The Hot Springs star. (Hot Spings [Hot Springs], Dakota [Dakota Territory, i.e. S.D.]) 1886-189?, 1890-02-07
THE ACTS OF CONGRESS.
succnCr sUMMARY OF A wEEk,s
LEGISLATIVE WORK.

sUCCINCT SUMMARY OF A WEEKS
LEGISLATIVE WORK.
Bits and Resolution Introduced and Top
les Discussed by the National body Of
Law Makers.
Tho senate was not In session on the Qsth.
In the housc, aft r the rea ling Of the journal
the house went into committee Of the whole on
instructions from the committees on ways and
means Mt. Mckinley offered an additional Sec
ton, Which was adopted: The committees
committee then rose and reported the bill TO
the house favorably. The bill was passed
yeas; lss; nays, III. NJ. Hit offered q r,solu-
fair committee from mine to thirteen, and pro.
viding that the committee. shall have ~iurisdic
tion oyer all questions relating TO the fair ex-
lected Is follows: On ono day the represent.
atives Of the competing cities shall present
their claims and on the following day the menl.
fefred to the committee on rules. Adjourned.
In the senate on the 9th. Senator Hoar pre-
sented the resolutions adopted 1t the recent
Boston mass meeting on the subject Of election
difficulties in the south. referred. The bill
hitherto passed for o bridge across the Mis-
scurt river IN Douglas county, Neb.. was recon-
sidered, slightly, amended. senator Chandler
for . report concerning the msltreatnaent
Of Henry Faunce at ): berdeen. ise., was
taken up aud senator Walthall addressed
be possibly. pretended that congress had
any jurisdiction on the subject. Re-
fsra 1e,o to the hssn nIa 9 in nna efi,gy Of Score.
Faunce he said that 1t was simply the wantcn
conduct OF Q few persons. and disarproved by
the community, Senator George SPOKE on the
resolution as being unparallelsd in the history
Of the legislation of this country. He admitted
that the fact had been correctly stated by the
senator from Kansas the othe. day, perhaps
with q little coioring, and he had no hesitation
In declaring that this transaction uho Faunce
matter) was such ~ demanded OF tho legisla-
ture OF mississippi an examination aud a repu-
ration to the man maltreated. Senator Chsnd-
ler advocated the resolution. If the senate was
not only to BIO tainted with tho wrong OF this
kind committed by being asked, What are yon
going to do about 1t? but also was to be told
by the senator from Missi sippi. "You have not
the right to inquire, and you dare not inquire
Into a,o ontr,ges Of Of this sort then indeed had the
Senator ingalls, spoke on the matter, closing as
follows: 1T may be that you Will succsed in
United states, that the government Of the
United States. has no power either to inquire
into . wrong sgains: IFS citizens or to protect
say to Senator Walthall that il Fatince had
been q CT izeno Of Kansas, and II 1t should appear
that the authorities of Kansas would not avenge
that wrong, and IL it. should appear that tho
government and authorities OF the United
States were powerless to prevent such wrong.
! will guarantee. to him that the citizens OF
BIB WOuIu thho u IIlO IuGlr UuIlQS 10 feScnG
end exact reparation.' Senator Reagan con-
denned the outrage. but denied tho right of the
government of the United States to take iuris-
diction. Senator George again took the floor,
and the resolution went over until tomorrow
without action. After executive session the
senate ad journed.
In the house Mr.. I..awler, of Illinois, pre-.
sented Il petition Of citizens of Chicago, pro-
testing against the re-tmlnsition Of the duty on
orockery, china and glassware packages. MFR.
Mason. OF Illinois. introduced q bill appropri-
q mi - y nm NM fnR a n mi sr M t.s----
The following bills We 9 Introduced: BY Mr..
Struble, of Iowa-For the alI,oi .tinent al com
mission r OF immigration; also. prohibiting the
trans i:oftati0n OF intoxicating liquors from ono
state or 7 rritory to anoth r state or territory
in violation Of the law thereof. BY MIR. Kelly.
OF hansAsMIo pension, willows and orphans Of
people killed for political purposes since the
close Of the late war Mr.. McCarty offered a
resolution congratulAting the ut ople of Ir iii
on their o. rePiblicanism, recog-
free and independent republ C, ana instructing
the president to give prop. r notice Of this re-.
co milton to Brazil. Tho house went into com.
mittee of the whole to consider the Hill appfot
priating Sl,h0o.U00 for the erection of three
United States prisons 70. tho imprisonment Of
70 Q aud reported the bill to the house and it
passed. Adjourned.
Among the memorials r%resonte I and referred
in the senate on the 2sth, was one from tho
Augusta. Me-, board of trade, for the selection
Of New York as the site for the exposition of
1872. Senator Morrill, introduced his bill author
lLtuS Lue Ih6ut. VI IIeubuEy uOLe6 OIL deposit on
silver bullion. The committee on public build
tngs and grounds reported IL bill appropriating
81 y. 900 for a public bull linz, ut kanshs City,
Mo-. and it was placed OH the calendar. On
motion of Senator sherman the senate hill to
relieve the treasurer OF tho United States from
the aMr'nt t. nov chargea to hin and
taken from the calendar and passed.
On motion the bill to credit IND pay to the
several states and territories and the District
rect tax of 1851, was taken from the calendar.
The bill was p~assed-ayes,. "A: nays. :. The
nays were Perry, Blair, Coke, Plumb, Vance
upon the secretary of war for Information OF
the seizure and Imprisonment of the Apache
prisoners. was agreed; to. The senate
tor Chambers resolution. discussed yesterday.
Senator Gray said the hanging of u high official
in emgy,, while to be condemned, was not an
dent Harrison had been hanged III efiiey in the
state of Indiana. He moved to amend the res
o!ution by adding the words "a1d also letter
port was Il response" Aftor debnte senator
Gray's amendment was agreed to. senator Cali
offered an amendment calling on the attorney
President Harrison In Indiana and President
Cleveland in Kansas. Without action tho
pending amendment and resolution went over.
II house passed the bill providing that In
case Of pension claims of dependent parents it
shall be necessary only to show to the pension
OtASV SA0k ~ H04CAS y tuO OtuGE lu6AIB
Of support than manual labor. Mr.. DC. sey,
from the committee OH banking and currency,
reported q bill to provide for the issuance Of
circulating notes to national banking ~associa-
lions. The opponents of this measure argued
that it wal not In the interests of the people
but Of the bankers, and 81 o antagonistic to the
Of q proposed substitute for the bill. Mr..
Peters introduced g bill, which was referred,
setting apart certain lands in No Mans Land
for the propaeation of butfaloes. Adjourned.
In the senate, after some routine busineaa on
the 18th, Senator Mitchell took the floor and
proceeded to address the senate OH the bill for
tho free coinage of silver. At the conclusion Of
his address the senate went into exeoutiye
session. after which 1t adjourned.
In the house Mr.. Dalzell called up the cleo.
ton case Of Smith vs.. Jackson, from the Fourth
ton Of Consideration. On this QUESTION the
democrats. with the exception Of Messrs. Buok-
aiew. Covert, and Cowles. RETAINED from voting.
While the roll was being called the speaker
crats who were present and not voting. The
vote was announced as standing: Yeas, l6l;
days. =; MI. Crisp raised point Of no quo
names OF member present and refusing to
vote. Tn clerk proceeded to read the names
81 the = de democrats n whom the speaker had
Mr.. Breckenridge was caleb he step ped
into the aisle and in q resouudina voice said:
~ deny the power Of the speaker to do
s sI c. and d. ! dsno y e. i as rsyelut!cnsry;'
must not mistake the situation. fhe shair
must ,,u,d, proceed &c din In order s and ths gsns!smen ss
the Chair 70 so p r ed Ne clerk Ia: :'s any.
nounced the members voting 16l yeas. 2 nays.
The chair thereupon having heard their nalnes
imnde Of this fact. Accordingly the question
was before the house and the chair proposed to
give : statement accompanied by a ruling from
man was dissatisfied Herewith" The aneaEer