The Hot Springs star. (Hot Spings [Hot Springs], Dakota [Dakota Territory, i.e. S.D.]) 1886-189?, 1890-03-21
THE ACTS OF COEGK
sUCCMCr SUMMARY Or a
EEOISLATlvE WORK.
Bslls and Resolutions mtrodsosd a1d zspeS
los Discussed BY tho National Dsey ~
To- Mul->~s. t ~

agreed to, directing the secretary Of the intsrios
to report any inf ,%ation a. II k pos s,,thos1, q "a 81
s snS lSisif's ssv.s ss@ssay :, e d r. a .sasss
Senator as1.e 1a ~ s.i Si.ss' on the & r ssesstapp q vn wsa
Lieut.. gen. meridian and Gen. Crook ~ regard
called up. the resolution for the exclusion from
the record Of the sentences interpoleted byScn.
etor Gall in the report Of his remarks n tns
ago.. The mater consumed the balance o. the
session, q vote being taken which resuited yeas
II IN ns Ks Il house N9 o ap shs nth A IA Surasanoe o, tn.
agreement made Saturday, the public building
bills which that day passed the committee o.
ordered. Mr.. Entoe. as q matter Of privilege.
moved the discharge Of the committee on
invalid pensions from further constderatton
ofthe resolution calling IN the secretary. Of
the interior for evidence taken and reported TO
him by the committee appointed to investigate
commissioner tanner. hit. No rill, Chairman
Of the COMMITTEES on invalid. pensions. said he
had never heard of the resolution. In view OF
the motion. Mr.. Baker. from the COMMITTEES
on territories, reporl ed a bill for tho admission
81 Wyoming; He asked immsaiSte consider..
privileged measure. After discussion. Of .
point q order by Mr.: Springer, the bill was re-
ferred to com OF the whole. With
out action, the house adjourned.
In the senate on the 18th the concurrent ~.
olutton for mn investigation OF immigration
matters was laid before the senate, with two
house Amendments extending the invest;ga-
ton to the purcha; eof American industries by
foreign capital aud TO the use of Bedlos's island
as an immigrant depot. The house amendments
were concurred in 1.-The motion was agreed to.
The concurrent resolution has passed both
the resolution to exclude from the Congressional
Record the tnternolations made by Senator Call
in tho report OF the discussion with senator Call
IN the report of the discussion with senator
Chandler on tho Goth of February. The resnlu.
tion was agreed to..yeas, Sc; nays. 81. This
democrats voting in the affirmative were: Sen.
subject OF electing Q president pro tempore was
then discussed. The Blair bill was made a
sp sn sils o hoase for sn .h ase s9 1ash AZ Ahsi ssaat. bill va.
bars at tho entrance OF the harbor Mt Milwau-
through the sissetonand Wahpeton Indian res
wsukee 4 st. Pau lsailroad company. The bill
ssn.ls eu tribe Of indians asna Gin 't Sebras ias
h!ibiting the introduction Of Intoxicating liquors.
into the territory of Oklahoma until Otherwise
provided by law. Lost. Kelley offered an
Of Kansas INSTEAD Of Nebrnssm shall extend
oyer the territory until after the first session Of
the legislative lstdye,s assembly; riekler. Of south
principally on the ground that It would extend
t. tho new territory the prohibitcry laws Of
hdlsdS. MuCE discussion WAS 1lOulQed In.
after which the house adjourned.
In the senate on the 18th the house bill for
bridges across the Missouri river at South
Pierre, SD, and across the Columbia river
between Washington and Oregon tsiMilar TO the
senate bills passed and sent to the house, was
smended by a few verbal changes and PASSED.
merce, reported a bill to repeal the law Of the
last congress- requiring steamships to carry
d I;strs. and n;,Igs uns for casting lines l IL case q
ings. and siuo.oGt6f for stiiiWsaSfe eao'y Min IN. H We1e
99sssta on 1 tIa followed followed 2 n Lengthy and heated
which the senate adjourned.
Iu the house on the 18th a bill passed grant,
Ing right,of-way through the Mile Lac Indian
Mile Inc and Lake superior railroad conf
pany.. AT the conclusion Of the morning hour
the house vent into committee Of the
bill. On motion Of Mr.. Tarsney an amendmena
was adopted for the estnblishment Of a land ii
No NJ MS Land. On motion of Mfr. Holman an
amendment was adopted providing that no
person having fee simple to leo acres OF land In
any state or territory shall be entitled to enter
and and ' fsposseS ~ ' e. 'f bin tic ae ' fRs hassa. r4 as
re. ised statutes nrohibiting the in.
territory, shall be inferred in Oklahoma untii
after The adjournment of tho first session Of the
legislature Was agreed to by a vote Of 1874 to l0s.
which the house adjourned,
In the senate on the l4th. among the bills re-
poi Ecu 4ECAu committees ana placed on the
calendar were the following: App priatins
o,OOj for a public building ct Aurora, Ill.
anthorizing tho constructions q bridge across
Wisconsin. Senator Hale, from the committee
.ls;sasy On si' Lee S19 15t sSid r f Y N's'd S ssii II 4 Up es ses
ont isa' act. on ~ ' sassscr 0e Cal vent gave ever NOTICE %stes
move to modify esrsatn rule. as ' to executive iise
sessions. Senator Cullom presented resoiu.
lions tons relative to the death OF Representative
dead member. Other appropriate remarks were
made and the senate adjourned.
IN the house on the 18th Mr.. Henderson, of
tho general assembly. of lows favoring such
LEGISLATION IN regard to car coupling az viii
Rr esr me NE n ana iimbs OF railway employees.
roneous idea had gone out that according to
the PROVISIONS Of the Oklahoma bill passed,
clared open to settlement under the homestsad
laws. Tho statement should have been made
that tue public land strips-not the Cherokee
Cherokee outlet: no said, was embraced within
the limits Of the new territory. but was not
9Ren to settlement under the homestead law.
Whole on the private calendar. Tho bill author
u une f s,,t OF oo m1a599r-genersi was taken
The house then look q recess, the evening ses.
sion to DO for the consideration Of private pen.
80 ~ Nl1uHy 0Y6Ul0R SOntina
in the house was enlivenei bv the discuss:on
OF the hill granting a pension Of $40 per month
70 Francts Deming, OF Michigan, ON tile grounds
OF blindness. This is one of bills vetoed nv
PRESIDENT Cleveland. The discussion was mar
tloipated in by Messrs. Stone, Of Missouri. XII,
s sS.e' III, 81 Iexas. and Lane, of lllinois. Finally
tn,s Diil anu one other were reported from the
OF the whole to the house. but ia.
fore action was. taken Mr.. Breckenridge. Of
henticky,m moved an adjournment whic6 vac
carried. ""H "~
Senate not in session..
f. In the house on the 18th Mfr. DalxelI sror, th.
mouse committee on Pacific railroada' rono,taS
nc resolutions calling on tho secretary Of the
treasury 1or information 0s to whether the GOV,
0rnMent Is the owner or holder Of Che Brst
rsei isss' raii sssaIi'i Which OF vero any .,S 81 the r.
tho government. and ii so the amount Of sueSSS
securities. ana when and In what manner end
" Wnes authority the same were securad.
nrSeklnridge; Of Arkansas. offered . resolution
t;o. on me secretary Of war for Informs
to guard the ievees Of the M iiO1iMrnS
and other works. aud II there 10 reason Ia
epPrehend unusual danger 60 human ma. -.
AdopSed. A senate amendment-W was conCurrod
" 70 the house bill authorizing tho construc.
Gaon OF Dsidge across the Missouri river e
me mouse proceeded to pay its last tribute OF
fespect to the memory o. Judge Kelley,of Penn.
s~ylvsnia. Adjourned.
The New York assembly passed Mr..
saxton's ballot reform bill BY . vote Of ~
to 81.
TIE French government has decided to
occupy Whydah, .. province In Dahomsy,
on the slave coast.