The Hot Springs star. (Hot Spings [Hot Springs], Dakota [Dakota Territory, i.e. S.D.]) 1886-189?, 1888-01-27
RlFTlETn CONGRESS-
R SESSION.
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WAsHiS0rON, Jan. Ex-senator Blair pre-
sented the memorial and resolutions Of the
knights OF Labor general assembly, in favor
OF nm Investigation into the management Of
Sne bureau OF engraving and printing, and for
such legislation as will prevent the debasc-
ment OF currency, notes, etc.; also for an
Investigation as to the present method Of sup
plying postoficc stamps, etc.
Among the bills introduced in the senate
today were the following:
BY Senator varts-Totndcmnify settlers on
the Dies Moincs river lands, above the Racccen
forks, Iowa, for payments made upon lands
subsequently taken from them, and also for
damages sustained thereby. 1t authorizes
the president to appoint three commissioners
to determine the amounts which should be
paid to each settler.
BY Senator Cullom-For the establishment
OF u bureau Of harhots and Waterways in the
war department to be differed by a corps of
United States engineers. Theproposcd bureau
ts to be charged with the construction, con-
duct and preservation of harbors and water.
ways.
Senator Vest, from the committee on public
buildings and grounds, reported favorably a
bill to appropriate 81, 1905 600 for the erection
of a public buildings at Kansas CITY.
At p. m. the cnate went into executive
session and at 9 80 was considering Mr.. La
mars nomination.
After dcvoting three hours and a half to
executive business the senate adjourned.
WASHINGTON, Jan. Ex-senator Mandcr-
son offered a resolution calling ON the sccrc-
tary OF war for information as to the bridge
authorized to Ike built between Omaha and
Council Bluffs, and whether 1t is being con-
structed rs a combined railway and wagon
bridge, or us u wagon bridge only Laid
over.
Senator Sawyer asked unanimous consent
Tor the Immediate consideration of the house
bill "rclating to permissible printing or
writing on second, third or f~ourth-class mail
NATTER" such bill having been reported back
from the postoflice committee without amcnd-
mcnt. Consent was given and the bill was
passed.
Senator Wilson, of Iowa, offered a rcsolu-
ton, which was adopted, calling the secretary
Oh the treasury Tor IL report as to the amount
OF revenue collected from each kind of liauor
each year since the passage of the internal
revenue law, and from the special tax on
brewers and distillcrs.
Senator Plumb offered a resolution calling
for information relative to railroad md In
dian lands in Kansas.
ny Senator Wilson, of Iowa-Pr0viding that
any person who In good faith settles upon
and improves public lands, believing the title
he IN the United States, shall be entitled to
plead the title of the United States to the
land in support of his claim, the same as If
the United States were actually a party to the
suit.
From the committee on pensions, Senator
Turpie reported favorably the hill to increase
to S12 per month the pension for total helm
~lcssness.
Senator Quay, from the same committee.
also reported favorably II bill to increase to
$50 per month the pension for total deafness.
A pension at a prOpOrtionatc rate is to be
granted for partial loss of hearing.
The Blair educational hill was called up
AMI Senator W spoke in It's favor, but 1t
was temporarily laid aside to enable Senator
Frye to call up the senate bill to amend the
laws relating to the inspection Of steam yes-
sells. The bill was passed.
Senator Blair then addressed the senate in
advocacy Of his educational bill. / edcclarcd
that much of the opposition to the hill came
from that large body of people who did not
believe In omino schools as q system of cd
%ucation, but that the opposition was divided
and he did not wish that question dragged
into the debate.
Adjourned
WASHINGTON. Jan. 1S.-The morning bust
ness being finished. the hill for ~rcfunding the
direct tax Of 1861 was taken up, the question
being Senator Chandlcr's motion to rccommit
the bill. The motion was rejected. The
question was then taken up on the amend.
ment offered by Senator Elmunds, requiring
all claims to be filed within six years, and it
was agreed to. Senator Berry offered an
amendment providing that no part of the
money collected from individuals shall be- re.
tained by the United States as sct-off against
any state Indebtedness. The amendment was
agreed to. Amendments to extend the
provisions Of the bill to the cotton tax
collected under the law of 1862, and
subsequent laws; restricting the terms
of the first section to moneys paid by state
treasurers, and inserting in the third section
Il provision for the return to individuals of the
sums paid by them; and to repay the income
tax collected from military and naval officers
during the war, were rejected. Senator
Plumb offered the last amendment. The bill
was then ~passed-ycas, As; nays, 10. The
negative votes were those of Senators Berry,
Blair, Jones, of Arkansas; Paddock, Platt,
Plumb, Salisbury, Teller, Vest and Wilson,
of Maryland. The bill directs the secretary
OF the treasury to credit to each state and ter
ritory, and to the District of Columbia, n sum
equal to all the collections made therefrom or
from citizens or Inhabitants thereof, or other
persons, under the direct tax of August s,
1861. 1t RENTS all moneys still due to the
United states under such act, and it appro-
priates an amount necessary for such rcim-
b%ursement; the sums collected directly from
individuals to BIO held In trust by the state for
the benefit Of the persons from whom they
were collected or their legal representative.
The Blair educational bill was then taken
up, and Senator Brown addressed the senate
in support of it.
A: the conclusion Of Senator Browns re-
marks Senator Blair continued his speech in
support of the bill.
Adjourned.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 1G.-Thc committee on
n~ut~ II.