Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1889-03-15
THE NATIONAL SOLONs.
WORK OF THE SENATE AND HOUSE
OF REPRESENTATIVES,.

Our National Law-Malxsrs snti what They
Arc Doing for the Good Of the Country
Various Measures Proposed, Discussed
and Acted On.
HE Committee on Public Buildings was a.
thorizsd by the Senate on tho let inst. to CON.
tinue ito Investigation Of the Supervising Archi-
tect'a Office. The Committee on Mines was a.
thorized to continue its Investigator on timbse-
cutting On public lands. and the COMMITTEES On
the improvement Of the Mississippi River Wa
$50 directed to osatinoe it's inquiry. The
bills to divide tho Sioux Reservation in De-
kota and for the relief Of the Mexican Va.
calendar nifty -two-were passed. Among the1
vas one giving pension Of go month to the
rV.r .nd biz e..d T In DO: aoass
an unsuccessful effort was mads to pass it over
the Presidents veto. Joint resolution to pro-
mote mot union With Canada was pasted
public lands adapted to agricultural purposes
shall hereafter be disposed of only under the
The bill further provides that pre- -emption set
tiers whose claims have bsen heretofore in
itiated and are still subssting, may change
their nllngs and entry to homestead to b.
considered under that law The rieht Of locs-
tion of soldiers certificates is left as under ex-
son bs at is
creasing tho limit of cost for the Winona Mnnl
public building to S15O.0OO was passed by both
AMENDMENTS to the deficiency appropriation
bill Newfoundland by the Senate on the I'd inst,
and one appropriating S35 900 to pay the State of
Nebraska on account of the per cent fund aris-
Ing from the sale of public lands was agreed ! o.
ruled points Of order hs bill Msa h aas
reported to the Senate, and the amendmente
adopted in committee of the whole were agreed
and the bill was passed. The House amend,
msnt to the bill authorizing the sale
Of part OF the military reservation at
Fort LeaVenworth, Kansas, was concurred in,
conference was ordered on the deficiency ap-
preparation bill, and Senators Hale, Allison and
Cockrell were appointed conferrees on the part
OF the Senate The conference report on tho
suadry eiyl appropriation bill was presented
Lakes Erie, Huron, Michigan, and Superior
were presented and agreed to. Tho Presi-
dents DENTS veto Of the direct tax bill was pre-
the bill was passed over the Presidents veto
yeas 40; nays, g.. Conference reports were pre-
Interstate commerce law, the bill in regard to
the salmon fisheries of Alaska, and the naval
appropriation bill. The following bills were
taken from the calendar and passed: The House
Joint resolution appointing Il. II. Markham of
California, a manager of the Soldier Home to
pointing James A. Weymore being Indefinitely
postponed; the House bill for the disposit ion
s he ts of tS9 1n NTH
reservation in Minnesota; the House bill for the
relief of St Joseph Commercial College, OF St.
los yose Il6a Mo. with substituted bill passed
Indiana and Ohio to prosecute suits against
the United States in the Supreme Court on ac-
States. A bill passed the House authorizing
the Litchfield, Hamilton and Western Railway
to build bridge across the Illinois River near
The conference report on the bill to amend the
Interstate commerce act was agreed to.
BOTH the Senate and House galleries were
packed with sight seers on Sunday, the I'd inst,
while the overflow crowd surged through the
places where they could catch even a glimpse Of
the national law makers ut work. Both houses
met in accordance with adjournment the $685.
| sions being continuance Of that of Saturday
the intermissions being simply recesses The
conterence reports on the bill 10 provide for the
allotment Of lands in severalty to the United
Peorias and Miamis in the Indian Territory and
the Indian appropriation bill were adopted by
the Senate, and the Union Pacific funding bill
the Pacific Railroad Indebtedness. on the
Sundry civil bill the Senate conferrees receded
from the Waite amendment and practically tho
at cent per Thousand Impressions. The House
adoptsd the conference report. The conference
ns sSs Senate BIN eoerss. to y.a
ing the French spoliation claims amendm snt in
order to secure the passage of the bill. The
Senate agreed to the conference report. The
House passed the Senate bill increasing to-
$1,50o, 900 the limit OF cost for the public build
ing at Detroit, Mich, the land grant forfeiture
month to the widow of Cen H. j. Hunt. Tho
conference reports on the Indian appropriation
bill and the bill for the allotment of lands In
1everalty to the United Peoria and Miami bands
of Indians were also agreed to.
| CONFERENCE report upon the bill to settle
all land grants in the State Of Michigan by for.
| feting what are known as the "uneerned lands"
was agreed to by the Senate on the 4th inst The
following resolution was unanimously agreed to ::
Nintf In ~
and are hereby rendered, to the Hon. John J. In
| galls President pro tempore of the Senate, for
the uniformly able, courteous and impartiaE
| manner i'll which he has presided over its DELHI
erations. After thanking the Senate for the COM
| mandatory resolution, Mr.. Ingalls, declared the
| Senate adjourned sine die. In the House, the
conference report was agreed to on the bill for
feiting the lands granted to tue State of Michi-
gan to aid in the construction of railroad from
| ton was adopted by rising vote: Resolved,
That the thanks of Congress are rendered to the
Hon. John g. Carlisle, the Speaker, tor the
courtesy ability and fairness with which he has
presided over the deliberations OF the Fiftieth
Congress. Mr.. Carlisle courteously acknowl-
edged the compliment, and then declared the
| House adjourned sine die
In the opening prayer in the Senate, on the
, 5Jh inst, illusions were made to the peaceful
and hopeful change in the administration of the
Government. After reauing the journal,
Mr.. Edmunds reported that the commit.
tee which had been appointed to wait
VI Gue IIeelueuG VI In6 United States and
inform him of the meeting of the Senate in ex
traordinary session had performed that duty,
and had been informed by the President that ho
would at an early hour communicate with the
Senate in writing. The credentials of Mr.. Mars
| ton, appointed by the Governor of New Hamp-
shire to fill the vacancy caused by the termine.
ton no OF Mr.; Chambers term, and by the failure
after which the oath of office was administered
to him by the Vice President and he took his
seat as Senator. Mr. Pruden, one of the Presi-
dents secretaries then delivered message in
writing being the Cabinet appointmentsl, and
consider them with closed doors. The Senate
promptly confirmed the appointments, and then
adjourned.
An Alligator in Tree.
John Wilson, living near Aston,
Fla, cut big cypress tree in the
swamp north OF town, and found there
in live alligator seven feet long. AS
the opening in the tree was not half
large enough for the gator to get