Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1889-03-01
THE SENATE AND 4
NATIONAL LAw-MAKERs A.,
THEY ARE DOING
Proceedings OF tho Senate nm,
Representatives = Important ,,q
Discussed and Acted On-c;s.
Rusinees.

Discussed and Acted On-C;s
I Business.
Mr.. WILSON uow.) msds . speech :,
ate. on the 18th inst, in favor Of F,..,
lowing State laws relating to the al.
, to extend to imported liquors NJ.
was adversely reported from the Jnd 1e
mittee last March. he nominst;suasc'r
u. Wright OF Boston to be Commissioo'
Committee Was discussed. An VI s,I mel
the resolution was offered instructIuoa
mittee to 80 frame legislation on IN, w
elections that it shall mot apply ~ 81
whose institution and laws proy;So az
curity for the honest exercise Of the r;,s ~
and tor the Just and impartial
Nevada, reported favor ably, v;th @
/ quest for Immediate consider.
htcwnrts resolution authoril ina ''oa
pointment of Il committee to invs,,G
report on the irrigation aud recIstl
Western arid lind. The resolution IN.
to. Two petitions from citizens OF Aibma.
! n. NJ, We're presented to the Senate aug
as misleading and false the alIecne,Ga
! tained i'll q memorial recently pre- se s1.
| SENATE protesting against the adm;s.!
/ Territory us /. state. Tho House n ssas
| TO divide the Sioux Reservation in Dnta.
number OF anlnllsr reservations Tor NJ
i ,ti,'es' aux 70 sittlt !suus n severalr
! Indians ms desire. The House y,tnI
on It's amendments to the Senate Iii
| mission OF ;he state Of South Dako
| tor another conferences, the conferrees q
| ported u to.nl disagreement Mr. Betas
| lie!l offered IL resolution instruc;inn ~
| c";iicriees, but afterward accepted en
| tutnt oiierrl by Mr.. Cox making diem
| co nom the bill Toamelld. the bill ~
| provide for the admission of Seuth nshu
| proclamation Of the President under N.
| i'Hlis constitution. etc. A0
Mir. VOORHEES, in reduced in the 81.
The 18th inst. the following as a h,
amendment to the sundry civil aprm,,
rebellion who We're honor,Lbly i,cy
frain the military or naval seryse
United States and the widows and 81
! OF deceased soldiers shall be eligible Ia ~
ment, transfer, and promotion, suhisa
TO such examination as may be rrescri
the heads oi departments and without COZ
tive examination" Forty-one pensim1
were passed III twelve minutes mn
placing Gen. Rosccrans on the retired n
passed. Senator Spooner introduced a IN
vidlng for a system of farmers institute
part OF the new agricultural department
Senate passed bill ratifyins the aprel
with the Creek Indians, opening to se,I
unassigned lands in the Indian Terrilol
consideration being S9,2sJ,s57. The
passed the resolution instructing the
conterrees on tho territorial bill
the bill was again sent to conference
resolution instructs the conferrees to d
New Mexico from the bill, 80 amend the
to provide for the admission of South \
under the Sioux Falls constitution by prol
ton of the President without Il new vote
taken on the question OF division, ard 4
vide for the admission of North Dakota
tam, and Washington by proclamation!
lnstructln@ clause was agreed o by yo,
yens. 1i9: nays, lo1. The Senate bin apV
atiEe SoaOOD0 for the protection or AM
interests in Panama was passed, Ths
tariff bill and the Senate substitute were
ed to the House by Mr.. Mills from the Wa,
Means Committee, and were referred \
committee of the whole.
TIE Senate bill to place Major Jane; \
on the retired list Jas Colonel in the regular
was passed by the Senate on the 18TH
Mr.. Sherman presented the conference
on the Direct Tux Bill. The House proys
relation to the lots and lands at
fort, S. G.. is amended SO as TO
pirate S50o,eln to pay for the town d
Beaufort at the rate of half the valu
sessed thereon for taxes by the United
Tax Commissioner for South Carolina al
amount of SIS per acre for the lands. The
was agreed to- The House agreed to tho
ence report on the diplomatic ant
sular appropriation bill. Mr. Nc
from. the Committee on Ways
Means, reported the bill to reduceta
and simplify the laws in relation to III
revenue Mr. Breckinridge of Kentucky,
the same committee, reported the bill
duce taxation and for other purposes,
Randall, from the Committee on Appropris
reported the Cowles bill, amending the in
revenue laws, which was referred to the
mitree OF the whole, together with a mi,
substitute reported by Mr.. Forney, of Als
The House went into committee of the
on the postoiice appropriation bill. The
ing amendment increasing the appropriate
the .. compensation llpoa of postoflice
by 100000 was defeated by
of e. to 81. Mr.. Holman Offered
amendment providing that the nssr
salaries Of postoflice clerks US fixed bv tIe
classification shall not exceed the sum al
priated by the bill $50 So, OOON, The a1neni
was adopted after Il brief debate. Mr., Mc(l
OF Kentucky submitted the conference reno
the diplomatic and consular appropriation
which was agreed to. Representative Crsl
construction OF q bridge over the Missouri r
not over ten miles above the Hannibal unt
Joe Railway bridge Mt Kansas City.
MIR. COKE concluded his speech on all
Texas election outrages i'll the Senate Of
18th inst, after which the resolution WAS
aside. The House bill to provide for takA
eleventh and subsequent censuses was pa
MIR. Cullom, from tho Committee on Terrific
reported buck to the Senate the House n
organize the Territory OF Oklahoma md ii
placed on tho calendar. Mr.. Crisp, OF &c;
called up in the House the California Gle
case OF Sullivan against FELTON,. ngains. "
Mr.. Mckenna, OF California raised the que
OF consideration. Nearly the entire day
consumed in filibustering
THE Senate took up the sundry civil q!
priation bill on the 18th inst, and agreed to
following Western amendments reported
the Appropriations Committee For compt
OF postot1ice building Fort Scott, Kan, $
Point Betsey (Mich.l lighthouse, $50, 500; j
Peninsula A1ich. lighthouse, 5000; So
department, Ninth Lighthouse District. 81
steam tender for the great lakes. ss5,e'l;
!ump River, oregon, 600; San Pedro
$1,000; fish hatcheries in Lake County,
rado, SO, 900, and on Lake Erie, $1,000; Tii
at ROCK Island, ILL.,, $4,000 (one-haf to b
lnbursed by the city of Rock Island
senate amendment to pay Mrs. Waite s-,TM
balance OF one years salary of the la1et
Justice Waite. was agreed tov-yeas, Is; .
for statues of Gensral tPhiiip II. she5
am. General John A. Logan in Ws:r
ton WINS agreed to- in the e
Mr.. Harris called attention to the
number OF uncontrmed nominations. He!
1t to be as much the duty of the PRESIDE
make nominations to fill official vacancies
perform Per any other official duty, and as y
inc DUTY OF the Senate to consider and con
VI REJECT such nominations rs TO perform
other Senatorial duty. Ho moved tlst
senate proceed to the consideration d
ecut1Ve business The motion was reiec!tl
ao party vote.yeas, "A; nays, 2G: Mr. IL
gave notice that he would make the same
tloh ever day to the end Of the session.
Postotilco appropriation bill was before
House. Amendments to regulate the saia!s
assistant postmasters and to reduce the
res OF postmasters stenographors to sstis
rejected, us was also Mr. Adams (Ill,l noi'c
tx the salary OF the Assistant PostmSs.3'
Chlcngo ut $1,000. Representative ButteE,T'
introduced his resolution authorizing lhs 4 /.
dent to invite Canadian officials and leeisia
to visit the United States about Nav l.
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