Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1890-12-26
FIFTY-FIRsT CONGRESS
BUSINESS TRANSACTED IN
BOTH BRANCHES.
Measures of More Loss Importance In
troducctl by Various Members and the
Disposition of the Samoa Condensed
Report.


vigorous deniai of all the charges preferred
against his conduct as chief supervisor
OF elections, and protesting willing
ness to appear before the senate COM
plittee to answer the charges.
Senator pasco to-day introduced an
amendment to the elections bill, which pro-
vides that it shall be unlawful for any per-
son to pay or promise to pay money to in
duce persons to vote or keep from voting.
to promise employment as supervisor of
election to influence vote. or to receive
money or the appointment with that object
in view. 1t also requires officers of political
organizations to file with the clerk OF the
house statement of the receipts and cX-
penditurcs of funds, and the same state
ment is required from candidates for repre-
sentatives under like penalties. The cleo
tions bill was then considered at length,
after which the senate adjourned.
WASHINGTON. Dec. 16.--The coinage COM
mittee to-day elected Mr.. Wickham, OF
Ohio, as chairman. to succeed Mr.. Conger,
who resigned to become minister to Brazil.
The bill introduced by Mr.. Carter was IA
vorably reported. 1t provides that gold
coin may be exchanged for bars, but gives
the director of the mint power to use his
discretion as to such exchange for a charge
which shall equal the cost OF manufacture.
The remainder of the day was consumed in
discussion of the apportionment bill. Ad-
journed.
the elections bill consumed the entire time
OF the senate to-day.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 1T.--Aftcr a long de-
bate to-day, the house passed the appor-
tionment bill without amendment. Yeas,
1877; nays, 50.
WASHINGTON, Dec. Ex-senator Sherman
reported bill providing against the con-
traction OF currency which was ordered
printed and recommitted. The elections
bill was then taken up and Senator Coke
addressed the senate in opposition to 1t. AT
4:2O the elections bill was laid aside in
formally and the following bills passed:
The senate bill appropriating 100000 for
public building at Danville. ILL.,; the house
bill for public buildings at Bloomington.
ILL.,, $4,000, being an amendment reducing
the amount from 100000. Adjourned.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 1S.-In the morning
hour the pending measure was the senate
bill amending the interstate commerce act
by providing for taking dispositions by no.
taries public. 1t was passed. After action
on a few minor bills Mr.. Famuhar, chair.
man of the comnsittce OH merchant marine
and fisheries, moved that the house go into
committee of the whole for the consider
alton Of the senate bill with the house sub.
stltute therefor. Mr. Farquhar advocated
the bill at length. and, pending further dis
cussion, the committee arose and the house
adjourned.
WASHINGTON, Dec Ex-senator Stanford
addressed the senate Oh his bill providing
the government with means sufficient tf
supply the wants of second circulating
medium. The printing deficiency bill
was amended and passed. A resolution
by Senator Henderson was referred
to the committee on Indian affairs
instructing that committee to inquire into
the condition of the Indian tribes of North
and South Dakota, Montana and elsewhere,
the steps necessary to disarm them, etc
The election bill was taken up and Senator,
Bate and Gibson argued against it. Senator
Dawes introduced a bill to prohibit the
opening on Sunday of any exhibition where
appropriations Of the United States are ex.
pended. Adjourned.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 19.-In the house to-
day Mr.. Morse, OF Massachusetts, intro
duced for reference Il bill providing that nc
exhibition or exposition, for which an ap.
preparation has been made, shall be opened
on Sunday, and any violation of this ac,
shall be punishable by q fine of not les.
than 500 or more than $1,000. The
house to-day, after passing District
OF Columbia BILL took up the conference re.
port on the bill amending an act for the
division of portion OF the Sioux indians
in Dakota into smaller reservations. The
the expenditure of an appropriation O,
100000, made for the purchase Of beef anl
other rations. In speaking of tht
measure MIR. Allen, of Mississippi
TOOK occasion to criticise con.
pressed the belief that the president ha6
done wrong and shown his littleness in at.
tempting to bulldoze the senate He quoted
remark of lady fond of decorating hel
parlor with sculpture, to the effect that she
was going to secure Il life-size statuette OF
President Harrison. The report was agreed
to and the house adjourned.
WASHINGTON, Dec, Ex-senator pattiprov
introduced a bill to prohibit the sale O,
arms and ammunition to the Indians on
reservations. Referred. A dozen private
pension bills were passed. Senator Moody.
dations claims reported the house
bill for the adjudication of claims
arising from Indian depredations. 1t was
placed on the calender. Senator SAWYER,
asked unanimous consent for fixing an early
day in January for the consideration of the
postal telegraph, but Senator Wolcott OBJ.
jected. The morning hour having expired
the presiding officer laid before the sen ate
the elections bill. Senator Paddock gave
notice that after the consideration OF
the pending bill he would ask the
senate to take up the pure
food bill which Is demanded by the farmers
from one end OF the country to the other
Senator Edmunds demanded the regular
order and Senator Spooner spoke over five
hours in advocacy of the elections BILL The
speech was listened to with marked atten.
ton on both sides of the chamber. The
conference report on the bill for public
building at Kansas City was agreed to, and
the senate adjourned.
WAsHKNGrON, Dec. 20.-A number of con-
ference reports on the public buildings bills
were presented. The senate bill was pass ed
for the relief of 8. II. Brooks, assistant
treasurer at San Francisco. and the sureties
on his official bond. A bill was passed tc
authorize the construction OF q tunnel
under the bay of New York be-
tween Middletown and New Utrecht.
motion to adjourn made by Stone, Of
Kentucky, was lost. The house went into
committee of the whole on the urgent def
cheney bill with the senate amendments.
Mr.. Henderson moved concurrence except
in the amendment providing for the pay
ment of the senate session employees, in
GLIDING the clerks to the senators. After a
long debate the motion was agreed to and
the bill was returned to the senate and the
house adjourned.
Marrying for Self Proteotion.
SCoTTDALE, Pa, Dec. 2O.-The III. C..
Frick Coke company recently suspended
aslarge number of its unmarried en-
ployes at Standard and Mt. Pleasant
and banked 255 ovens. An especiai Of