Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1888-03-30
NATIONAL LAW MAKERS
summary Il the Daily Proceedings i.
the Senate and House at tn
National Capital.

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states flag sent by the Hancock Veteran noe,
citation Of Philadelphia in recognition Of u.
$50 ably defending the memory Of our dead III
roes" Gems Mcclellan and Hancock). Sens,..
Butler offered bill for tho admission Of Utah ,ss|
tories. the c., B. & g. matter was called ~.
hut no action taken. In the house Mr.. Mills WI
Texas ask ed unanimous consent that the wo's
and means committee be permitted to sit dun
of Michigan, objected. The HIT joint resoa
ton to promote commercial union with CsnsSI
was submitted and placed upon the calends. }
and a bill wn. reported and placed on the cal
bulbs and scions at cent for each ,s.
ounces. bill was reported aud place;
on the calendar to annex no,j
The Indian appropriation bill was reported snt
referred to the committee of the whole, 'm9
house then went into committee of the slo1
for consideration Of tho senate amendment y
ton Of the committee on appeals an a,nenII
mcnt was adopted appropriating 1927 ,OOo to III
imburse the state of Texas for expenses nel1
rod in repelling invasion and suppressinr Ill
dian hostilities. Various senate amendmen,l
were concurred or non-concurred in, accorG;nl
to the recommendation OF the committee
appropriations, and the committee rose and n
ported the bill to the house The house rattle
Messrs. Rurnes, Sayres and McComas were An
pointed cOnfcrees.
The senate was not in session the nth
the house Mr.. O'Neill, of Missouri from Il,
committee on labor, called up the resolu,io}
assigned March 20 and 81, April 10 and Nav 4
for the consideration of labor bills. He sal
the labor committee had been allowed but geyel
ceding congress, and labor bills had been thn1
tied. After some discussion the ayes and nay
were ordered. and the house, by vote of 1852 \
IS, refused to refer tho resolution. Mr.. ONcil
ayes and nays VI taken, resulting-nyes, N1
nays, q. Mr.. Rogers, of Arkansas, moved 7
reconsider the vote, and the morning hol
having expired the resolution went over. MI
reference resolution for the appointment Of
commission Of seven members to inquire in
the working OF the civil service in all depar
ments and branches OF the government I'D
times since it's passage observed and carrie
out and what beneficial results, if any, ha]
Injured to the civil service Of the sovernme|
by reason of said act Mr.. Grosvenor objecta
and the house adjourned.
IN the snateelthe. 10Th the following bills we
reported and placed on the calendar Hou
bill for establishment OF 1ife-saving station
Keewnnee, Wis. House bill to divide ro
ton of Sioux reservation in Dakota into str(
rate reservations, and to secure the relinquis
inent OF the Indian title to the remainder. A
thoriZing the appointment OF superintende
TO authorize the sale of timber on the Menon
nee reservation in Wisconsin. To settle I'D
adjust the claims Of any state for expenses
CURED by it in defense of the United States du
ing the war of the rebellion. Appropriate
100000 for the erection in Washington Of
monument to the negro soldiers and sailors "
gave their lives for the preservation of cover
ment-yeas, 81; nays. 10. For the issue OF pa
TENDER 81, 1850. A bill was introduced for 1
admission of Wyoming. In the heu
the following bills and r.sol
tons were introduced md referee
For the appointment of n special cOmmissi
to examine into the condition of the civil 81
vice in all its departments and branches Of Il
government. 1nstructing tho committee
ways and means to report bill placing
articles OF products protected by trust
nonopolistic company on the free list or
nearly SO as the financial requirements Of 1
government will permit. To create boards
arbitration for settling controversies betwe1
the officers and employees of railroad compani
engaged in Interstate commerce. That d
secretary OF the treasury be, and he hereby
authorized and directed to issue silver Ger
fcates OF denomination Of Is. Is and 10 cen
such certificates to be received, redeemed ps
and reissued in the same manner as silver q
tificates of large denominations. and to be
changeable for silver certificates Of other
nominations, and the secretary of the treasu
is authorized and directed to make such regn
tions as may seem to him proper for distrbr
ing and redeeming The denominut ions of siN
Mr.. Bland the rules were susp nded and
bill was passed disseminating the coinage
the So gold piece and the gold dollar.
AMONG the bills presented md referred in Il
senate the Goth were the following: 10 relic
the treasurer of the United States from
amount now charged to him and deposited wi
the several states to encourage the holding
national industrial exposition of arts ~
chanics and products of the colored race in 4
United States in 1888 and 1852. To autbori
the secretary of the treasury to apply the 81
plus money in the treasury to the purchase
United States bonds, and to the prepayment
interest. Providing that pensions be rated
cording to the rank held at the time of discharG
Much discussion took place over the bill int
duced giving preference for civil 8 rvice
pointments to men who had been disloya] cv
ing the war to those who had served in the "a
federate army, and who were suffering fr1
wounds or disabilities. The bill Went 0y
Several bills were passed. In the house D.
dustries in which it is employed from injury
the effects of convict labor. 10 regulate
classification and compensation OF postmaste
To establish a department of labor. To
vent the product of convict labor from beI
furnished to or for use in any department OF
government. For the erection Of public bui
ings ut Sterling, ILL.,, and Burlington H., II
vldlng FOR the issue of legal tender treasl
notes IN lieu OF notes estimated to be lost or
stroyed. The foregoing were referred or caIa
dared. Bills were pnssed for protection in tn,
wages OF mechanics. laborers and servants
the District ofColulnDia and the territories
extending the provisions of the eight-hour
to letter carriers. The billreferring to the CO..
OF claim for adjustment tho accounts OF lay
ers, workmen and mechanics arising under
eight hour law was taken up and briefly
cussed. Without action the house adjourn
In the senate the 21st among the bills pass
were the following: TO allow soldiers
suilors who lost both hands, or the use Of be
hands, a pension of 800 month. To faciht
prosecution of works project ed for the mpro
melt OF rivers and harbors, with an amendh
ON which conference committee was
Pc lnted. For the relief of volunteers OF
Forty-elghth regiment of Iowa infant
amended by a substitute entitled "for the
ile1 OF certain volunteer soldiers" The SUR
tute provides that the act OF April 22, 1872. in
]etion to bounties shall have the restric,
words before Aug. q, 1861, struck out, anu
the claims of all soldiers and their heirs who
been denied the bounty of 500 granted
the act of April %, 1872 shall be rec
sldered, allowed and paid, if found correct
Just, provided the soldiers were enrolled or
listed prior to July IL, 1851, for three years.
divide the great Sioux Indian reservation
separate smaller reservations, with substltu
being senate bill Ito divide portion of the
efvation of the Sioux nation Of Indians in
kota into separate reservations, and to sec
the REIMBURSEMENT of the Indian title to the
malnder" To provide for the sale of the slle
Tor! Fort Omaha, Neb., and for new site, ana
IN! Inc construction of suitable buildings the1e
!he Dill referring to the court Of claims fol
lushnent the accounts of laborers and workp
anu mechanics arising under the elghtp
!!aaW. Inc same went over. Bills were pass.
me me, mouse to prevent the product OF COW oss
labor from being furnished to or for the use
any department of the government and from
ing used in public buildings or other pu;|
M4rks, ana to prevent the employment OF