Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1888-01-27
CONGRESS.

IN the senate on the !tl, DIS were introduced
and referrl d ia follows To provide for the In
yestuent oe certain f'2dslin the treasury. To
authorize the president TO appoint commits
sion which shall be known rs the luke md gulf
waterway colnnissi ion, md which shall mature
and submit IL plan Tor Il system of water COM
nllnication to unite he head OF Lake Michigan
q, Chicago. with the Mississippi. by way of
the Illinois and Desplniil,s riv rs. The sum
OF Slpo,oMl is appropriated for its expenses
n pension nj the rate OF SO per month all sur
viz ~ ticprs md enlisted Men who actually
served sixty days i'll the northwest in the Black
Hawk Indian WIZ, or j the south i'll the Florida
S.minolc war Pensions are also granted to
the widows of deceased soldiers of these wars
A special provision declares that this uct shnl
not b construed so us to grant Il pension to
jefferson Davis. 10 amend the hill introduced
hy Reagan 10 regulate immigration so thnt he
right of immigrants to remain in this
count y my be challenged ut any time
within tw I've months of their Funding.
A hi iuppropriating 81 100000 for pnblic build
j 4 ut Milwaukee was passed. The following
soluti MS We're introduced in the h"use:
One FOR the ap, OF lament OF u special commits
tee seven members whose dnty i saall be
TO institute an investigation into the cnrse
audi Observation-Disclosures and n, pertaining % the eX-
ting labor rikes. Rcsolu ion proposing Il con-
stitutionul amendment prohibiting polveany
A resolution by Mn. An ierson, of Iowa says
TINT the Pacific railroad companies have per
sistemtly refused to comply. with the various
acts OF congress passed for their regulation and
that the act of 1878 provided that if the COM
p MES failed to perform all the requirements
of that and previous nets the attorney general
should take steps for the forfeitur, of all ;.rnts
privileges and franchises derived by them
from the United States. nnd directing the at
torney- general TO report to the house what
steps have been taken by him to secure the jn.
dicial enforcement of the forfai illre, and if
none have been tnlien his reason for not proceed
ing directed by law. Among other resolu-
tons passed WIS one asking for the erection Of
publ building ut st. Paul.
IN tho senate the 10th. the following bills
1,n ,.i,rIat- f-,1DX
through the Indian reservations to the Rio
Grande, Pacific and the Denver and Rio Grnnde
Railway companies. Also to eHunl1ze the al,
lowanccs for the extra expenses of president lal
posi- offices. To incorporate the Mari inc ship
Canal company. of Nicauragua. y bill for the
erection of IL public building at Portsmouth
Neb to cost 100000, and one ut Hastings
Neb 10 cost $4,000. The Gull of stntcs, in the
house, was resumed. and he following bills
troduccd and referred: Directing the pur-
chase of not less than II .O020oo worth OF silver
bullion per month. a,id the coinage OF the same
int" standard dollars. Jodispose OF the money
in the Treasury, and TO prevent tho ucculnuih-
ton thereof 10 au' horiHe the rcfundlng OF
the national debt into consolidated bonds.
TO increase tie pensions of those who have lost
eyes limbs. OF who nre deaf. This Is the blll
Endorsed by the United States Manned
Soldiers League and the e. A. Il. TO prohibit
the use of stoves OF oil lamps on RAILWAY pas
sengcr trains. To create u CT IllillSslon tor tie
invest igation of combinations having for their
obie the enhancement of the price OF articles
of Interstate commerce. 10 punish any officer
of II national bunk who receives deposit "hen
the bank il insolvcnt. Delegate Game. OF
Utah. p esentel the constitution of the pro-
posed state Wit memorial asking admission
and bill TO that purpose.
In the senate tho 18th. Mr.. Henderson intro
duced bill, among Others. to lrovi2e for a
minimum invalid pension Of IS per month.
Senator Salisbury presented joint resolution
declaring hat no further effort can properly be
made b, the Uni. cd States to OBJ. ain the co"
operation OF European governments iii es"
tnbishing common r;a'lo OF values he-
tween gold and silver NJ money. Lnid on the
table Senator Hear offered IL resolution
requesting he president to transmit TIC
congress the port Of the Pacific rnilrond com
mission. dopt~,. The re olut;on offered by
SENT on Hulc December - for HE sci c;ion + IL
cond ion of the civil service was then taken up,
md .n nnilnutc,l discussion followed. The Blair
educational bin was en- taken mp. and Senator
Coke spoke in opposition 70 it. III the hcus I,
on mo, ion of Mr.. Mills. Of Texas. the } ousa
went into !, committee of the whole upon tho
state OF the union, for consideration of the
presidents message. Nh. Mills offered u rcsC.
luton referring the message to the committee
on ways and means. The reso ution VS.
agreed to. The committee having risen. its
nction WAS confirmed by the house The house
ngain wen' into cou,1ni,ree oi the whole on tho
little deficiency bill. a long delnte
ensued, and daring it's progress the question ~
to where the responsibility FOR the defeat OF
deficiency bill ut the last session rested was
fully discussed. The custom of holding back
the appropriation bills also received consider.
able attention. On mot ion OF Mr.. Burns a,l
amendment was adopted npprOprinting 500
GEO for the payment of judgments mud awards
ngnil.st the United States OIL account OF dam.
ACES caused by renSon Of the Improvement OF
the Fox and Wisconsin rivers. The bill was
passed and the house diourned.