Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1888-09-07
NATIONAL LAWMA1
What Is Being Done bv 81,
Legislature.

without action. A resolut,on was
the Senate accepting and rst oa was sd
bust Of Garibaldi presentsd ing tha
States oy re Italian citizens ~ 20 the
The Senate took up the rsso .! this
rom inc Judiciary COMMITTEES iII n;toa
.hng =, we suppression Of coi Ialy
addressed by Wilson Iowa. Election,
had concluded the Senate ad 1siore Nj
House Mr.. Richardson lTonn' uned.
majority report of the spec;.i preser
has been investigating the Coo 'nmi,
ONCE. It is . comprehensives fa al.snt
bened1ct management and a co uelens
tween that and Mr.. Rounds mao. .nomrai
conclusions tending to show that a,nSs etn
much better condition Of affairs seryc
Mr.. Benedict assumed chssaas general
Benedict OF every charge maSs ~. ~ aca
minority report will be presan stsslnst
House rejected the conferenca so.
army appropriation bill by vot. report o,pt
further insisted on its diaans.old y ID
Senate amendments. A further 1 cnntt
ordered. me House passed the SS aafe
tnol1zins the Leavenworth Rapid 'T Tsase
peny 10 construct road across the .'I ~
Senate bill declaring that certs;n on;
lands IN Wisconsin are subject to W., hhats'
OF the act granting to ra;Iro.SD lae pro
right OF way through the public len dSomps
States. The House went into cn,a,. ~
whole on the deficiency bill. NJ n.a
made. however, 40 the point Of no t nn
raised on an appeal from a dsc;a1 Gof
speaker sustaining the point of nrias
soon after adjourned. ''lon' IT
THE Presidents message on tho sub;,.
fishery treaty was read in the Senate ON d
Mr.. Edmunds, Of Vermont, imme,is,s,
the floor and in q lengthy speech accr,
President Of making a political nor a.cus
that, though there was q statute nro,;1
self-defense against Canadian ;n I;,u,!o
country was now informed that M s,aa
kind had been taken to carry into eraovt.
plain provisions Of that law, II
president Presidents Of opinion PIN dsnt there had
business described in the act Of lSs7
it that the President had not taken anS
the exercise of the powers which tho
posed upon him and the exercise of y
duty which the Constitution imposes
of taking care that the laws wcre
fully executed? Senators Hoar
and Sherman also attacked the
dents message and the whole course J
administration in the matter of the +. !
sage. Republican opposition to this
fishery affair, said he, had not been to
people or the Government into better
but to cntrap the Executive and nut him
he would do the bidding OF the lninor;,y
people represented by the majority OF N
ate. He was gralitied to know that the
dent did not feel alarmed ut this at all
Morgan favored putting it III
power of the President to
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and Canada that the United States had
its local authorities with powe. enough Il,
fy whatever wrong they might do and tis
United States meant to execute its pur,os
less they came to sJme wise and lust AM
orable agreement with it. If any Sens;
proposed to do something else let him ey
II any Senator thought it was the duty
President Immediately to proceed to re.
on Canadian commerce for injuries
wrongs that had been done to the !
States previous to that time, let him az
Fifteen Thousand copies OF the Pres:
fisheries treaty message have been o.
printed by the House. The House PEI
Committee reported Mrs. Sheridan's NJ
bill with an amendment similar to tina, 7
ed to the Senate, reducing the amount to
The House voted to non-concur in the
amendments to the bill for the alo,m
lands in severalty to the united Miami |.
in the Indian Territory. The House wen
committee OF the whole on the defcienc
but nothing was done, as no ouorur
present.
On motion OF Mr.. Blount, of Georsl
Crisp, Of Georgia, was elected as Speak
tenn. of the House, the 25th, to act duril
temporary absence of the Speaker. Mr..
of Arkansas, from the Committee on I!
dietary, reported resolution las g
stitute for one offered by Dubois Of
calling on the Attorney General |!
formation as to the number of con!i
that have been made for the otfenses Of!
and Idaho, and as to the number ofN
granted to persons SO convicted. Mr.. Ga
Utah. commented in eulosistic terms up
industry, intelligence and ability Of the
mons in Utah, and declared that polyeau
dead issue. The Mormon Church 10
gave permission for plural marriage
resolution was adopted. Mr.:
OF Illinois, who had oblecte'
the several leaves of absence, offered q
granted on account of illness, this revoca
take effect the 9th. The resolution ais
vldes that after the 9th and until further
no pairs shall be filed or recognized. u
sentees Of both parties were severely an
for dereliction of duty. The resolU'ic
adopted. After consuming several hoaf
vain effort to get quorum, the Hol
journed.
The Jackson tMiss.l election report VA
taken up by the Senate, the 9th, and Mr.
lowal concluded his remarks, followed
Wa'thall, after which the report went oV
Edmunds proposed the following amelal
Mr.. Hours resolution calling on the n.
to communicate to Congress oil reniahs5 !,
if any, which he has addressed to Caiisu
ga d to determinations against AlncNa
sells passing though Canadian ca2als !
also that there DO comm unichtel TO tAe
copies OF nl papers, correspondesn l
information touching the matter OF the
of the British Government, or that OF al,
North American do,ninions, to ullo" q
at Dominion seaports of American FISH
cnrgoes for transportation i'll Dohu !,
United States since July /, 1885. ana ~
he communicate to the Senate what i''
have occurred since March ). 1881, y,
to American fishing vessels, or other AZ
vessels in the ports or waters OF bfl,i s
America, and what steps, II any, La 1o,
taken in respect thereto" After c ~.
resolution calling for copies of reports, ~
and communications on which the CONN :
err OF the General Land Office based MS j. !.
Mr.. Burnes on the subject of timber u.
tlons. with all amencment adding tne wv, y,
cept such as ought to be withheld 1or y
of Justice" The Senate agreed to new
ence on the army appropriation bill, anu ~,
Allison, Plumb, and German were X ~
conferrees. The House passed the u a,,l
appropriation bill, with the French srt
claims section omitted, the decision OF t IL,
man of the committee Of the whole IN ~
out having been previously sustained
THE conference report on the sundf! q
was taken up by the Senate, the 2e'p'
Allison made a general defense OF 'ne
Appropriations Committee, criticlslIss, ;,
ministrntion in regard to public Dui IN 4
extravaganza. Senator Beck replied ~. IL y
Pending Il disposition Of the report wv ~.
adjourned. The Senate agreed to the .t le0
offered by MI. Hoar last week, Win ,, ;nr
mont offered by Mr.. Edmunds, cnl GRILLE.
President for copies OF oil remonstIu,osnt
by his direction against unfair trea. a;,;zr
British Government of American c't AZ,
The House Committee on Foreleh. ,io i
ferred the Presi ent's message on .i.o r
and the Wilson bill to sub-conllll. ,,,d F
ing of Messrs. McCreary. Chipmnn. ANU .
LORD WoLsELEY pronounces -
cycle "a military instrument .,
promise" The bicycle claims
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