The Hot Springs star. (Hot Spings [Hot Springs], Dakota [Dakota Territory, i.e. S.D.]) 1886-189?, 1890-07-04

0ey. ME-. Bingham, from the pootO1Aco
committee, reported the senate amend.
msnts to the postoiice appropriation bill.
the house non-concurred In them. Con.
sumed, and after . very spirited discussion
the house adjourned.
In the Sc nate on the 9th consideration
of the bill for the admission Of Wyoming
as a state was resumed, md Senator Nor.
gan began an address In opposition to Il.
Senators Payne and Gray argued against
the bill aud Senator Plat favored Il. The
question was taken on the Jones substi-
tute, an enabling act for Wyoming, Idaho,
Arizona and New Mexico, and it was re-
jected BY v strict party vote-yeas, 10;
nays, ~. Senator Jones, OF Arkansas,
then moved as . substitute an enabling
act for Wyoming alone and It was rejected
by exactly the same vote. The bill was
then passed BY . strict party vote
yeas, %; nays, 10. The bill declares Wy
nming a state and the constitution which
the people Of Wyoming formed for them
tirmed. The state is entitled TO one repre-
sentative in congress. Tho other sections
ref, r to public lands, provisions for schools,
agricultural college, etc. The bill for the
admission Of Idaho wa taken mp and laid
over as unfinished business" till Monday
next. After executive session the senate
adjourned.
in the house on the 9th Mr.. Dockery
entered q motion to reconsider the vote BY
which the postal clerks bill passed, leav.
lug it pending for the present. Consid-
Grafton of the election bill was re-
sumed and again occupied the time
OF the house for the greater part Of the
day. The speaker announced the appoint.
msnt of Messrs. Conger, Walker and
Bland as conferees on the silver bill. At
the evening session the house passed los
private pension bills and ct 1890 I'D.
journed.
In the senate on the 2Sth q message was
received from the house asking q confer
ence ON the silver bill. Il was immediately
laid before the senate and . conference
agreed to aud Senators Sherman, J.nes,
OF Nevada, aud Harris were appointed con.
ferees on the part of the senate. Senator
Morgan offered q resolution which
was agreed to, calling on the secretary
of the interior for information as to the
Spanish and Mexican land claims pending
III that department. and in the United
States court. The calendar was taken up
and a number Of bills passed, including
the senate bill for a public building ut
Jacksonville, Ill.,, $75,OUO. The confer.
ence report on the postofhce a%ppropria-
tion bill was agreed to. Tue
agricultural appropriation hill and the
bill for q pension for Mrs. Gen. Crook
We're placed on the calendar. The follow
ing bills were passed: The senate bill to
classify aud fix the salaries of railway pos
tai clerks; referring to the court Of claims
the claim OF account Of the use BY the GOV.
ernment Of the Tics spirit meter; the
senate bill to amend the census act, pro.
viding a penalty for giving a fee or bonus
to a census enumerator or supervisor, or
receiving the same. A message was re-
ceived from the president announcing his
approval aud signature Of the dependent
pension bill. Adjourned.
In the house, on the 2Sth, Mr.. Enloe, of
Tennessee, moved to correct the journal SO
as to strike therefrom the titles Of a num-
Der Of private pension bills passed by
the house the night before. He claimed
that the bills were passed before the
house went into committee OF the whole
and were not properly before the house.
The house, however, refused to agree TO his
motion, 80 the bill stands passed. The
house then went into committee Of the
whole on the federal election bill. The
conference report OH the postofice appro-
priation bill was adopted. A disagreeing
conference report on the legislative, ex-
ccutive and judicial appropriation bill wa
adopted.