Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1890-01-24
THE SENATE AND HOUSE

ten nave oeen given to District Attorney
Chambers on the subject of the arrest OF
Dudley. No communication. saws the at
torney-general, has been sent by the de-
part1neh1 OF justice to the district attorney
OF Indiana. nor has any been received from
MN Directly or Indirectly with reference to
the suoJect. The communication was Or
dered printed and referred to the committee
on judiciary 'e'
After the transaction OF unimportant bust
ness the senate went into secret session and
then adjourned ''A'''
The house was not in session on the 9th.
Drnpod in somber black and adorned with n
simple bouquet Of white flowers the desk so
long occupied by Mr.. Kelley, of Pennsylvania
reminded the members that the Father of the
House haa departed from their midst Inme-
d G,Ma;y after the reading of the journal Mr.
o.Nclil, o! Pennsylvania, announced the death
OF ms colieague, MIR. Kelley, and after paving n
touching tribute to his memory, offered n reso.
1u.,on .has appropriate services be held in the
mouse tomorrow noon, and that tn usual com
mittee be appointed to Attend the fune al
A1ter inc adoption of the resolution the house
adjourned as q mark OF respect
Long before noon on the 18th the galleries of
the house were filled. few minutes before rho
house was called to order the members of the
senate, without formal announcement cnterad
the chamber and quickly took sents in the body
. OF tho hall. At 10 10 the officiating clergvrnen
entered the hail, followed by committees OF the
senate and house having charge of tho csre
monies, and the magnificent casket CONTAINING
the remains of William ID. Kelley was placed on
the tn pier: Inc burial service was read by Dr.
Butler nnd prayer was offered by DIR. Cuthbert
the senator's having left the chamber, on mo
| ton OF MT bingham, of Pennsylvania, the house.
as IN aaaitlonai marx of respect to the memory
OF the deceased, adjourned.
senator Iurpie gave notice on the 18th TINT he
womb on Wednesday address the senate on the
pending resolution offered by Senator Morgan
for the recognition of the republican govern
ment OF Brazil BILLS We're reported for public
buildings in St. Paul for $3.50, OUO; Sioux CITY
$500. COO, and Cedar Rapids, Iowa, S 600 mo
raj rOn1 hYid oa ~
missouri NJ river at q point between tho counties
the eoanty or sp in and
The resolution heretofore offered by Senator Senator
FUND respecting the lease Of the islands of st.
company etc, was taken up, and Senator
Plumb proceeded to address the senate Sen
ators Dawes, Mcpherson and Stewart defended
the hiaska company. and the resolutionwns re-
| fefred to he committee on finance. The action
Of tho house upon the death of Representative
adjourned.
| Mr. Adams. chairman of the Silcott investi-
eating committee, submitted report tho
~ p. accompanied bya bill appropriating S75,-
ooo Tor the purpose OF supplying the deficiency
| IN the appropriation for the pay and mileage of
| the members and delegates occasioned by the
defalcatlon in the Office of tho sergeant-nt-nrms.
Two minority reports We're also submitted.
They We're all ordered printed in the record and
| recommitted. Among the bills introduced and
| referred were the folowing
Providing that public lands shall be sold only
| to citizens OF the United States Making Rock
] Island port Of entry. resolution directing
| the committee on ways and means to report u
separate bill placing lumber salt jute hemp
manilla and sisal grass on the free liat. For
the admission of Wyoming and Idaho. 10 do
! regulate the service of railroad companies as
! carriers OF Interstate commerce.
a Joint resolution for the er ction OF a statue to
| the memory of Samuel J. Tilden Tho resolu-
| ton contained this writing: Samuel J. Tiden
to be placed in the center of the rotunda of the
capitol; that on the tablet in front of the base
of said statue there shall be conspicuously en-
graved these words: Samuel j. Iilden, nine
but not seated MIR. Sweeney inquired
tion to be in cipher. For military national
park. Making Andrew Jacksons birthday a
national holiday. The house then proceeded
in committee OF the whole to consideration of
the bill to provide for town site lands i'll Okla
homa No action was taken and the committee
| rose and the house adjourned.
Among bills reported from senate committees
on the 18th and placed on the calendar were
the following: TO declare unlawful trusts and
combinations in restraint OF trade and produc-
tion authorizing the purchase OF q site for a
building Tor the supreme court. Senator George
offered a resolution on the propriety OF reducing
the penal bonds required of manufacturers OF
cicars. Referred. The resolutions heretofore
offered by Senator Gull i'll relation to the claims
OF Florida, under the swamp land grant, in re-
lation to the alleged unlawful selection of land
in Florida, were taken up and Senator Call nd
dressed the senate Discussion Of the resolu-
ton by Senators Plumb and Call. with explain
atory remarks 10y Senator Doph from the com
mittee on public lands, occupied the remainder
of the session. Without action on the resolu-
ton the senate, after executive session, i'd
journed.
In the house Mi Mckinley. from the commit
tee on ways and means. on the 14th reported
back the bill to simplify the laws i'll relation to
printed ana recommended. Mr.. Perkins Of Of
| Kansas, moved that the house go into COM
mittee OF of the whole for consideration of the
ia Srsnu <,f1
homa This was antugonized by Mr.. Adams, of
Illinois, who wished the house to consider the
Silcott matter, and the motion was defeated.
Mr.. Adams called up the Silcott report. accom-
panied by q bill approprintinS $4,000 to rei1n-
burse tho mcmbers. Mr.. Hemphill, of South
Carolina, advocated the adoption of his bill per-
uniting the members to bring suit in the court
OF claims for the recovery of their salaries and
opposed te bill of the majority because he
could find no statute declaring the sergeanS-at-
arms u disbursing officer He thought the
house should not appropriate public money to
pay debts. Mr.. Holman contended that the
fund in the Co. Office Of the sergeant-at arms.
among the members who were losers by !he de-
falcation. Pending furter debate the house adj
journed.
After some petitions had been presented in
the senate on the 18th Senator Sherman intro
duced a bill to provide for permanent national
bank circulation; referred. Senator Chandler
offered a resolution instructing the committee
OF immigration to investigate the various laws
of the United States and of the several states
T6kdGlVe TO 1ul1ulBrhIlOu, anu dlSO luSeStISdGo
the working of the contracts made by the Sec
rotary of the treasury. The senate then took
! up Senator Morgans resolution recognizing the
| United States of Brazil as free, independent
and sovereign state and Senator Turpie pro-
ceeded to make q speech in support of it..
He trusted the delay in the recognition of Bra
iii had not already led toa very serious miscon-
struction of the Interior motives and the in
tentions of the United States government. The
resolution went over without further action.
The senate then took up the calendar and
| passed the following senate bills: Relating to
homestead entries In the Indian territory; to
authorize the construction OF bridge across
the Missouri river within one mile OF the mouth
of the Kansas river; appropriating $500 GOO for
the purchase of q site nnd erection of u building
at Washington for Il hall Of records.
The senate then went into executive session.
Tho Russian extradition treaty was recon-
mitted to the committee on foreign relations.
consideration of the nomination of Thomas
Morgan to be Indian commissioner was post
poned until next week.
Mr. Hit, of Illinois, rising to IL question Of
privilege in the house. read circular issued
by the National Butter, Choose and Egg asso-
citation charging him with having introduced
| Dill for tho abolition of the tax on oleomar-
garine He had introduced no such bill IS was
| referred to in tho circular, and could conceive
of no reason why such Il circular should DO sent
| throughout tho northwest. Tho charge Was
without foundation.
The house then resumed consideration Of the
| report of the special committee to invests