The Hot Springs star. (Hot Spings [Hot Springs], Dakota [Dakota Territory, i.e. S.D.]) 1886-189?, 1889-12-20
THE NATIONAL SOLONS.
WORK OF THE SENATE AND HOUSE
OF REPRESENTATIVES,.

Our National Lawmakers md What They
Are Doing for the Good Of tho County
Various Measures Proposed, Discussed
md Acted On
In tho Senate on the 9th q large number Of
memorials and petitions were presented ind re-
ferred to appropriate committees. A large NUM-
her of bills were also introduced, among them
briii, bills providing for the admission OF Idaho
aud Wyoming into the Union. Mr.. Mandersol
Agriculture OF Nebraska in favor Of Chicago as
tile site for the Worlds Fair i'll 1899. The Sen
ale then proceeded 10 tho consideration Of OK.
Reed appointed the following committees:
On Ways nnd M~eans-Mossrs Mckinley
M sSsg1 Anna. r.ya Saff fs Fsl,ot ssy Gear, e e'aHiss,
Mills, McMilli, breckenridge of Arkansas, aud
l.l.wsr. On AppropriationsaMessrs; Canon
OF Iowa. Peters, Coggswell,. Belden, Morrow,
Brewer Of Michigan, Randall, Forney, sayfss.
BrscAinridgs OF kentue aS;. and ,dn pSsk r s on
sanford, Wilson q West virginia, BEyngm,
S %,ll'n HIsc,i OF HlInS's; s Ho%sil aa ,cha asmsa5.
Houls, Cooper. Haugen, Sherman, DalzslII, BEL
gen, Green.aige, Somstock; Crisp, o 1e,e,1s
Illinois. On Miiease.-Messrs; Lind Chairman
Townsend of Pennsylvania. Williams of Massa-
chuactts, Clunie, Pennington. It rs saiI ~
TINT the Committee on Ways and Means was
selected with u view to securing men VINO.
while holding diverse opinions on the tariff
question, are conservative in their characters
and are likely to come to some 10ir amt hoMor-
able action on the subject of tariff revision.
AMONG the bills introduced in the Senate on
the 10th inst. we're tho following: By Mfr.
Spooner-Making 1T the duty of the proper Off
GERS of the Treasury and Interior Departments
to adjust and settle the claims of any State
against the United States Tor all lands dis
posed of by the United States that were includ-
to s sn ans st saan' T Fl SS stata is sr to- Se pSis for ,sa the
lands at the rate at which they were sold by the
United states. BY MIR. Hawley For
and from tho military schools Of civ
ilians to be appointed Second Lieutenants in
s e%nsc, fsn. e pa aSmyi bui RG mT at s ssalsie j. r Ess tas
and Spokane Falls, Wash, each to cost not cx-
cceding saOU,OcO. Senator sroonor laid before
the senate memorial signed by about twenty
OF his farmer constituents praying that boards
of trade, bucket-shops. and other mercantile
bodies and individuals be prohibited from fixing
sales ior future deliveries. Senator Chandler in
troduced u federal election bill which provides
tlint whenever i'll any Congressional district ten
voters from each county, or ten voters from
each voting precinct where tho Congressional
district is ono county. or less, shall! make an
unfair if held by tho State officers, and shall
petition the United States Circuit Judge to have
tho registration of voters and the election con.
Quoted by United States officials, the court shall
be opened, as now provided by law, for the APP
pointment of United States Supervisors of
Election, and the court shall appoint all neces-
sary officers to carry out the prayer of the petit
TONERS.
In tho Senate on the 18th pension bills wero
introduced by Mr.. Cullom-To equalize pensions
of all persons who are or who may become per.
manently disabled III consequence of disease
incurred i'll the service OF tho United States, and
providing u pension of ST2 per month in such
cases; by Mr.. Pnsco-tirnnting pensions to sol
diers nnd sailors of the Florida and Seminole
Indian war; by Mr.. Notwithstanding service
and disability pensions to solliers, sailors ind
marines in the army ind navy of the United
Mn. Ingalls, bill provides for pensions for ul
the surviving officers. soldiers, sailors aud
marines who served in the army aud navy for
sixty days or more who We're disabled i'll the
line OF duty between March 1, 1851, and July 1,
1860, ut the rnte of SO per month during titir
lives. For disability rated at onc-half the total
rate the pension shall be Increased to 81 por
month, md for three-fourths shall be increased
TO 81 per month, and i'll cnses where tho per-
son is prevented from obtaining support by
labor or usual occupation he shall receive
minor child of parents of an lonorubly dis
charged officer or private to u pension Of 80 o
month. The following other measures wore Of
fcred: BY Mr.. Call-.Authorizing the President
to open negotiations with Spain for the acquisi-
ton of the Island of Cuba. lsy Mr.. Turpie-Ap-
propriating- $4,000 for u public building at Mad
ison. Ind. By Mr.. Hoard-Appropriating $40, Coz
tor the erection OF n statue and monument to
James Madison in Washington. by Mr.. MAN.
dcrson-For the instruction of enlisted men of
tho army aud navy at military posts.