Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1888-05-25
CONGRESSIONAL,
Work OF the Senate and the y.
of Representation.

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the Senate without division on. the OIL l'A
As paesed. the bill declares fcrfs,tss A
United States all lands stanted +,
onsaruct!on OF rniiroaas opposite fn r." IN
ruiinous with the portion IT sur w Aa4
now completed ami in operation: ma 'nsl
lands are declared to 10 u burt OF tho 81 ~.
came up, Mr., Cullom oisero.. A Hs,r
amendment. It is practically thu ola nenae
authorizing the Secretary OF War to c a.eh
the canal and feeder on one of the rou rea's
appropriated Tho Senator also in,r sssyi0s
waterway amendment. which prov;d. a1es.
survey for q ship canal from ChicavSso ~
Mississippi River. The intarnational eep %
vote VOTE OF . to 10. The hSi iil .,,l y
lug the executive department. ssltte
ticirate in the Ohio Valley centen";,,
position at Cincinnati passed the Senate ,,al
House bill establishing life saving ete;;;.
Kewaunee, Wis, was nlso passed Iv thlo
rte. Tho President sent the fo!lowinyy a sae
lions to the Senate Rol,ert b. Rooseycc,1. s slG
York to be United States Minister ~
Netherlands; Lawton v. Moor to he 10 70
Stn1es Consul at Lyons. France. III. lnt
talked all tho day on the tn,iY Mas HE
tnlle OF Maine, Bynun of Iudanp IT,
NJ sstssippi, Wise Of Nirsilia. aud ke l"usts
| Ohio discussed the Mills bill. e'''eu!
Two REPORTS on the fisheries treaty
made to tho Senate on tho 18th ipst ~
Committee on Foreign Relations. The ,ns4
report, after all extended review of N. ~
tiOus urged and criticisms OF the , nc %
negotiation, sum nlurizes the objections aoa
treaty 1t is held that BONE OF The ~. 10
| to be visited by American fishermen sr uays
less, aud that whether bay hshing ha ". Va
not profitable. the ne. Unit. United States or on,
been sel for more than cent Sns
new area OF Accumulation puts American lis,
ing prohibited waters Objection is taksr nv u,
| tnree-mile limit. and it 10 hsd that tho W
| posed treaty is Il complete surrender Of u;
| Low existing under the treaties OF liz.
lsss, and other a: s,f s..,l. Tho r,
| correspondence incidental to the nsc,
ton OF the treaty is resented ~
| violation Of continuous practice sine.
foundation OF the Government. The minc
report claims that, in view Of tho grave er
| gency presented bv this old nnl haras
controversy, formal md technical oDer,
! should not ue urged, and that the Interest,"
| the entire country demand that the treats
ratified 1t is urged that to resort to treat
| RAJ ,cncnts for regulating the fisheries is
| ter than to depend upon the law of ns,s
| Measures of retaliation, non-intercourse
ot.os forms !, Of hostility ar, are III
negotiation of the treaty the presnI
| has only performed u plain duty
has transferred to the Senate tho grave ns,
| sibiity which he hus properly discharged
| report review the provisions OF the treA,v
detail and defends e,ory provision II n
| House OF Representatives. Messrs cn,,
Lune and Post. OF Illinois, Wilkins and New
OF Louisiana, Brumm. Atkinson. anu Yard
OF PENNSYLVANIA, Clements and Candt,
| gan Of South Carolina, Vance, of Connec;ie
and White, of Michigan, uired their yjevs
the Mills tariff bill.
MIR SCOTT, of Pennsylvania, who is in
| cord with the President OH the tariff, nad
speech to the House moro than two hours
in support of the Mills bill Oh the 18th
During the delivery OF the speech Mrs C
land sat in the gallery for time. and sres
Carlisle, Postmaster General Dickinson,
First Assistant Postmaster General SteysuN
were among Mr.. Scott's auditors He v
over the arguments for free trade drawn
those as tho real Bourbons who SO, Il
faces against the teachings OF science and
lessons of experience. After defending
bill, with warm eulogy on its wisdom, he
up M Randall's proposed On measure. which
iron and steel schedule. which he declared
creased the burden upon every class in
community. 1t gave e,, the a. astoundins ni
added to the public burden. Mr. q
of Iowa, spoke i'll opposition to the Mills
which he said would destroy American Id
He declared that in this contest between
trade and protection the Republican party
on its eide the interests OF manufactured
laborers while on the other side was ID
portion of the Democratic party backed By
eign influence. The passage Of the Mills tl
the interest Of free trade would be a victory
the British commerce.
luE tariff discussion was continued III /
House on the 18th inst. Mr.. Haugcn, Of
consin. spoke in opposition to and Me
Townshend, of Illinois, and Lehlbach, Of
Jersey, in favor OF the Mills bill. The vi
and Means Committee mud conference
| which the Democrats consented to extend
tariff deuute another week. They yielded
cause considerable number of memben
both parties insisted that it would really
saving of time in the end. ns members who1
workiE. them in during the TWEEN mute det
| if they could not deliver them sooner.
Senate bill granting tho right OF way thre1
Indian Territory to the Fort Smith and FL
also the bill authorizing the Duluth R
Lake River and Southwestern Railroad la
pany to construct n bridge across the Red NJ
of the North The Senate was not in sesse
MIR. VEST, of Missouri, introduced aHk
ton in the Senate, OH the 14tn inst, provN
for IL select committee of five Senators TO
inc fully all questions touching the meat
duct OF the United states, and especals
| to the transportation of beef and bee! ~
and sale of the same in the cattle man,
stock yards, and cities. MIR. hoar, IRON
COMMITTEE on Privileges and Elections
which had been referred certain resolu.1
Of the Indiana Legislature concerning lns.
tion Of Mr.. Turpie rs United States seu1
made report and asked to be discharge
fore the further consideration OF the iesoi.1
and memorials, thereby coniirmi ~ .ns w
ducei a proposed CONSTITUTE. moi amendmea,
reduce from two thirds to = majority inc
in each house overriding Presidents, a Ms