Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1888-02-10
NATIONAL LAW MAKERS.
Summary Of the Daily Proceedings ct
the Senate and House at the
National Capital.


privilege sent to the clerks desk and had read IN
oxtroct from a speech made by Mr.. Kelly, OF
PENNSYLVANIA to the effect tina. Il meinpet u
the congress which had made the approprias,
ton for tho philadelphia centennial oM M,,%
had claimed a fee of $4,000 for having astu!eiy
inserted a clause in the bill making inc ioan
upon which he could 60 INTO eouI. tna a had no
doubt that he was the member referred 70 ny s.lo
gentleman and that if the gentleman stated thas
he demanded fee for inserting the ciusu, mo
stated what was not true. III the gentieMp;I
meant to say thnt he pursued the CO.'S WIN
all the skill and ability OF which he was
poscsso :, he admitted it. 1t was the proudcs1
record he had made nco he had been mem
Der o. congress, and that us the opinion OF ms
consttu hts who had returned him SIX tunes
Georgia, called up tho Thoebc-Cnrlisle election
case and after much argument the minority re-
port was voted q wn.
IN the senate the 23d a petition was presented
by prominent citizens of Boston in relation to
the Boston peace dcp,.tation. 1t was referred
remonstrance was presented d. agnins s nr nc
scented were: For the admission of the state oil
Dakota and the organization of the territory OF
Lincoln Minority report to be PRESENTS i 30 10
Utah in the governor and Legislative assembly
Of twelve citizens of the territory, to be ap-
pointed bv the president and confirmed by tho
senate, but not more than six of them to be OF
one political party. All towns ip, district,
county ard erritorial officers to be elected or
appointed rs the legislativ assembly may pro
vide. All laws passed are to be submitted to
congress-, and if dieapl,roved al De nun nun
and void; Voters aro required to take
tice bgamy nor polygamy; that, for 'wo
years past they have not cont ibuted dir city
or indirectly any money or valuable thlns 70
any order or association which sanctions or toll
crates among its members bigG1ny or rolySa1ny
or plural or celestial marriage, or which CLAIMS
to exercise civil power inderendont OF or OPP
1,,,u nf +1,rT limit at n he
territory, and that they regard tbs laws ms IN.
terpreted by the courts Us the supreme law, all
doctrines or teachings OF any order or assocla-
ton to the contrary notwithstanding. In the
house. the seat of Carlisle was confirmed. The
following bills We're introduced: For he con-
struction of the Illinois and Mississippi river
canal. Pensioning the ,eamsters OF the Mexican
war also to place n tax on salt used for curing
pork on the same footing as that on salt used
for curing fish Appropri,ating slooooo tor the
Shields and IL gan. Proposing constitutional 1,.
amendment prohibiting the repeal of the gen
eral pension laws also for the erection of pub
lie building at Garden City, Kan. resolution
calling on the postmaster-general for in
formation ti+; relative to vast the prn nteTor
that all further patents or approvnls Of
lands heretofore granted to the Union and Cen
trail Pacific Railroad companies be withheld I'M
til a final accounting and settlement be had, i'll
pursuance of law, between the United States
and said companies, and complete and ample
indemnifcation be given by the companies to
to the committee on public lands. Appropri-
ating $50 900 to A. de Bnussel to build an mir
ship to convey passengers through the air. Re
ferred to the committee on ventilation. Bills
were reported and placed the calendar for
the erection of pubic buildings ut a cost of
100000 each at Springfield, Mo-, Monroe, La,
and Portsmouth, U.
In the senate the oath n message from the
president transmitting the first report of the
board of control, as to tho management of the
ip61I cfrio1 bTI.aG in, 1ro11 was ed
referred to tho committee on territories. After
u long and import ant discussion the resolution
to refer the presidents message on Pacific
railroads to a special committee of seven soma
tors changed from five) was agreed to. The
following bills We're introduced To amend the
pension laws SO that they shall not prohibit the
payment of pension money to any person who
served in the late rebellion against the
enlisted in the military or naval service of
in line Of duty. To change the time Of
meeting of the long session of congress to
the first Monday in October, and of the short
session to the second Monday in November.
For IN extension of the southern and western
boundaries of Kansas, SO as to nclade the pub
lie land strip To amend the posto.iice appro-
printion net of March 3, 1879, to provide
that publications OF the second class may be
transmitted through the mails free of charge to
subscribers who live in another county, but re-
ceive their mail in he county in which the pub
licntion is issued For the formation and adj
mission OF the state Of Montana A bill to du-
thorize o construction of a railrond, wagon
and foot passenger bridge across the Mississippi
river Mt or near Burlington, H., was passed. In
the house, the committee on judiciary present
ed a bill making bills OF landing conclusive evil
dence in certain cases. The bill npproprating
$3.50 for the repair of the United States
steamship Hartford was referred. The bills for
public buildings ut Washington and to reward
the Esqumo natives for acts of humanity to
shipwrecked seamen referred to the com
nittee of the whole. resolution was adopted
as wheter he has discharged or furloughed
any Of his force, and if So for what
reason, at time when the printing ordered by
making such discharges regard has been had for
the statute giving preference in employment to
honorabiy discharged soldiers. Bills We're
passed authorizing the construction of bridge
across the Mississippi at Memphis, Tenn. the
construction of IL bridge across the Mississippi
river ut Lexington, Mo-. Comforting civil juris-
diction in the Indian Territory on the United
States courts having criminal jurisdiction.
IN the SEM &c the 25th the resolutions offered
by Senator Chandler days ago, calling on
the navy department for information as to the
purchase of plans and specifications in foreign
countries Of ships of war, and .as to contracts
nude for ships and ordnance since NJ ,rch, 1885.
were taken up, and the first adopted and
the second referred 10 the committee of foreign
affairs. The third was amended SO as to read
1880 instead OF 1885. Consideration of the
deficiency bill WAS resumed. An amendment
was offered nll,ropriatinS S261 ,161 to complete
the construction and armament of the three
steel cruisers, Chicago Boston and Atlanta. A
lengthy and heated discussion followed, result
ing in the Withdrawal of the resolution. Sena-
tor Evarts moved to strike out of the item Of
$500, 900 for repnym, mt of duties on imports col
lected, the provision limiting the rate of inter-
est thereon to per cent. Rejected Senator
Evarts then moved udd to tie proviso the
ys a 1 oh n ts sha not no eff Ct
further amendment the bill was passed, and
inter mn executive session the senate adjourned
In the house bill to amend the internal
enne laws was placed the celendnr The
sennt bill authorizing The construction of q
bridge across the Mississippi river ut Burlington
was passed. Mr.. Bncon, of New York asked
unanimous consent for the present considera-
ton of the resolution reported from the commit
tee on manufactures directing that committee
to inquire into the names, number and extent
Of corporations engaged in mnnufaciuri
or mining, or dealing in any If the ncces-