred. 4 ress1
ton WAS adopted npproplintiDg SG2,@V1
printing copies OF executive doclmtt
and on the subject Of cattle and dairy n
ducts Bills We're reported and referred
committee o the whole for the ercctl
of II public building o. Onnha, and for the ri
chase OF ntlditona! lard at Ccpncil Bluffs. 4
speaker announced the resignation Of Mr.. ca
of New York, from the committee on tcIritoi4
and the appointment OF Mr.. Iaulhee, Of Id
lucky, to fill the vacancy Tho i tttr reti11
from the commit tee on tie eleventh censrs.
bill was introduced ard referred for tie "a
nent of &2,.92 G57 the amount paid by ~
York city for principal and interest Oh the hG
issued to the Union Defense cC.unlittee OF NJ
York in 1851 and 1862.
IN the senate the 18th, after q long and hest
discussion the Blair educational bill psss4
Yeas 80, nays %. The house bill for the I
| pointment of eleven division superintendent;
the railway mail service was taken from 4
calendar. amended by making th" number II
Ill addition to those before authorized 4
passed. In the house the following bills vi
reported: bill granting The riGht:of-NI
through the Indian territory to the ha!l
City and Pacific railroad. bill ior
payment of &lG0) TO elders who
listed under the act Of July %, 1861, and v
were DISCHARGED by reason of surgeons cs!]
ficn.es of disability, or by promotion before /
expiration OF two years, nnd who have 10.
celved $1,000 bounty. Referred to COMMITTED
the whole. bill was vnssed providing n
Nebraska shall constitut. IN entire jril:l
district, to be known rs the d trict of Ne0r%'
\ resolution was adopted which provldes
the appointment Of special committee e !
Vestignte and report what contracts had u
made for the construction Of the new l0!tI
building, and the amount expended thenuLl1
what caused the delay i'll the progress O.
work and what persons had been employ
paid from the appropriations for the pE n
OF site and the construction OF The II1
ing. The committee on appropriations EA'e1
celved estimates of appropriations for the "
plotion CT public Buildings in various part
the country The estimates in every case
coed the limit fixed by law. An amendnleN' !
ing appropriations for the completion OF & G-
Der OF buildings was offered Among then h
one for heokuk, To-, ST., 0C0