Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1890-08-22

h iowa and Dunnell. The house yefusoa
t;on w ,'se ~. .! - 70 "a, to order the resolm'
before ~ 49, ao,rd reading. The speaker laid
, rel;ef - tns mouse the senate bill for the
Dnna,6 - s Na5 Mckav and the executors of
for wnr,, n,eNay, who seek Compensation
Snr;nnas oone upon the monitors. Mr..
fha Mi maze point of order that
. zee OF the whole. The speaker o S
1ne point OF order and Springer anneolad
~. IN sustaining the decision Of the cbo;r
we vote stood, yeas, lbs; nays. 2lMno
quorum. A call of the house disclosed n
u oa.e quorum, which disappeared when tbf
~. vote required on sustaining the decision "a
the speaker. Adjourned. |'''-- 10
In the senate on the 18th tho soro.o
Joint resolution appropriat,np fer The r ral;af
OF restitution in Oklahoma the nnaS.
pended balance Of the appropriation made
.ast April for the relief Of the district over.
1--WE LIVED Dy the Mississippi was passed. The
t taa.n OH was taken up, the pending ques.
me tariff on tin plate. Senator
nltcnel addressed the senate in favor
~ .! nigh protective system as being
the policy to which the republican nartv
stands committed. Senator Plumb offered
an amendment, of which he had given
notlce, to strike out the clause imposing
auty OF 2-l0 cents pound on tin plate
preserving the other part of the proposition
us 10 the bounty, but finally withdrew it
ana onered another, making the duty on
TN plate cent per pound and providing
oounsy OF cent per pound on tin plate
manufactured mar in the United States.
Without action on the amendment. tho
senate adjourned. o
In the house on the 14th the first busi-
ness IN order was the vote on sus.
tanning the decision of the chair, over
rul'ng the point of order made by Mr..
springer Saying that the Mckay relief bill
must be considered in committee of the
whole:) The decision was sustained, Mr..
Struble, of Iowa, asked unanimous con-
sent for the consideration of the Joint res
olutlon for the aid of destitute persons
In Oklahoma. but objection was made.
The house then resumed consideration
OF the Nat Mckay bill. The senate con-
current resolution requesting the presi-
dent to convey to the widow of Gen.
Ulysses S. Grant the desire of congress
that the remains of Gen. Grant be removed
to and inferred in the Arlington National
cemete1y was reported favorably to the
house. 1t was soon found that no quorum
was present and the house adjourned.
The senate on the 18th, after the transact
ton OF routine business, took up the river
and harbor bill. Senators Edmunds and
Hoar desired to have the consideration of
the tariff bill resumed and voted against
the motion to take up the river and harbor
bill. Among the amendments reported by
the committee on appropriations and
agreed to by the senate we're the following:
Inserting items of $500, 900 for entrance to
the Galveston harbor, Texas. Increasing
tbs appropriations for harbor of refuge at
Milwaukee from $4,000 to $4,000; for
harbors at Superior bay and st.
at Duluth, Mimi, from $780,
900 to 100000; at Grand Marias, Mimi,
from Sl5,O0O to $22,35O; and at Agate
bay, Mimi, from $1,000 to 100000. j he
amendment to insert a provision for the
purchase of two canals from Kewanee bay
to Portage Lake and to Lake Superior, and
the works, lands and franchises connected
Herewith, for $3.50, 900 was the first item
that gave rise to discussion. Senators
Vest and Morgan stated objections to 1t.
1t was agreed to. Among the other
amendments reported by the committee
on appropriations and agreed to by the
senate were the following: Insert
ing items of 100000 for new locks
Falls, Mich, and $500 for the Hay lake
the Kaskaskia river, Illinois, from $500
to $4,000. Increasing the appropriation
for continuing operations upon the reser-
voirs at the headwaters of the Mississippi
river from $4,000 to $4,000. Amending
the item of $500,0O0 for improving the
Mississippi river from Minneapolis to Des
Moines rapidly by inserting that $4,000 of
that amount shall be expended between
the Chicago & ST. Paul railroad bridge
at st. Paul and the Washington
avenue bridge at Minneapolis.
Striking out the provision for the
Missouri river and substituting for it
the following: Improving the Missouri
river from its mouth to Sioux City, Ia,
inclusive of and embracing Office, clerical,
travelling and other expenses of the Mis-
souri, river commission, and for surveys,
permanent bench marks and gauges, $780,
the systematic improvement of the river
from its mouth to Sioux City inclusive. ac-
cordtng to plans and specifications of the
Missouri river commission; provided that in
the discretion of the commission such por-
ton and sum as they may deem proper
shall be expended in the protection of har-
bors and localities on any part of the river
within said limits. Inserting item of
$35O,00O for improving the Missouri river
between Fort Benton aud Sioux City, with
provision for two ice harbors. Section
four, giving the secretary of war authority
to require the alteration Of railroad bridges
over navigable waters where they are OBJ
structions to navigation, was, after some
notifications were made, agreed to. Ad-
journed.
In the house on the 18th after an unsuc-
cessful effort had been made to secure the
passage of the senate bill granting leaves
of absence to per diem employees in the
customs service, the house proceeded to
the consideration of the conference report
on the Indian appropriation bill. MIR.
Cannon, of Illinois, criticised the report as
being the most extraordinary one which
had ever been submitted during his ex-
perience In the house. The senate had
agreed to amendments ageregating ST. OO,-
900. The house had non-concurred
in these amendments, when this
strange thing happened. The con-
ference report carried the