The Hot Springs star. (Hot Spings [Hot Springs], Dakota [Dakota Territory, i.e. S.D.]) 1886-189?, 1890-05-02

committee ON privileges and elections a
bill to amend aud supplement the election
laws and to provide for more efficient en-
forcement Of the same. Placed on the
calendar. Consideration of the revenue
cutter bill was1A1l u resumed and Senator
Sherman At. The land forfeiture
bill ~ zap as unfinished sbnsi-
na pents reported from
pdbiic lands agreed to.
Is, in the chair, on the Legislative appro-
Ipriation hill. The bill was discussed dur.
ing the entire days session. and without
action the committee rose and the house
adjourned.
ln the senate on the 25th the senate
bill to authorize the sale of timber on
lands reserved for the Menominee In.
dians in Wisconsin was placed on the
calendar. The'senate then resumed consid-
Grafton Of the railroad land forfeiture bills.
Pending discussion, the senate took up
and passed the house joint resolution APP
pyopriating $3.50. 900 for the relief of des.
titution in the district overlooked by the
Mississippi river and tributaries. Con.
tinuation Of the land forfeiture bill was
then resumed. but without action the bill
went over. After the deliverance of eulo-
eies on the late Representative Gay, of
Louisiana, the sepate adjourned.
In the house TN the 18th Mr.. O'Neill, of
Penn, presented q memorial of business
men of Philadelphia asking the aid of con
Rress IN promotion of the building of
American ships to trade with foreign ports.
The petition of seventy eight dry goods
commission houses and woblen manufact-
urers Of New York city was presented.
asking for the passage of the bill classify
Jog worsted with woolens. Referred.
The committee on appropriations re-
ported q joint resolution appropriating
$4,000 for the relief of destitute people
in the districts overlooked by the Missis-
sippi and its tributaries and it passed.
The house went into committee of the
whole on the legislative appropriations
bill. o. motion Of Mr.. Sayers, Of Texas,
an amendment was adopted providing that
hereafter every new application for exam
ination before the civil service commission
lie accompanied by q certificate of an Off
Ger with the official seal attached of the
county and state Of which the applicant
claims to be o citizen. On motion Of Mr..
Cummings, Of New York, an amend
ment was adopted providing for the
actual" travelling expenses of the
commission, instead Of the "neces-
sary" travelling expenses, as provided in the
bill. The appropriation for the Office of
director of the mint was taken up. With
out completing consideration the commit
tee rose and took a recess. The house ia
its evening session passed thirty private
pension bills and adjourned.
In the senate on the Goth the senate bill.
to carry out the terms Of the agreement
with the Sioux Indians of Dakota for the
sale Of a portion of their reser.
Walton and making an appropriation
Of $1S, 1000, 900 for the purpose passed.
Tho joint resolution accepting the dona-
ton Of the sword Of the late Capt. Samuel
Chester Reed rendered as a gift by his son,
Samuel G. Reed. and providing for the
presentation to him by congress OF a gold
medal was taken up. Much opposition to
the resolution was developed and it finally
went over. The senate bill to amend the
interstate commerce act las to- the mode
Of procedure) passed. Adjourned.
In the house ON the 2Gth Mr.. Allen, of
Mississippi, rising to q question Of per-
to q Philadelphia paper stating that in his
speech he had uttered q vulgar TRADE
against Senator Quay and characterized
him as q thief, aud closed his speech with
an attack upon the piety Of Postmaster
General Wanamaker. He denied that he
had ever called Senator Quay a thief. He
did not know Senator Quay, but UNDER
stood he was q man of some good traits,
and he was no party to any conspiracy to
injure or defame him. The house then
went into committee of the whole on the
iegislatise appropriation bill. After the
adoption of several amendments the COM
m,ittee rose and reported the bill to the
house. On ordering the previous question
no quorum voted, and q call of the house
was ordered. Only l01 members responded.
After five hours consumed in roll calls
further proceedings under the call vera
dispensed with, aud the question required
on ordering the previous question. The
vote stood 1876 to 10, and Mr.. Bynum
raised the point OF no quorum. The
speaker pro TEN. counted the house and
announced 1877 members present-more
than n quorum. Mr.. Bynum demanded
%tellers, and the yeas andnays were ordered.
The vote resulted: yeas. 14l; nays, 20. The
speaker counted several democrats to make
a quorum and the previous question was
declared ordered. The house then adj
jonrned.