The Hot Springs star. (Hot Spings [Hot Springs], Dakota [Dakota Territory, i.e. S.D.]) 1886-189?, 1890-07-11
THE ACTS OF CONGRESS,
SUMMARY or AwEEk.s LEois.
LATlvE WORK.


SUMMARY or AwEEK's LEois-
LATivE WORK.
bills ana Resolutions Introduced and Ton.
hoe Discussed BY the Nsuoual BODY Ut
Law Makers.
In the senate. on the 9Oth, the house bill
In relation to pension and other cases was
passed. The house bill for the admission
Of Idaho % . state vas taken up for con.
sideration. The bill having been read
Senator Morrill, gave notice that he would
ct the earliest practical moment move to
take up the tariff bill. The report hav-
ing been read the Idaho bill
was temporarily laid aside. The
agricultural appropriation bill was
then taken up. There were q few amend
ments made. Senator Coke moved to add
tory and habits OF insects $2,5lO for in-
vestigating the history Of and remedies for
the cotton boil worm. Agreed to. The
bill was then pissed. A further
conference was ordered on the legisla.
tive appropriation bill on the amend.
ment to increase the pay Of senator's clerks.
Confederation Of the Idaho bill was re-
sumed and Senator Cullom addressed the
senate In lie favor. The bill having again
been laid aside, the house joint resolution
continuing the annual appropriations
thirty days after the close Of the fiscal
year Ut the appropriation bills have not
then become laws), was reported by Sena-
tor Allison and passed. Adjourned.
In the house on the 3Oth Mr.. Brecken.
ridge. of Kentucky, presented the creden.
tails OF w. w. w. Dickinson as reprasen.
tative- elect to fil the vacancy occasioned
by the resignation of Mr., Carlisle. MIR.
Dickinson then took the oath of office.
then resumed. The debate suspended and q
joint resolution extending thirty days, or
until the bills now pending became laws.
the provisions of the appropriation acts of
l689-9O passed. Consideration Of the
election bill Was resumed. At 1855 the
house adjourned.
In the senate on the let the bill to au-
thorize the leasing of school lands in the
territory Of Oklahoma for the benefit OF
the public schools was taken from the cal-
endar and passed. Senator Morgan in
tioduced a bill providing that no per-
son shall enter any public land in
Wyoming under the homestead or other
laws who is a bigamist or polygamis,t
or who teaches. counsels, aids OF encour.
ages others to enter into bigamy or polyg-
amy, or WHO ia a member Of any associa-
ton that teaches polygamy. Referred to
the committee on public lands. Consider
GRAFTON OF the Idaho admission bill was
position to it. The bill was then
passed without division. A mes
sage from the house announcing
that it had resolved to adhere to its dis
agreements to the legislative a~ppropria-
ton bill was presented by Senator Dawes,
OF the conference committee, who stated
that the house declined to confer
further. After o long discussion the
senate refused to recede from its amend
ments by a vote Of "a to 10. The result Of
this is that unless eitherthe senate or house
backs down the Legislative appropriation
bill fails aud q new bill will have to be re-
ported and 60 through the mill. A mo-
ton to reconsider the vote Of the senate,
and entered. The senate went into execu-
tive session and soon adjourned.
In the house on the LIST the entire time
OF both the day and night sessions was
consumed in consideration of the federal
election bill. The house adjourned at
HIS.
In the senate. on the I'd, Senator Plumb,
from the committee on public lands, re-
ported the senate bill to provide for the
delivery of land patents to theiI riRhtful
owners, and asked for its immediate con-
sideration. After some discussion the bill
passed. 1t directs the secretary of the in
terror to send to the recorder Of deeds in
each city in which the lands SO patented
lie the lists of the land patents in that
county that have been in the general land
Office uncalled for fortwelve months. Sem
ator hiscock called up his motion to re-
consider the vote by which the senate yes
terday refused to recede from
its amendments to the legislative
senate receded from it's amendments. The
bill now goes to the president. The sen.
ate then proceeded to considera.
ton Of two senate bills reported from the
committee on commerce to place the Amer
lean merchant marine engaged In foreign
trade upon an equality with that of other
nations, and to provide for an ocean mail
service between the United States and for.
eign ports and to promote commerce.
After several addresses on the subject the
senate. after executive session, adjourned.
The house on the I'd resumed considera-
ton Of the federal election bill. The
hour OF Q o'clock having arrived the
speaker declared the previous question Or
dered on the bill and the pending
amendments. Mr.. Springer moved
to lay the bill on the table.
Lost-yeas, 148; nays, 1855. Mr..
Springer changed his vote from affirmative
to negative in order to move a reconsidera.
ton. This, upon motion Of Mr.. Rowell,
was laid upon the table-yeas, 1853; nays,
14S. Mr.. Springer demanded the reading
OF the engrossed bill, but the speaker was
prepared for this demand, the bill having
been engrossed in advance, and a burst Of
applause came from the republican side
when the clerk began reading. Two hours
was consumed in the reading. The
question required on the passage of the
bill. AZ the call was in progress the
greatest interest was manifested on both
sides. As Mr.. Coleman, of Louisiana,
voted with the democrats he was
SIDE Of the house, and the applause
was reinforced with cheers when
Mr.. Lehlbach, Of New Jersey, also cast his
vote against the measure. The republic
cans retaliated in kind, and as the south
.etn republica, 9, Messrs. Houk and Tay.
lor, of Tennessee, Waddell and Mudd, Of
Maryland, and Wilson, of Kentucky, re-.
corded their votes in the affirmative, cheer
after cheer was given. Tho bill passed on
q vote ct yeas, 155; nays, 149. The house
then. at 0:25, adjourned.
In the senate on the Sd, messages from
the president as to Indian lands in Kansas,
postal mi cable communication between
the United States and the Latin American
states, the celebration Of the fourth cen.
tennial of the discovery of America, and as
to the agreement between the Cherokee
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