Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1890-05-16
THE ACTS OF CONGRESS.
sccCINCT SUMMARY OF A WEEK.
LEGISLATIVE WORK.

LEGISLATIVE WORK.
Bills and Resolutions introduced and Tow
les Discussed by ths National Bo,,v q,
Law Makers.
IL the senate on the 5th the formal an.
nouncement of Senator Beck's death was
maoe ny Senator Blackburn. Resolutions
were adopted for the appointment of a
comm1ttee to superintend the funeral in
Tue senate chamber, and the senate adj
journed. A"' au-
IN the house On the 5th a number Ct
pllis were passed and the conference re-.
port OF the Oklahoma bill was agreed to.
~ FORMAL announcement of the death of
senator Beck was then made and the
house adjourned.
Line senate was not in session on the
oth' on account of the funeral services over
the remains of the late Senator Beck.
Inc house on the 9th, after the reading
OF the Journal, took a recess until 12:45'
AT that hour adjournment was taken to
enable the members to attend the Rech
funeral. 0eoA
IN the senate on the 7th q number of
bnls were reported from committees and
placed on the calendar, including the house
regular appropriation bills for the army
ana Tor the military academy. Considera-
ton OF the bill to transfer the revenue ma
rine service to the navy department was
then agreed to and the same consumed
the entire time of the senate for the day,
conference reports were presented and
agreed to on the bills for public buildings
at Cedar Rapids, Ia; Burlington Ia, and
Ashland, Wis. After executive session the
senate adjourned.
In the house on the 7th the entire ses.
sion was devoted to the consideration of
Mckinley tariff bill.
In the senate on the 9th the house bill
providing for the classification of worsteds
was taken up and debated at some length.
IL was passed without amendment bv a
vote of 80 to 20. The senate
tnen, on motion of Senator Allison,
took up the pension appropriation
Dill o a~Ipproprlating for the next fiscal year
SS|,osO,76l. Amendments offered by Sem
ators sherman and Washburn to increase
the number of pension agents from eioh.
teen and twenty to twenty-one gave rise
to a long discussion. AS q vote disclosed
the absence of a quorum the senate ad.
journed.
In the house on the Sth, after the read
ing of the journal, the house went into
committee of the whole on the tariff bill.
which consumed both the time Of the day
and evening sessions. -
In the senate on the 9th the annual an.
preparation bill was taken up, the cues.
ton being on the amendment offered
by Senator Sherman increasing the nun.
Der of pension agents SALARY $4,000
from eighteen to twenty. 1t was
agreed to-!yeas, 20; nays, ia party vote,
except that Senator Payne voted yea. and
Senators Ingalls,, Allison, Plumb and
Teller nay. The bill was reported back
from committee of the whole to the senate,
and the question of that amendment came
up again for action, which created quite a
lengthy. discussion, the same being agreed
to by a vote of % to 81. Senator
Payne voted with the republic
ans, and Senators Allison, In
gals and Plumb with the democrats.
The bill then passed, and the military
academy bill was taken up and passed.
The army appropriation bill was then taken
up. Among the amendments agreed to
was a paragraph appropriating 800, 900
Tor buildings at military posts for libra
ator Hale moved an amendment tia,
no alcoholic liquor, beer or wines should
be sold or supplied to enlisted men in an,
such building. Senator Cockrell moved t
amend the amendment by striking out bee,
and wine. No quorum voted and the sen
ate adjourned, leaving Senators Hale's
n Cockrells amendments pending.
In the house on the 9th MI. Hit, Of
Illinois, called up the bill granting q
pension of $1,000 a year to Mrs. Della
y. S. Parnell, daughter of Admiral
Charles Stewart, with the amendment
reducing the pension to $50 per
month. After some opposition the
amendment was agreed to and the
bill as amended was passed. The senate
bill granting $75 per month pension to the
widow of Brig. Gen. Ayres was passed.
The house then went into committee Of the
whole (Payson, of Illinois, in the chair on
the tariff bill, which consumed the entire
time Of both the day and evening sessions.
Adjourned.
In the senate on the 10th Senator Dawes
presented o communication from the dele
cations of the five Indian nations remon.
strating against the numerous grants of
rights f-way for railroads through the
Indian territory. The remonstrance
was referred to the committee on
Indian affairs. The army appropria-
ton bill vas then taken up. Sem
VIVA AA0A0 oA0uOm0uS plOF4ULuk GQaL
no alcoholic liquors, beer or VINE, be sold
or supplied to enlisted men in any canteen
or building in a garrison or military post
vas agreed to-yeas, 20; nays, 10. Senator
Cockrells amendment striking out the
words "beer or wine' was disagreed to.
The bill was then passed. The calendar
was then taken up and the following
bill among others was passed: Senate
bill authorizing the secretary of the in
terror to ascertain the damages resulting
to any person who settled upon the Grow
Creek and Winnebago reservations in
South Dakota, between Feb. 81, 1885, and
April Is. 1885. The senate then took up
the individual pension bills on the calen.
aar and passed all OF them (l85) in an hour
and a hail. After executive session the
senate adjourned.
In the house on the 10th tho entire ses-
sion WIS consumed in discussion Of the
Mckinley tariff bill.
A CHASTITY FIND.