Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1890-02-14
THE ACTS OF CONGRESS.
SUCCISCT SUMMARY OF A WEEKS
LEGISLATIVE WORK.
Bills and Resolutions ~troduce and Top
les Discussed by tho National Body OF
Law X

Atil!S anu RESOLUTIONS introduced and EOp-
les Discussed by tho National Booty of
Law Makers.
The senate was not in session. In the house.
nal of yesterday. One of the reading clerks
proceeded to do 80. and when he came to the,
phrase "yoas and nays" etc, Mr.. Mcmillan in
full. The speaker ordered that it be done.
MH. Mckinley moved that the journal be APP
proved. calling for the previous question on
me speaker put the question, but several
democrats demanded yeas and nays. The
135 nays, 1855. So the house refused to adjourn.
The next stop in the procedure was to cali
Tor the previous question on Mr.. McKin-
The speaker then announced the yoteNyeas.
l6l ;nays0. Shouts of mo quorum" came from
tho Democratic side, but the speaker paia no
now on the motion that the journal OF Yesterday
pc approved. On the speaker again declaring
the question Mr.. Holman demanded tho yeas
and nays. The vote resulted, yeas, 100; nays,
0, and the journal was approved. Mr.. Roweli
called up the smith-Jackson election case, and
M. Crisp raised the question OF consideration.
The speaker declined to entertain it. Mr.. Crisp
appealed. The speaker declined to entertain
the appeal: Mr.; Crisp then said
Mr.: Crisp offered as q substitute for the reso-
llutiors OF tho majority Of the election commit
Tee those OF the minority, declaring Smith not
glnia. and that Jackson had been. and was on
titled to retain his seat. He argued for the
GGnGpIion OF the substitute. At the close of Mr..
Mr. Howell. went on to discuss the acts in the
contested election case and spoke until $50.
mere mere os Mhag no longer any time rule in, the
tho democratic side. but it was voted down by
a vlya voce vote, and Mr.. Farrell proceeded
10 the seat. Finally, after much confusion and
excitement, it was agreed that each side be al
lowed three hours for debate on Monday; and,
Win m Af Enthusiastically 1,L =
to the time of taking the vote, the house adj
Journed.
Immediately after the reading Of the journal
IN the United States senate on the Sd Senator
cameron announced the recent deaths in the
1am1lles OF two members of the cabinet and
moved an adjournment, which was agreed to
In the house the journal was read in full on
demand of the democrats, and on motion of MIR.
Mckinley and a call of the roll twas approved
Jackson contested election case was resumed.
MIR. OFarrell, of Virginia, continued his arpu-
ment in support Of the claims of the contestee.
Mr. O'Farrell said that he did not believe that
the time had yet come, and God grant that it
might never come, when the American people
would tolerate IN autocrat, whether O president
or whether he was speaker OF the house: Mr..
Greenhhlge, OF Massachusetts, presented the
claims Of the contestant, as did Mr.. Lacey, Of
Iowa. MIR. Cultivate and MIR, Moore argued
for the contestee. as did Mr.. Wilson, of West
Virginia. The report of the committee on
elections was adopted-1s6 yens nays, o. Con-
oA1is4 "uo Sohlod w DIlo SuIuo VOlo.
and took the oath of office. The house for the
first time had a republican quorum present.
Adjourned.
In the senate on tine 4th among the bills re-
ported and placed on the 'calendar were two
1or pubic buildings ut Burlington, Ia. and Eau
duced and referred was one by Senator VOL
colt for the admission ns u state OF New Mexico
and one by Senator Plumb for the protection Of
a petition asking IN appropriation of 800 per
capita for entrants to Liberia. Referred.
Senator Plumb offered a resolution. which was,
agreed to. calling on the secretary of war to
furnish copies OF various reports OF military Of
hcers IN relation to affairs at Guthrie and Okla
homa City since the opening and settlement of
the territory. After executive session the sem
ate adjourned.
In the house a roll call was had to approve
the journal, tho democrats not voting. The
session was consumed by dilatory proceedings.
a bill to relieve the treasurer Of the United
states from the amount now charged to him
ami deposited with the several states, was, re-
1erred to the on ways and means.
Adjourned.
In the senate on the 5th only one bill was in
troduced-providing for o lien on grain for
binding Irvine furnished for the sams-after
which the senate went into committee of the
whole for the consideration of tho prohlbitory
6ill, which was continued until 5 o'clock, with
Senator Cain, of Readle, in the chair. Quite a.
hight was engendersd by motions to fix the date
OF taking effect and dispensing with the emer-
gency clause, but it was loft as
blythe committee, to take effect Nal 1. Adj
journed.
- sAC tAoooO eAio 'SllS1o blll 4C9allDlSS lLiS OK
ganization of civil townships of Codiugton
county passed. The senate memorial to con
gress on pension legislation passed. The SEN
ate memorial relating to the soldiers home at
Hot Springs and the senate memorial relating
to the dam on on Big Stone LAKE passed. Bills in
troduced:. To amend section 973, article IL,
chapter II, compiled laws to appoint one lem
ocrat. and one woman to Office; to protect
stockbreeders to amend section Sc, chapter 2S,
ID, of the constitution ;to issue bonds by the
state to pay The outstanding Indebtedness. At
3 o'clock the house went INTO committee OF tho
whole, with DeWoody in the chair, on the tenn
peranco bill. The bill has thirty-eight sections
and only three SECTIONS were adopted. The
fact developed that the temperance majority
IN the house is sufficiently strong to pass on
iron clad law, Adjourned.
In the senate the bill authorizing the con-
Detroit was reported back adversely from the
committee on On motion of Sem
ator Allison the senate bill to amend the act Of
August s, 1855, authorizing tho construction of
n railroad, wagon and foot-passenger bridge
across the Mississippi river at Burlington, Ia,
was taken from the calendar and passed. 1t
extends for two years from the passage of this
act the time for beginning and finishing the
bridge and makes other changes. The senate
then tn took up i. the biz to provide a temporary
O'clock the oklahoma bill went over
tinue his speech on the educational bill. sena-
tor Blair. however, yielded to Senator Spooner,
on whose motion the house Joint resolution ap-
pAop11dI1AS Nto,Oo' v tuo 1eAIolO VI CeTtElQ IMP
pewa Indians ct La Pointe agency in VISION
sin WAS taken up aud passed. The educational
bill was then taken up and Senator Blair re-
suned his speech in its advocacy. After speak
Ing two hours Senator Blair yielded the floor.
The conference report on the senate joint reso-
luton for the removal of distractions to navi-
cation in the Missouri river was presented and
agreedto. The house amendment reducing the
amount from $3.50, 900 to S75,O00, and inserting a.
provision for S75, 00o for improvements at the
mouth OF the Columbia river, was adopted.
After executive session adjourned until Mon
day.
In the house after the usual tactics of the
democrats the journal WAS approved. Mr..
Cannon reported the now code Of rules, and it
was ordered printed and recommitted. The
senate direct tax bill was referred to the COM
mittee on judiciary. The committee on invalid
pensions reported back the senate disability
pension bill with q substitute making the rate
OF Total disability ST. per month and partial
$50 per month. The bill as amended was
passed. The bill for the relief OF survivors Of
the samoan disaster passed. Bills introduced
and referred: BY Williams; OF Illinois. direct
ing the secretary of the treasury to purchase ut.
market price 81, 00O,O 5000 worth Of silver bullion
per month, and have it coined as fast as pur-
chased into standard silver dollars. By Mr..
Hayes, of Iowa-For the erection of a public
building at Muscatine, Ia. BY Mr.. Stone-To
place binder Irvine made from sisal grass or
manila on the free list. By Mr.. Dorsey-Au-
+Lorj,;,o tbo ;a,,o ~ conn 100 n -