The Hot Springs star. (Hot Spings [Hot Springs], Dakota [Dakota Territory, i.e. S.D.]) 1886-189?, 1890-01-24

the County Of p'' potsawastamie. 1a IN
Iowa, was amended and passed.
The resolution heretofore offered by Senator
Paul and st. George 70 the Alaska Commercial
company, ETC., was taken up, and Senator
Plumb PROCEEDED to address the senate. Sen.
the Alaska company. and the resolution was re-
ferred to the committee OH finance. The action
Of the house upon the death of representative
Kelley was announced, w%liereupon the senate
adjourned.
Mr.. Adams. chairman of the Silcott invests
eating committee, submitted a report on the
18th, accompanied by bill npproDriating 5:5,-
GOD for the purpose of supplying the deficiency
IN the appropriation for the puy and mileage Of
aefalcation in the Office of the sergeunt-at-nrlns.
Two minority reports were also submitted.
They We're all ordered printed in the record and
Among the bills introduced und
reforrcd were the following:
Providing tnat public lands shall be sold only
to citizens of the United States. Making Rock
the COMMITTEES on ways and means to report u
separate bill placing lumber, suit. jnte, hemp,
manila, ind sisai grass on the free list. For
tho admission of Wyoming ana Idaho. To de.
clare the duties, enforce tho Obligations and
regulate the service OF railroad companies us
s 4 ;nio. roso,n Of ,o inters,ate commerce.
the memory of Samuel ]. ridden. The resolu-
tion contained this writing: ''Salnuel !. Tilaen,
10 be placed in tho center Of the rotunda of the
capitol; TINT on the tablet in front of the base
of sud statle there shall be cnnspicuously ell
graved these words: Samuel j. 1ildcr, nine
but not seated" Mir. Sweeney inquired
whether the gentleman expected tho inscrip-
tion to be IN cipher, For u military national
national holiday. The house then proceeded
III of the whole to u consideration of
the bill to provide for town site lnnds in oklu-
homn. No action was taken and the committee
rose and the house adjourned.
among bills reported from senate committees
on tho nth and placed on the calendar We're
tIn nllnyViH FFn "a nrn v,n1 I'll Hv,,.k r,.t
combinations i'll restraint of trade md proiuc-
tion authorizing the purchase of u site for n
building for the supreme court. Senator George
offered a resolution on the propriety of reducing
tho penal bonds required of manufacturers Of
cigars; Referred. Tho resolutions heretofore
offered by Senator Gull in relation to tho cluins
OF Florida. under the swamp land grant, in re-
iation to the alleged unlawful selection Of land
IN Florida. were taken up and Senator Call nd
tion by Senators Plumb and Call, with explain.
atory reinarks by senator Dolph, from tho COM
mittec on public lands, occupied tho remainder
ton tho senate, after executive session, nd
jouined.
In tho house Mr.. Mckinley. from the commit.
haclk tho bill to simplify the laws in relation TO
printed nnd recommended. Mr.. Perkins. Of
Kansas. moved that the house. so into com
mittec of of Tho whole for consideration of tho
bill to provide town site entries o ln:d in Okla
holna. This was antagonized by Mr.. Adams, of
Illinois, who wished the house to consider tho
Silcott matter. and the motion was defeated
Mr.. Adams called up the silcott report, accom-.
panied by q bin approprinting $1,000 to reim-
Carolina, Advocated the adoption of his hill per-
mittins the members to bring suit in the court
opposed to bill of the majority because lie
could find no statute declaring the sergcnn:-at-
arms y discussing officer. He Thought tho
house should not appropriate public money to
lmy debts. Mr.. Hoimun contended that tho
fund in tho Office of the ergeant-at-arins
,.bont Ss3.oW, should be divided pro ratio
falcation. Pending furter debate the house nd
ioul1led.
Aftor some petitions had been presented in
the senate on the 18th Scnutor Sherman intro
d.lioed u bill to provide for permanent national
bunk circulation; referred. Senator Chandler
offered n resolution instructins the committee
OF immigration to investigate the various laws
of the Cnitttl States and of tho several state
relative to immigration, and also to investigate
the working of the contracts made by the sec
up Senator Morean's resolution recognizing the
United Statca of Brazil rs Il free. independent
nnd sovereign state and Senator TurI,ie pro-
Geeded to make a speech in support of it.
He trusted tho dolby III the recognition of sra
iii had not already led ton very serious lniscon-
strtictioi of the Interior motives and the i'm.
~tcntioi,s of the United States government. The
resolution went over without further notion.
Tho senate then took up tho calendar and
passed the following senate bills: I~selntiug to
homestead entries in the Indian territory; to
authorize the construction of a bridge across
the Missouri river within one mile oftiie mouth
of the Kansas river; nppropri1ting $500, 600 for
the purchase of a site and erection of q building
ut Washington for u hail of records.
The senate then went into executive session.
Inc ltussinn eXtr1dition trenty WAS recoin-
mitted to tho committee on foreign relations.
Consideration of the nomination of Thomas
Morgan to be Indian commissioner was post
poned until next week.
Mr.. Hit, of Illinois, rising to question of
privilege, IN the house, read a circular issued
by the National Butter, Cheese and Egg asso-
pi0tjpn N1l0 ru}nO 1,iYy, with lno N,,n ;,t 1,,o n
bill for the abolition of tho tax on oleomar.
garine. He had introduced no such bill ~ was
of no reason why such n circular should be sent
throughout the northwest. The charge was
without foundation.
The house then fesuned considerations OF tho
report of the special committee to investi-
gate tho : ilcott defalcntion. After discussion a
vote was taken on the Hemrhill bill ms q sub-
bers to sue in the court OF claims. It was de-
feated: Yeas, l36; nays, 1913, and n motion to
reconsider by MI. Bland was entered. The mo.
on ordering tho mnjority hill, appropri-
ating. $1,000 to reimburse the members for
their lost salary, to be engrossed and read the
1t WIS defeated: ,eas, 1.6; nays, 14a..
Senator Hale. from the senate committee,
on tho 10th reported buck adversely the bill to
require the superin. cndent of tho census to as
certain what perez ntugo of psoplo own their
farms, and the numbsr of firms under mott
gage, and tho ;imount th.reof. The senate
HNA l.usscl " SohSthI0is IosolulipII TepOrtet
from the committee on finunoe requesting the
= eretery Of the troasury not 7, take any steps
toward n new lease Of the seal fisheries until
utter Feb. aas Among the bills repor. cd and
placed on tho calendar wns one to iicreuso tho
appropriation for the public building and site
ut Milwaukee to 9 costo 81 81, 000, 600; establishing
u crstom collecting dist,ict to consist Of tho
states of North lnd South Dakota: for the re-
moval of tho Indian prisoners in the eat
Geronimo's band) to Fort Sli, I. Il. The fen-
ate then took mp the bill Introduced by sena-
tor Butler. to provide for the emigration of per-
sons Of color from the southern states, and
senator Butler proceeded to address the SON
ate: This. he said, VAS too grave a sub.
3ect to he distorted by party considers.
lions or confined, within tho rarrow
soundaries and limits Of party lines.
Senator G. M. Blair spoke against the bin.
Th. bill went over without action. Senator
Teller presented the credentials OF Sanders and
Power as senators-eloct from the state of Mon
tana. They were referred to tho committee on
nrtriledges and elections. The senate bills to
amend article l03 OF tho rules and articles Of
war were taken from the cAleidnr and nassad.