The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1890-02-28
THE ACTS or CONGRESS.

TIE ACTS or CONGRESS.
sUcCINCF SUMMARY DE A WEEKS
LEGISLATIVE WORK.
les Discussed by the National BODY Of
Law Makers.
In the senate on the 10Th the presiden s.
message transmitting the agreerient recently
made With tho sisset n and Wahpeton bands
OF siaux indians for the session OF their lands
was presented and referred to the committee
on indian affairs. Among tho bills reported
from committee md PLACED on the calendar
were ter the inspection of l1eats Tor OK
Of adultcrAted articles OF fLod and dri K; for
the relief of women enrolled ns aelny nurses.
s,enat.r sullom, from the intsr-state commences
commit GO, reported q preamble and resolution
reciting the alle that by .eason OF Q ces-
siyo freight rates on certain lines Of railroad
Il gr. at section of country between the
Rocky mounts,ns and tho PRINCIPAL
food distributing centers OF the east Ia
unable to market $ food products and 10 OBJ.
tain for them the actual cost of production. and
directing he committee to in,estig tie such
allegation, u I'D report to tie senate VIII tacI
such rates are reasonable or unreasonable md
whei hsr u eduction of such rates is prevented
or hindered by reason OF any proposition OF
the inter tate commerce act, and Whether q
more stringent enforcement OF that
the difnculty complained OF. Agreed TO.
Gn motion OF Senator Wilson OF Iowa, the sen
are bill appropriate g sl5O.0D for c pubic
building a. u, ri Dodge Ia, was taken from the
calendar and passed, Senator Call calling MT
tention to tho TACT that this was the fourth
publ G bIlldidg passed for Iowa this sensoi.
rhe enate bill est ,b!,shing a customs co!lec-
tion district to consist OF North and South De-
hota passed. Adjourned.
In the house tho committee on patents pre-
l a.p4a n a.0rnlIr a,N ,1r.,,, 4Hn hill y.nr;G-
inn for the appointment of rep esentatiyes on
the part of the United States to the interna-
tional industrial conference at Madrid, Span,
next April. The bill passed to divide the audi-
cial district t. of Moth Dakota into four divisions,
sessions OF court to be held in Bismarck,
Grand Forks, Fargo and Devils Lake; also the
bill providing for a division of South Dakota
into three divisions, sessions of court to be hold
ut / ux Falls. Pierre aud Deadwood. The
bill to provide for the appointment II an as-
sistant secretary of war. After some dehate
the bill was fa"orably reported from the conf
mit,ee OF the whole to tn house, and the okla-
homa bill waa then taken up pending debate
on which the house adjourned.
In the senate on the Goth after some debate a
resolution was agreed to calling u on the at.
torney-gene.al for formati concerning the
murder OF Deputy United states Marshal saun-
ders at Quincy, Fla. The house amendm nts
to the senate bill for the time and place for
holding terms Of the United States district
court in South Dakota were ooncurred in. .Ad-
journed.
III Ia Aoupo SHo u VII VA
senate bill to increase the pension of the help
less soldiers was adopted. iMr. Gambler from the
worlds fair committee presented bills for the
worlds fair site. The claims Of New York
Chicago, st. LOUIS and Washington were urged
by various LENDERS until adjournment.
In the senate on the 2lst the conference re
port on the bill to increase the pensions of to
tally disabled pensioners was agree to after a
explanation to tho effect that under the oct o
1880 it had been provided that totally disabled
pensioners then drawing $50 q month should re
cei, e S72; that the increase did not apply t.
those ensioned thereafter; that the bill Is i
passed the senate was intended to correct tina
omission that the house had amended it so a
to allow arrears o pensions in such cases ant
that the result was practically an adoption O
being allowed. Among the bills reported an,
placed on the calendar were the following 10
the establishment OF o pure food division in lib
establishment Of a gun foundry for II
ordnance On the Pacific coast. Sen
punish crimes against officers Of the Ufite
States while in the discharge Of their duties
and by Iequest) a bill to reorsanize the ran
and pay of the personnel of the navy. Re
ferred. The senate proceeded to considerable,
OF hou 9 bill to provide for townsi1e entities i
Oklahoma. 4 number of public building bill
S2,5Oo,DO J. and ono increasing the limit of cos
OF The Omaha building to $1,000. $50. Adiourre
The day in the house WAS consumed in dis
cussion OF the world fair site bill.
IN the senate a variety OF resolutions and Pc
titions were presented. A bill was favorabi,
reported approprlsting $1,000 for a publ
executive ses sion and adjourned.
In the national house, on the 9th, tho specin
order was balloting for the worlds fair site
The baiiots were fl follows: l. Chicago, 15
s. enmP Sc. Yo Ssp' l, 50, 2. cR M g 1aI New Is ior? |:
81 sH''s Washington ny; N 8. T. t0ft Chicago 81 : i is4; hG Ss7
g.. Chicago, 14o; New York, 10; st. Louis, 3
Washington "a. 6. Chicago, 149; New York, l1s
St: J ouis 70. and Washington 10. 7. Chicag'
II. 8. Chicago, l57 New York, 107; ST. Loui
, 25. and Washington. l5-3more than a mujorit
for Chicago.
t ported and placed on the calendar was one
authorize the purchase Of gold and silver BIT
.. lion and the issue OF treasury notes in payne;
thereof. The bill directs the purchase OF siiv
. bullion to the amount Of 5 l,0OO. 900 and as mu.
y gold as may be offered and to issue thereto
treasury notes, and re9Peals the law directingt Il
g In the debate on the resolution offered yeste
i cay by Senator Chandler consuming Seuat
s Call for inter %nolating in the record g parasral
4 that had not been spoken: that was unparli
. mentary and personally o %Yensiye, Senator Ca
? gave notice to Senator Chandler thu
J he would arraign him before the sel
ate and demand an investigation by
{ mmit for making u false accusatio
0 Senator sherman declared that the rules of Il
l b0IutC ID o DCoA o1hSC ny s.- Sl-
from Florida in as gtoss a manner as he ht
3 ever witnessed. When the United States Sc:
ate came to such a condition that cowardit
q could be applied to a senator. and that senat
could be charged with stating @ thing falsely.
seemed to him that the senate was recedil
from dignity. Two bills for pubic buildings
. South Dakota-one at Sioux Falls, S250,O9
! and one at Dendwoo1, Ss0l. 0gC-we
! reported and placed on the calendar. The Bla
educational bill was discussed. en- motion
Senator Wilson, of Iowa, the house amen,
ments to III senate bill to amend the act for
) bridge across the Mississippi river at Clinic
a., were cDncurred in. After executive Sc
sion the senate adjourned.
!, N the house the senate bill making MINI
! apolis a SUPPORT OF entry and delivery W.
7 passed. The bill passed authorizing the seer,
? tary of slate to appoint two suitable persons
represent the United states at tho intern
l tional conference in reference to the protectiG
t Of Industrial property. to be held at Madri
Spain, April ], 1890. The house in committs
Of this whole resumed consideration OF tt
Oklahoma bill. Mr.. Hooker moved 10 stril
= out the first section of the house bill (which
a substitute to the senate bill fixing IL
boundaries so as to include the the Cherok'
l outlet. The motion YVES defeated-24 to Il
l Adjourned.