Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1890-09-19
YEAS

The following pairs were announced. the
hrst name In each couple being in favor of
lhe bill: Dolph and Brown, Edmunds and
George, Farwell and Payne, Hale and Nc
Pherson, Morrill, and Hampton. Stanford
ana Gibson, Pettigrew and Call. Senator
Aldrlch moved that the senate insist on IFS
amendment to the house bill and ask for q
conference. The motion was agreed to, and
senators Aldrich, Sherman. Allison, His
COCK, Mcfherson, Vance and Carlisle were
appointed as conferees on the part of the
senate The senate then adjourned.
Inc mouse on the 10th was called to or
DER by Speaker Pro TEN. Burrows, and
prayer was offered by the chaplain, after
which O'Ferrall, of Virginia. raised the
polht that there was no quorum present
| count a quorum. Haughen, of Wisconsin.
| moved a call of the house. call was Or
dered-yeas SIS; nays. 44-but failed to dis
close a quorum. Mr.. Haugcn offered a res
olution for the arrest of the absent ones.
pending which Mr.. O'Fcrrall moved adj
Joufnment. The motion was lost. A
quorum then appearing present. after
some further discussion the journal was
read. but when the previous question was
ordered on its approval the quorum had
again disappeared Mr.. Haugen offered a
resolution rcvolling all leaves of absence,
except on account of sickness. Mr.. Flower.
of New York. raised the point that the res
olution was not in order and the speaker
pro TEN. overruling the point, Mr.. OFerrall
took an appeal. No. quorum being in sight,
the house without approving the journal,
adjourned.
In the senate on the 18th, the resolution
offered by Senator Morgan calling on the
secretary of the interior for Information as
to the lands of the Northern Pacific railroad
and other companies whose roads were not
completed within the period fixed
by the granting act, was agreed to. The
conference report on the railroad land for
feiturc bill was taken up. The main
proposition is contained in the first section
FORGETTING to the United States lands hereto
fore granted any state or corporation to aid
in the construction of railroad opposite to
and co-terminus with the portion of any such
railroad not now completed and in opera
tion, for the construction or benefit of
which such lands were granted; and all
such lands are declared IL part of the public
domain; provided, the act is not to be con-
strued as FORGETTING the right-of-way or
station grounds of any railroad company
heretofore granted. Senator Morgan OPP
posed the report as a: log-rolling scheme,
gotten up for the benefit of all land grant
roads. After speaking for over four hours,
Senator Morgan yielded for motion to adj
journ.
In the house on the nth as Speaker Reed
entered the chamber he received round
of applause from the republicans and the
spectators in the galleries Mr.. O'Farrell,
of Virginia, made the point of no quorum.
The speaker, without taking note of
the point, stated the question to
be the ordering of the previous question on
the question Of approving the journal of
Tuesday, and directed the clerk to call the
roll. The vote stood, yeas, 81; nays, 44-no
quorum. On motion OF Mr. Mckinley (amid
democratic applause) the house adjourned.
The senate on the 18th passed u number
of bills on the calendar and then took up
the railroad land forfeiture bill. Senator
Morgan continued his argument in oppose
tion to it. Senator Sanders said in the
courts of Washington, California and the
supreme courts Of the United States the
term mineral lands had been held to
mean lands commercially valued for min
ing purposes. Without concluding his ar
gument Senator Sanders yielded for execu-
tive session and the senate soon adjourned.
In.sthe house on the 18th, the clerk pro-
ceeded, under instructions from the speaker,
| to call the roll on the question of ordering
the previous question on the approval OF
| the journal of Tuesday S proceedings. Dur
| ing roll call a message was received from
| the senate announcing the passage of the
tariff bill, with amendments. BY d1-
rection of the speaker it was referred to
| the committee on ways and mearsr
| The previous question was ordered-yeas,
| 113; nays "a. The clerk noted q quorum.
and the question required on the approval
pcared and a call of the house was ordered.
One hundred and seventy-fve members
| responded to their names; but on the APP
prevail of the journal these had dwindled to
| l43, no quorum; and. on motion OF Mr.. NC
| Kinley, the house adjourned.
Tn the senate on the 18th Senator Quay
offered resolutions of sorrow and coincidence
on the death of Samuel j. Randall, and pro-
ceeded to address the senate. Senator
Barbour and Plumb also eulogizcd the dead
| speaker. There were further eloquent
| tributes, and then, as IL further mark
of respect the senate adjourned.
| In the house on the 18th the journals OF
Wednesday, Thursday and Friday were
read and approved without objection. and
the house proceeded to pay its last tribute
of respect to the memory Of the late senator
Beck, of kentucky. The house. as fur
ther mark of respect to the memory OF tho
| deceased, adjourned.
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