Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1890-07-25
II OF CONGRESS.
SUMMARY OF A WEEKS l,EGIS-
LATIVE WORK.
Hlls and Resolutions Introduced and Top
les Discussed by the National Body of
Law Makers.

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les Discussed by the National Body of
Law Makers.
The senate on the 14th took up the sun
dry civil bill. Among many amendments
agreed to was one inserting 1888, 900 TOR
improving, extending and repairing the
vaults in the treasury department, aud for
constructing new vaults or a safe there.
The amendment TO insert an item OF
Latin-American memorial library, the
site to be selected by the secretary OF
state and the building to be erected uader
his direction and supervision having been
reached, Senator Vest opposed it as part
of the sentimental program to secure
commerce with the South American states.
1t was nonsense to expect that any glamor
thrown over the subject in the way Of sem
timent would bring such trade. Besides.
there was now being erected a magnificent
library building at a cost Of S6,0U0, 900,
and certain rooms in that building might
be dedicated to the purpose indicated
in the amendment. Senate Hawley con-
cured with everything Senator Vest said.
1t would be bett.r to make it Il branch of
the congressional library and entitle it the
Latin-American ms mortal library. lie Of
fered an amendment to the effect. appro-
1 pllAllD s-c.oNo IVA u pun kS'S' IL
amendment went over without action.
Senator op,oner moved to increase the
limit OF cost of the public building at Mil
waukee by $500, 600. Agreed to. Hav-
ing disposed of fifty pages of the bill
it was laid aside. Tho senate bill to further
suspend for ten years the statute in re'a-
ton to the Guano islands, was taken from
the calendar and passed. The house bill
! opening to settlement a portion of the Fort
Randall military reservation in South Da.
kota, with amendments, passed. ADJ
iourned,
The house on the 14th spent the day in
discussing District of Columbia matters,
and nothing of Importance was accom-
plished.
In the senate, on the 18th, Senator Sher-
man reported a substitute TOR the bill iu-
troduced by him on the 18th of May to re-
duce the amour. If United States bonds
to bs required OF rational banks and to
restore to the channels of trade excessive
accumulation of lawful money in the treas
ury. The bill w.s placed on The calendar.
ltprovides that the compulsory requirement
of Il deposit OF United States hol.Gs with this
treasurer OF tie United States by national
banks be limited in amount TO 81 900 worth
of bonds for each bank, provided the vol
untary withdrawal of bonds for the retire
| ment OF national bank notes shall not ex-
ceed , 100000 in any month; and it also
provides that the act shall not apply to
deposits of bonds to secure deposits of
public moneys; also providing that ma
tional banks shall be entitled to receive
circulating notes not exceeding the whole
amount, par value, of the bonds deposited,
and that at no time the total amount of
such shall exceed the amount of capital
stock actually paid in. The senate re-
sumed consideration of the sundry civil
appropriation bill, the fist item being
5000, 900 for surveying public lands, the
committee recommending an increase to
$500, $50. Without dlsposing of the
amendment the senate adjourned.
In the house on the 18th Mr.. Cannon
moved that the house go into committee of
the whole on the bill appropriating $780,
189 for an additional clerical force to carry
into effect the provisions of the dependent
pension act. Pending this motion he
moved the general debate be
limited TO- two % hours. Agreed
question was then agreed to-yeas, 1856;
nays, 37-and the house went into com
mittee of the whole. During the colloquy
that followed between Messrs. Cannon
and Houk concerning the civil service law
there was considerable warmth of express
sion. Finally the committee rose, the bill
passed and the house adjourned.
In the senate on the 10th, Senator Pasco
offered resolutions, which were referred to
the committee on foreign relations, calling
on the secretary Of state for information as
to the arrest by the Spanish authorities
in Havana of A. j. Diaz, an American CIT
izen and q minister of the gospel. SEN
ator Powers offered a resolution, which
was agreed to, calling on the secretary OF
the interior for information as to the per-
sonnet of the geological surveys, its duties
and compensatlons. The resolution Of
fered by Senator Cullom as to the trans
portation of goods in bond between the
States over the Canadian Pacific railway
was agreed to after being amended to ex-
tend its scope of inquiry to the Grand
Trunk road. The senate bill extending
the time of payment to purchasers of land
of the Omaha tribe OF Indians in
Nebraska was passed. Senator Teller
introduced a bill giving a pension OF
$4,000 q year to Mrs. Jessie Ere.
mont. Referred to the committee on pen
sions. Senator Flower introduced Il bill to
establish q limited postal and telegraph
service. Referred. Thu senate vent into
executive session and Mt the reopening of
the doors passed the bill to establish a
national military park at the
battlefield of Chickamauga. The
senate then resumed consideration OF
the sundry civil appropriation bill and
adopted the pending amendment increas-
ing the appropriation for surveying public
lands from 100000 to $500, 600. The
next amendment that provoked discussion
was the one increasing the item for topo.
graphic surveys from 5000, 600 to $500, OOl
and adding these words: "One-half Of
which sum shall be expended west of the
101st meridian; and such of the act OF
October 2, 1888, entitled 'An act max.
ing appropriations for sundry civil ex-
penses of the government for the
fiscal year ending june 30, 1889, rs pro-
vides for the selection and location of reser-
vo;rs and canals upon public lands and the
reservation of irrigable lands. is hereby
repeaied; provided, that reservoir and cana
sites heretofore located or selected shall
remain segregated and reserved from entry
or settlement until otherwise provided BY
law" Without action on tin pending
amendment the senate adjouwea.
In the house, on thu 16th, the journal
having been read, Mr.. Breckenridge, Of
Kentucky, objected TO its approval, anc
the yeas and rays were or,iered un thu
question: "Sha,l the journal be- approved?'
/, Was a9rccd to. Mr.. Ovens, of Ohio