Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1890-07-11
5IcTS OF CONGRESS.
...pv OF A WEEKS LEGls-
IATlVE WORK..

resolutions Introduced and Top
ana s.d by tho National Body of
" Makers
nate. on the 30th, the house bill
the ~ pe,.sion and other cases was
la'''1T be house bill for the admission
ed. : state was taken up for con-
lane a' The bill having been read
Fst!onMi Morrill, gave notice that he would
tor ai;ast practical moment move to
e en- 'ba tariff bill. The report hav-
Ibeen read the Idaho bill
temporarily laid aside: The
L,,+nral appropriation bill was
.aran up. There we're a few amend
mode. Senator Coke moved to add
Is aarooraph for investigating the his.
habits of insects $4,000 for in
sn ,,e the history of and remedies for
sa ..on boll worm. Agreed to. The
cos rss then passed. A further
S% was ordered on the legisla.
e snnropriation bill on the amend
Increase the pay of senator's clerks,
l;s ~ of the Idaho bill was re-
~ ond senator Cullom addressed the
:" ~ lis favor. The bill having again
lid aside, the house joint resolution
f;auing the annual appropriations
r. davs after the close of the fiscal
II the appropriation bills have not
become laws, was reported by Sena-
aiI;son and passed. Adjourned.
,ba house on the 30th MIR. Brecken-
= of kentucky, presented the creden-
- w. w, Dickinson as represen.
elect to fill the vacancy occasioned
%o resignation of Mr.. Carlisle. Mr..
t;nsop then took the oath of office.
aebate ON the federal election bill was
resumed. The debate suspended and a
/ resolution extending thirty days, or
|, the bills now pending became laws.
PROVISIONS of the appropriation acts of
9L.qo passed. Consideration of the
tiop bill was resumed. At 1885 the
lie adjourned.
!, the senate on the LIST the bill to au.
Ejze the leasing of school lands in the
[i,ory of Oklahoma for the benefit of
nnbIic schools was taken from the call
1r and passed. Senator Morgan in
6nced a bill providing that no per-
shall enter any public land in
kouins under the homestead or other
$ who is a bigamist or polygamis,t
ESo teaches, counsels. aids or o
/ others to enter into bigamy or polyg-
/. or WHO is a member Of any associa-
4 that teaches polygamy. Referred to
committee on public lands. Consider
ton of the Idaho admission bill was
rmed and Senator Vance spoke in OPP
ki,iou to it.. The bill was then
sed without division. A mes
e from the house announcing
it had resolved to adhere to its dis.
dement's to the legislative appropria-
b bill was presented by Senator Dawes,
the conference committee, who stated
t the house declined to confer
tAer. After q long discussion the
nate refused to recede from its amend
ats by a vote of "a to 10. The result of
isis that unless eitherthe senate or house
ks down the legislative appropriation
fails and a new bill will have to be re-
tied and 60 through the mill. A mo-
to reconsider the vote of the senate,
ktyer, was made by Senator Hiscock,
entered. The senate went into execu-
session and soon adjourned.
IN the house on the LIST the entire time
both the day and night sessions was
Esumed in consideration Of the federal
cion bill. The house adjourned at
klj.
III the senate, on the I'd, Senator Plumb,
N the committee on public lands, re-
rted the senate bill to provide for the
livery of land patents to thei1 rightful
lers, and asked for it's immediate CON
ration. After some discussion the bill
|ssed. 1t directs the secretary of the in
Figg 10 send to the recorder of deeds in
eh city in which the lands SO patented
the lists of the land patents in that
putty that have been III the general land
ice unealled for fortwelve months. SEN
|t Hiscocll called up his motion to re-
Fasider the vote by which the senate yes
|:day refused to recede from
/ amendments to the legislative
preparation bill. The motion was
fred to and after some debate the
Eaate receded from its amendments. The
u now goes to the president. The SEN
f then proceeded to c%onsidera-
on Of two senate bills reported from the
tMMlttee on commerce to place the Amer
merchant marine engaged in foreign
upon an equality with that Of other
and to provide for an ocean mail
between the United States aud for
gn ports and to promote commerce.
several addresses on the subject the
:late, after executive session, adjourned.
The house on the I'd resumed considera-
Oh OF the federal election bill. The
our of 2 o'clock having arrived the
'takel declared the previous question Or
sltd on the bill and the pending
@eldments. Mr.. Springer moved
lay the bill on the table.
os,-yeas, 14S; nays, 1856. Mr..
EsilSer changed his vote from affirmative
leSatlye in order to move q reconsidera-
W. This, upon motion of Mr.. Rowell,
lad upon the table-yeas, 1853; nays,
y. Mr.. Springer demanded the reading
'he engrossed bill, but the speaker was
.elared for this demand, the bill having
ss4 enerossed in advance, and a burst of
5Dlause came from the republican side
-gA tbs clerk began reading. Two hours
as consumed in the reading. The
A 4 I r+curred on the passage of the
a. As the call WAS in progress the
.sA'est interest was manifested On both
AS Mr.. Coleman, OF Louisiana,
with the democrats be was
ie'ed with applause from that
's OIL the house, and the applause
rs lelnto.ced with cheers when
Lehibach, Of New Jersey, also cast his
3S' against the measure. The republic
rs setaliated in kind, and as the south
4 fr.pubiica, S, Messrs. Houk and Tay-
o. Tennessee, Waddell and Mudd, of
and Wilson, of Kentucky, re-
2.1ea their votes in the affirmative, cheer
ser eceer was given. The bill passed on
NVle q yeas. 1856: DAYS. l49. The house