Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1890-02-07
TIE ACTS OF CONGRESS,
StcCINCT SUMMARY OF a WEEKS
LFGISLATlyE WORK.

StCCINCT SUMMARY OF \ WEEKS
LEGISLATIVE WORK.
Bills and Resolutions introduced and ToD-
les Discussed by the National Body of
Law Makers.
resolution was adopted i'll the house calling
the present condition OF the government works
ut the Rock Island arsenal and asking for an
opinion as to tho dosirnbility of utilizing the
committee on elections in the contested cleo
ton case OF Smith vs.. Jackson from he Fourth
district OF West Virginia, was submitted and
recommitted 1t declareg the contestant
elected and entitled to q certificate. The mi
noflty was granted leave to file a minority re-
port The house then went into committee of
the whole on the customs administrative bill
tending action the committee rose and the
house adjourned
The senate was not in session on the 24th
On motion of Mr.. Grosvenor the house insisted
upon ITS amendmentIto tho senate bill for the
removal OF distinctions from the Missouri river
and conference was ordered The house then
went into committee of tho whole for further
consideration of the customs administrative
bil: The pending amendment was that offered
The amendment was defeated Mr. Carlisle Of
fered q substitute for the whole section. tho
chlei effect OF which is to allow courts to deter
substitute was lost--122 to ia. This leaves
section Is Us originally reported When the
committee arose Mr.. Perkins offered q joiut
$4,000 ior the purchase of food and clothing for
tho Indians at Lnpointe agency MIR. Peters
introduced bill to promote the interests
of agriculture by irrigation. Referred Ad-
| journed.
The senate was not in session on tho 25th.
In the house, after tho reading OF the journal
the house went into committee of the whole on
| the customs administrative bill. Acting under
instructions from the committee on ways and
ton, which was adopted. The committee
finally completed consideration of the bill. The
committee then rose and reported the bill to
the house favorably. The bill was passed
/ ton increasing tho membership of the world s
fair committee from nine to thirteen, and pro-
| vidlng that tho committee shall have jurisdic:
ton over all questions relating to the fair ex-
| copt that as to location The location to BIO Sc
| lected as follows: On one day the represents
atives OF tho competing cities shall present
! their claims and on the following day The mem
| bers shall vote for their choice OF location. Re
ferred to the committee on rules. Adjourned.
/ In the senate on the 9th Senator Hoar pre-
| sented the resolutions adopted at the recent
boston mass meeting on the subject of election
difficulties In the south. Referred. The bill
hitherto passed for bridge across the Mis-
sldered, slightly amended. Senator Chandler's
resolution calling on the Acknowledgement
Tor "a report concerning tho maltreatment
taken up and Senator Walthall addressed
the senate He snid that it could not
bo pGs nIs5cRnn that had
ferring to the hanging in etfgy OF Score
tary Proctor at Aberdeen and the assault on
faunce he said that it was simply the wanton
conduct OF a few persons, and disapproved by
the community. Senator George spoke on the
resolution us being unparalleled in the history
of the legislation of this country He admitted
that the fact had been correctly stated by the
senator from Kansas the other day perhaps
with little coloring, and he had no hesitation
matter was such as demanded of the legisla.
ture of Mississippi IN examination and repa.
ration to the man maltreated. Senator Chand
lor advocated the resolution. If the senate was
not only to be haunted with the wrong. of this
kind committed by being asked, What are you
going to do about it?" but also was to be told
the right to inquire, and you dare not inquire
into outrages of this sort" then indeed had the
senate fallen on woeful and lamentable times
Senator ingalls, spoke on the matter, closing Of
follows: 1T may be that you will succeed in
procuring declaration that the senate of the
United states, that the government of the
into wrong against its citizens or to protect
them against invasions of their rights; but
say to Senator WalthaH that if Faunce had
been citizen OF Kansas, and If it should appear
that the authorities of Kansas would not nvenge
that wrong, and II it should appear that the
government and authorities Of the United
States were power)ess to prevent such wrong
| will guarantee to him that the citizens o
Kansas would take it into their hands to resen
anu exact roparation" Senator Reagan con
government Of the United States to take juris
dictfon. Senator George again took the floor
and the resolution went over until tomorrow
without action. After executive session tn.
senate I'D journed
In the house Mr.. Lawler, Of Illinois, pre-
sented petition of citizens Of Chicago, pro
testing against the re-imposition of the duty or
| crockery, china and glassware packages. Mr.
Mason. OF Illinois, introduced q bill appropri-
ating 81, OOOOO for Il new postoffice at Chicago
The following bills were introduced: By Mr.
Struble, Of Iowa-For the appointment of com.
missioner Of immigration; also. prohibiting the
transportation OF Intoxicating liquors from one
state or territory to anoth state or territory
in violation of the law thereof. BY Mr.. Kelly
of kansas--To pension widows and orphans OF
people killed for political purposes since the
close Of the late war Mr.. McCarty offered..a
resolution congratulating the people of Brazil
on their assumption of republicanism recog-
free and independent republic, ana instructine
the president to give proper notice Of this re-
coy milton to Brazil. The house went into COM
priating S1,50O.000 for the erection of three
United States prisons rot the imprisonment OF
United Stat es prisoners. The committee then
70 and reported the bill to the house and it
passed. Adjourned.
Among the memorials presented and referred
in the senate on the 26th, was one from the
Augusta. Me-, board OF trade, for the selection
of New York as the site for the exposition of
1892 Senator Morrill, introduced his bill author
izing the issue of treasury notes on deposit Of
ings and grounds reported o bill sppropriating
$3.50 900 for public building at Kansas City,
|. Mo-. and it was placed on the calendar On
| motion of Senator Sherman the senate bill to
! relieve the treasurer of tho United States from
! the amount now charged to him and
deposited with the several states, was
taken from the calendar and passed.
On motion the bill to credit and pay to the
i several states and territories and the District
of Columbia oil monies collected under the di-
rect tax Of 1861, was taken from the calendar.
| The bill was passed-ayes, Al: nays. Z. The
nays were Ferry, Blair Coke. Plumb, Vance
| and Vest. Senator Hoers resolution calling
| upon the secretary of war for: information Of
| the seizure and imprisonment of the Apache
1 prisoners, was agreed to. The senate
| then resumed consideration of Sena-
| tor Chambers resolution. discussed yesterday.
Senator Gray said the hanging of high official
| in emgy while to be condemned, was not an
unprecedented outrage. Quite recently Presi-
dent Harr.sen had been hanged in efigy in the
stMt OF III. ANA. He moved to amend the res
plut;o;t by adding the words and also q letter
of instruction to the marshal, to which the re-
port w 3 q response" After debate Senator
t;ray's amendment was agreed to. Senator Call
oIared all amendment calling on tho attorney
general for report OF the hanging in eff1gy of
President Harrison in Indiana and President
Cleveland in Kansas. Without action the
pending amendment and resolution went OVER.
After executive session the senate adjourned.
The house passed the bill providing that in
case Of pension claims of dependent parents it
shall be necessary only to show to the pension
Office that the parents are without other means