The Hot Springs star. (Hot Spings [Hot Springs], Dakota [Dakota Territory, i.e. S.D.]) 1886-189?, 1890-04-18

sion aad ~ tvoeS wSssa Soat bsiog take,
when Senator Eyafts roSSS1Ad suReestes
tliHt Il no senator on The otbor side de
| sired 10 speak Lc Would proceed to max,
tho Cl0siug argumoht In support Of TIL
committees report. After debate Senator
Hoar gave notice that ON Monday b,
should ask the senate to remain il 81 syiou
until the Montana case van disposed o.
Senator Hawlsy, from the committee or
the quadr0-centenuial celebration, reported
back viii, amendments the HOUSE. BIZ f.l
tue world's fair at Chicago. AID said b.
hopel to have il taken up passed or
the 18th. After executive session the sen
| ate adjourned.
In the house ON the llth Mr.. Lacey, Of
lows, called up the contested election case
Of Waddell ". Wise, from the Third dis.
trtct OF Virginia. Mr.. Enloe, Of Tennes.
The house d~scided-ysas, l2l; nays. ia
to consider the election case and Nj. LaceS
took the door with an argument In favor Of
the claims OF the contestant. Mr.. O'Far-
rel. OF Virginia, supported the resolution
Of the minority declaring the seat vacant,
After considerable debate, aud without
disposing Of the matter. the house id
journed.
In the senate ON the 18TH Senator Dawes
presented . petition Of the Boston board ol
trade indorsing the resolutions OF the New
York chamber OF commerce @remonstrat-
ing against the proposed legislation fol
driving the Chinese out of the country.
Tue calendar was then taken up aud
among the bills passed were the following:
Approprtating $95,00O for . public build
ing at Fargo, N. d.; the senate bill ex-
tending to South Dakota, North DAKOTA,
Washington and Montana the benefits OF
the act allowing to certain states s pei
the senate bill TO smend and continue ID
force the act OF August 8, 1889, authoriz-
ing the construction Of o bridge across the
Missouri river at Forest City, 8. D.; the
senate bill to increase the rate Of pensions
for certain cases Of deafness to $40 pei
mouth; the house bill for the payment Of
forfeiture of land purchased. not patent d
nor paid for. on the Pawnes reservation iu
Nebraska; the senate bill to increase the
efficiency and reduce the expense Of the
signal corps Of the army, the bill trans.
f.rrirg to the department of agriculture
The weather bureau, leaving the signal corps
OF the army to RENAL in the war depart.
ment. After executive session the senate
adjourned.
Immediately after the reading Of the
Journal the house ON the 18th re sutned
consi Grafton of the contested election case
of Waddell We. Wise. Messrs. Haugen, oil
Wisconsin, and Dalzell, of Pennsylvania,
spoke in favor Of the contestant. and then
Mr. Wise. OF Virginia, took the floor in his
" behalf. After further discussion q
substitute resolution declaring ths
seat vacant, aud it was defeated
Yeas. liz; nays. 1913. The majority reso!a.
ton declaring Waddell entitled to the seat
wal adopted-yeas, 1874; nays, 12O-and
that gentleman appeared at the bar OF the
house and took the oath Of Office. Public
business was then suspended and the
house proceeded to pay fitting tribute to
the memory OF the late James Laird, rep.
resentative from Nebraska. After eulo.
CYSTIC addresses by Messrs Laws, Conger
Cornell and others, the house sdjurned.