Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1890-04-18
THE ACTS OF CONGRESS.
sUCC1Ncr SUMMARY OF A WEEKS
L.EGISLATlvE WORK.

Bills and Resolutions introduced and Top
les Discussed by this National Body OF
Law Makers.
In the senate on the 9TH the house
amendment to the joint resolution for the
removal OF the naval magazine from Ellis
Island, N. Y. was concurred in. Senator
Evarts presented resolutions of the New
York chamber of commerce., protesting
s sgs'D'e enumeration psl''a q 0' the 'o' Chinese i n rs
The house bill to allow the erection of a
bridge across the Iowa river at Wapello,
Ia, was reported and passed with an
amendment in the way of a substitute.
The Montana election case was then taken
up and Senator Vance made IN argument
in support of the minority report, declar-
ing Clark and Maginnis (the democratic
claimants) entitled to the seats. He
(Vance) had never heard of a title to a seat
in the senate based on such slender, tech
nical and triding grounds. He had never
known the public will of a community to
be thwarted and tramplel under foot on
such tiimsy pretexts, lie knew the re-
publican claimants were to be seated.
But the republican senators would be
sicker over the thing before they were
lone with it than he was. Senator Vance
said he was thankful that in all future de-
nnnciations of the south for the
sion of colored votes, the southern sena-
tors would have COMPANY in the north.
All they would have to do would be to in
quire of the republican senators, tsWho
stole precinct "a of Silver Bow county,
Montana?" After further discussion an
executive session was held, after which the
senate adjourned.
In the house Mr.. Morrill,, Of Kansas,
movedto suspend the rules and pass, with
a substitute, the senate bill granting pen
sions to soldiers and sailors who are inca
pacitated from the performance of labor
and providing for pensions to widows and
minor children and dependent parents. MI.
Springer, OF Illinois. demanded a second,
and the motion was seconded-l28 to 81.
After considerable discussion for and
against the bill the question was put to a
vote. The vote stood: Yeas, 1859; nays,
81. A bill passed under suspension of the
rules to establish two additional land dis
tricts in Nebraska The house then went
into committee OF the whole on the naval
appropriation bill. Without action the
committee arose and the house adjourned.
In the senate on the Sth the house bill to
admit free Of duty all articles intended for
the st. Louis exposition in 1890 that may
be imported from Mexico was amended SO
as to read, and other republics and the
dominion of Canda." The bill then passed
and a conference was asked. The Montana
election case was considered for q time, but
was laid aside and the ANTITRUST bill taken
up, and after o short debate was passed by
q vote of 50 to l. Adjourned.
On the 8th q bill passed the house plo-
viding that persons settling on the second
indemnity plat of the Northern Pacific
Railroad company between August, 1883,
and January, 1889, may transfer their entries
from that tract to other government land
subject to entry; also a bill to cause certain
lands at the head waters of the Mississippi,
st. Croix, Chippewa and Wisconsin rivers.
set apart for reservation purposes, to be
restored to the public domain. A bill was
passed granting right-of-way through var
lous reservations in Wisconsin to the
Duluth & Winnipeg railroad company.
The committee on naval affairs called up
the bill to prevent the enlistment of aliens
IN the naval service of the United States
and it was passed. Mr.. Adams, of Illinois,
called up his motion TO reconsider the vote
by which the house defeated the bill
making an appropriation to supply the de-
iciency caused by Silcott's defalcation.
The motion was then reconsidered and the
bill passed. The house then went into
committee Of the whole On the naval appro-
priaton bill, and after quite a lengthy de-
bate the committee rosa and the house ad-
journed.
In the senate on the 9th Senator Wilson,
of Iowa, offered a resolution, which was
agreed to, instructing the committee OF
Interstate to inquire what ad-
d1tional legislation is necessary in respect
to Communication and excursion tickets to
prevent abuses now existing in re-
gard to individuals and localities.
The house bill appropriating $4,000 to
supply the deficiency occasioned by the
Stlcott defalcation passed. The senate
then resumed consideration of the Mon
tana case and Senator Pugh concluded his
argument in favor of the democratic claim
ants. Senator Tu,pie presented an argu-
ment on the same side Of the question.
The cauvassing board at Helena had no
right to throw cut an abstract Of the re-
turns Of precinct 81. They had not dared
to throw out the abstract for the whole
county, because that would have defeated
the republican candidates for congress.
Senator Turpie characterized the rejection
Of the votes Of precinct 81 as an act of
"%strangling" on the part Of the three
thugs of the returning board" Further on
he spoke of the canvassing board as a
triple coil of adders.' composed of a
chief Justice from Verulam, a secretary
from Sodom and d governor from Gomor-
rah, and he wound up with a scathine de-
nunciation of all concerned. Without
action the election bill was laid aside
and Senator Hale asked unanimous con-
sent to have the Chinese census ..enumera-
ton bill taken up and disposed of, but
Senator Evarts objected, and then Senator
Hale made a formal motion to that effect.
The motion met resistance on the republic
can side, but all the democrats sided with
Hale, and the vote resulted, yeas, 80; nays,
10, and the bill was taken up. After de-
bate the senate adjourned without action.
In the house on the 9th the senate
amendments were concurred in to the
house bill to admit free of duty all articles
intended for the st. Louis exposition in
1890 which may be imported from the re-
public of Mexico and other American
republics and the dominion of Canada.
On motion of Mr.. struble, of Iowa, the
senate amendment Was no,t-concurred in
to the house bill providing for townsite
%eutrles of land III Oklahoma, and a con-
ference vas ordered. The house vent into
committee of the whole on the naval APP
preparation bill. This was debated at
some length. Pending final action the
committee rose and the house adjourned.