The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1890-02-14
THE ACTS or CONGRESS.
SUCCINCT SUMMARY OF A WEEKS
LEGISLATIVE: WORK.

sUCCINCT SUMMARY OF A WEEKS
LEGISLATIVE WORK.
Bills and Resolutions introduced and Top.
les Discussed by the National Body Of
law Makers
In the senate on the 9Th among the bills re.
ported End vlaced on the calendar were two
III Gls RaDl Wis Du1 1sacotSom as b Mmans shs 1s siii and fn sss
duced and referred was one by Senator VOL
colt for the admission as q state OF New Mexico
and one BY Senator Plumb for the protection Of
the American bison. Senator ingalls, presented
Q petition asking an appropriation OF 800 per
capita for emiQrants to Liberia. Referred.
Senator Plumbo offered q resolution, which was
furnish copies of various reports of military Of
fcers In relation to affairs at Guthrie and Okla
bona City since the opening and settlement of
the territory. After executive session the SEN
ate adjourned.
In the house a roll call was had to approve
the journal, the democrats not voting. The
session was consumed by dilatory proceedings.
A bill to relieve the treasurer OF the United
States from the amount now charged to him
and deposited with the several states, was re-
ferred to the Committee on ways and means.
Adjourned.
In the senate on the 9th only one bill was in
troduced-providing for o lien on grain for
binding Irvine furnished for the same-after
which the senate went into committee Of the
whole for the consideration of the prohibitory
bill, which was continued until S o'clock, with
Senator Cain, of Readle, in the chair. Quite q
was e~ngendered by motions to Az the date
of taking effect and dispensing with the emer-
gency clause, but it was Left as recommended
by the committee. to take effect May1. Adj
journed.
In the house the senate bill legalizing the Or
ganizatton OF civil townships of Codington
county passed. The senate memorial to con-
gress on pension legislation passed. The SEN
ats memorial relating to the soldiers home at
Hot Springs and the senate memorial relating
to the dam on Big Stone lake passed. Bills in
troduced: To amend section 973, article II,
chapter II. compiled laws to appoint one dem
stockbreeders to amerd section S. chapter as,
session laws of 1881 to amend section 4, article
-, OF the constitution ;to issue bonds by the
state to pay the outstanding indebtedness. At
3 O'Clock the house went into committee OF the
whole, with DeWoody in the chair, on the tenn
per1ance bill. The BIN has thirty-eight sections
s snd only aaye thpes i 9%st 4ns were smear adopted aio The e
in the house is sufficiently strong to pass an
iron clad law, Adjourned.
In the senate the bill authorizing the con-
of O bridge across the Detroit river at
Detroit was reported back adversely from the
committee on commerce.. On motion OF Sem
ator Allison the senate bill to amend the act Of
August q, 1883, authorizing the construction OF
O. railroad, wagon and foot-passenger bridge
across the Mississippi river OF Burlington, Ia,
was taken from the calendar and passed. It
act the time for beginning and finishing the
bridge and makes other changes. The senate
then took up the bill to provide a temporary
tinued the reading of the bill. At 2
O'Clock the Oklahoma bill went over
and Senator Blair took the floor to con-
tor Blair, however, yielded to Senator Spooner,
on whose motion the house joint resolution ap-
propriating $4,000 for the reliefo of certain Chip
p sin wa apt aafep at ap La Ind d9 nntse sgen TEe in adu Miseoni
bill was then taken up and Senator Blair re-
sumed his speech In its advocacy. After speak
ing two hours Senator Blair yielded the floor.
The conference report on the senate joint reso-
luton for the removal OF obstructions to navi-
CATION in the Missouri river was presented and
agreedto. The house amendment reducing the
amount from 325O,00O to $4,000, and inserting a
provision for $3.50 0 for improvements at the
mouth of the Columbin river, was adopted.
After executive session adjourned until Mon
day.
In the house after the usual tactics of tho
democrats the journal was approved. Mr..
Cannon reported the new code of rules, and 1t
was ordered printed and recommitted. The
senate direct tax bill was referred to the COM
mittee on Judiciary. The committee on invalid
pension ,; r;esp or, back the senate disability
Of total disability s72 per month and partial
$50 per month. The bill as amended was
Passgd-. This bill for the relief OF survivors Of
a ane SamoaI dl sa, tenn passed. Rills introduced
ing the secretary of the treasury to purchase at
market price 5 1000, 0OO0 worth of silver bullion
per month. and have it coined as fast as pur-
chased into standard silver dollars. BY MIR.
Hayes, OF 1owa-For the erection of q public
building at Muscatine, Ia. BY Mr.. Stone-To
place binder Irvine made from sisal grass or
the issue OF $500 600. 600 of fftg.year 9
per cent. United States bonds to be used ex-
eluatvely for the purpose of securing the cirou-
!ation OK national banking associations, Mr.,
Perkins reported from the committee on Indian
affairs (which tho house passed after O. ahort
ei a Pin extending two Years the time
rord compan may construct d limo through the
territory. Adjourned.
In the house on the 18th the bill increasing
was passed. The senate bill was passed au-
the construction Of q bridge across
me missouri river between Douglas or Sarpy
On motion Of Mr.. Gear, Of PEI nsylvania, the
bill was passed extending for two years
the time within winch a bridge across the Mis-
may be constructed. Pending action
on the bill appropriating S25. 900 for d monu-
ment for Gen.. Knox, at Thomston, Me, the
house adjourned until Monday.
The senate was not in session.
she 9Th. ~
In the senate on the 10th the following senate
bills were taken from tho calendar and passed.
Appropriating $500, 900 for q public building OF
Sioux City, Ia; S20O, 900 flor u public building at
Cednr Rapids: Ia. to amend and alter the act
bridge s'''' aercgs "'t tae s Missiea ,Gap P psyss ct
Gi,nt99n. Ia. extending for two years the
work. Amending the act authorizing the con.
Of . wagon and foot passenger bridge
across the Mississippi river at Lyons, Ia. pro-
States district court in South Dakota: in rela.
ton to the arrest of offenders against the
United States escaping from one district or
s. s'a aite TO sa ano1 nnh,;;o 1Hp H;5Gn $500 .o9a for
a petition was presented from the Indianap-
oils board OF trade asking for the repeal.of tie
act; also petitions from
mississippi and Georgia praying for the pass
ing OF a national law to aecure the right of sui
lfege and tor the enforcement Of the fifteenth
alnendnaent to the constitution. The vice
president laid before the senate n message from
the president on the subject of the recent ma.
EQUATIONS with the Sioux Indians aud recon.
me . an immediate appropriation to carry
Bills were placed on the calendar making an.
propriations for public buildings as follows.
SStasllans, IL, $50, COO; saltwater, MINI, 500, ooo.
In the house the conference report twas nra.
sented on the bill to remove snags, etc. from
the Missouri river. The day was consumed in
afgument OF the proposed new rules. Ad-
In the senate on the 18th Senator Hoar intro.
duced q bill t. prescribe, in part, the manner of
t2e aiection OF congressman, and it was referred
10 the committee on privileges and elections It
that in all states of union represent.
atlves Tor congress shall! be elected in and for
nnet a,striets row prescribed by law until an ap-
up oocAtuUlP6b bQAll DC mazda
by congress according to the census taken In
le9O, any law of such state hereafter to be
passed to the contrary Notwithstanding
After consideration OF the bill to nro'
,Vlde. O. Temporary government for Okla.
the bill went over. Bills passed:
senate bill appropriating SlOO,6OO for
9 g . public building at Burlington, Ia, and
100000 for a public building at Beatrice'
Neb. The senate bill for the relief Of
certain ~sott.ors oil public iands.
1t provides for legalizing land claims fled dnp.
Ing o vacancy in the land offices. Among the
ing; BY, Senator Observation-Disclosures a
public school system in Utah. Also psoyidinef for
me inspection of meats for expectation, bro
hib1ting the importation OF adulterated arti-
cles OF food or drink. and authorizing the presi-
dent TO make q proclamation in certain caaea.
Senator Pierce-To create an agricultural
to investigate tina prepent de.
pressed condition Of the agricultural interests
OF the country. Adjourned.
the day was spent in the house in the dis,
OF the proposed. code OF rules. -.
A Chilli Cannibal.
The following instance of unique canni-
ballsm is given by a correspondent at
Santiago, Chill: Poo Perez, accompanied
by o small boy, Enrique Bells, Z years
old, left Valparaiso to travel on foot 10
Santiago. Upon arrival OF the entrance Of
the 10 1rnoI {,,--o1 o.