Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1889-02-01
DOINGs OF CONGRF,
IMPORTANT MEASURES CoNsmr,
AND ACTED UPON.


Done by the Senate and House
Matters Disposed Of and New One,
siileretl.
Mr.. HoAR, from the Committee on p,i,,
and Elections, reported back to the Sens,.
out amendment, on the 18th inst, the nv
rent resolution recently introduced by his
to the meeting Of the two houses to couns
the o. bs
n1ittees and placed on the calendar
the following: Granting the right Of way
railway across the Fort Pima Military Res
ton, in Arizona; to authorize tho constrns.
Crosse Wis. granting to the Big Horn s.,
ern Railroad Company the right Of way oe,,
part of tho Grow Indian reservation in n
lana. The Senate then resumed conside,
the amendments to tho tin-plate parsr,
The Speaker laid before the House a corr,
cation from Ex-Governor Gray Of lndi
stating that on the 18th inst. the resigns
First Indiana Congressional Distric5 was
ceived and accepted. Laid on the table
the transaction Of some unimportant busf
the House resumed the consideration ot
Territorial bills. The House adopted the tor
ing amendments: Granting 12,,oOO acres foi
support Of an agricultural college in the {,
of Dakota the Senate bill granted ninety
lions of land) providing that the lands add
common school purposes shall not be sod
less than $40 an acre reducing the salary d
April ., 1882, as the date Of the election 10
eide the question of accepting the bounds
and name OF the new State and to cleo.
officers and two members OF Congress.
THE sugar-boun.y amendment to the
bill was passed by the Senate on the 18th
by vote of q to %, party lines being o.
tanned, except that Mr.. Payne Vote
with the Republicans and Mr.. Quar-
with the Democrats against 1t. The yas
ment provides for u bounty Of one c.S
pound on sugar produced from beets, SORT
and cane grown i'll the United States. Tbs 10
spent the day in the constellation OF The
ritorial bills. Mr.. McDonnld's substitute
the omnibus bill was first rejected by
OF yeas, III nays, 122, Mcdonald and Tars|
voting with the Republicans i'll its favor
Springer then offered an amendment to
Omnibus bill, providing that il q division
Dakota is authorized. and a majority of oil |
votes cast at; the election provided for in
act shall be in favor OF the Sioux Falls Con-
tuition OF 1881, it shall be the duty Of the 9
vention which may assemble at Sioux Fall
resubnlit 10 the people OF South Dakota
ratification or rejection the Sioux Falls q
stitution Of 1855, and also the articles SCI
rately submitted Mt TINT time, including
selection OF tho temporary seat OF Governme J
boundaries Of the proposed State, to the re)
portionment Of the judicial and legislatI
districts, and such othe- amendments as 4
be necessary to comply with the provison1
amendment was adopted providing that ii
Sioux Falls constitution Ia ratified by the h
pie Of South Dakota the President shall i'll
his proclamation declaring the State of Sol
Dskota admitted into the Union Mr.. spri !
er's amendment as amended was
to the admission of Montana was embodei|
the substitute. The House then voted on
omnibus bill as amended as substitute for
Senate measure. and it WAS agreed to by pa|
vote OF yeas, 1873; nays, l2U. The Senate bill |
amended by the substitution OF the omsid
bill was then passed-yeas, l44 nays, SO.
The Senate. after much debate on the H
inst, adopted the Finance Committees ausI
ment to the tariff bill paragraphs relating
pen knives and razors. It reads as folio,
Pen-knives or pocket-knives of all kinds,
parts thereof, wholly or partly manufac,ul
valued at not more than SO &C
ued a at more t f@nsS so cen dozen
| and not exceeding So a dozen. 36 cents a do,
valued at more than - q Dozen 90 cen,
dozen; and in addition thereto on all the alb
% per cent: ad valorem: Razors and rs
| more than 81 dozen, 81 dozen valued
more than "a dozen 81 .25 dozen; and in
dition thereto on oil the above razor and ).
blades, 80 per cent. nd valoren. Various o.
The Senate confirmed the nomination
Walter l.. Bragg, Of Alabama, to be
terstete Commerce Commissioner. In
House House me Senate BIZ was passed provii
trict OF Arkansas; Fort Smith, in the West
District of Arkansas; for the Northern Dish
Of Mississippi; the Western District of So
Carolina; the District of West Virginia
Charleston and Wheeling. at which places
District Courts and Circuit Court powers
! now held, and at Clarksburg, w. Va, whers
District Court is now he'd but which has
Circuit Court powers, whereby all these coul
courts, and the judicial system in this reea
rendered uniform throughout the Until
States 1t also provides for writs of ercr
capital cases; and ptescribes the praeice
was passed. Public business was suspend
and the House proceeded to the considels.i
! OF resolutions EXPIRE ssive OF the SORROW OF d
House at the death of +. w. Robertson
houi9iana, who died when a member. cleo,
the Fittieth Congress. Eulosistic ad,ires;
were delisere by Mcssrs. blanchard, Hook
Browne OF Indiana, Randall, Holman, HeNdt
son o. illinois, Cox, Hous. Bland, sprins
ard Wilkinson, and then the resolution, we
adopted, and the House, as a mark Of respect
the memory of the deceased, adjourned.
! MR. CocKRELI, from the Committee on Nj
tary Affairs reported to tho Senate, on the .
inst the Senate bill to authorize the oma
Fort Dodge and Southern Hallway Company
| build its road across the military reseryat, ion
knnsas, not exceeding one hundred feet
width. and Oh motion Of Mr. Plumb the bill V
passed. The Senate occupied the beu,
Of the day considering the tariff bill In
| house Mr.. payson qll). by introducing incon
full succeeded in the double object of forcing
friends OF the Oklahoma bill 10 yield to cert.
amendments he desired to have incorpora. cd
ne ne 1!ll: and in extracting from tho friends
the the on Wnu Lac' NC. funding bin promise Il
MI. Bower IN. c. introduced Ia
Tor the repeal Of the tobacco tax aud moved
reference to the Committee on War Claims !
yeas Soa ana nays were ordered, and resulted: le
l0o, nays 1850 the motion was agreed 10, =
the bill was referred to the Committee on Ws
and Means. The Gull OF States was ooncluis
i ana then Mr. Warner lohio, withdrew his pen
th s m 11Inho 70 suspend the rules and T.
moved to suspend the rules aud ador.
resolution providing for Il final vote on ID
6ll! Oh Thursday next with permission 10 y
f:ayson tlil.l 10 order I'M amendment to the $
ton relative to town SITES Agreed to-ys
lt5' nays IL. j. ID. Taylor Ohio introduced
reference a preamble and Joint resouti
directing the Government officials in charge
any building which may be used for the
n a.I Doll not to- permit wine, beer, aie,
o'"ef intoxicating liquors to he sold or serH
10 my person on the occasion of the ball
IHE Senate passed the substitute for
Mills tariff bill by a strict party vote, on
22d inst. The days proceedings were lsls
devoted to disposing OF various amendmsl
When these had been exhausted the V
was taken, first on agreeing to the subs:i.a
una then on The passing OF the bill. 81
US follows: Yeas-Aldrich, Blair, Bowen, Ga
eron. Chance Chandler, Cullom, Davis, DlT
Dolph Eomunds, Evarts, Farweu, Frye, H
icy, Hiscock, Hoar, Ingalls,, Jones Ne
Henderson, Mitchell Morrill, Patdc