The Hot Springs star. (Hot Spings [Hot Springs], Dakota [Dakota Territory, i.e. S.D.]) 1886-189?, 1890-03-07
THE ACTS OF CONGRESS.
sUccNCT SUMMARY OFF A WEEKS
LEGISLATIVE WORK.
bills and Resoluttons introduced and rep.
les Discussed by the National Body q

Sse 0AIO AA0oVAWthO0S AmtEVuWCSO u ~
les Discussed by the National Body 81
~ Makers.
I'm the senate on the 25th amcng the bills 10.
ported and. placed on the calendar was one to
authorize the purchase of god ard silver bull.
t t10n snu ' TSa as s;f S 81 .rea = Jury nosss IN p ;; a,,sns
bullion to the amount of St,ON OCO aud o. much
gold a. may he offered and TO Issue therefore
treasury notes, and repeals tue law directing the
coinage of 2,C0 ,,EO silver dol ars per month.
IN the def ate on the resolution offered yester-
dey ny senator Chandler consuming Senator
snst mad not been spoken: that Was unparlts-
mentary and personally o %lensive. Sen ,tor Call
g Esv vo notice to Senator Chandler that
ate and demand nm investigat on by .
COMMITTEES for making II false accusation.
senate had just been violated by tho senator
from Florida in as gross a manner rs he had
ever Witnessed. When the United st ties SEN
could be applied t. a seiai or. and that senator
could be charged with stating u thing falsely, It
seemed to him that the senate was reesding
south Dakota-one at Sioux Falls, D 5000;
and one ut Deadwooi: .s.OJ,0N-were
reported and placed on the calendar. The Blair
educational bill was discussed. On motion Of
seaator Wilson, OF Iowa. the house amend
ments to ths senate bill to amend the act for IL
bridge across the Mississippi river ct Clinton,
H.. were concurred in. Alter executive ses.
sion the. senate adjourned.
= the house the senate hill making Mime.
SF"ee vi ouIty ouu O6lINGtV WAS
passed. The bill passed authorizing the secre-
represent the United states al tho interna.
tional conference in r ferense to the protection
" Spain i'm APRIL !, iss,: The house in COMMITTEES
Oklahoma hill. MIR. Hooker moved 10 strike
out the first section OF the hous, bill which 10
q substitute to the senate bill, fixing the
boundaries so as to include the the Cherokee
Adjourned.
In the senate Oh tho 2stl Senator Chandler
presented a petition from Onion county, Ark,
representing that Mt the last state election q
reign OF terror prevailed; that armed mobs
pnraded the county day. and night, ter.
slaiflns 'ns tin, @h''' co.o ,,sa sossss! t ana
tho ballot boxes were carried off and asking for
Lne protection guaranteed by tho constitution.
The introduction of this petition was the cause
OF an extremely personal debate between Soma
tors Chandler: Harris and berry. The petition
aud elections. Tho business on the calendar
was then taken up AMI twenty-six pension and
private bills passed. The Blair educational
executive session. Adjourned.
la the house Mr.. Roweli. of Illinois, called
up the contested election case II Atkinson
against Pendleton, from the irst district of
Wet Nirg MIA. 1t WAS agreed thnt six hours
debate should be allowed. after which the pre-
yious question was to be concurred in as or
dered. Tho case of the q, n%testaut was cham
pioned by Mr.. Howell and jcr dle.on's CLAIMS
were maintnined by MIR. olEarrell. MIR. Rowell
Whs oVCOAtcu ~ MT. I.uc8t, OK IOWA.. ana MI.
0'Farrell by Mr.. Wilson. of Missouri. Pending
debate the house adjourned.
In the senate ON the 18th resolutions were
presented aud referred to the .ommittee on
wof!ds fam, from the convention of granite
dealers held at Boston declaring it to be the
sense OF the conv' ntion that tn. city of New
YORK affords advantages and facilities for
the fair of lsg possessed Ivy no other
city in the union, and extending the
i slnS1asa of %o,n the con sony N n,ion to the New
~ thefc. The following bills We're taken from
the calendar and passed: For the erection and
location of II bronze statue of 4 christopher CO.
lunlis and the removal of a naval monument
to a nov site TO authorize the contraction of =
sailroad bridge across The Missouri river In
Moncna county, Ia. and Burt county, Neb.
TO ann nd the timber culture net. The senate
proceeded to the colsid ration of the hill to
declare unlawful trusts and combinations in
restraint of trade u Il produ.t.on and pendtnc
action adjourned,
In the house the contested election case of
Atkinson Va. r,ndletoi WIS called VI. The
resolution seating Atkinson wns Adopted by a
voteo l6g to ., the democrats not voting. The
speaker declared IL quorum present. and the
new member was sworn in. Pending debate
on the urgent deficiency bill the house ad-
jenrned. "
In the senate on the sSth Senator ingalls, wss
elected vice president pro TEN. and Will otiici-
ate during tine absence Of Vic, President Nor.
ton in Flo ida. senator blair mrde a kick
70 the effect thxt his speeches on tho educa-
Press and intimated that the pro q was
muIzish; Senator'S Hawies. Hull and Hoar de-
tsnueu the pioss una saitit tld is duty. The
pension bill for soldiers md suilora incapaci-
tated for innuua! labor wns debated. The house
I'M for tho appointlmsit of two persons to
represent the United States in the Madrid con-
terence in reftrsics to industrial property was
passed. Adjourned until Morday.
in the house the urgency appropriation bill
VAS pnssed. ~ approrriates s2a.G6o.COJ, tho
l .ar nc item being tho appropriation Of S2l,-
$1,000 for the payment OF pensioners OF the war
OF 1872 and the Mexican wa. Forty-fye pen
sion bills were passed. Adjourned.
In the house on the LIST. uftsr the passage of q
few private pension bills. the senate bill pro.
viding for an assistant secretary of war passed
yeas. l2b; nays. 100 Mr.. Houli. of TENNESSEE,
called up tha contested election case of
FeatherstoIe VS.. Cate, from the First district
Of Kansas. which on Gull If the ayes and noes
It was decided to consider. Pending discus.
sion adjourned.
The 3 ma o WAS not in session.