The Hot Springs star. (Hot Spings [Hot Springs], Dakota [Dakota Territory, i.e. S.D.]) 1886-189?, 1890-05-09


the eye limitation from 90 to GO years
Tho Morrill, bill was agreed to as Q substi,
tute for the senate bill-yeas, 1888; nays, u
Mr.: .Yoder moved to commit the bill
With instructions to the committee to re-.
port back a per diem pension bill. Lost
~ to !6l. The senate bill as amended BY
the substitute was then passed-179 to Il
amid loud applause. The house then ad-
Journed.
In the senate on tho LIST Senator Vest,
from the select committee on meat pro.
ducts. made q report to the senate, and &C.
companied it with an explanation. He
asked, in the name of the cattle raisers Of
the country, that the bill be taken up
and considered at an early day.
Senator Cullom recognized the impor.
lance Of the measure and declared him.
self anxious to secure an early considera-
ton. He asked Senator Vest whether the
report would be very long or whether it
could be printed o Senator Vest re-
piled that the report covered about 100
pages Of type written matter, and he sup
posed it could be printed in a few days.
The house amendment to the senate bill
for a public building OF Aurora, ILL.,, was
not concurred in and conference asked.
The customs administrative bill was taken
up, the pending question being on Senator
Gray's amendment, securing to the
aggrieved importer the right to bring q
common-law suit against a collector.
Senator Hiscock proposed an amendment
to the effect that the court, in its discre.
ton, may receive additional evidence, and
send the difficult questions of fact for trial
to q jury. After o long discussion Sena-
tor Gray's amendment was laid on the
table BY a party vote. After executive SEES
sion the senate adjourned.
In the house o N the 1st the committee
on rules reported a resolution for the i'm.
mediate consideration of bills reported
from the Judiciary committee. The house
then proceeded to consider the senate bill
to protect trade and commerce against I'M
lawful restraints and monopolies. This
measure is known as the "anti.trust bill"
An amendment by MIR. Bland making
unlawful any contract or agreement to
prevent competition in the sale or pur-
chase OF my commodity transported from
one state to another was adopted and the
bill passed with q single negative vote. Mr..
Adams. of Illinois. called up the interna-
tional copyright bill and explained its pro.
Visions. Without action the house adj
journed.
In the senate on the I'd the committee on
interstate made Il report OH the
subject of American commerce by
Canadian railroads. Senator Vest
introduced the bill to amend the
inter. state act, stating that his
object was to place the express companies
under the provisions of that act, and asked
the attention of the interstate commerce
committee on the subject. The bill was
referred to that committee. Senator
Mitchell offered u measure. which was
laid over till the Sd, calling on the
secretary of the treasury for information as
to the importation and expectation of gold
and silver during the year 1889; and as to
bank notes retired and the kind
Of money issued to take their place.
The concurrent resolution heretofore
offered requesting the president to enter
into negotiations with the governments of
securing treaty stipulations for the pre-
vention of the entry of Chinese laborers
into the United States, was taken up
the house with the house amend-
ment to the senate dependent pen
sion bill, was laid before the senate and
the chairman of the committee on pensions
moved that the amendment be non.con-
CURED in and IL conference asked. Sher.
man suggested that the bill and amend
ment be referred to the committee on PEN
sions and it was done. The customs
administration bill was then taken
up and discussed at length. The bill
was passed by q vote of IS to is.
Senator Platt gave notice that he would
on the 9th ask the senate to take up She
bill for the admission of Wyoming. On
motion of Senator Jones, of Nevada, the
bill authorizing the issue of treasury notes
on deposits of silver bullion was taken up
and made unfinished business from the 7th
inst until disposed of. The conference re.
port on the Oklahoma town site bill was
presented and agreed TO. After executive
session the senate adjourned.
In the house on the I'd q resolution
was adopted setting apart Saturday, June
IL, for the delivery Of e~ulogeis upon the
late Samuel j. Randall, of Pennsylvania.
The house then resumed consideration of
the copyright bill. The bill was discussed
A vote was finally taken on the
engrossment and third 1eading of tn. bill
and it WAS defeated-yeas, IS; nays, 126.
Before announcement of the result Mr..
breckenridge. of Kentucky, who voted in
the affirmative, changed his vote to the
negative for the purpose of moving o re.
consideration. The house, at the evening
session, passed seventeen private pension
bills and adjourned.
In the senate on the Bird, Senator Frye,
from the committee on commerce., said he
was instructed by that committee to re-
port to the senate two important
bills. The first was to place
American merchant marine en-
gagged in foreign trade on an equality with
other nations. This is the bill Known as
the shipping league tonnage bill. The
other bill is to provide for an ocean mail
service between the United States and for
elgn states, and to promote commerce..
The " bills were read the first and Sec
ond times aud placed on the calendar.
A cumber of bills were passed, among
them being the senate bill for the relief Of
Nathaniel Mckay and the executors of
Donald Mckay; the senate bill to amend
the %pre-emption and homestead laws
providing for the selection Of lands for
educational purposes in lieu of those
appropriated for other purposes);
the senate bill arpropriating $4,000
for a farm for the Indian training
school at Pierre, s. D.; the senate bill
constituting Cairo, ILL.,. o port of delivery
in the district of New Orleans; the senate
bill amending the house bill to constitute
Lincoln, Neb., a port of delivery. At 4:15
Mr.. Harris interrupted the proceed
and had read a bulletin ON.
nouncing the death of Senator
Beck. He moved adjournment.
The motion was agreed to and the SEN
tors and officials gathered around Harris,
eyNraSsiOp to aoch other fhnir cipcorn Gov.