The Hot Springs star. (Hot Spings [Hot Springs], Dakota [Dakota Territory, i.e. S.D.]) 1886-189?, 1890-05-02
THE ACTS Of
SUCCINCT sUNlGARYssOE WEEx,o;
LEGlSLA1ivE WORK.

Law MaRers.
In the senate onthe 2lst Senator Rsa.
gan introduceda bill to repeal al laws for
the retirement Of army and navy ofaoefs.
from active servlce on pay, and gave no.
tice that be would next Wednesday I'd.
dress the senate en- the subject. Senator
Plumb introduced q concurrent resolution
directing the secretary OF the treasury 20
increase the treasury purchase and coinage
OF silver bullion to the maximum amount
authorized by the act Of Feb. 90, 1857, aud
gave notice that he would ask for ito
consideration on the following day.
On motion OF Senator Hawlev, the senate
proceeded to consider the house bill to pro-
the discovery of America by holding
amendment reported by the senate
committee 10 the insertion of . new
section providing for Q naval review In
New York harbor in April, 1898. and for
the unwilling ofla statute OF Christopher
Columbus at Washington. Senator
Call inquired Of Senator Hawley
whether Il was intended that the govern
ment should furnish Q statue OF Columbus.
Senator Hawley replied in the afirma-
tive, aud stated that a bill for that purpose
had passed the senate ans was
now pending in the house. Sanat1
Vest said il. seemed to be assureass
because the house passed the
senate was under some cOerciOiS
it. He protested against such all
ton. The bill would probably d ~
senate by y overwhelming mdy0fity,
but no measure should ever pass the sen.
ate with his vote on the assumption that
the judgment of the house was c0ercive on
the senate. That would be for the senate
to abr0gate its constitutional functions.
Senator Farwell asked whether such claim
had ever been authoritatively made. Sen
ator Vest said. as q matter Of course, it had
not been authoritatively made. because
such an idea would cover the author OF it
with confusion, but 1t seemed to be az.
ssumed in other places than the senate: He
ascribed to the fact that the city
pirant as site for the worlds fair.
Senator Vest continued his speech at great
length. Senator German offered an
amendment to strike out the provision for
q naval review and insert an appropriation
of 100000 for q memorial building in
Washington as the repository of the an
tiquities of the western hemisphere. Re-
ferled. Senator Hoar moved 10 amend by
striking out the provision for the Columbus
statue. After discussion of the amend
ment the striking out of the Columbus
statue vas agreed to apd the remainder
of the amendment flor q naval review)
tee OF the whole then arose and reported
the bill to the senate. The vote on the
naval review amendment resulted: Yeas,
~; nays, 25-so the provision will remain
in the bill. The bill was then passed by q
vote of 43 to IL. the negatives being: Sen.
ators Barbour, Berry, Blackburn, Coclrell.
Cook, George, Hampton, Morgan. Pugh,
Reagan, Vance, Vest and Wultha l. A
committee of conference OH dissagreeing
votes was appointed. Adjourned.
In the house on the 21st Mr.. Dorsey, of
Nebraska, introduced u joint resolution
that the secretary of the treasury be di-
rected to increase tho t. easury purchase OF
silver bullion to the maximum mount
authorized by the act TO authorize the
coinage of q standard silver dollar and to
resto Q its legal tender character" which
act was passed over the veto of
February %, 1878. Referred. The bill
passed amending the act authorizing the
construction Of o high wagon bridge across
the Missouri river ut Sioux City, la. The
bill passed provididipg that soldiers who
lost their limbs during the late war shall
be entitled to receive artificial limbs every
three years. 1.-THE present law permits
him to receive one every five years. Mr..
Struble, of Iowa, submitte Il the conference
report on the bill to provide a temporary
government for the territory of Okla
homa. The reading of the report occu-
pied an hour and a half. The report Of
the committee on the Oklahoma bill was
adopted. The bill appropiiating 1896 600
4 tn SNNnvS1n vooogcnNu vo1,1tc os,l cnSauvro ,.3o
for the security of public money in the
custody Of the United States treasurer
passed. Mr.. Morrill, moved the suspension
Of the rules TO pass the bill pensioning the
prisoners Of war, but after n lengthy de-
bate it was defeated-seas, lab: nays, IS
not the necessary two-tbirds. Adjourned.
In the senate on the 22d Sena-
tor Cockrell offered a resolution,
which was agreed to, directing the super
lntendent of census to communicate to
the senate the form of rules aud regula.
tions adopted by him for obtaining stats.
tics as to farm mortgages. Senator
Plumb's resolution, heretofore offered,
for the increase of treasury purchase and
moved as an addition to it, the further res.
olution that free coinage of silver
is essential 10 sound financial
policy and demanded by oil great
interests of the country, and that
therefore oil laws limiting the coin
age Of silver ought to be repealed.
Senator Plumb consented to let the res.
olution lie over for the present, so as to
give Senator Mitchell an opportunity to
address the senate. Senator Mitchell adj
dressed the senate in favor Of the
constitutional amendment proposed by
him for the election of senators by
popular vote. At the conclusion of Sena-
or Mitchell's remarks the resolution was
referred to the committee on privileges and
elections. The house amendment TO the
national geological park bill was agrt ed to
and the bill now goes tothe president. The
District Of Columbia appropriation hill
was passed and after executive session the
senate adjourned.
In the house on the 22d the committee
on ways and means reported H. bill pro.
viding for the classification of worsted
cloths as woolens. Referred to the com.
mittee Of whole. Canler, Of Massa.
chusetts, moved that the house
concur in the senate amend.
ments to the worlds fair bil!. This being
agreed to the bill is finally passed and will
be sent to the president for his sanction.
The house then went into Con- ittes of
the whole (Payson, of Illinois, in the
chair on the Legislative appropriation bill.
Without finishing the bill the committee
rose aud the house adjourned.
In the senat on the 23d Senator Sker-
man. from the committee on foreign rela-
tons, reported back to the senate, iu lieu
Of Senator Reagan's bill concerning the
irrigation Of the arid lands In the valley of
the Rio Grande river, the concurrent reso.
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