Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1888-09-14
THE SENATE AM IN
NATIONAL LAWMAKERS An,
THEY ARE DONG

proceedings of the Senate ,n,
Representatives - Imnor,.n. hna
BUSINESS. Mist
The Presidents retaliation,
brought up in the Senate tho " IVY,
George proceeded with his raw, S''h ~
previous prev ,Sst day T. He denied Mr. Elnrn De
suspend the section Of th aa the rig
utes allowing the transit in sI ho,, hdev!sed
goods across United States Au OF Gu
said that such autocratic territory
MED the executive by the eons; Hower VI
only possessed by some potenta ta.son AZ
anu ASA Mr. Cullom express u, IN
nravince cue LOU Tar distant future tho e.
States. and said that the re ru,G 81 The
might be fairly taken as evid enca, .ha In
President has become satis led ~, mat eve
was mistake. He arpned ' .h The
rotary OF the Treasury 0. o!ro limit I'D
power practically to proh:hi, uS had
from tnr nx,o Ianaaa to United Sta,s guy
lor eSporlation by establishing ,n "ies
Senate adopted the foliowinran '.o ,a,Nn
the fortifications bill: Providin ms'' fas
vising board increasing from 40 l lD
900 the item for Iorpaioo sso've 10
defense; reducing the arpron n Tor
gun factor and machinery NJ a''v W
arsenal from s75o,Uoo to s5, ~ o,o "ate
ing Inc "a appropriation for steel ~
.h o sii'suooo 70 S2,5OO,oN, and III ~.
The subcommittee Of tn. House % Co,u 10y,
Foreign Affairs completed s,'I, ,o;.liilAiI
Wilson retaliation bill, which wns 'i.l'e
adopted by the full comm ttee md a a,.alltd
ported to the House. The substitute a is ,,s
the Wilson bill with its ambiguous g e ps@
corrected The House again attemntad1h
slider the Oklahoma bill in com,Mit,p eea
two amendments had been re;ac+od bs
no quorum was raised and the I u
journed. Both houses agreed to the coas
report on the bill for the sale of W. I cont
lace military reservation in harsas io's
The Senate resumed consideration
Notifications bill on the 3lst ult.. the nv
being on the adoption of an amcndms.
thorizing contracts for cast-iron, breecs.
mortars, not less than fifty nor more INV
hundred, at cost not exceeding Sc $40 ees
of single charge, breech-loudins steal .,,
less than fifty ten-inch and fifty twelye.fh."
reasonable price; nppropriating s5oOeo
vcstigations, experiments and tests, pn
That the contracts shall not involve an no.
expenditure of over S6,OW,UOO, or an nS ~s,
penditure OF over -, O0O, 900. requiring nil
etc, to be of American production nnI
furnished by citizens of the Cni,ei
The amendment was adopted and M
passed. The Senate passed the House
resolution to extend until Sept. Is the ioir
olution of July $3l to provide temporal
the expenses of 4 the Government. The
Joint resolution to authorize the Seer,
The Interior toy certify. lands to the s.
Kansas for the benefit of agriculture an
mechanical arts was passed by the i
The House spent nearly the whole day in
mittee OF the whole on the report of the j
ence on the sundry civil appropriation hi
it was finally adopted. The Senate amepl,r
upon which IN agreement had not been rs
i'll conference, We're then taken up and
mainder of the session was devoted to N
cussion Of the amendment relative to nd
gressional Library building. The Housein I'M
on it's disagreement and adjourned, leayinU
other amendments pending.
IN the House Mr.. Cultivate of Ohio n,
31st ult., called up the motion recently una
him to reconsider the votes BY which
Columbus Exposition bill was su
by nnking provisions for es,o
at Richmond, Va. Augusta
Atlanta Gu, and Kansas City, Mo. The
to reconsider was agrt ol to us fur as The
1utAo Au6ubVt ELApOSlUlOuS were COEeM
but stumbling block was renched on The
ton to reconsider the vote by which the nd
ment appropriate 6 $250,00J for the A,
Colored Exposition was agreed TO- and
call was taken on motion mad
Mr.. Henderson of Iowa to table tie
ton to reconsider. Tho vo resulted yea
nays 64-no quorum-nnd call Of the
was ordered. The cali developing the pro-
of quorum, further proceedings under ID
were dispensed with, and Mr.. Forney, d
bama, as question of privilege, called
sundry civil appropriation bill with q
amendments which have not been agreed
conference. After discussion the House
journed without action.
THE Senate proceeded to the considerat:u|
the bill for the admission of the STAT
Washington on the Sd inst, and ws
gagged in it when a message was Ivts
from the House with the bill for theI
solute exclusion of Chinese immga3
Mr.. Stewart moved that the bill for heI
mission OF Washington be laid aside, and
the Chinese bill lie taken up for imnG1
action. Ayr cd to. Mr. George moved thG;
bill be referred to the Committee on Foreign
lntions. After some discussion the III
over. In the House the Chinese bill Ma
without an objection or division. The Maj
forbids the return to this country OF any tl1
laborer after he has once left the Unitei 81
and declares that all certificates of ident.tf]
are null and void. The 0kg.]
bill is practically u dead issue. The II
passed, under suspension of the rules a14
The opposition of Mr. Blount. of Geo!ga
bill to increase the detail OF army ana III.
ticers to State colleges and universities ~
structors in military tactics. The bill Is .asl
which has resulted from agitation on tn ]
cen f/,l $,ro< nj
and the Regents of the State University u
efforts to secure military instructor ae1
from the army to remain constantly Al luz
versity instead of alternating every lou! Y
with the University of Nebraska.
The Senate devoted the larger part OF i'1
sion, the 4th inst, to listening to speech "
Teller OH the House bill to prohibit Cia1
Immigration: Mr.. Teller began by c Gs;9
ing Gen. Harrison's record on the el1
question, and charactelizinS the a''
Oh him in that come; tloA I'd
on par with the Moray letter OF ~: ri, N
pairing the course of the two parties II ,A-..
mia, Mr.. Teller said the Republicans la ;..s,i
while the Democ attic party had not been .,;
bill went over The Senate has con'ii r.s,l
nom mutton of w. G. Allan, Of South .a n0
rs Consul ut Kingston, Jamaica. a NV lu'I II
was presented in the Senate from tns r +.
water or Harbor Committee OF Galveston ~, q
favoring deep water harbor on the , io.tr
coast OF the Golf of Mexico. The retaila' snS'
was the special order in the HOUSE e., rs ii
Presidents message was discussed " t,o ,n:a
members. A bill was passed. by the he aud
recting the sale OF two lots in Desroi. a a am
restoring of the purchase money TO ' ,ns ii
printion for the public building III H. sIA I'M
The House passed a bill Furnishing ., n. t 81
not more than 81 900, or imprlson ,re,tr
dealers i'll counterfeit money or other li ~
devices for using the United States man.
COnundrulns.