Sturgis advertiser. (Sturgis, Dakota [S.D.]) 1887-1???, 1890-04-17
among the bills passed were the following:
AppropriatinR So. 600 for public build


Appropriating $g5, 900 for public build
ing at Fargo, N. D.; the genate bill ex-
tending TO South Dakota, North Dakota,
Washington and Montana the benefits of
the act allowing TO certain states per
cent. on the sales OF public land,
the senate bill to amend and continue in
force the act of August 6, 1889, authoriz-
ing the construction of bridge across the
Missouri river at Forest City, s. D.; the
senate bill to increase the rate of pensions
for certain cases of deafness to $40 per
month; the house bill for the payment Of
forfeiture of land purchased, not patented
nor paid for, on the Pawnee reservation in
Nebraska; the senate bill to increase the
efficiency and reduce the expense of the
signal corps of the army, the bill trans
ferring to the department of agriculture
the weather bureau, leaving the signal corps
of the army to remain in the war depart
ment. After executive session the senate
adjourned.
Immediately after the reading of the
journal the house on the 18th resumed
consideration of the contested election case
of Waddell We. Wise. Messrs. Haugen, of
Wisconsin, and Dalzell, Of Pennsylvania,
spoke in favor OF the contestant, and then
Mr.. Wise, of Virginia, took the floor in his
own behalf. After further discussion a
vote was taken on the minority
substitute resolution declaring the
seat vacant, and it was defeated
Yeas, 119; nays, 1873. The majority resolu-
tion declaring Waddell entitled to the seat
was adopted--yeas, 1874; nays, 12O-and
that gentleman appeared at the bar of the
house and took the oath of Office. Public
business was then suspended and the
house proceeded to pay fitting tribute to
the memory of the late James Laird, rep
resentative from Nebraska. After eulo-
CYSTIC addresses by Messrs Laws, conger.
Connell and others, the house adjurned.
Senator Plumb introduced a bill in the
senate on the 14th for the disposition of
certain funds IN the treasury and
asked that it be read, as he de-
sired to call the attention of the finance
committee to it. After enumerating
the principal provisions of the hill the
same was referred to the finance commit
tee. A message from the house announc-
ing the death of Randall and the appoint
ment of committee to attend his funeral
having been presented and read, Senator
Cameron moved concurrence. The resolu-
tion was agreed to and Senators Quay, AL
lison, Dawes, Voorhees, and Eustis were
appointed. AS further mark Of respect
to Randall's memory the senate adjourned.
In the house on the 14th an air Of sad
ness prevailed when the speakers gayel
called the body to order. Draped in black
and ornamented with a handsome floral de-
sign, the seat SO long occupied by Mr..
Randall recalled to the members the fact
that their old colleague had passed away
forever. A crayon portrait Of the ex
tastefully draped with emblems of mourn
In ltIs ha oh DlaIu
made touching allusion to the
dead congressman, and when he had
concluded Mr.. O'Neill, of Pennsylvania,
said: 1 rise to announce the death of my
colleague, the Hon. Samuel j. Randall,
who died yesterday morning. This an
nouncement is exceedingly painful to me.
He and | have been intimate, familiar
friends. He started in life at 2l years of
age full man in every respect, intellect
ually aud politically, and one who had the
element of supreme leadership, which in
his later years was complete in the estima-
tion of his state and country" Mr.. O'NeiN
then offered the following resolutions:
ResotUed, That the house has heard with
deep regret aud profound sorrow of the
death of Hon. Samuel j. Randall, late
representative from the state of Pennsyl-
yania.
ILeSOtteu, IHat coHmitlee VI uine
members of the house, with such members
of the senate as may be selected, attend
the funeral of the deceased.
Resolred, That the house do now sd-
journ.
The resolutions we're unanimously
adopted and the speaker appointed the
following committee: Messrs. O'Neill,
Carlisle, Harmer, Cannon, Forney,
Springer, Reilly and Mckinley. Tle
house then adjourned.