Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1890-04-25

bonnd to press 1t because 1t Is Simply Jus'
tn the people of Chicago and to the manu-
facturers who contemplate exhibiting, LOT,
eicners as we'll as Americans. az
Instructed by the committee aud an
under constant pressure to call IL
mn. l have replied privately to the
senator from Kansas Plumb, andl 40 50
now, to allow his bill to lie over untll ths
sa,ate can CONSIDER this exhibition Dill.
After debate the senate Il into eAeeu-
tive session, When the doors were re-
onened Senator Plumb asked unanimous
consent to have the land forfeiture blil
laid before the senate Monday as "untn-
ished business" The clerk read tne
title of the pension examlners ON!
as unfinished business but tnat
was not in accord with Senator Plumo.s
purpose, and he manifested conslaotaole
displeasure. Among the bills passed were
the following: Senate bill authorizing the
construction of o bridge across tho MIS-
souri, river between the city of
lain and LYMAN county, S. d.; Senate OH
increasing the pesion OF Gen. MliroJ
widow to S75 per month. On motion OF
| Senator Hawlev the senate agreed to con-
slider the worlds fair bill Immediately efter
business on the DIST. Adjourned.
In the house the 18th En!oe, OF lennes-
see, rising to q question of personal Pf,lV,,
| ileae, sent to the clerks desk ana haa
read articles from the New York press ae-
claring that a gigantic job had been ols-
covered i'll the southern war CLAIMS ON IN
troduced by him. The article further
states that Thomas, OF Wisconsin,
chairman of the committee on war CLAIMS,
had denounced the bill as one OF the most
infamous Jobs which had ever been tolstsd
upon congress. Thomas said he had nov
censured any member Of the committee.
He stated tina. il the bill passed
the house it would be Infamous,
because he thought he could
prove that q number of TIE claims on the
bill were claims of persons notably dls-
loyal. Enloe said that the charge IN the
article that he had brought the bill before
III. house in a sur.eptltious manner was a
falsehood made by the correspondent or a
fslsehood made for him and repeated by
him. His action in regard to the bill had
always been straightforward and he de,
nounced the article as a Islander on the Dill
and the members of the committee.
Thomas reiterated his statement that a
number of the claims in the Dill were
those of dis!oyal PERSONS, and that a num-
Der of them had naver been xamined by
the committee. Mr.. Butterworth, OF OHIO,
moved the HOUSE so into committee OF the
whole for the consideration OF the leglslat-
i've appropriation bill, but the friends OF
the calendar mastered sufficient force to
defeat the notion; yeas, 112; nays, 116.
MIR. Cannon. of Illinois, submitted o dis
agreeing conference report upon the ma
tional park bill. The report having been
agreed to Mr.. Cannon moved the house in
sist on its amendment, which requires the
District of Columbia to bear half the bur.
den of the expense of the maintenance OF
the park. TIE motion to insist was agreed
tolls to 227. No further conference was
asked for. Mr.. Henderson, of Illinois, re-
ported the river and harbor appropriation
bill, and it was referred to committee ofthe
whole. The house then went into commit
tee of the whole on the private calendar
3 the calendar and Mr.. Thomas resolution
r to report the bill bach with Recommended
ton that it be referred to the committee or
i rules for the investigation of hes status Of
: the measure in connection with the rules
: of the house, was lost. A point of order
1 was raised by Mr.. Kerr that the committee
6 on war claims had no jurisdiction over the
rule. MIR. Thomas, of Wisconsin, ther
r offered a resolution that the
house with recommendations that ii
be recommitted with instructions to the
n committee on war claims to inquire into
: the loyalty of ench claimant. This pre-
cipitated quite o discussion, in which some
: bad blood was shown. The resolution
Q was reported to the house. Mr.. Gros'
i venor raised q point of order, and the
d speaker ruled the resolution out Or order
Tie bill, therefore, went back on the cal
endar. The house at the evening session
passed fifty private pension bills.
In the senate on the 10TH Senator Man.
derson introduced two bills that We're re
" | e.-.a1 - A. l;l,r,~r ~, f~r III.
q purchase of Matthews portrait of Abra
: ham Lincoln and to accept from the G.. A
J; r. a statue Of U. S. Grant and pedestal
to be placed in statuary hall of tie capitol
le Senators Henderson and Paddock pre-
1; sented petitions from members of tn
10 Farmers alliance of Nebraska, relating t.
ie the financial policy Of the government
re The petitions request the senate no
is to pass the Window silver bill
te or any similar measure; to restor
e, silver to free and unlimited coinage on tn
D equality with gold. and supplement thi
l. money with United States legal tende
S, reach $50 per capita of population, an
NJ that as soon as possible discontinue t
10 issue any other kinds of money whatevel
.. The house was requested to return to th
rs senate the bill for a public buildin
"a at Ashland, Wis, an error in tn
IN printing Office having made tn
TO amount 100000 instead of 800, OCt
70. Among tie bills passed were: Senate bi
ne ratlfying 'he agreement with the Indian
on at the Fort Berttold agency in North De
- kota, and appropriating $50, GOO; senate bi
y creating an additional land office in Mort
IS; Dakota; senate bill to provide for the dis
posal of the Fort EaltsutT, Fort Sherida
nc and Fort MCPHERSON military reservation
in Nebraska TO actual settlers under IL
ga homestead Laws. Tie senate bill
pay Mrs. Cameron $4,000 for prol
~ er,y taken by the army at Chntti
- noosa during the war created
hH lengthy discussion, which turned on II
court Of claims. Senator Harris gave n,
tice that if the DEGREES of that court We,
~. not amended he would bring in a bill f
its abolition. Senator Spooner ~criticist
~ rs the influences that prevailed in the court
=. claims, and suggested that the cases the
~ did not receive the proper scrutiny. RI
~. bill went over. The senate bill appr
'as priating S100.0O0 for an equestrian stat,
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