Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1890-02-21
THE ACTS OF CONGpg
syeC1Ncr SUMMARY OF A -,
LEGISLATIVE WORK.

Ellis and Resolutions introduced ~.
les Discussed by Che Nationa, p't
Law Makers.
In the house on tho TIN the bill i,o.
TIL. u nsion of Gen. Duryea to $3.50 Inv ND
was passed. The senate bill was pos, .t
tLorizing the construction of @ bridrass
the Missouri river between Douclas or q 9
county. Neb., and Fot.awattnmie cGn,.sa
on motion of Mi. Gear, Of Pc nsylynnis!g
sonate bill WAS passed extending for twnls
the time within which a bridge scross :. Y
sissippi river ut Darlington. Ia. fpre,ionM.eI
tlaoriged, may he constructed. Fendins.H
on the bill nppropriatlng s25.o00 for n NY ~
ncnt for Gen. Knox, at Tl,omstop. ~
house adjourned until Monday
The senate was not in session.
Neither house of congress WAS in sess;o.
the Sth.
In the senate on the 10th the ollowinc,
| bills were taken from the calendar end 1
Appropria1inS S50o,c0) ior Il public buiidmI
| Sioux City, In: $4,000 flor e public buijaa
tedar Rapids. In. to amend and alter thu
CT July 1G, 1853, authorizing the Construct
Il railroad. and foot pass
bridge across the Mississippi i've
Clinton, Ia. extending for two yearxs
time for the beginning and iinishinr -
work amending the net authorizing fbss |
struction of Il wagon and foot passenger !
| across the Mississippi river at Lyons, Ia Il
viding n time and place for holding ia
States district court in South Dakota; in !
ton to the arrest OF n@Gins,
United States escaping from one disr.i
state to another; apprnpriating Ss03.U9I
q site and public building Mt New QrlsI
\. petition was presented nom the lnlh}
Oils board of trade asking for the repoalc1
Interstate commerce act; hlso petitions !
Mississippi; End Georgia praying for the n
in. of n national law TO secure tho right of
fraga and fo- the enforcement OF the filled
amendment to the constitution. The J
president laid before The senatea message !
the president OF the subject of he rece,.l
gotiations with the Sioux indians and rol
incnding mn immediate appropriation To j
| ont the recommendations of the ~colnni.l
| Bills were placed on the calendar makind
preparations for public buildings us fold
Sterling, ILL.,, $4,000; saltwater, MINI, sid
Adjourned.
In the house the conference report was
senred on the bill to rcmove snags, etc, !
the Missouri river. The la was consl!ad
argument Of the proposed new rules.
journed.
In the senate on tho l1th Senator Honr ID
dnceda bill to prescribe, i'll pnrt, the maal
the election of congressman, aud it Was REID
to the committee on privileges and electio1
provides that in all states OF union repre3
atives for congress uhall be elected III AMI
the districts low prescribed by law Until ad
portiou1ncnt of representatives shall b. !
| LN CCIlSItSS uCCOElIiS W luo NcilsuS Ln.CU
1890, any law Of such state hereafter {
passed to tho contrGr y notwlthsta.d
| After consideration OF the bill to
vide a temporary government for q
homa the bill went over. Bills pas
The senate bill nppropriating SlOO,0G
u public building ut Burlington. Ia.
100000 for IL pubic building ut Beaa
Neb. The senate bill for the reid
certain settlers on public id
1t provides for leguli2ing land claims fled
H. Y.~1 A.
bills introduced and referred We're the fol
ing: Is" senator MISUNDERSTANDING
public school system i'll Utah. Also provi1id
the Inspection Of meats for exportationIi
hiDiting the Importation OF adulterated
cles of food or drink. and authorizing the L
dent to make Il proclamation i'll certain d
BY Senator Pierce-To create na G~gricult
commission to investigate the present
pressed condition of the AGRICULTURAL intel
of the country. Adjourned.
The day was spent in the house in the
cussion of the proposed code of rules.
III the la on the 18th u resolution
adopted congrntulnting Brazil on the PEN
establishment of q republican government
resolution inviting the king of the Hawi
islands to send Il delegate to the pan-A1nel
congress was also passed, IN executive
sion Gen. Morgan vas confirmed to be con
sioner OF Indian affairs by q vote of 2ot
| Adjourned.
The house spent the day debating the
rules.
In the senate on the 18th bills were rep
from committees and placed on the GALE
for the establishment and maintenance c
dian industrial chools in Michigan and
Dakota. The senate bill uppropriating $
forn public building in Portland, Gre, pa
\ bill providing for u temporary govern
for Oklahoma TERRITORY, neutrality-suspicious.
under it. passed. Adjourned.
In the house the senate Joint resolution
gratr,lating Brazil on the establishment
republican form of government WAS ado
Consideration of the code of rules was
ceedel with.
In the senate on the 14tll sixty bills
passed. among them the following: The ii
bin for the relief OF the sufferers by the WE
the United States steamers ut Samoa; the
nppropriating S25, 600 for the relief of the 5
Indians Ut Devils Lake agency, North DaE
providing for an assistant secretu.yo of war
salary of $500; for the 10 lief OF soldie1
sailors who enlisted or served under assn
names to prevent the obstruction of naj
bic waters and to protect worSs against q
pass OF injury TO provide for the disp; ID
the Fort SeiGwics military reservation ir
states OF Coioradp and Nebraska to actual
tiers under the provisions OF the homes
laws: hppr3priailn" 100000 for u public b
ing ut Eau Claire; to prevent the intlol"t
OF contagious diseases from one stare u
other; Il concurrent resolution for int
t!Onal nrbitrntion. The bill to declare M
full trusts and combinations III ~rcstraiH
trade and production having been leaclt
the calendar. ii was laid aside for the pre-!
After executive session the senate adjourn
In the house after protracted debate tho
rules were adopted by Il vote of l6I to l4J,
but slight amendment RS reported from
majority OF the committee. adjourned.