Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1890-06-13
ands at the headwaters of the Mississinn;

W;soo..A rivers IN Minnesota and
c "r.Iunssn and of the Chippewa and Wis
Dill was again taken up aud senator Earl
we'll addressed the senate. At the close ~
senator Fnrwell's speech and without f,r-
'her action the senats adjourned.
IN tne house on the Sd, on motion of
NJ n iarker' the senate bill passed author
lzlngt the sale of timber on certain lands
reserved forthe use of the Menominee tribe
OF Indians in Wisconsin. ME honse
.nen proceeded to the consideration
OF the Alabama contested election
case OF McDutfe VS.. 1'urpin. Mr.. Com
STOCK opened the discussion with an arou.
ment IN favor of the clam of the contest
ant. MIR: Crisp presented the claims CON
tested. Tending further debate the house
adjourned. Ao0'o
LII the senate on the 4th, the resolution
was agreed to for an inquiry into the man
Semer OF the fish commissioners office.
me presiding officer announced as a
seiect committee on the bill TO, the estab-
htn OF o university of the United
states, Senators Edmunds, Sher-
man, Ingalls,, Blair, Dolph' Harris.
Dutier, Gibson and Barbour. Tbs
fertilization bill was then taken mn
the pending question being on the striking
out OF two items for the Watervl,et, n. Y.
arsenal and inserting in lieu thereof the
following: For boring and turning lathes,
rltllnS machine end belt on travelling crane
iully equipped for the manufacture of 10
inch guns, at the Wateryliet arsenal"
After discussion the amendment was
agreed to. All amendments recommended
oy the committee on appropriations were
agreed to and the bill reported to the sem
ate. There was q separate vote taken on
the amendment increasing the appropria-
tlon Tor rt1ed seacoast mortars from $780,
oOO to S400, 900, and the amendment was
agreed to. All other amendments were
agreed to and the bill passed. A resolr-
tion OF the house authorizing the enrolling
clerk to insert IN the administrative bill
certain provisions which were agreed to
Dy the conference committee, but omitted
by error IN the enrolled bill, was
presented and explained by Senator Alt
son, and agreed to. Ut has reference to
the duties on imported goods saved from
wrecked vessels.) A communication from
the secretary of the interior in reply to
Senator Stewards resolution as to
the diversion of funds for irrigation
10 geographical surveys, denying
that there was any such diversion was
presented, read and ordered printed and
referred to the committee on irrigation.
Senator Frye offered q resolution to au-
thorize the president to form an alliance
with foreign countries for the suppress.
sion of the liquor traffic. Referred to the
committee On foreign affairs. Adjourned.
In the house on the 4th the conference
report on the army appropriation bill was
presented. After some debate over the
canteen' clause the report was agreed to.
The disagreement of the conference COM
mIttee on the senate dependent pension
bill was reported. The house insisted on
Its amendment providing for q service pen
slon) and another hearing was ordered.
The house then entered into discussion
OF the Alabama contested election case of
McDutfee vs.. Turpin. The minority reso-
luton declaring Turpin elected was re-
ferred-yeas, 1874; nays. 100. The roll was
then called on the majority resolution
seating McDuffee and it was agreed to-
yeas, 100; nays, lib. Mr.. McDuffee then
appeared at the bar of the house aud took
the oath of Office. Adjourned.
In the senate On the 5th the silver bill
Was taken up and Senator Sherman adj
dressed the senate. In conclusion Senator
Sherman said he would vote for any meas
ure that would, in his judgment, secure
and maintain a bi-metaillc standard-one
that would not demonetize gold or cause
it to be boarded or exported,
but that would establish both gold and
silver as a common standard at a
fixed ratio, not only in the United States,
but in all the nations OF the world. After
discussion the bill went over without action.
The senate bill granting pensions of $50 a
month to the widow of Rear-Admiral DON
aldson. and to the widow of Commander
W,inslow, of the kearsase, passed. Ad-
jourred.
In the house on the 9Th the silver bill
| proposed by Mr.. Mckinley in the house
republican caucus was reported. Mr.. Can
non spoke in support of the bill. Mr..
| Springer said the democratic house had
passed the free coinage bill, the senate had
limited it aud the house had been obliged
to accept it. 1t was vetoed by Pres
ident Hayes and passed over his veto. He
denounced MIR. Mckinley's proposition as
one to prevent the representatives of the
people from carrying out the peoples will.
The bill having been read, Mr..
Conger offered the caucus bill as a sub
stltute. The entir. day was consumed in
decussion of the bill which went over. Adj
jourued.
In the senate on the 9th the house
amendment to the senate bill. establishing
a public park in the District of Columbia.
was disagreed to and q conference asked.
Senator Mitchell moved to reconsider the
vote by which the senate passed the bill
authorizing the construction of a railway
bridge across the Columbia river
near Vancouver. The motion was entered.
A new conference was ordered on the de-
pendent pension bill. The silver bill was
taken up and Senator Plumb addressed
the senate at great length. The silver bill
was then laid aside. A message from the
president relating to the landing of an
armed force from a revenue cutter at &C.
dar Keys, Fla, was read and referred to
the committee on judiciary. Adjourned.
In the house the silver debate was re-
sumed and consumed the entire time of
both the day and evening session. Ad-
Journed.
In the senate on the 7th the house bill
increasing the limit Of the amount for the
public building at Duluth, Mimi, from
$l50,oOO to $4,000 was reported and
passed. Senator Mitchell's motion to re-
consider the vote by which the bill passed
to authorize the construction of a bridge
across the Columbia river by the Oregon
Railroad Extension company was takJn up.
The bill was amended and passed. The
following bills were passed: The senate