Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1888-03-02
NATIONAL LAW NAKED
Summary Of the Daily Proceediu,s
the Senate and House Mt tn.
National Capital.

THE senate was not III session the 18th j
the house the Blair educational bill wes !
f,rred to tho committee on education ny
urgent deficiency bill was taken up and
AMENDMENT, instructing the public printe, \
enforce rigidly the provisions OF the eight y
law, was adopted and the bill passed, ~
for the relief of Nathaniel Mckay and u
executors of Donald Mckay was passed "
stone. of Kentucky, moved to reconsider "
vote and lay that motion on the table, pend;s
which Mr.. Springer moved to make verdi
motion took the floor i'll opposition to the N
Quite n lengthy discussion ensued, in wbiJ1
Mr.. Springer argued that If it was right 10 WY
relief to the McKays it was right to grant reS|
tn Secor and other contractors who Ind W, ~
cisely similar claims, and quoted from a sra "
made by Senator Grimes, of Iowa, upon ~
liar bill, III which that gentleman said ,h1
if claims against the government which Feat,
on the same grounds OF equity rs the ceuJ
eminent would be called upon to make expe n
tnre Of over SEQ, C00,O00. Mr.. Cox, of New yaJj
and others, antagonized Mr.. Springer, and n
amendment tot title was rejected, and h
motion to reconsider the vote by which the N
passed was tabled. After some other busirl
the house proceeded to form itself in a na,']
mentary tangle and finally Adjourned MI
Monday.
IN the senate tho Goth, the bill to incorposl
the Washington Electric Street Railway ed
pany, of the District of Columbia was tail
from the calendar for consideration and all
amendment was laid aside. A bill for fin
tablishment of q bureau of industry was nlo,l
on the calendar Senate bills: Declaring \
person convicted of carnally and unlawful
knowing my female under the age of Is We,
shall be punished by imprisonment for In
five to ten years, and for u second offense duri
his natural life. A punishment of ton to tll
years is provided persons for forcibly ravsbi
any female, and for tho period Of his nutu
life for any person who carries out his ends
means of potions or drugs. The provisions
the bill are made applicable to all places with
the jurisdiction of the United States h
committee on agriculture, reported favoraby
what is known as the contagious pleuro.,fl
and referred us follows: For the protection
settlers on public lands. For the apportJ
ment on u basis of illiteracy Of $65, 0OO 0O) and
the states and territories for educational n
poses. To amend the homestead laws so nd
provide that only eighty acres Gun be entered
of the United States to enter homestcQds
establish IN industrial school at Bismarch
L. Joint resolution proposing n constitutioI
amendment extending the presidential term
ings at Sterling. ILL.,, and Burlington, To-. 81
boygnn, Green Bay and Monitowoc, Wis \
Yankton, d. II. A resolution was adoptedu l
ing the Pacific railroad teleg Gph bill spec
OTuef lOl MuTcu0 Lie EpCukcf ll1Q before 4
house message from tho president trans,1
ting Il report from the secretary of state in nj
ton to the invitation from the Belgian goyd
ment to the United States to participate in
international exhibition to be held ut Rr,sJ
i'll May next. Referred Also n message I'd
the president transmitting q report from
secretary of state relative to an invitation
the German government to the United Sta|
to become party to an international geolj
association. Referred.
IN the senate the 21st among the bills ind
duced and referred was one to establish NJ,
perimental grass and forage plant farm Il
for conducting experiments relating to cr}
and forage plants. The bill provides for the !
chase of farm in the vicinity of the 1GO;h |
carried on, and also authorizes the Cd
missioner of agriculture to carry on ID
experiments without tho purchase of Id
near the city OF Washington, and require !
to communicate the results to the
ferent agricultural colleges and ngricuturi|
throughout the country. After some DEB
the bill was referred to the committee on Al
culture. The bill authorizing the secretary1
the treasury to override and reverse the let{
ions of inferior officers Of the department in
lation to matters of account was adversely
ported. The bill to incorporate the Washing
cable electric railrond WINS discussed at I
length, but finally laid aside infor1nsI
In the house bill was passed authorizine
SoAASe Heioh VI ~ O1luSc uCiOeS tlc ASu NNtI
the North by the North Dakota and Pad
Railroad company. The committee on ID
ciary reported back the senate bill to ere
and pay to the several states and tenitorl
and the District of Columbia, all moneys |
lected under the direct tax. Referred to I'd
1nittee on the whole. The same committee
ported a joint resolution proposing amendme !
to the constitution regarding polycai
A bill was reported providing for q colloc,o !
the port Of St Paul Referred to conn lite !
the whole. Among the bills reported
placed upon the calendar for tho erectiN !
public buildings was one for Hastings, Neh I
bill for the sale Of the Black Bob Indian IL
walton, i'll Kansas, at Sc IN acre. passed.
THE senate was in session only an hour
ODD, during which time Mr.. Ingalls read Wa
ington's farewell address. The house did !
meet.