Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1889-02-15
THE NATIONAL SOLOyS
WORK OF THE SENATE AND Ho,.,
OF REPRESENTATIVES,

Our National Low-Makers and What IT,
Are Doing for the Good Of the Conn.,
Various Measures Proposed, Discnss.
and Acted On.
In the Senate after tho passage Of a few ~,
vate bills, on the S1st ult., the Senate respm.,
consideration of the diplomatic and consn..
appropriation bill, the pending ques,i..
Samoa. These were agreed to wi,boss /
division. The credentials OF Edward o, 't WA
colt sena; or-elect from Colorado, were NJ.
sented, and placed on file. The Presidents ,n nv
ssges in relation to tae Samoan islands an d -
| Corea tine same that were presented in 10
House, We're referred to the Committee on Fn as
| eien relations. The House amendments to W
bill to increase the pensions of those who lsss
lost both hands were reported back fayorssI,ss
ns.d concu,red in. The Senate then proceeas
10 executive business, the British EXTRACTION
treaty, and srentfour hours in the considernOaa
sum ssnany Wien H.. tie Toass Tsssni /
tie vote by which Mr. Pnyson's so di S,a;
homestead amendment was passed was rrcoa
soeie9. The proposition was then divided and
tae first clause. which provides that no homss.
stead rights of honornb!y discharged Union ssJ
| dlo:s rnd sailors shali be impaired by tho hit
was agree TO. The second section, which va,
soldiers and sailors to all lands opened Tor set-
tlen.ent under the bill. MIR. faysoH's "lown.
site nmendmeno was agreed to without a;'i.
sion. Mr.. y terrnll tVa.l liiove. Il RECONSIDER
tion, and MIR. Springer moved 10 table the b,
ttr's motion. Pending action thu House nd.
lourued.
In the Senate message from the Presiden,
vetoiis bill granting pension to Mrs. Ellen
Hand was presented on the LIST inst, read, and
on motion laid on the tnble The ground of liz
approval is tbat the so!diers death was in No
way leluted to any incident OF military service
The House amendments 10 the Senate iii,
for the admission of South Dakota as Stan
| w, IL Ion-concurrad in upon report of the Con
lnittee on Territories and conference asAs
Senators Platt, Culom unl Butler were IN
pointed conferrces on the part of the Senate lls
Senate Wen. into executive session tie
British eNtr.,,!itoM treaty, which, after thres
honre debate, was rejected By vote of IS 10 is.
The House agreed to the conference rcpor on
the bill making the heat. OF tho 5epartmicM. O,
Agriculture Il Cabinet officer, and then took IN
the oklahoma bill. lii" House by vote of lis
TO io4 pissed the bill creating the Territory o,
Oklahoma, The conference report On the
Nicaragua bill wis presented.
THE House passed the naval appropriation
bill on the I'd inst, with an amendment appro
pratiny 500, 900 for the establishment of 81 coal
ing station at Pugo- Pago Samoa. There WIS
considerable debate i'll which several Congress-
men expressed their views on the Samoan ques
ton and the necessity of the United States hay-
ing tirs-class navy to protect the interests OF
its citizens in foreign lands, after which the
House adjourned
TIE credentials of Mr.. Henderson for his new
Senatorial term presented, reud and
placed on file i'll the Senate on the 4th inst Mr.
Allison, from the Committee on Appropriations
reported back the legislative, executive and
judicial appropriation bill and the House
JOINT resolution for payment 10
the t ;, ieg" NJ represensaives OF James
taken in the Texas election investigation TO-
gether with q resolution directing the commit
tee on privileges and elections to revise carefully
the existing laws regulating the election Of
members of Congress. The testimony was or.
dcred printed and the resolution was placed on
the calendar. Mr. Dolph introduced a Joint
resolution in reference to the -;2i ,'Oy receiyed
by Henry T. Mckee US u contingent fee in the
Choctaw claim and his disobeGience of the order
o. OK the court to pay over $4,000 OF the amount
dar and pnssed: The Senate bill in relation to
dead and fallen timber on Indian lands; the
House bill for the relief OF the Trustees Of tho
First Baptist Church Of Smthtnnd, XIV. Almost
the entire session of the House was con-
sumed in the consideration of the bill to divide
portion OF the Sioux Indian reservation in
the REIMBURSEMENT OF the Indian title to the
remainder, about ll,0oO,0oJ acres. The discus
sion showed such strong opposition to the
charge, withdrew it from the consideration of
the House. Bills were passed for the allotment
Of lands in seyeralty to the Oneida Indians in
Wisconsin and the united Peoria and Miami
Indians in the Indian Territory.
ThEEi: was 81 long debate in the Senate on the
9th inst. over the reference Of the House bill
for Territorial government for Oklahoma Mr..
Platt moved that the bill be referred to the Com
rnittee On Territories, and after long debate
the motion WAS adopted. The Senate
agreed to the COMMITTEES amendments to the
legislative appropriation BILL the principal
one being to increase the salary of the Pres.
dents Private Secretary from $500 to 5000
The House Joint resolution for payment Of
S3oOCO0 to he representatives of the late Jere.
B. Eads was passed by the Senate. The con,
ference report on the Nicaragua canal bill was
called up i'll the House, aud the discussion ii
the bill and amendments occupied most OF tho
day The Senate bill appropria,;ng $3.50, OOO for
postoftice building at st. Paul was favoraby
reported to the House, with an amendment r.
ducng the amount to 100000 The House
agreed TO the Senate amendment to the bill 10
retire Gen William +. Smith. The President
transmitted to Congress for ratification q pro-
visional agreement lately entered into with the
Creek Indians by which the title to all lands
in the Indian Territory or elsewhere, except
such as are hold and occupied as homes, are
coded to the United States. By it's terms the
Creek Nation codes to the United States the en-
tire western hal OF the domain OF the nation,
lying west of the division lire established by
the treaty Of 1886. The Uniret, states agrees to
pay to the Indians -. $50 s57--S2s s57 to be paid
70 the national treasury OF the nation, and
1000, 900 to remain in the United States Treas
ury to the credit of the nation and bear interest
ct the rate of 5 per cent. The nation agrees to
devote not less than $5c, coo annually to educa-