Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1890-01-31

following, - , esror. Tho senate passed tho
general for tho states of snmt5' o. surveyor,
.h ,.. ,..akota Joint re- :otion tra no.a ana
prisoners o, ,ie removal OF the apache In1;nm
FORT Sill. l. L. After eSecn ,m a.aonme to
sennse adiourned seshlon the
deyo.nd 81 ~ ths time of the house on tho 1st WINS
RIS 10 parliamentary tilt invoked ~ WIS
nnastio asalase ruling by tho speaker ~ ~
Viii, ror, WIS upon correction of the iournnI
which was dec 90 motion on the Goth adjourn
t"r una vote by yen md nay The sne,t shaa
fused fra TO to appoint teiers Mr. Bland papes re
bate tine Jne decision Of the chair After long de-
, as = ,, ioo' inc motion to correct tho o,,rnni
i mns .neh iost yeas, TO- nays no. The follow
crsa.nn @ os introduced and referred For tie
Slet1.lon OF an agricultural commission IN -,
on!t; tne causes of the present depresssd
c,onultlon OF the AGRICULTURAL nterssta '' ap
J,ca thu .me secretary of the treasury to re-
t .ese OF the measure: That the secretary Of ths
saoA u. IS hereby authorized to reduce tho re
tnd now held IN the TREASURY for the re
So N on OF emitted States notes, to the sum Of
o.uuoooO and he is hereby authorized and al .
iec1ea 10 apply the remainder-sone S75 OOD OGo
tho, ene payment OF the public debt Tho house
Wkianoma town site bill, but no progress was
'haae anu tho committee rose. Adjourned.
so Aaaong the bills reported and placed on the
senate calendar on the 22nd was ono incrensinn
TO s., 500 u year the pension now allowed +" ti,a
widow OF Gen. Fitzpatrick. w ''''
senator Chandler offered a conc,n,.ant raso1,,
i ilo M, au1.norizns the committee immigration
AZ -! t..e Two houses to Investigate tbs working OF
t the various foreign immigration laws: and also
the Worklng of contracts BIZ the secretary Of the
t nT,,eusury WIN tho various state commissions
IN; Lne Seiote then resumed con Iteration of the
nlll 10 ascertain what percentage OF people own
tlc!f Iafrn3, the number OF farms under mort
sase and the amounts thereof. Tho discussion
Yves hept upfor nearly two hours. Finally So
tl.or HUE expressed willingness to have the
Dil recomlnitted in tho belief that it would be
Inc pest dlsposition Of it. The question OF ro-
nays, ~ and the bill wns recommitted to the
census committee. The Blair educational bill
Was 9hen taken up Senator Blair demanding its
reading III full. AT tho close of the reading and
utter some discussion it was arranged by unan-
,mous consent that it should be postponed aud
ecutlvo session the senate adjourned
The following bills were introduced in the
mouse and referred: For the Improvement OF
st. Marv's river and tho Hay Lake canal; te
1orleit certain land grants to aidin the con
! struction of railronds making Dos Moinss /;
| port OF delivery.
MI Grosvenor reported back the senate joint
resolution approprinting S25O,000 for the re
noVnl OF snaSs and other INSTRUCTIONS from the
| missouri river between st. Joseph and its
mouth The committee proposed substitute
reducing the appropriation to $4,000 The sub
| stitute was agreed to- and the resolution as
amended passed.
! The house then went into committee of the
| whoie Tor the consideration OF tho Oklahom;
Stewart reported a bill for the purchase CT tive
! sites for the erection of buildings for tho con
moment OF federal prisoners at cost of 800,
| oGo each. and appropriatiny 100000 for the
| erection OF workshops. Tho house went into
committee of the whole and en- motion OF Mr.
| Cinnie CT California, an amendmeno was
adopted piovldlnS for three buildings, one to b.
located month and another south OF the 39th de
gree qua east Of the Rocky mountains, and an
olher west OF the Rocky mountains. The sec
I ond section provides that coavicts be employed
exclusively in the manufacture of supplies TO
| the government. Two minor amendments wer,
agreed to- Pending further action the com
| mittec rose.
Mr.. Mckinley reported back the customs al
mtnlstrative bill and it was referred to the com
lnittee of the whole. Pending action the hous
| adjourned.
/ The credentials Of W. A. Clark and Marti
! Maginnis us senators-eloct from the state Q
Montana. were presented to the senate on til
I'D. Referred. A number of bills were tho
| reported and placed on the calendar. AT
| o'clock Senator ingalls, arose to address the sen
| ate i'll opposition to Senator Buffers bill to on
| courage the emigration ofoolored people fro,
| the United States. At the conclusion of Sens
| tor Ingalls, address tho senate adjourned I'll
| Monday.
resolution was adopt ed in the house callin
on the secretary of war for Information t
| tho present condition OF the government work
| ut the Rock Island arsenal and asking fer Il
! opinion rs to tho desirahlity OF utilizing tn
| works fora gun factory. The report of tn
committee on elections in tho contested cleo
ton case OF Smith vB. Jackson from the Touct
| district of West Virginia, was submitted nn
| fecommitted. 1t declares tho contestan
| elected and entitled to certificate. Tho mi
nority was granted leave to file a minority rc
port. The house then went into committee
| the whole on tho customs administrative bill
! Pending action the committee rose and th
| house adjourned