The Hot Springs star. (Hot Spings [Hot Springs], Dakota [Dakota Territory, i.e. S.D.]) 1886-189?, 1890-03-14
THE ACTS OF CONGRESS
sUccINcr stNDeAnY OF AgwREzcD
LEdtstATKvE WORK.
Bfis and Resolutdoas- Introduced anA TOP.
ics Discussed by the National neay -
Law Makers.

- r.n.|
Bills and Resolutions Introduced ana Top
ics Discussed by the National DoAy -
Law Makers.
In the senate. on the lth, the joint resolutions
providing for the taking Of the census OF Alaska
was taken from the calendar and passed. The
TO the lease Of the fur seal islsnds in Alasxe IVES
reported back from the finance COMMITTEES ad.
serseiy on the grounds that the treasury depart
COMMITTEES. had not power to interfere In the
matter. The resolution was indefinitely post.
tees and piaceaS on ont the 'e ca iePdaSe ws ao ths S1 foliow.
ing: To amend the act for a bridge across the
Missouri river by the Forest City and Wster-
bill sppropriating $4,000 for a monumental
column TO commemorate the battle of Trenton,
n: H., on condition that . equal sum is con.
tributed by tho Trenton association, passed.
After executive session the senate adjourned.
In the house q resolution requesting the pres
respondence between the United States and
the schooner Rebecca. in February, 1854, wa
referred. The following committee appofnt-
ments were announced by the speaker: Messrs.
Tarsney, OF Missouri. and Reyburn, Of Penn.
Mississippi levees, and Cheadle. OF Indiana, on
ton Of the Arkansas contested election case Of
debate on which the house adjourned.
In the house on the 9Th after q warm debate
the Feather. tone-Cete election case from Ar
A&unNO AloRObcu " ny pu0 686tluK OF u G1SQs
%erstone; republican, by a vote of i45 to ls6.
The oath OF office was administered to him md
the house adjourned.
In the senate the bill increasing tho
pension of tho widow OF Gen. Warren was
taken up and on q question Of passage the vote
tine Z gus, 'mi was aass secured uraD .S SsG hoan for n sak ins
up Tho Blair educational bill had arrived. IL
was discussed until the senate went into ex-
ecutiye session. Adjourned.
IN the senate on the 9Th the bill to increase
the efficiency and reduce the expenses Of tho
the weather bureau to the department Of agri.
culture was reported and placed ON the cslen-
dar; Among Am the bills introduced and referred
John Ericsson; for the punishment of ON
cers and Others selecting jurors with reference
s stst RS,lsis sa "a sn IN nsr,n;, TO TO-. amend mend the are. revised
istry OF foreign-butlt vessels by ci.lzens Of the
United Statos for employment in foreign trade
passet was the following. Giving . pension of
S1o per month to the daughter of Msi.-Gen. w.
sioa Of an the sn %iSaw of It ! Sios = m %sl1s the p TSs
senate went into executive session and then
adjourned.
The speaker laid before the house . message
from the president: transmitting the report Of
the Chippewa Indian commission. Referred.
A petit on of the Women's Industrial league
was presented. asking TINT two women be- ap-
pointed on the worlds fair committee of 1881.
Referred. MI. Lawler, of Illinois. presented .
PRAYING for un increase Of salaries. The house
Went into committee of the whole and pro.
ceedcd to the consideration of public building
bills. The following bills were laid aside with
favorable Recommendation: For q public
huiidi, ut Galesburg; ~. to cost $1,000:
for n public building at Ashland. Wis, to cost
$4,000. The hill called up appropriating 5000.
OUO for q public building ut San Jose. Cal. was
the Object OF IL vigorous attack from Mr.. Can.
was fnvornbly recommended and it, with the
other bills mentioned" me, Was passed after the
bill also passed. Adjourned
In the sprate on tho 9TH thu following pul,lin
building bills passed: For Sterling. lii. $780,.
900; Helena. Mont. s4oo,ooo. The hill appro-
UP, aud senator Plumb moved to reduce it to
100000. While the discussion was going OH,
went over without action. and the islair ed.
Mcntional bill cumo up as unfinished business
Senator HALE opposed the bill. Senator hlaii
addressed the senate, He insisted that the
u. publican party had pledged in its platform
the passage of the bill and be predicted that
y that party failed tomake good its pledge that
fact would put an end t, the party. lie was
not mistaken as to the source from which most
OF the misrepresentation at the north concern
the country had decided that the way 20 gel
control of the schools WAS to first get controIo OF
the press. The press had received its full share
of subs erviency. The ew York papers were
monopolies of the worst KIND and the country
papers had been perverted and poi. oned Dy
them. After executive session the sena.e ad,
journed until Monday.
In the house Haugcn. of Wisconsin. from the
'%loAtC0 n utIOI
IN the Alabama contested election case q.
Threat Va. Clark. Tho resolution, which was
unanimously adopted. declares Clark entitled t.
his scat. The speaker laid before the house
the senate bill referring TO the court OF claims
the claim of Woodbridge for his invention O
proJcctiies for riiled cannon. 1t was defeated
after some debate. The house vent into com.
mittee OF the whole on the private calendar
Without transnctins any business 81. import.
ance tho COMMITTEES rose md tho houseyook .
recess: AT tho evening session the house
passed five privat pension hills and adjourned
Senate not in session on tho sth.
In tho house Oh the 9Th numerous bills fol
public buildings We're introduced. none of which
were passed md in the minority of instances
were all reduced from the original amount
named. The commissioner of the general LAND
office Inns ordered tie thiefs of divisions to i'm.
mediately re examine all suspended entries
relieving them from suspension ii possible
MIR. iDolliver. for Mr.. Strublc, presented a ne.
tition Of citizens Of Mansfield PRAYING for IL.
Dolliver presented petitions of Taylor post g
Ar, OF I4aurens. To-: Rowland post, l.ohr
Vile: Fitzpatrick post. West side. and the pos,
OF Hidden. praying an increase Of pension leg
%islatioh; also petition; of w. @. Crooks post
Boone. and Rome post, favoring the service
pension bill. Ad;ourncd.