Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1890-07-04
THE ACTS OF CONGRESS.
SUMMARY OF A WEEKS LECiS-
LATlVE WORK.

LATlVE WORK.
Ellis and Resolutions Introduced aud Top
les Discussed by tho National Body ol
Law Makers.
In the senate, on the 23d, Senator AlIi-
son was excused from service on the
select committee to examine into the adj
ministrative service of the seunte, and Sen.
ator Plumb was appointed in his place.
The house bill for the relief of the settlers
in the Northern Pacific railroad in
demnity lands was reported and
placed on the calendar. Senator In
gals offered q resolution and it was
agreed to, instructing the committee on
privileges and elections to inquire as to
the date when the salaries of senators
from Montana, Washington and North
and South Dakota began. The senate
then resumed consideration of the agllcul.
tural college bill. Morrill, offered a sub.
stitute for the various amendments pend
ing Saturday as to the division of
the fund between the colored
and white schools of the state. SEN
ator Pugh expressed his approval OF
Senator Morrill's amendment and with
crew the one offered by him. After some
debate Senator Morrill's amendment was
adopted and the bill then passed. The
conference report on the dependent pen
sion bill was taken up. After the discus
sion closed o vote was taken aud the con-
ference report agreed to-yeas, "a; nays,
IL. A conference was ordered on the
fertilization bill and Senators Dawes,
Plumb and German appointed conferees
on the part of the senate. After executive
session the senate adjourned.
In the house on the 23d tho speaker an
nounced the appointment of Messrs.
Brewer, Butterworth and Sayers as con-
ferees OF the fertilization bill. The house
then went into committee of the whole on
District of Columbia business. The COM
mittee rose without final action on the bill.
The conferees on the grand pension appro-
priation bill failed to egree. The house
insisted upon disagreement to the senate
amendments and adjourned. q
In the senate on the oath the conference
report on the naval appropriation bill was
presented and agreed to. The senate then
proceeded to the consideration of the post
office appropriation bill. The first amend
ment of the committee, increasing the
item for mail depredations and postofce
inspectors fees aud expenses from
the other committee amendments, and the
bill passed. The senate then proceeded to
the consideration of the diplomatic and con-
sular appropriation bill. Senator Sher-
man, from the committee on foreign re-
l%ations, moved to increase the compensa-
ton of the minister to Turkey from $3.50
to $l0,0 600. Agreed to. Senator Ed
munds moved to amend the amendment
relating to the work of the international
American conference by inserting the
words information in respect Of" so
as to make it read: For the payment Of
the share of the United States of the pre-
liminary survey for information in respect
Of an inter continental railway, $65, 00O."
He said he made the motion so as to guard
against any moral or implied engagements
to go on with the inter continental railway.
Agreed to. All amendments having been
to adopt regulations preventing
and in relation to collections at sea
we're passed. These bills embody the rules
agreed to by the international maritime
conference. The conference report on the
pensions appropriation bill was presented.
The senate receded from the only amend
ment not arranged in conference, thatsfot
the appointment of two additional pension
agents, and the pension appropriation bill
now goes to the president. The senate
then adjourned.
In the house on the Oath the senate
amendment to the house bill to extend the
time for the payment of the purchase
money for lands purchased of the Omaha
Indians in Nebraska was agreed to. MI.
Mckinley, from the committee on rules,
reported the following:
Resolved, That immediately after the pas
sage OF this resolution the house proceed to
consider house bill 1881 (Jhe silver bill with
the senate amendments. and ut 9 o'clock,
Wednesday, June rs. the previous question be
considered as ordered.
He demanded the previous question on
the adoption of the resolution, which was
lowed on either side. On motion of Mr.. Nc
Kinley the special rule was adopted with
out division. Mr.. Conger, chairman of
the coinage Committee, presented the
report Of the committee. It SIM
ply recommended that the house
non-concur in each and all of the senate
amendments to the silver bill and request
a reference. Mr.. Bland, of Missouri,
moved that the house concur in the senate
amendments. With these motions pend
ing the balance of the day was spent in de-
bate without o vote thereon being taken.
Adjourned.
In the senate on the 25th the bill to
prevent the transportation in bond of
merchandise between the United States
and Mexico and to restore that right
wherever zona libra is abolished, was rs-
ported adversely. The day was consumed
in discussion of the Wyoming bill, which
was laid over without action. Adjourned.
In the house on the 25th the conference
report on the naval appropriation bill was
presented. The previous question was
then ordered and the conference report
adopted. Debate on the silver bill was in
dulged in until 3 o'clock. The hour of 3
having arrived Mr.. Conger moved that the
voting begin. Mr.. Bland moved that the
house concur in the senate amendments.
Mr.. Springer moved that separate votes be
had on each section and the first vote taken
was on the proposition to concur in the
first section of the senate bill, providing
for free coinage of silver coins, to be full
legal tender, in place of the first section
of the house bill, providing for the
coinage of $4,50O,O 600 worth of
silver per month. The motion TO CON
cur in the substitute proposed by the sen
ate to the first section of the house
bill was defeated-yeas. 1876; nays, l52,
The announcement was received with
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