The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1890-04-11
THE ACTS OF CONGRESS.
sUCCINCT SUMMARY OF A WEEKS
L~EGIsLATIyE WORK.

sUCCINCT SUMMARY OF A WEEKS
LEGIsLATIyE WORK.
Bills and Resolutions introduced and Top
les Discussed by the National Body OF
Law Makers.
In the senate on the I'd the conference
report on the urgent deficiency bill was
presented and agreed to. The senate then
proceeded to consideration of the Montana
election cases. Senator Hoar stated the
case on the part Of the majority
of the committee, the whole matter
turning upon tho question whether the
one set of delegates who voted with the
twenty five republican delegatesfor Saun-
ders and Powers were legally elected from
Silver Bow county, or whether the other
set (who voted with the tweuty-four demo.
Gratis for Clark and Maginnisj were legally
elected delegates. Senator Gray, repre-
senting the minority Of tive committee,
made a statement in support Of the claim
that Clark and Maainnis We're entitled to
seats. Without action the senate, after
receiving the announcement of the death
of Representative WILDER, adjourned.
In the house on the Cd the bill passed
amending the act to aid vessels wrecked or
disabled on waters coterminous to the
United States and the Dominion of Can
ada. The bill authorizing the construc-
ton or q bridge and approaches Mt New
York city across the Hudson river, to regn.
late commerce over such bridge between
the states Of New York and New Jersey
and to establish such bridge us a military
aud post road, passed. The Idaho admis-
sion bill .,as taken up. This was dis
cussed at length and without action went
over. Adjourned.
In the senate on the Sd Senator Blair, ut
his own request, was excused from further
service on the committee on public lands,
and Senator Hettigrew was appointed
i'll his place. The senate bill
passed to enable the secretary of
the treasury TO gather authentic
information rs to the present condition and
preservation of the fur sealing interests of
the government IN the region of Alaska as
compared with It's condition In 1870; also
full information rs to the impending e.
t%inction of the sea otter industry. Upon
the announcement by the vicc-president of
his intended absence for sovetal DAYS Sem
ator Ingalls, was elected to fill the chair and
took his seat. The senate bill appropriate
ing $4,000 for a public building at Aurora,
ILL.,, passed. After executive session ad-
iournment was taken.
In the house on the Sd on motion of Mr..
Hit, of Illinois, from the committee on
foreign affairs, the senate concurrent reso-
luton was agreed to, requesting the presi-
dent to invite from time to time, as seemed
fit, negotiations with every government
with which the United States may have
diplomatic relations, to the end that any
difference Or disputes arising between tbs
governments Which cannot be adjusted by
diplomacy may be referred to arbitration.
Tha hill VOC 1,occa1 oyna,l;p~ Ibo o,.;
cles of war so as to provide that when pun
lshment on a conviction for a military Of
felse is left with a court martial the pun
lshment i'll time of peace shall not be in
excess OF the limit prescribed by tie presi-
dent. Also the senate bill amending the
articles OF war SO as to provide that
no person shall be tried or punished
by court martial for desertion in time
of peace committed more than two years
before Arrangement, unless the person shal!
IN the meantime have absented himself
from the United States. The house re-
sumed consideration of the Idaho admis-
Sion bill. After discussion, the bill recur-
ring on the passage of the bill, the demo-
Gratis RETAINED from voting. One of the
reading clerks was busily engaged in
noting down the ame of demo-
Gratis present and refusing to vote. The
democrats say they intend to make this a
test case ana have the courts pass upon
the constitutionality of the rules allowing
the speaker to count a quorum. It had
been intended to make one of the con-
tested election cases a test case; but as this
could be done only by a suit for salary
brought in the court of claims, this course
was abandoned and the present action de-
cided upon. The bill ~passed-yeas, 1919;
nays, (Nr. Buckalew), the speaker count
ing a quorum. Adjourned:
The senate was not IL session On the
Ath.
After the reading Of the journal the
house on the 18th proceeded to considera-
ton of the various private pension bills.
Private pension bills to the number of five
were then passed. The house then went
into committee of the whole on the private
calendar, after which it adjourned until
evening. At the evening session thirty
private pension bills were passed. Ad-
journed.
In the senate on the 9th the house bill
to provide for town site entries OF land in
Oklahoma was taken from the calendar,
amended by the insertion Of o proyiso thai
certificates mentioned therein shall not be
taken as evidence in favor of any person
claiming lots who entered them in viola
ton of the command Of the presidents
proclamation, and it was passed. Among
the senate bills passed were the following:
Appropriatipg $4,000 for on Indian
industrial school at Frandreau, S. D.: to
provide for the disposal of the interest on
the Nirginius fund; to authorize the secre-
tary Of the treasury and the proper &C
counting officers to reinstate, settle and
pay to the owners of private dies the bal
ance of the commissions due them and ap-
propriating $3.50, 900; appropriating $780,
900 for an additional tire-proof building
for the National museum; providing for
the inspection of meats for expectation;
prohibiting the importation Of adulterated
articles OF food or drink and authorizing
the president to make q proclamation in
certain cases and for other purposes; to
authorize and direct the secretary of war to
place on file in the war department the
names OF the officers and members of the
Frontier guards (under James FL. Lane),
mustered into volunteer military service
of the United States the 10th day of
April, 1861, and to issue dis
charges to the same; to amend section
1854, revised statutes Gas to the preference
of honorably discharged soldiers in ap-
polntment to civil %office); to authorize the
Duluth, Red Wing q Southern railroad to
construct q bridge across the MISSISSIPPI
river at or near the city of Red Wing,
MIMI, ana establish II as a post road; for
the appointment of an assistant general
superintendent and chief clerk OF the rail-
way mail service (house billy. After O
short executive session private bills on the
calendar were taken up and 113 bills
passed in just one hour. Among them was
one giving o pension of 800 a month to
the widow of Gen. John F. Hartranft. Ad-
journed.
In the house on the 9Th q bill passed
amending the articles Of war so as to pro-
vide that in times of peace general courts
martial for the trial Of commissioned
officers shall be appointed only by the
president, the general commanding officer,
OF the general officer commanding the mil
itary division. and that judge advocates
must not be present at any deliberations of
courts martial in close session. The
bill passed granting right-of-way
through the Fort Pembina military reser-
walton to the Duluth g. Manitoba Railroad
company. Also the bill providing that
in time Of paaoa oil ap1icto1 ma,