The Hot Springs star. (Hot Spings [Hot Springs], Dakota [Dakota Territory, i.e. S.D.]) 1886-189?, 1890-02-14
THE ACTS OF CONGHE

THE ACISO OF CONGllE
sUCCnscr SUMMARY OF A WEEKS
LEGIsLATrvE .wORK.
| Rlls and Resolutions introduced go Tsps
leo Discussed b. tho National Body eei
I.aw Makers.
The senate was not in session. In this house
nal OF yesterday. Ono OF the reading clerks
proceeded to do 30. ind when he came to tho
phrase .'ycus and nays. " etc. NJ. McNilian q.
full. Tho speaker ordered that It BIO dom.
NJ. Mckinley moved that the journal be ap-
proved: calling for the previous question On
democrats demanded yeas md nays. Ths
N; nays. las. So the house refused 20 adjourn.
The next stop in the procedure was to cali
for the previous question on Nj. .McKin-
ITO speaker then annonneed the vots~ ysss.
LII nays 0. Shouts Of mo quorum" came from
t t,s sds n ,Ssa a side; but the the speaker r . ps!a no
now on the motion that the Journal OF yesterday
DO a. proved. On tie speaker again declaring
and nays. The vote resulted. yeas, $50; nays,
called up the sni.h-Jackson election case, and
The spoakcr declined to entertain It. NJ. Crisp
appealed. The speaker declined to entertain
the that Apps under Protest mgi Crisp IL would ss'n proo ::tt
Mr.: Crisp offered asa substitute for tho reso.
;utions of the majority. Of the election commit
e efe &c from at the .i Fourth at ssd.ss'o os w S%,sn VIZ ~
ginia, and that Jackson had been, and was On.
titled to retain his seat. He argued for the
Crisp's argument Mr.. Rowell took tho door.
NJ Rowell went on to discuss the acts IN the
contested election case and spoke until $50.
house. There was I, motion to adjourn made IN
the democratic side. but II was voted down BY
with Hdst the Ses spgn aDssi INF IN favor Ssr' Of fa Jsessd paSee siaSs
to the scat. Finally, after much confusion and
excitement, it was agreed that each sido be al.
with that understanding, but with none az
to the time of taking the vote. the house ad.
jour. ed.
Immediately after the reading Of the journal
in the United st ties senate OIL the Sd Senator
Cameron announced tho recent deaths in the
families of two members Of the cabine and
moved an adjournment, which was agreed to
unar imously.
In the house the jour al was read in full On
demand of this democrats, and on motion Of Mr..
Mckinley and a call Of the roll 1t was approved
Jackson contested election case was resumed.
Mr.. oFafrell, of Virginia, continued his argu.
M Ms. o' y sasRe ssid 81 tine ias f liza dis OF no ne Ss, sonses ss.:
tho time had yet come, and God grant that Il
might never come, when the American people
outu III hutOCrdg, WIetuoT q president
or whether he was speaker of tho house. M.
claims q 81 the sensestant. q did ii; Lacey. q
for tho contsstee. as did M Mr.. Wils saSy'o Of H' West
Virginia. The report Of the committee on
elections s was ,adopted-lt0 yeas nays, q. Con.
and took the oath Of office. The house for tie
first time had a republican quorum present,
Adjourned.
In the senate on the 4th among the bills re-.
ported and slaced on the calendar were two
Claire, Wis cslco.oOU. Among the bills intro.
colt for the admission as q state of New Mexico
and one by Senator Plumb for the protection Of
the American bison. Senator Ingalls, presented
a'petttion asking IN appropriation Of 500 per
capita for emiprants to Liboria. Referred.
Senator Plumb offered q resolution, which was
furnish copies Of various reports OF military Of.
fcers in relation to affairs at Guthrie and Okla.
homa City since the opening aud settlement Of
ate adjourned.
In the house a roll call was had to approve
tho journal, the democrats not voting. The
session was consumed by dilatory proceedings.
a bill to relieve the treasurer OF the United
States from the amount now charged to him
aud deposited with the several states, was re-
ferred to the @ mnittce on WAYS and means.
Adjourned. "
In the senate on the 9Th only one bill was In
troduced-providing for a lien on grain for
binding. Irvine furnished for the snme-after
"sAAS s4S oCA&tS VOL Ai1CO COIlllllLsG6 OI tu0
whole for the consideration of the prohibitory
bill. which was continued until . O'clock, with
se ,,a Cain, Of Rsad!e. in the chair; Quite :
of taking effect and dispensing with the emer.
gency clause, but it was left rs recommended
by the% committee. to tnke effe-t May1. Ad.
jOufned.
In the house the senate bill legalizing the or.
ganization of civil townships of Codingtoh
county passed. The senate memorial to con-
gress on pension legislation passed. The sen.
ata memorial relating to the soldiers home at
Hot Springs and the senate memorial relating
, to the dam on IN Big ds, ssone LIKE passed a.s IiIs e.
chapter II, compiled laws to nppoint one dem.
oerat and ono woman to office; to protect
session laws OF 1881 to amend section 4, ARTICLE
IL. OF the constitution to issue bonds by the
state to pay tho outstanding indebtadness. At
whole, with Dewooiy in tho chair, on the tenn
peraucc bill. HE l i'll ilns thirty-eight sections
and !. only three sections We're adopted.
i'll the house is sufficiently strong to pass an
iron clad law. Adjourned.
I'm the senate the bill authorizing. the con-
Detroit was report d back adversely from the
commi, tee on commerce. On motion of Sen.
ator Allison the senate bill TO amend the act Of
u railroad, -wagon nnl foot-passcngcs bridge
aero 9 the Mississippi river at Burlington, Ia,
was taken from the c llondar and passed. Il
extends for two years from the passage of this
net the time for beginning and finishing the
bridge and makes other changes. Tho senate
thon took up. the bill to provide a temporary
government for Oklahoma and tho clerk con.
tinued the reading of the bill. At 2
and Senator Blair took the tiour to con.
tinue his speech on tho educational bill. sena.
tor Blair. however, Welded to Senator Spooner,
on whose motion the house joint resolution ap.
propriating S7j.0N for the reliefo Of certain Chip.
pewi Indians at La pointe agency in Wiscon.
SIN was taken up and passed. The educational
bill was then taken up and Senator Blair re-
sumed his speech In its advocacy. After speak.
ing two hours Senator Blair yielded the floor.
luton for the removal of obatructtons to navi-
CATION in tho Missouri river was presented and
agreedto. The house amendment reducing the
amount from S250,OW to S75. 600, and inserting O
provision Tor $4,000 for improvements ct the
mouth of tho Columbia river, was adopted.
After executive session adjourned until Mon.
day.
democrats the journal was. approved. Mr..
Cannon reported the new code Of rules, and it
was ordered printed and ~reccmnnitted. n
senate direct tax bill was referred to the com.
mittec on judiciary. The committee on invalid
pensions reported back the senate disability
pension bill with a substitute making tho rate
Of total disability S72 per month and partial
$50 per month. The bill as amended was
passed. The bill for the relief of survivors Of
the Samoan disaster passed. Hills Introduced
and referred: BY Williams, of Illinois. direct.
ing the secretary Of the treasury to purchase e
market price Si,OOO,0COO worth Of silver bullion
per month. and have 1t coined as fast as pur.
chased into standard silver dollars. ByNr,
Hayes, OF Iowa For the erection Of o public
building at Muscatfne, Ia. by Mr.. Stone-To
place binder Irvine made from sisal grass OF
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