Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1890-08-15
nun ACTS OF CONGRESS.
,Apy OF A WEEKS LEGIs
LATIVE WORK.

an, and Resolutions Introduced and Top
b'"' Discussed by the National Body OF
low Makers.
~, sanate on the 4th Senator Davis
IN 'no resolution calling on the secretary
oife'suf for information on the subject of the
OF Wa #, to the lock of the Sauit Ste Marie
as ssal lie spoke of it as most serious
cam 'innity to the commerce OF the nation,
ca lH.mr as he had been Informed by tele-
o rpsnn, 100000 per day. he also
men'nlo nnse to act on the bill passed
the .h no senate some months ago providing
ey 'a' second and larger lock. Senator
t n,i,iam hoped that the house would
.N"i ;nduced to take up that measure
De 'T mass it. If not, it would be
an n tnnough for the senate to
wen WEI, mn the river and harbor bill at an ear
, IAN aav than had been agreed upon. SO as
~. ..i have an appropriation secured for that
" '. I" important work. After considerable
vel, 'sLot I On the subject, during which slight
uVs were made by several senators
I Is tbe fact that the house had not passed
me bill referred to, Presiding Officer
1 1noo,ls said he had observed
WV. arms of severity aud d sparagement to
INA nroceedngs of the other house of con-
ens it was violation Of the funda-
ssSeatal principles of parliamentary law to
rster in one house TO what was done or
s so5 in the other. He hoped that the SEN
no in preservation of its own dignity
and in protection of its own i'm
m n from recrimination, would
nbsrrye these rules and refrain from such
"1,nsons in the future. The resolution
uas agreed to. A resolution offered by
pmmb as to the reinterment of the
,amaips of Gen. Grant in Arling-
Ton national cemetery was, at the sugges-
tion of Plumb, allowed to remain on the
The tariff bill was then taken up and dis
cussed till the hour for adjournment.
The house on the 4th went into COM
mjttee of the whole on the general def
ciency appropriation bill, which consumed
,he time of the entire session.
The senate on the 5th met at 10 a. m.
Grafton of the tariff bill. The pending
paragraph was the one relating to ''cylinder
end crown glass polished" Senator Berry
addressed the senate on the general subject
Of tariff legislation. He denied the correct
ness of Senator Hiscock's assertion that
the question had been finally settled at the
last presidential election. A majority Of the
American people, Senator Berry asserted,
had not then declared i'll favor of protec-
tive theory, but rather III favor of a party
that advocated tariff for revenue only.
SCORER or later right would prevail, and
then, but not until then, could it be said
that the question was finally settled. He
denounced the bill as one of false pretenses,
sailing under false colors, and neither
honest on its face nor in
its purpose. 1t professed to reduce taxes,
but it increased taxes; it protested to
equalize duties on imports, but it made
them grossly Unequal. He bell we'd that
taxes should be levied and duties imposed
for the sole purpose of revenue on articles
of luxury, and not on articles of necessity
Under the wise, prudent and patriotic adj
ministration of Grover Cleveland surplus
in the treasury had accumulated. The
question was how it should be dis.
posed of. But now at the close of one
session of congress under republican adj
m.nistration, the question is how te
guard against deficiency. And yet, in
stead Of meeting that deficiency in way
somewhat Just, instead of imposing an in.
come tax on the wealthier classes, it war
proposed to add to the burdens that were
borne by the poor. Senator Wilson, OIL
Iowa, replied to Senator Berry. He reat
for that gent'emans information, all ar.
tice from the Fort Dodge, Ia, Messenger
contrasting the condition of the farme
and workiugman now and ten years
ago, and showing the great reduction tina
has taken place III the.prices of household
and agricultural implements and tn
necessary commodities within that decade
AS to the talk about depression in tn
amount of farm mortgages, Senator Will
sou said the farm mortgages of Iowa hav
been published at 1851 1000, 700, when il
fact that was the total assessed valuatio
of the farms in 1886. The outside limit o
farm mortgages in Iowa WAS SOL, OO0,O O(
Discussion was continued for n long time
Other amendments were also offered an
discussed, after which the senate ad
;ourned.
In the house on the 5th motion wa
made to lay on the table the motion to re
consider the vote by which the hous
passed the bill to grant leaves OF absenc
to clerks in first and second class post
Offices. The motion to reconsider wa
tabled. Mr.. Snyder, of Minnesota, rif
lug to question of privilege, &c
nounced as falsehood an artic
appearing in the Detroit papers stat
ing at the conference betwee
the Minnesota delegation and Speaker Rec
relative to certain improvements OF ii
sault Ste Marie canal, the speaker had sai'
To hell with your inland seas" MIR. Nj
Kinley, from the committee on rules, IT
ported Gas substitute for Cummings re'
olution) resolution asking the secretary
the navy for the reasons for the increa'
of the force at the Kittery navy var
Mr.. Lacey, of Iowa, submitted the major
report on the Clasto Brecki ridge ele
ton case. The report, which declares Il
seat vacant, was ordered printed and la
over. The house then went into co1nmi
tee of the whole on the general deficien.
bill. Without disposing of the bill Il
committee rose AID the house adlourne
The senate on the 9Th consumed the o.
tire session in consideration of the tar
bill. on the amendment in regard to lrt
ore. Without disposing of it the sena
adjourned.
In the house on the 9Th Mr.. Reed,
Iowa, presented the conference report
the original package" (The report lesv
the bill exactly as it passed the senate, ~
ia dissented from by Mr.. Oates, OF Al
oama, one of the conferrees.) After q
bate the conference report was adopted
yeas, 100; nays, SO. The house then we
into committee of the whole on the gene1