The Hot Springs star. (Hot Spings [Hot Springs], Dakota [Dakota Territory, i.e. S.D.]) 1886-189?, 1890-06-06

PUBIC OullulnR nt Ce0af Napl06 WaR agreed.
to. Consideration Of the liquor bill was
then resumed. Senator Pierce criticised.
the arguments Of soMie of the democratic
support of the bill. Senator Turpie said
the senate had, under the constitu-
ton, NO duty whatever to per-
form on this subject. With respect to tina
%shadowy, transparent, gauzy essence, or
image of an essence, that is called moral
sentiment behind prohibitory legislation"
he did not believe we had q denomination
of coin small enough to measure its value.
After further debate the senate adjourned.
In the house on the 2Sth the credentials
of Mr.. Vaux. Mr.. Randalls successor,
were presented and read, aud he was
qualified. The bill was passed appro.
priating Sl25,O 900 for tue establish
ment of q national military park
at the battlefield of Chickamagua.
A conference was ordered on the naval
appropriation bill, and then the house went
into committee of the whole on the river
and harbor bill. After some consideration
the committee rose and reported the bill to
the house. Mr.. Dorkery moved to recon-
nit the bill with Instructions to the rivers
aud harbors committee to report it back
with the Hennepin canal clause stricken
out. The motion was lost. The bill then
passed without division. The house then
adjourned.
1n the senate ON the Doth Senator Stew
art, rising to a question of personal privi-
lego, had read an article from n local paper
containing a statement by Maj. Powell,
director of the geological survey, in refer
ence to Senator Stewards recent resolu-
ton, in which Powell spoke of the move
ment to investigate by land sharks and
SNNnry1l0f0rcf for tho Oy,N,,ocn ne SSynkGI.y.,
up irrigable lands and establish a sort Of
hydraulic feudal system" Senator Stewart
sketched an outline of what had been done
in the work Of stimulating irrigation in the
far west recently and the appropriations.
Powell, he said, hid used more than half
of the appropriation in vast and expensive
surveys of nc practical use for the object
in view, and intimatei that Powell had
enormous power in both houses from his
giving employment to a lot of young men,
sons and relatives of members of congress,
and that he kept an enormous lobby in
Washington to control the action of con-
gress. The bureau of geology and min
era!oey was nothing. Senator Stewart
said, but a mass Of humbug and foolish
ness. Senator German def. nded Major
Powell as a valuable public officer, who
discharged his duty faithfully. Senator
Teller introduced a joint resolution setting
forth the determined purpose of the Unit
ed States government to use both gold
and silver as full legal tender money ut
the rate now existing in the United States
and which may hereafter be established by
the United States alone or acting in ac-
cord with other nations. Laid on
the table and ordered printed. The
imported liquor bill was then taken
UP, the question being on the following
substitute offered by Senator Gray to the
substitute from the judiciary committee:
That f%ermented, distilled or other intoxi-
eating liquors transferred as an article of
commerce, or brought into any state orter-
ritory from n point or place outside of such
state or territory for use, consumption or
sale therein, shall not be exempt, nor shall
the owner or person III possession thereof
be exempt from the operation of the laws of
OF the the regulations. control of the police
or the taxing power of such state orterritoiy
affecting or applicable to all other like
property, by reason of such liquor being in
an original package of importation or
transportation and subject to Interstate
or foreign commerce." Senator Gray's
amendment was agreed to-yeas, 26; nlys,
20. Senator Vest moved to amend the
substitute by making it applyto fresh beef,
veal. mutton, lamb and york, and argued
If the bill should become n law it should
not be confined to intoxicating liquor.
This was the first time be knew of the SUI
preme court being able to suggest or offer
remedies. The proposed law would pro-
duce chaos. But if he were wrong in his
position and the friends of the bill were
right, then he wanted to give the cattle
raisers of the west tho same privileges
granted the Iowa legislature in regardto the
exclusion of alcoholic stimulants. He had
served OIL the senate committee in relation
to the beef business and found an alarm
ing state of things i'll the inspection of
beef cattle. The vote ON Senator Vests
amendment was yeas S, nays 80. Senator
Wilson. of Iowa, then offered a substitute
for the Gray amendment providing that
liquors transported into any state or terri
t oryfor use, consumption or sale Tor stor-
age) shall on their arrival be subject to
the operation and effect of the laws
of such state or territory
power. and shall not be exempt there
from by reason Of their being introduced
in the original packages. Senator Will
sons substitute was adopted, 90 to 20.
The bill was then passed, 81 to ~. Sena-
tor Voorhees, moved to amend the title by
making it read: "a bill to override the
decision of the supreme court of the Unit.
ed States in its Interpretation and construc-
zion of the constitution on tho subject of
commerce between the several states, and
thereby relieve the state of Iowa from the
consequence of her misguided legislation"
Rejected. The title was then amended on
motion of Senator Wilson. of Iowa, to
read: "a bill to limit the effect of repula-
tons of between the several
states and with foreign countries in certain
cases" The river and hafbor bill was re-
committee on commerce, and the senate
adjourned until June 2.
In the house on the Goth the committee
on public lands reported back the senate
bill, with amendments, for a general for
fixture of land grants. Ordered printed
and recommitted. The senate bill was
passed for the relief of the widow of Rear
Admiral McDougal. Mr.. Rowell, of
Illinois, gave notice that he would
on Tuesday next ask the house to
consider tho McDufie- Turpie contested
election case. The house then went into
committee of the whole on public building
bills. The following bills were laid aside
favorably: Mankato, MIMI, $50, 400; Mil
waukce, increase to S1,40O, 900; Sioux
Falls, $50, 900; Beatrice, Neb., $65, 900;
Davenport, 100000; Rock Island, ILL.,,
S75. OOO; Sioux City, To-, $3OO,OOO; Bloom
ington, ILL.,, 500, 900; Kansas City,
S1,2O0,000; Racine. Wis, 500, 900;
Rockford, ILL.,, 800, 600; Fort Dodge, Ia,
s755, OOO; Sheboygan, Wis, $1,000 There
was a lively tilt on the question Of public
building bills brought out by the bill for a
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