Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1890-07-18

aae Joint RESOLUTION was referred to the
Innna'e conmittee. Senator Wilson, of
fs.,a, onefed a resolution, which was re-
t;ans 10 ne committee Oh foreign rela.
;nfor oaiIl1 9 on the secretary of state for
an Americen citizen, Thos. C Coins, be =.
ing deprived of his rights, liberty and
PloPtrty 1t Manila, in the Phiil,pine
!sianes, as to what action has been taken
~ legard to the matter by the state depart
meh.. The senate then proceeded to the
eoTns'ae'atlon of the senate bill to establish
= on'oea States land court and to provide
iof .hs settlement of private land claims
y, w Mexico, Wyoming, Arizona, Utah,
Neveda and Colorado, such claims
penn by virtue of Spanish or Mexican
riSh's. The bill was discussed until 2
oGlo'k when the shipping bills were
eaAel 1p as unfinished business.
senator vest offered as a substitute for
the bill as 0 the American merchant ma
rine' a provision for free ships to be used
only In theforeign carrying trade, not in
coastwlse or lake trade. The bills went
over without action after an unsuccessful
enort by Senator Frye to lave an arrange
ment to Vote upon them to- morrow. After
executive session the senate adjourned.
In the bouse on the 18th Mr.. Perkins, of
hansas, PRESENTED the conference report
on me TN granting right of-way across
1he Mile Laos Indian reservation to the
Llttle talls, Mile Lacs and Lake Superior
tsailroac company. Further proceedings
under the cali were dispensed with and
the conference report adopted. Mr..
longer, Of Iowa, presented the confer
ence report on the silver bill. After it
was read the question of consideration was
called mp by Mr.. Bland, of Missouri. The
question was put: "Will the house pro-
coed to consideration of the conference re-
por1?- and was agreed to-:eas, LOG; nays,
"A lie speaker being unable to record q
quorum a call of the house was then or
de1ed. On the call 1911 members more
tha quorum responded to
on suggestion of Mr.. B)ount, Of
Georqin, that four hours debate be allowed
Tomorrow on the report, at the end of
would be ordered. The house then
took a. recess, the evening ses-
sion to be for the consideration of pri-
vate pension bills. At the evening session
on the first pension bill called up Mr..
Enloe, of Tennessee, made the point of no
quorum and the house adjourned.
In the senate on the 18th a remonstrance
of the board of trade of jackson, Tenn,
against TIE federal election till was pre-
scented by Senator Harris. The senate re-
suned consideration of the two shipping
bills and was addressed by Senator Vest.
Senator George opposed the bills. Sena-
tor Harris offered an amendment proyid-
ling that tbo fnfo1 c,,v y,oil n ,,r ,,o.o1
sailing between any American port and
oreign ports shall in no case exceed the
sums paid vessels for the same class and
tonnage between such foreign ports aud
the nearest American port thereto. Re
jected-yeas, p; nays, 81 "a party vote).
Senator Teller offered IN amendment pro
vlding that no vessel be entitled to pay
ment under the act that makes any dis
elimination between or gives unequal
facilities to competing transportation llnes
in r~eceying or forwarding freight or bag
gage at any American port or any foreign
port. greed to. The vote Was then
taken on the amendment offered by Sap-
ator Vest, providing for free ships for for
eignI trade. hut not On lake CT coastwlse
trade. Rejected-yeas, IS; nays. 80
Ia strict party vote). The ton
mage SUBSIDY bill then passed-yeas,
80; nays, 10. The only exceptions to a
strict psrty vote were that Senator Payne
voted s.th the republicans for the bill and
Senators Edmunds and Plumb with the
democrats. The vote was then taken on
thepqstal subsidy bill and it p~assed-yeas.
q; nays, Ex-senator Payne voting yea.
esna1pr Edmunds nay, and Senator
Pik. not voting. On mct,on OF Senator
ldSXS 3.le tariff bin was taken up anc
utiR s4ksion the senate adjourned.
Inthe house or the 10Th Mr.. Dinghy,
Of Maine, presented o memorial OF the
state conference Of Congregational
churca.s of Maine for ths passage Of tie
Congo, of Iowa, then called up the con-
ferenc4 report on the silver bill. He said
the bill presented in the report was in the
nature of a compromise. 1t was not
just such a bill as he thought congress
ought to pass. 1t was not just sucha bill,
perhaps, as any member of the house
would like to have passed if he were pre-
parip a measure to state his convictions,
but !, vas a bill that would answer the de-
mani of the country, that would answer
the demands of the agriculturalists.
labor is and business men of the coun-
try. The bill would give the country
at tn present price Of silver an increase
OF s. ,7sD, 900 a year. If silver vent up
to a parity with goll it would give an in
%crease of $40, 00O, 900. The last section Of
the III unlocked $40, OOO, 900 now tied up
for tie redemption of bank notes, making
a told increase of circulation iu the next
twelve months of $40, DOC, 1000. After a
long debate the bill was passed by a vote
of l2 yeas to 80 nays. Fifty pairs were
announced and quite a number of mem
bers were absent. Adjourned.