Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1888-06-15
NATIONAL LAWMAKERS.
VIVA. Is Eeing Done by the National
Legislature.

What Is Eeing Done by the National
Legislature.
THE debate on the Mills bill was begun in the
House in real earnest on the 3lst ult. Shortly
after noon Mr. Mills called up the bill for consid-
Grafton under the five-minute rule. Mr.. Adams,
of Chicago, started the ball rolling by moving to
strike out July l. 1885, and insert Jan. l. 1888
when the proposed law shall take erect In. Inc
ber every man taking his five minutes on
the Adams amendment There was great
activity among the members who spoke most,
Mr.. Lind of Minnesota made the chief speech
of the afternoon. Although a Republican he ear.
nestly advocated free lumber He declared that
it Inconsistent to encourage the destruction
of our forests by maintaining duty on foreign
lumber, while at the same time We were giving
away immense bodies Of lands under the timber
culture law. The House, by a vote OF 81 TO 40,
adopted the amendment to the Legislative
appropriation bill increasing the clerical force
quiet the title OF settlers on the Des Moines
River lands in Iowa passed by the Sen
ate by vote OF yeas 2s, nays %. me
viding for the appointment Of n commission OF
naval offices to select suitable site for a naval
station, navy yard and docks on the Pncific
coast. The Pncifc Railroad telegraph bill WAS
fnvorably reported to the Senate. Both houses
accepted the conference report OIL the bill to
create department of labor nd ,ASsCl ..cc bill.
THE Senate BILL reviving for the benefit Of
Lieutenant General Sheridan the rank Of General
of tho Army, passed the House on the LIST inst.
The President promptly signed the bill, and sent
General Sheridans name TO the Senate for con-
firlnation, aud the Senate Immediately confirmed
it. Mr.. Adams amendment to the tariff bill
Jan. g. 1885, was defeated in the House. The
vote was: Yeas, 81; nays, llS. The House
passed the Legislative appropriation be. with
from the Appropriation Committee. The senuto
passed the Indian appropriation bill
TEE timber paragraphs Of the Mills tariff bill
were discussed ut length in the House Oh the I'd
lust Mr.. Dockery, of Missouri, declared that
the explanation Of the failure Of the lumber
| mems wages to incrense lny in the fact that 90
per cent Of the workmen were Canadians So it
| was in other industries; 81 per cent of the men
| employed in manufacturing industries
were foreigners imported under contract
| Fuller, OF Iowa, secured a round OF APP
plause; from the Democratic side by declaring
that rs he did not believe that the true doctrine
of protection was involved in this question he
| should vote for free lumber. Mr. Guenther Of
! Wisconsin, predicted that the Democratic party
if it passed this BILL would 80 to that place paved
with good intentions, where every limb and knot
| of timber would be used, not to raise the reve-
| nue., but to raise the temperature. Mr.. Wilkins,
| from the Committee on Banking md Currency
reported to the House substitute for the bill in
troduced by him to revise and cotlify tic Dailiiing
| laws OF the United States.
| AMONG other measures the following bills were
passed by the Senate on the 4!h inst. House bill
authorizing the President 20 appoint and retire
Alfred Pleasonton with ra,lk and grade OF Cocile!
with nE amendment reducing the runk to that Of
Major; Senate bill authorizing the President to
place the retired list, with the grade of Muor,
| Major General William w. Ayeri!l. The House
| passed the bill to authorize the construc-
ton of IL bridge across the Missouri River in
| the counties of MonnNn. Iowa, and Burt, Neb.
Mr.. Mills moved thar the rules be suspended
| and evening sessions ordered for the con-
| sider,iion of certain bills, but us he would
| not consent to NJ, amendment setting apart
certain sessions for the consideration of pension
| bills the Republicans refused to vote. AS no
| quorum could be secured Mr.. Mills withdrew his
resolution, He then moved thu! debate on the
pending paragraph i'll the tariff bill be limited to
ten minutes. After some wrangliug. Mr.. Mills
| withdrew his motion to limit debate and simply
asked that the House go into committee Of the
whole on the tariff bill. But the Republicans
hoping to make an opportunity for the pension
other roll-call was ordered or the motion to go
into committee. On this vote Ill Democrats re-
sponded. No quorum, and Mr.. Mills moved TO
| adjourn, which prevailed, and the House I'D
journed.
SENATOR CHANDLER introduced a bill in the
:enate, the 5th inst, to amend the fishery
retaliation act" by striking out the words I'm
products of the Dominion than fish This
would absolutely deny Canadian vessels the
right of entry whenever the President is
satisfied that the rights Of Americans in
| Dominion ports abridged, or whenever
they subjected to annoyance; and would
also forbid the importation of Canadian fresh or
ealt fish. The House, in committee Of the
| whole, devoted the day to the Mills tariff bill.
and every attempt to strike them from the free
list failed.