Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1890-03-14
THE ACTS OF CONGRESS
sUCCINCT SUMMARY OF A WHERE'S
LEGISLATIVE WORK.
Bills and Resolutions introduced and Tow.
les Discussed by the National Body .,
Law Makers.

Bills and Resolutions introduced and Ton.
les Discussed by the National I,oIv =,
Law Takers.
In the senate on the I'd Senator yoor,oo,o 80
fered a preamble md concurrent resolution re- re.
citing tnat in the recent ln.se ~
the seal Islands Of Alaska to the
American company certain provisions of tbo
law were not complied with and d;ractino
the secretary OF the TREASURY to refra n + rn,5
executing or a "a eilysrinE The lease to The com
senate. Referred to the finance coJ,,ni+taa
The bill hiking the salaries of several iudges n
the United states district courts at s5.o6o ne,
bill was discussed. Adjourned, ~ 'i"i
In the house MIR. ODonnell, of Michigo, n,
tho request OF the Seventh Day Alventists 81
25s, 900 names protesting against tbs nas oea.,n ~
my, bill in regard to tho observance Of the
Sabbath. Referred, The Joint restitution
Ipasit;a, an 1n,oG;s the appointment of thi.ty
additional medical examiners for the pension
bureau. me featherstone-Cate election CON.
test was taken up. Pending debate, adiourned
In the senate, on the 4th, the joint resolutions
providins 1or the taking of the census OF Alaska
was taken from the calendar and pissed. The
resolution offered by Senator VOORHEES, il, row ~
to the lease OF the fur seal islands in Alas, n Vas
reported BACK from the finance committees nd.
versely on the grounds that the treasury ucSart.
ment had already made the lense and that tho
committee had not power to interfere il, tho
matter matter me resolution was indefinitely post.
oASo Antoh lIe u lib reported from commit
tees and placed on tho calendar wns the foliaM
ing: 10 amend the act Tor q bridge across tho
Missouri river by the Forest City and Water.
, h;M com,pany ID South sou Dakota. The senate
column TO commemorate the battle of Trenton.
N. H., on condition that an equal ann is Gov
triputeu Dy sne trenton association, passed.
After executive session the senate adjaurned,
IN the mouse a resolution requesting the pres.
ldent to send to the house comics of Mi cor.
-sponden between the United States aud
MQSIrn ralafJfnr T. In oasr,...
the schooner Rebecca, in February. 1874. was
referred. The following committees annoint.
1nents were announced by the speaker: Messrs.
sylyania, on claims: Brickner, of wisconsin on
Mississippi levees, and Cheadle. Of Indiana, on
Rostoiiices and postroads. Tn considera-
I ~ Oh une arkansas contested election case Of
Featnefstone vs.. Cate, WAS resumed, pending
debate on which the house adjourned.
In the mousse on the 5th after q warm debate
me feauher, tone-Cate election case from Ar
a s was disposed OF by the seating of Feath.
The oath of Office was administered to hsm And
the house adjourned.
,a In tho Of senate ana tho pill increasing the
taken up and on u question OF passage the VOTE
was-yeas, 10; naNs. Ono quorum. By tho
u, v,m tb a a R9.ir m was secured the hour for takine
was discussed until tho senate went into ex
ecutive session. Adjourned.
/. In the senate on the 9th the bill to incrense
signal corps Of tho army and for the transfer q
the weather bureau to the department of agri
culture was reported and placed on the cslen
oar. Among the bills introduced and referred
We're the following: For a monument ts
John Ericsson; for the punishment OF Off
GERS and others selecting jurors with reference
to political utilization; to amend the revised
statutes 80 as to permit the purchase and reg
1stry OF foreign-butlt vessels by citizens of thu
United States for employment in foreign trade
Among the bills taken from the calendar and
passed was the following: Giving q pension o
$75 per month to the daughter of Mai.-Gen. w
Fitch and increasing to 500 a month the pen
sion OF the widow OF Maj.-Gen. Warren, Thu
senate Went into executive session and the1
adjourned.
The speaker laid before tho house. a messag.
from tho president. transmitting the report Q
the Chippewa Indian commission. Referred
A petite of the Women's Industrial leagu,
was presented, asking that two women be np
pointed on the worlds fair committee of 1899
Referred. Mr.. Lawler. of Illinois, presented
praying for an increase of salaries. The hous,
went into committee of the whole and pro
ceeded to the consideration Of public buildin,
bills. The following bills were laid aside witt
favorable recommendation: For q publ
building at Galesburg, Ill to cost $1,000
for public building at Ashland, Wis, to cos
$4,000. The bill called up appropriating s20o,
600 for aipublic building ut San Jose, Cal, wa
the object OF a vigorous attack from Mr.. Ca
non, of Illinois. After a sharp debate the bil
was fayoIrably recommended, and it, with tn
oUAS III iISutloueuy Wdb plSS0u AFTER I'll
committee rose. The Washington postoftic
bill also passed. Adjourned.
In the senate on the 18th the following publ
building bills passed: For Sterling, Ill, $50
Ooo; Helena, Mont, $500, O0o. The bill appro
priatlng $5u0, OOc for Salt Lake City, Utah, cam
up, and Senator Plumb moved to reduce it I,
100000. While the discussion was going on
the hour of 2 O'Clock having arrived, the bill
went over without action, and the Blair cd
vocational bill came up as unfinished business
Senator Hale opposed this bill. Senator Rlai
addressed he senato. He insisted that til,
republican party had pledged in it's platform
the passage Of the bill; and he predicted tina
II that party failed tomako good its pledge tina
TACT would put IN end to the party. no wa.
not mistaken as to the source from which mos
OF the Misrepresentation at the north concern.
ing the bill had come. The jesuitical power o.
the country had decided that the way to gel
control of the schools was to first get control O
the press. The press had received it's full share
OF attention and had manifested it's full shur
of subserviency. The ew York papers were
m2nopolies of the worst kind and the country
pnpers had bsen perverted and poi oned by
them. After executive session the senate I'D:
Journed until Monday.
In the house Haugen. of Wisconsin, from the
committee on elections, reported n resolution
Threat VS.. Clark. The resolution, which was
unanimously adopted. declares Clark entitled te
his seat. The speaker laid before the house
the senate bill referring to the court Of claims
the claim of Woodbridge for his invention OF
projectiies for rifled cannon. It was defeated
mlttae of the whole on the private calendar.
without transacting any business of import
ance the committee rose and the house took a
recess: At tho evening session the house
passed five privat, pension Hills and adjourned.