The Hot Springs star. (Hot Spings [Hot Springs], Dakota [Dakota Territory, i.e. S.D.]) 1886-189?, 1890-04-11

ishment on a conviction for a military Of
te.se is left with q court martial the PM.
tshment In time OF peaca shall not he il,
excess OF the limit prescribed by the presi.
dent: Also tho senate hill amending the
articles OF war 10 az to provide that
no person shall lie tiled or punished
by court-martiai for desertiOn in time
before ~arraignment, unless the person shall
IN the meantime have absented b mse.f
from the United States. The house rs-
sumed consideration OF the Idaho admis-
sion bill. After discussion, the bill iecur.
ring on the passage Of the bill, the demo.
Gratis RETAINED from voting. One Of the
reading clerks was busily engaged in
noting down the names Of, demo-
Gratis present and refusing to vote. The
democrats say thoy intend to make this q
test case AMI have the courts pass upon
the constitutionslity Of the rules allowing
tue speaker TO count q quorum. It had
been intended to make one of the con-
tested election cases a test case; but as this
could be done only by a suit for salary
brought in the court OF claims, this course
was abandoned and the present action de-.
ctded upon. The bill passed-yeas, 1299;
nays, ! (ATr. Buckalew), the speaker count.
ing a quorum. Adjourned.
The senate was not In session on the
Ath.
After the reading Of the journal the
house on the 4th proceeded to considera.
ton of the various private pension bills.
Private pension bills 10 the number Of five
were then passed. The house then went
into committee Of the whole on the private
calendar, after which it adjourned until
evening. At the evening session thirty
private. pension bills were passed. Ad.
journed.
In the senate on the 5th the house bill
to provide for town site entries of land in
Oklahoma was taken from the calendar,
amended by the insertion of o proviso thai
certificates mentioned therein snail not be
taken as evidence in favor OF any person
claiming lots who entered them in VIOLA
ton OF the command of the presidents
proclamation, aud it was passed. Among
the senate bills passed were the following:
Appr0priating $Sn,OGO for an Indian
industrial school ut %Frandreau, S. d.; to
provide for the disposal of the interest on
the Virginius fund; to authorize the secrc-
tary of the treasury aud the proper ac-
counting officers to reinstate, settle and
pay to the owners of private dies the bal.
ance of the commissions due them aud APP
propriating $780, 600; appropriating $780,
600 for an additional fire-p1oof building
for the National museums; providing for
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prohibiting the importation of adulterated
articles of food or drink and authorizing
the president to make a proclamation in
certain cases and for ether purposes; to
authorize and direct the secretary of war to
place on file in the war department the
names of the officers aud members of the
Frontier guards under James H. Lane),
mustered into volunteer military service
of the United Slater the 10th day of
April, 1861, and to issue dis
charges to the same; TO amend section
1854, revised statutes las to the preference
of honorably discharged soldiers in ap-
polntment 10 civil Office; to authorize the
Duluth, Red Wing a. Southern railroad to
construct a bridge across the MISSISSIPPI
river at or near the city of lied Wing,
MIMI, and establish il rs a post road; for
the appointment of an assistant general
superintendent and chief clerk of the rail-
way mail service (house billy. After o
short executive session private bills on the
calendar were taken up aud lib bills
passed in just one hour. Among them was
one giving q pension of 500 IL month 10
the widow of Gen. John +. Hartranft. Adj
journed.
In the house on the 5th n Ibill passed
amending the articles of war so as to pro.
vide that in times of peace general cou.ts
martial for the trial of commissioned
officers shall be appointed only by the
president, the general commanding officer,
or the general officer commanding tho mill
itary division. and that Judge advocates
must not be present Mt any deliberations of
%conrts- martial in close session. The
bill passed granting right-of way
through Tho Fort Pembina military reser-
walton to the Duluth & Manitoba Railroad
company. Also the bill providing that
in time Of peace all enlisted men
changed with offenses now cognizable
martial shall, within twenty
four hours after their arrest, be brought
tefore q summary court, which shall con-
sist of the line officer second in rank at the
post or station or in command OF the
alleged offender, who shall hear nnd de-
termine the case. and when satisfied of the
guilt of the accused person., adjudge the
punishment to be inflicted. The accused
may object to the hearing of the summary
court aud demand a trial by court. martial.
which demand shall be granted by right.
Also the bill passed increasing to eleventh.
membership of the board of managers of
the national home for disabled volunteer
soldiers and making the following appoint
ments: Edmund N. Morrill,, Of Kansas,
for the unexpirsd term of office OF
John A. Martin, deceased; Alfred l.. Pear
son, of Pennsylvania, for the unexpired
term Of Office OF John F. Hartranft, de-
ceased, and VIM. B. franklin, Of Connect
lieut., John q. Black, Of Illinois; Augusta
b. Farnham, of Maine, and George w.
Steele, of Indiana, for terms of Office,
commencing April 81, 1890, to fill vacan-
cies cccasioned by the expiration of terms of
Office and by the increase provided hereby.
Also the bill passed providing that in max
ing appointments to the army from civil
life the president shall give precedence to
graduates of West Point, who have been
honorably discharged: to meritorious men,
bers of the national guard md to deserving
graduates Of institutions of learning hav-
ing army officers detailed as instructors.
On motion Of Mr.. Hopkins, of Illinois.
the bill passed for the erection Of a public
building at Aurora, ILL.,. to cost $75, 600.
At 8 o'clock public business was suspended
and the house proceeded to pay tribute to
the memory of Newton W.. Nutting, of
New York. After eulogistic addresses by
Messrs. Payne, Baker, Grosvenor, Peters
aud Henderson, Of Illinois, the house, MS a
mark Of respect to the memory of the de.
ceased, adjourned.
Have Begun ~ New Vendetta.
HostiIities on the bloody ground made
notorious by the Hatfield Mccoy feud
have hroken out afrosh anl opotbor ,;ot;o,