Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1890-08-08
In the house. on the a.. A.

A,ahsm mo nouse, on the 3lst, Mr.. Oates. Of
I'D rising to question of privilege
nv aS resolution for an investigation Of
hass a Ia =. or corruption against tue mem.
ed;tou; Vi ' ;i mouse contained in the recent
Canna lai W. me National Economist. M
re annun, ot Illinois, contended that the
~ ,,s;s;, uio not no present question
tho p nd;.g The charge made in
dat;,; .aisorlal was indefinite; nothing
III sa. was charged against any one. IN.
Mt aIy made reasonable and def.
an .se charge, and showed the ability to nro.
tsh sn me evidence that would tend to es.
ito d;n ~, he thought the house owed it to
~ ten1ty ana to the business of the coun-
d;so ~ pay no attention to 1t. After further
,n US: the speaker ruled that the reso-
luton was not a privileged one. In do; ;o
SO he said that this newspapers ed;Ior;ai
was OF the vaguest character. II
made no assertion except by infer
elce; 1t made no statement upon
winch anybody could be expected to predi.
ea!e oeiief or conviction. The house sus-
famed the decision of the chair, an appeal
having been taken by Mr.. Oates. The
house then went into committee of the
wnoie on the senate amendments to the
sunory CIVIL appropriation bill. The sen.
ate irrigation amendment was finally
concurred in. The committee then rose.
ana the house adjourned without propos.
ing the bill.
IN the senate on the LIST Senator Blair
onered resolution instructing the COM
mittee on rules to report within four days
rules providing for the incorporation of
the previous question or some method of
limiting and closing debate in the
parliamentary procedure of the SEN
ate and asked for its immedi-
ate consideration. Objection being
made on the democratic side it went over.
The house joint resolution to permit Can't.
Geo. w. Davis, of the United States army,
to accept a position on the Nicaragua Canal
Construction company was passed. The
senate then proceeded to the consideration
OF the tariff bill, which occupied the bal
ance of the day in discussion. Adjourned.
In the house on the LIST on motion of
Mr.. Taylor, of Illinois, resolution was
adopted calling on the secretary of war for
copies of the report of the engineers in
charge of the work of improvement in
Galveston harbor. The house then re-
sumed consideration of the senate amend
ments to the sundry civil appropriation bill.
The remainder of the afternoon was con-
sumed in vain attempt to secure q
quorum, and without disposing of the bill
the house took a recess. At the evening
session discussion of personalities occu.
pied most of the time, and after the pass
age of two bills the house adjourned.
The senate met at 10 o'clock on the End
and after the presentation of number OF
petitions Senator Morrill, was granted un-
limited leave of absence on account of the
condition of his health. The senate join,
resolution to permit Col. Corbin of the
United States army, to accept civil posi-
ton in the Worlds Columbian commission
was reported and passed. Discussion Of
the tariff consumed the balance OF the day
Adjourned.
The house on the I'd proceeded will
further consideration of the senate amend
ment to the sundry civil appropriation bill
There was great difficulty in disposing O
the remaining amendments, owing t.
slimness of attendance, but by resolutio,
they were sent to conference, and at
o'clock the house adjourned.