Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1888-08-24
CoNGREssIoyAI
Work of the Senate andu
resentatives. NC

Mr.. PALMER introduced ,
chase of the Portage Lake and ~, ~. 'of
ment company's canal, etc IL Nl wv
9Th. Referred to tho Commits 'he y
MI. Mitchell offered q resolntiee on G.,
Secretary Of tho Interior conn. call,
aecision IN the Guilford Mil nl'ning
1ectlng tne Title TO the Northerr land an
oagsida 10; me senate then proc sssi
consiaeration OF the fisheries nto sade
executive session, and Mr., Eysr.ts treaty
speech against its ratificst;oaas ts conelr
debate and sharp passages ho. After
Alabama and Blair Of 'oWS~een NJ
the days discussion CANA New HI
the Senate adjourned. Tbe' 10 q q
before the House a cons speat
the Commissioner Of Agricnlt,u,ruah lcsto
report OF the expenditure. tral
tained by the Ladies' Silk Cr, ana res
OF Cal1iornia in experiments , ~. Ass
ment OF the culture OF raw si III The
Shows that the orchard near nni, lha
ABOUT 6,uO trees from one to ,hranlld
ana as many cuttings. The work e =. VI
~ tuislns worms mas necessarily i. We
to eaperlments. Mr.. Dibble,. Of so Ueen
the erection of pubic bniId i. oh tie
Iowa, and it was agreed to. 7. ~ So;
cost ut $780, D. Tho House t Il, .,S es :he
WITHOUT discussion the bill to resp,,
merce carried on by telegraph VIZ
the Senate, the 10th. 1T is tho hi, a 10 Ps
Mr.. spooner on Jan. 25, 1883, and rena
rom tho committee on lntersta,.al 1 ".
with amendments, ON the lutb ~ t" i's, Cou
lowing bills were passed: Homeo VI ,yuly
ing 500, 1850 for marine hosn;..;p lii spI
Ind. with formal amendmant,".' a. 81 ty
ratify on agreement with tba ,,,,s nenaa
Berthold agency, Dakota: Sanot anulans
ating $4,000 to improve a., gll4 q
the cultivation aud manrtoa a en-
and hemp. The House coMa 4
whole afternoon in the co sUaisahMe{
q war claim bill, the discussion s .ue
the loyalty Of the claimant M ,ur rli
taken. The Senate joint resolutio, s sa
the President to present gold medal 1 "
Josephs Tor his services in perfectinr IT,
apparatus was passed. The Hoes ..eI
forty,one pension bills, thirty five Of the,
acted upon NJ the evening session. Bo1h1
agreed TO the conference report on the lii
ing aid to State homes for disah,ed Vi. ~, VI
The provisions OF the bill are eYtena WI
torial homes, and it's benefits ara eoI
homes entirely under the State or wy W.
control. e
EXTENDED speeches in relation to the
treaty were made in the Senate the 18Th
discussion was continued. The Senate
Mr.. Edmunds' resolution calling on the
General for copies Of correspondent
the Department of Justice and the Sn,1
Of Elections in the city of New York on /
ject of registration, and election. The
commenced the consideration of the n
tons appropriationsbill by sections h1
little progress. The Senate bill incrcas sins
month the rate Of pension for total desfnl
passed. Congressman Lawler Introduce
to amend the interstate commerce !
making it unlawful for common carriers h
port any commodity in cars or vehicles
leased. or controlled by the shipper tad
to make contracts with the shippers 10
property in such cars. 1t also gives 10 /
son complaining all fines imposed and ID
for violation Of the act. The District Of |
bia Geological Park bill was recommi|
the District Committee after long deba|
Mr.. REAGAN introduced in the sersI
18th, a bill to define trusts and to prov|
the punishment Of persons connected
them or carrying them on. After some
the same was referred to the Finance Cd
tee. Mr.. Sherman introduced bill 10
trusts and combinations in restraint ot,rd
production unlawful, and it was refed
the Committee on Finance. Mr..
occupied the floor Of the Senate
the consideration Of the fisheries tres|
resumed. He devoted himself principal
defense Of Secretary Bayard and to chit
the Republican Senators for the man|
which they had opposed the ratification
treaty. Representative T. j. Campbell
introduced in the House a bill giving
Sheridan's widow a pension Of $500 4
Mr.. Townshend made an Intellectual fght
cure consideration of the deficiency app
ton bill in committee OF the whole houi
the whole afternoon was wasted in Fl
roll-calls. The House has agreed to the
amendments to the bill T o marine hosE
EYausYille Ind.