The Hot Springs star. (Hot Spings [Hot Springs], Dakota [Dakota Territory, i.e. S.D.]) 1886-189?, 1890-04-18

ton and the vote was about being taken
when Senator Evarts rose and suggested
that il no senator on the other side de.
sired 10 speak lie would proceed to make
the closing argument in support of the
committed report. After debate Senator
Iioar gave notice that ON Monday he
should ask the senate to remain in s. ssiOa
until the Montana case vas disposed OF.
Senator Hawley, from the committee on
the quadro-centennial celebration, reported
back will, amendment the house bi for
the worlds fair at Chicago, AID said he
hopel to have 1t taken up aud passed on
the 18th. After executive session the sen.
ate adjourned.
In the house on the llth Mr.. Lacey, Of
Iowa, called up the contested election case
Of Waddell W.. Wise. from the Third dis.
trict OF Virginia. Mr.. Enloe, of Tennes.
see, raised the question of consideration.
Tue house decided-yeas, l2i: nays. ia
to consider the election case aud Mi. Lacey
took the door With III argument in favor Of
the claims of the contestant. Mr.. OAR
rel. of Virginia, supported the resolution
of the minority declaring the seat vacant.
After considerable debate, aud without
disposing Of the matter. the house sd-
j0urned.
In the senate on the 18th Senator Dawes
presented q petition of the Boston board of
trade lndorsing the resolutions Of the New
York chamber OF IN "remonstrut-
ing against the proposed legislation fol
driving the Chinese out of the country. =
Tue calendar was then taken UP and
among the bills passed were the following:
Appropriating 1000 for q public build
ing at Fargo, n. d.; the senate bill ex-
tending to South Dakota, North DaEo,a,
Washington aud Montana the benefits ut
the act allowing to certain states 5 pei
cent. on the sales Of public land,
the senate bill TO amend aud continue in
force tue act OF August 4, 1889, suthoriz-
ing the construction of a bridge across the
Missouri river at Forest City, =. D.: the
senate bill to increase the rate of pensions
for certain cases of deafness to $40 per
mouth; the house bill for the payment Of
forfeiture OF land purchased. not patent d
nor paid for, Oh the Pawnee reservation in
Nebraska; the senate bill to increase the
efficiency and reduce the expense of the
signal corps of the army, the bill trans
ftrrirg to the department of agriculture
the weather bureau, leavingt the signal corps
of the army to remain in the war depart.
ment. After executive session the senate
adjourned.
Immediately after the reading of the
journal the house on the 18TH re suined
consi Grafton of the contested election case
of Waddell W.. Wise. Messrs. Hauyen, Of
Wisconsin. and Dalzell, of Pennsylvania,
spoke in favor of the contestant. and then
Mr.. Wise, Of Virginia, took the floor in his
own behalf. After further discussion o
vote was taken ON the minority
substitute resolution declaring the
seat vacant, aud ii was defeated
Yeas. liz: nays. l33. The majority resolu-
ton declaring Waddell entitled to the seat
was adopted-yeas, 1874; nays, l2O-and
that gentleman appeared at the bar of the
house and took the oath Of Office. Public
business was then suspended aud the
Ii 'nse preceded to pay fitting tribute to
the memory OF the late james Laird, rep
rcsentative from Nebraska. After eulo-
CYSTIC addresses by Messfs Laws, Conger.
Council aud others. the house adjurned.