Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1888-02-03
NATIONAL LAW MAKERS,
Summary Of the Daily Proceedings O,
the Senate and House at the
National Capital.

when the bill up some DAYS
nco. Senator Sherman reg rded the
proposed amendment ms n mere surrlusage
and while he hns no objection to 1t. still he pre-.
fclred to take tho bill Just as reported from tn.
finance committee, MS PREPARED some years ngo
by the first ccmptroller of the. TREASURY,
ena as it twice ss,ol passed nth; the senate
IN nyur, S nutor Rildlebcrser mads
motion to 90 into executive session which was
lost After the direct tax bill had been discussed
It was lad aside and fenntor Vance addressed
the senate on Senator Browns resolution to
abolish internal, revenue tnxason. Among
other things no sud the next presi-
surplus and taxation. The Blair educational
bill was then taken up and discussed by Scna-
tor Gray, who opposed 1t. Tho committee on
agriculture reported bill making approprie- /
lions to carry into effect the provisions of the
act to establish experiment agricultural
stations The commit g Of ting whole, on
sideration of tho bill relating to permissible
marks, writing or printing. on second: third nnd
fourth class matter. Mr.. Crisp OF Georgia,
chairman OF the committee on elections, re-
ported that f. A. Red. ton, claiming 10 have
been elected from the Fifth California district,
had no grounds for contest.
l., the senate the 10th Senator Blair presented
the memorial and resolutions OF the knights Of
Labor general assembly, i'll favor OF m invest-
CATION into the management of the bureau Of
engraving and printing. md for such Legislation
MS will prevent the dcbaselneat Of currency,
notes, etc; also for un inv stisetion us
to the present method OF su ,, post
were the following: 10 idemnjfy settlers on
the Dcs Moines river lands, above the Rsccoon
forks, Iowa. for payments made upon lands
subsequently taken from thc!n, and nlso for
dana es sustained thereby. 1t authorizes the
president to appoint three commisstoners to
determine the amounts which should DC paid
the war department, to be ofnSered BY
corps of United States engineers. The proposed
bureau is to be charged with the ns1ruction,
conduct and preservation OF harDors ana WATER
ways Senator Vest from the co1nlnttee on
public buildings and grounds r rep nrn favor
erection of n public building ut knnsns City.
The house C mrittee Oh marine and fisheries
reported the Donnely resolution, calling for
information relative to the discrimination in
tolls against American vessels pnsslng through
tho Wellnnd canal. On tho call OF states the
aud referred: TO reduce the treasury surplus
md to grant bounties to whcat-erowers. TO es-
tnblish a national cemetery. ut Quincy, III. Fer
public building Mt East St. Louis To pro-
vide Tor the retirement of United States bonds
erection of public bulldog ut Chicnso also,
to test the science of spelling and to provide
for establishing 100 schools for that purpose.
OF Illinois. Authorizing tho commissioner OF
public lands to furnish citizens with maps at
cost Amending the Pacific railroad acts, and
to secure to the United States the payment OF
nll indebtedness of certain companies herein
named. Placing all kinds of lumber on the free
list :; also to repeal Il e law FOR the payment OF
attorney fees on claims for increase Of pension
on account OF the increase of tho disability fol
wbi>-l the pension is allowed.
In the senate the 18th n resolution was offered
calling on the secretary OF war for information
as to the bridge authorized to be built between
Omaha and Council Bluffs, md whether it is
being constructed as u combined rlilroad md
wagon bridge. or as n wagon bridge only. Tho
house bill relating to permissible printing or
writing on second third and fourth class mail
matter having been reported back from the
postoffice committee without amendment, was
passed. resolution Was adopted, callinG on
the secretary of the treasury for statement
OF the sums paid to the states and territories,
under the act of the Twenty first congress, as
10 per cent of the sules Of public lands. reeo-
luton WAS adopted calling the secretary OF
the interior for detailed information as to the
railroad and Indian lands in Kansas. The fol-
lowing bills were introduced: Providing
, that eny person who in good faith settles
upon md improves public lands, belie1ins
the title to be in tho United States, shall be
entitled to plead the title OF the United States
to the land in support of his claim. the same
il the United States were actually party 70
the suit. bill to increase to S72 per month
the pensions for total helplessncss was reported
fuvorably WIS also bill to increase to $50
per month the pension for total Deafness
pension ut proportionnto rate is to be
granted for partial loss of hearing
A bill to amend the laws relating to the inspee-
t1on OF steam vessels WIS passed. A bill in re-
latlon to marriage between white and In
dian women was taken up 'snd passed. Tho
principal provision is that white men marrying
Indian women shall not t crebg acquire any
right to tribal property. In the house resolu-
ton appointing S. S. Cox, OF New York, speaker
pro tenn. during the temporary absence OF
Speaker Carlisle, was agreed to unanimously.
the Thoebe-C Carlisle contested election case was
submitted, and it ordered printed The re-
port declares Carlisle elected. The speaker pro
ITEM laid before the house the Frc1idcnt's mes
lsage accompanying the report of the Pn.i.ic
Irailroad commission The message WIS reud
and with tho reports was referred to
lthe committee on Pacific railroads and ordered
printed. The house got int wrangle over the
bill to provide for the Issue of circulating
notes to national banking nasociuti MS. and as
no pr gross could be nude IN adjournment was
taken.
In the senate the 18th tho bill for rcfunding
the direct tax OF 1861 was taken up, tho ques ion
being Senator Chambers motion to reco1n1nit
the bill. J he motion WIS rejected The question
was then taken up on the amendment offered by
senator Edm1inds, requiring all claims to be
nled within SIX years, and it agreed to.
t,ea Berry offered an amendment providing
tliat no part OF the money collected from indi--
HidCals Shall be retained by the United
ssotes lis set-oh against any state indebtedness.
me amendment was agreed to. Amendments
10 extend the provision of the bill to tho cotton
tax collected under the laws of 1852, and subse-
quent laws; restricting the terms Of the first Sec
tlon to moneys paid by state trensurers, anl in
sorting in the third section provision for the
return to individuals OF the sums paid by them;
ana to repay the income tux collected
from military nd naval officers during the
war, We're rejected. The bill directs the sccre-
tafy OF the treasury to credit to each state and
territory, and to the District of Columbia, 8
sum equal to I'LL the collections made
thsrefrom or from citizens Or inhabitants
erect tax o. August 1851. It RENTS III
moneys still duo to the Uni cd Stator under
such act, and it oppro rint.s IN amount nee
se a. Tor such reimbursement; the sums col
!ected directly, from individuals to be held in
II trust ,,,o by the state for tie benefit
VI tne persons from whom they were
Gfo 60 1sa on their legal Representation;
IN me mouse memorial wGs presented in regard
TO the centennial celebration of tho settlements
io1 the northwestern territories The commit
zee on public lands reported rcsoluti ion calling
On 1he secretary Of the interior Tor information
us 70 "int eg1siHtlon is necessary for the dis
poshl OF the public timber lands A preamble
anu resolution were offered by Plumb recitinS
.lts5 the secretary of the treasury acting in
coiu with the views of tho president has paid
out or me revenues collected from imports the
hull OF - 80. 0l5 in pronnms to holders of gov
eiaiileht bonds. assuming TINT in no other way.
uues eNislng laws, can tho requirements Of the
eeiih,ihe 1uhd be met but by the er1ns of the
luiol'!G nct. etc 1t was not received The bill
apIr"Priating &5S50Cn to establish agricultural
eap9t3inent stations in correction Will colleges
esl:shiisned i'll the svcral states under the pro-
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