The Hot Springs star. (Hot Spings [Hot Springs], Dakota [Dakota Territory, i.e. S.D.]) 1886-189?, 1888-05-11

WASHINGTON, April ss.-senatc not In
session.
WASHINGTON, April Ex-senator Stewart
introduced a bill TO require the purchase and
coinage OF not less than s4,00o,OOO worth Of
silver bullion per month. He said the bill iu-
volvea no rev principle, and asked that the
lili he read The first ard second tines and
laid on the ..ahle.. 70 orlercd.
Senator Stewart also offered resolutions
calling on The secretary of the tr,asury and
the director 81 tic MAT for a variety of ;nfor-
nation regsrdilg The Purchase Of silysr bull
lion s;ncc the passage ii the silver coinage
act, tie price, paid, foreign coin values, ct..
The Resolution offered last week by Senator
Hale calling Oh the secretary Of the interior
for information Us to appointments in his de-
partmeit below the civil service grade since
March, 1855, was adopted.
The senate then proceeded to consideration
of the railroad land forfeiture bill.
Senator Paddock offered an amendment
providing that nothing in tn. act should be
construed as limiting the rights granted to
purchasers or settlers by The forfeiture act OF
the 3D. of March, 1881, or as repeating, alter
Ing or amending that act. Adopted.
The international copyright bill was ia..ci,
UP aud after some debate and the adoption
of minor amendments the bill went oyer.
Adjourned.
WASHINGTON, May 1.-The entire session
was taken up with Senator Ingalls, reilly tc
the senator from Indiana. sGeEeor yoolhcc.
was present and replied to the senator f,o.
Kansas. Ti,eir speeches me too lengthy 70,
publication.
W~asmNGToS, May 2.-A.tcr the %transac
ton oi routine business the senate went int.
executive session. This being the first secre,
session for scycia! days the accumulation o.
nominations by the president, aIncnw then
that OF Mir. Fuller TO ne cliief justice, wcis
feiertcd TO committees, and II number CT re.
potts, mostly upon pos.mastcrs. were mad,
by committees.
The lii appropiiating 100000 for a public
ouiiniag mt alcsiison, aan., was passed a.f,cl
TIE doors had opened.
The senate then Resumed consideration o
the railroad Land grant forfeiture bill.
Senator Dawes offered an amcgdmon,
which prccipitatea u lengthy discussion. Ii
!. was Withdrawn and an amendment substi
trted by Senator lloar which provides tina
. the act shall not be construed to prcjadic,
thcright OF the Portage Lake CaualcompaNv
or any person claiming under it, to app,,
: hereafter to The courts or to congress for an,
e legal or equitable relief to which they may b,
row entitled. The bill and amendment wen
4 over till tomorrow with the Understandable
That a flnal vote on the bill would he hs,
then.
Ihe senate then resumed consideration %
e tlie bill for the establishment OF u b.reau o
animal industry.
Senator Paddock made II speech in supuoi
OF il, defending 1t both On constitutional an,
economic grounds. The Lii was then tanpo
$ rarily laid asi,.e.
HE senate Then proceeded 70 the nassag
Of the indiviinai pension bills on the cu!ci
''ar- The whole nuuiher of hills passe. (i
siAty-Hvs H'inutes) was iN5, fe.,y-two OF tfl.s
i were for volunteer au,srs ut the rata of 50,
o month an! oae WAS for the widow of Geu
Chas. 7. stoae (!.ol.sa bilD Mt $50.
y Senator Culla,n, from the committee q
Interstate commerce, reported q hill to amen,
'hc Interstate commerce Law. Placed on III
calendar.
The following bills were passed:
For \ public building at Fort Dodge, lows
SENATE hill, Sio0.oaW; Sterling, H., lsenat
nil, $4,000: balu.h, MINI, Oiouse bill
si5o.ooGy.
ieiiatc hin 10 provide fer the sale Ito actua
settlers under The homestead laws, Of Fc,
~iadse@lck military reservation in Colorae
md NEBRASKA.
y Adjourned.
EoIsa.
!. WASHINGTON, April a7.-On motion OF ~
i Durham, OF Illinois, iile senate amendmeu
MS concntred in totiie hous,. bill author.z:n
he city o. Ciicngo 10 erect II crib in Las,
Michigan for water works purposes.
Inc house adopted a resolution calling o
The secretary Of .ic Treasury Tor informatio
relative TO the seal Fisheries in Alassiu.
Tlc house then went into committee of a.
!, Whole, Mir. S. iuscr, OF i%liaois, in the cha.
on ,hc tariff Lii.
Mr.. Brewer. of Michigan, gladly welcome
che issHe presented by ,le pending ~,aoas,r,
For three years OF Democratic asmiaistra,io
; Tue Democratic party had played fast ard loos
! on the great tariff question, until the rcccss
lies OF the government had compelled The AZ
nllliseraiion TO take scae decided positio,
and he iionored the president for hsvin
forced his party to stop its double dealing an
define It's attitude. He then advocated ii.
protection system. He wanted to zee Ia.
; s;s'eh. continued which had made this Ian
& &fo" al! prosper beyond all others. lie WI
especially earnest in his opposition to the fro
ct WOOL clause, which, he said, would ruin an ia
dustry national in Importance.
Mir. Ford Of Miet ;gan said the oues,;o
Z presented was one of tariff reduction. no
abolition. Congress had 10 right 10 take 81,
! part CT a few manufacturers against the gre,
" BODY oil consumers. But that vas Just viva
had been done. No industries showed NOR
poverty. more aesiitution aud more strike
y among their worliingimcn than ttose so.callp
projected on s. Referring t. tine claim tia
( the home maraet Vas the best market, Nj,
Ford said TIL resuiG of this home mark,
swindle is that the farmer was most beaul.
fully dcludcd. The high tariff party g.ts hi
q money and the farmer gets the hot cn3 of III
poker. He attributed The existence OF pool
to the continuance of higl. tariff.
y Mr.. Golf of West Virginia spoke in oppos
tion to the bill. PRESIDENT Cleycland's colo
IS bloodcd Indifference 10 the benefits of ii,
" people was entitled to precedence over nj
n,not,uk asa f,,,n ~.