The Hot Springs star. (Hot Spings [Hot Springs], Dakota [Dakota Territory, i.e. S.D.]) 1886-189?, 1888-12-21

THE duty on cotton ties. etc.. occupied tbs
whole atten ion Of the Sonata on the 18th inst.
and gave III opportunity to several Senators 70
discuss the late election campaign and tbs
bnis pssssd t aiyi Hour. sy p s ySI: 81 1 = a ds.s q e; Z
licans composed the majority. Thu Mega
the House. Mr. Townshend was the only demo.
crat In the Illinois delegation who voted for the
Ply: NJ: Anderson was absent. More than one,
tue majority lpame from the SOUTH. speaker,
Carlisle, Mills, GSndel and an the leadsrsi
fought y; bat Judge Holman sent n IN aye.
ever. Q veto. When tho measure came up In thsi
cominittes Of the9whoie of-ths House MI. Coz,
Of o,o New York 9 d dsclaEsd II to DO proatgats. im;i
said the aas''1 money s1' Would ind IN iss way 1%m Into
foreign foa %eonntriesr wien the tax vas o0Iis,t.d.
Mr.. Elliott offered and the commitN . adopted
amendment providing. for the payment to
lima the value of lands assessed for taxation By
the. United states. Tie amendmsot carries
with 1t an appropriation. OF ss5o.uv0: The bin.
nry to credit each State and Territory ana ths,
District Of Columbia . sum equal 70 au,
ssam ssia BY s.a sss,oa and q S Saasitoas:. mad: s
Of the citizens or inhebltsnts thcreof;fer othSe
R Rns. 81 isS Snd sna the ssrn 1T Ct Ct, G %ossS .., sP g.. g
the United States on the quota Of the direct tax.
1t appropriates such sunas as may b necessary
District Of Columbia for ali money found due Il to
them and the Treasurer Of the United states 10
directed { Ito to pay S:y,, the ssme to. to the Goyssnors q 2
ers Of the District Of Columbia; provided that
where the SIMS. or any part thereof. credited to
any state. Territory. or the District Of Column
from the citizens or inhabitants thsrsof,
Or any ether person, either directly
or BY sole Of property. such sums shall d
the District Of Columbia. for the honeft * those
persona or Inhabitants or their legal repfessota-
tives; and, provided further. that no part q The
in trust shall BIZ retained by the United states
as o set.off against the indebtedness allegedto
exist T. against T. the mh stste .s Territory. or District e
and provided further, that no part Of tbs money
hereby appropriated shall be p.ld out BY the
der any contract for services now existins
or heretofore. made between tbs representa-
or agent. All claims under the trust shsl 81
filed with the Governor OF such .,a.e or Terri.
tory and the Commissioners Of he District Of
after passage ct this act, and III ~iaims mot 70
flsd shall be forever barred. and tho money At
t Hdlrataal IL ths s,yat.o.,.s. ha y lslong to such stase.
ss the case may be. The river and harbor bin
vas reported 70 the House and was rsterredto
sas sS@.i't's 81. ss s. $50. the In whole ssso.t,5 e
back faso!ably to the House . bin sr as { (
pension of $500 . year to the widow Of Gen.
sheridan. the Committee on Invalid Pensio0s
says: There has been decided opposition In
this committee to these unusually large psn-
sions to widows. but this report d made
favorable in this case upon the ground tls4
Congress- cannot we'll refuse such action sftAr
giving large pensions to others who are iese
meritorious."
The Senate continued tho discussion Of tn
tafth biil on the 18th, several member Of that
the measure 40 IA the interest Of New England
manufacturers. The Senate confirmed the NOM.
nations Of Perry Belmont as Minister to
Spain and William J: Larkin. Of Chicago,
was considered in the House In oommittse
q the who. enl a. amendment offered By ~.
Peyeon OLA provided that the rights Of hon.
ofeoly discharged Union soldiers to make homea
on the public lands under the existing homesteed
bill, aud hat their rights under those nm sshsii
extend to the lands open to settlement uudee ifa
provisions. Mi. Payson, in to Mr. Weever
iowa, said that the Government would pay
would not dare to vote against the emendmeSt.
Mr.. Springer. declared that he Would Yofo
against It. and characterized the propoUtiom n
aud Inconsistent. Nj. Weev6r
yielded 70 no member In his devotion to ~
but this amendment was q r.,positioS
to stab the bill in the name Of tbs Coion soi.
oleI: no n0d never card Of Union Soldiora
aSkin4 ior such an amendment, and it was nok
that II the lands were public isnds 81 Voni6 -
m ~ iavor OF the amendment, but they woro not,
me proposition is to purchase them. Nj. ~.
son suggested that Oklahoma would emtesSe
the S,Sy.oO1 acres Of the public land stsiD.
After Q lengthy debate and no action. Pr HoaHs*:
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