The Hot Springs star. (Hot Spings [Hot Springs], Dakota [Dakota Territory, i.e. S.D.]) 1886-189?, 1890-06-13
ACTS OF CONGRESS.
sucClNCT SUMMARY OF A WEEKS
LE0lBLATIvE WORK.

Hills n Resolutions Introduced and Ton
les Discussed by the National BODY Of
Law Makers.
1u tie senate onIthe I'd . conference was
ordered on the naval appropriation bill and.
Senators Hale, Allison aud German ~ere
appointed referees ON the part Of the sem.
ute. Among the petitions introduced
were two from New Hampshire
aud Vermont against further CON-
c ssions to the Pacific railroads
and IN favor Of the government taking pos
zion OF them. Senator Plumb presented q
h.l prepared by Banker st. John, of New
lawful monay. Referred to the commit
e on finance. The resolution
heretofore offered by Senator spsn-
cer calling on the attorney.gen-
eral for Information as to the practice in
ito United States courts at Fort Smith,
Ark, and Paris, Tex, in regard to otfenses
in Indian territory, was taken up, discuss
ed aud agreed to. The silver Till was
taken up AID Senator morrill, addressed!
the senate. Senator Morrill, argued against
the proportion to issue legal tender
silver as unconstitutional. The
conference report on the military
academy appropriation bill was agreed to.
The conference report on the army appro.
p~riation bill was again taken up aud the
question in regard to canteeus was dis.
cusxed. Senator Allison, who presented
the report, spoke in defense of it. Srna-
tor Hale pre- icted that If this ~canteen.
system went into effect it would be-
come go obnoxious it would last hut a little
while. Senator Plumb suggested that the
movement against the canteen system was
III the interest OF tho post traderP. Sena.
Il for Anla aNYN IL wnG n corfntlo ond nrouo
question whether the United States gov.
eminent should now for the first time em.
bark IN the selling Of liquor to it's sol
diers. Senator George remarked that il
the proposition could not be made to ap.
ply to officers as we'll as the men, he would
vote to strike the whole thing out. The
conference report was agreed to-yeas, 35;
nays. 8. Tue silver bill was again taken up
ard Senator Harris addressed the senats. He
said he would vote for the free coinage of
silver u if he failed in securing that he
to it that he might be able to secure. The
silver bill went over, and the senate, after
executive session, adjourned.
In the house on the I'd a memorial from
the Philadelphia board of trade was pre-
sented favoring the establishment of a
postal telegraph. The house passed q
number Of bills, including one Transient
ing the expense Of the trial Of Indians for
crimes committed on other Indians in the
territories from the territories to the
United States. Adjourned.
In the senate on the Sd, among the
memorials and other papers presented and
referred were resolutions from the Loui-
siana legislature extending thanks to con-
Mississippi floods. The senate bill for
preventing the adulteration of food aud
drinks was reported and placed on the
calendar. A resolution was offered
by Senator Edmunds for an i'm
vestigation by the committee on
fisheries into the management Of
the fish commissioners Office. After some
debate the resolution went over. Senator
Blair. from the committee on education
and labor, reported the senate bill to pro-
vide for the obligatory attendance at school
of children in Alaska. and the senate bill
without recommendation to organize
ment, occupation and means of
livelihood. Placed on the calendar.
The silver bill was then taken up and
Senator Pugh addressed the senate. At
the conclusion of Senator Pugh's speech
the silver bill was temporarily laid aside
and the following senate bill was taken
from the calendar and passed: 10 amend
section 1854 Of the revised statutes SO as
to make it read: ANY person who with
draws any fermented liquor from any hogs
head, barrel, keg or any other vessel upon
which the proper stamp has not been
affixed, for the purpose Of bottlipg the
bottling fermented liquor in any brewery
or other place in which fermented
liquor is made, or upon any
premises having communication with
q brewery, or o warehouse, shall be
liable to a fine Of $500, and the property
used in such bottling or business shall be
liable to forfeiture. Provided, however,
that this section shall not be construed to
prevent the withdrawal aud transfer of
fermented liquors from apy Of the watts in
any brewery by way of q pipe line or other
conduit to another building OF place for
the sole purpose of bottling the same; such
pipe line or conduit to be constructed and
operated under such rules and regulations
as shall be prescribed by the commissioner
OF the internal revenue, subject to
the approval Of the secretary of
the treasury; and all locks aud
scales prescribed shall be provided by the
commissioner of internal revenue at the
expense Of the United States. Provided,
further, that the tax imposed in section
1899, revised statutes, shall be paid on all
! I0TWeut0U ll4uOC IomUVeU IRON u Of6WeTy
to a bottlipg house by means Of q pipe
line or conduit at the time of such re.
moval by the cancellation aud DETACHMENT,
by the collector of the district, of the
number Of stamps denoting the tax On the
fermented liquors thus removed; the
stamps thus cancelled and defaced to bcI
disposed Of and accounted for in the mani
ner directed by tho commissioner Of in
ternal revenue, with the approval of the
regulations hereinafter prescribed by
the commissioner of internal rev
enue, with the approval Of the Sec
rotary Of the treasury, in pursuance to
these provisions, shall be subject to the
penalties above provided by this section.
Every owner, agent, or superintendent of
any brewery or bottling house who re-
moves or connives at the removal of any
fermeuted liquor through Q pipe line or
conduit without the payment Of the tax
thereon, or who attempts to defraud thu
revenue as above, shall forfeit all liquors
made by and for him, and all utensils and
appurtepances used in making the same. I"
The bill was also passed to provide
for the expectation Of fsrmented
liquor IN bond without the payment
of an internal revenue tax. The bill
provides that on and after January,
1891, fermented liquor may be no.
moved from the place Of manufacture or
4 afOraOA for 0YnOfk In n fnrai0n Nonntrv