Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1891-12-18
NATIONAL LAWMAKF1
BUSINESS TRANSACTIONS,
FlFTY-SECOND CONCPreI IT
Laws Made, Bills introduced ami
and Other Matters Considered pa ass|
ing to the Good and Welfare ORR, f.a9
monwealth--A Congressional Gr,s. COZ
Senate and House.

matter Of the credentials OF SenntoS I'm IN
son, the claimant for Senator Cai1, naVl
were referred to the Committee ~, rs SCI
leges and Elections with instructinns llv
port at an carly day. A like referenco "
made OF the papers in the case Of saw
Claggett, claiming the seat Ct Sen,ton r'd a
bois. After appointing a committee W y
m WIZ, Ghe mouse committees in visit IN =
PRESIDENT, the Senate adjourned
On the Sth when the House asson,,,
there was large crowd present. n
morning tho time was taken IN - ,u
pairing for the election of officers pr
noon Clerk Mcpherson called the Homso
order, and on motion OF Mr. Holman :
Election OF Speaker was proceeded wiz
MIR. Holman placed In nomination chs
Crisp, OF Georgia. Mr.. Henderson. Of T.,
nois, nominated Thos. B. Reed. and
simpson, of Kansas, nominated Thos
Watson, of Georgia. Tellers were annoi,
ed and the balloting commenced. The
call resulted: Crisp, 22s: Reed, o.: Watsl
8. Mills and Springer were heartily
piauded when they recorded their votes
crisp. The clerk. having announced i
result. declared that Mr.. Crisp was d,
eiected Speaker, amid applause. The cid
then' appointed Messrs. Mills A
Reed committee to escort
newly elected Speaker to the cha
In few minutes Mr.. Crisp ente1
with Mcssrs. Mills and Reed supporting II
ON either arm, and his march down the al
was perfect ovation. The oath of off
was administered by Mr. Holman. of Ind
ana: Ehe work of swearing in tho membd|
or the tifty-second Congress was then }
gun. When this was concluded n rcsolI
ton Tor the appointment of Kerr for Gle
1oder for sergeant-at- Arms, Turner
Doorkeeper, and Dalton for PostmastI
was presented. Mr.. Henderson, Of Ilino
offered as substitute resolution for
appointment of the present officers, vi
the exception of Chaplain, for VIII
office Charles B. Ramsden was nam
This was disagreed to. Mr.. H
mans resolution was agreed to with
amendment offered by Mr.. Spring
for the appointment of William II. MilbJ
as Chaplain. The newly elected otfic|
were then sworn in, and u resolution II
adopted directing the Clerk to inform
President OF the election of Speaker j
Clerk. The Speaker appointed Mess
Blount, Reed, and Breckenridge of IA
lucky, as committee to join similar
from the Senate to inform the Presid
that Congress was in session with uuor
present. A resolution was adopted direct
the Speaker to appointcommittees on ru
accounts, enrolled bills and mileage, c,
to consist of tile same number of meml]
as in the Fiftieth Congress, and referr
the rules Of the last Congress to the Comm
tee on Rules 1t was ordered that the d;
hour Of the meeting of the House shall
~ o'clock. The house then proceeded
the drawing for seats. A resolution,
effect OF which was to permit Mcssrs. Re
Holman and O'Neill. of Pennsylvania.
select their seats in advance, was adopt
AT the conclusion of roll call the Ho
adjourned.
On the 9th Immediately after reading
journal in the Senate the annual mess3
of the President was presented and red
Reading of the message closed at l 40. h !
ing consumed exactly an hour and Il h
1t was Estened to throughout with close
terest. The message was ordered to be
on the table and printed and the Sen
adjourned.
On the 9th in the House. after an :
prevail Of the journal. Il recess was taken
await the Presidents message. After
recess the message was received and RI
by the clerk. The reading of thu ann
message in the House never receives M
attention and the last one proved no exc
tion to the general rule. On completion
the reading the message was referred
committee Of the whole and ordered print
Mr. Millar, of Wisconsin. offered a reso
tion requesting the Speaker in appoint
the committees to apportion the 81,
among the several States and Territo1
according to the population. and to app
at least one chairman from each State
Territory. The resolution was ordered
fcrrcd TO the Committee on Rules when
pointed. The House then adjourned III
the 12th, with the understanding that
further adjournment Will be taken III
the 10Th.
On the 10th in the Senate 612 bills
introduced. among them being the folk
ing: To provide for the better cnforN
ment of quarantine laws. and to estaol!s
national board of health; to amenS the c
stitution SO as to provide for the election
Senators by the people; to amend the I'M
grafton and naturalization laws; to srI
service pensions with additional amount
prisoners of war, and to provide means
their payment. and to repeal section
the pension act of June 81. 1890; TO req
the number of pension ratings to ten;
abolish pension agencies and to lessen
expenses OF examining boards; to autho
the President to open negotiations
Spain as to the Island of Cuba; to prom
he monopoly in the transportation OF
| ole to foreign countries; for the compuls
education OF children; to amend the IN
state commerce act:s to provide for the
coinage of silver and the promotion OF
international free coinage OF silver "
vive the grade Of lieutcnant-generalo OF
United States; to provide fer the tree ~
| age Of gold and silver bullion; TO autho
| the sale Of mineral lands to aliens; 10
| thorizc the construction OF r@ilroaY
| Alaska; to amend the Chinese exc4uj
act; to transfer the revenue cutter SET
| to the navy department.; to punish ON
| for sulnmoning jurors with re1eteho
their political or religious Affiliations
| reduce letter postage to cont; Prov
| Tor an income tax TO pay pensions; TO
crease the efficiency OF the infantry arr
the service: to prevent the summary
| collation. OF pension certificates ana W
vide for a hearing in such cases; u %
| fish postal savings banks; TO ahhenu
| patent laws, and to appoint coiiluii'0o
| revise the patent laws.
Senator Pettigrew introduced bllls III
ing right-of- for the Midland faa
Railway Company in South Dakota,
for an insane asylum in South pako'a'
thorizng construction OF bridges aSfuss
Missouri River; granting soush DaMJ
per cent. of the net proceeds az 1.le So
public lands; to aid South DAkota w so
port school Of mines by giving IL ~
cent. of the proceeds from Il sale OF
mineral lands; for the purchase OF ianu
an Indian training school ut Plerre' pio
iting sale of firearms and ammu,liv. VIZ
Indians; for irrigation surveys ana zap
ments and an appropriation Therefor.
several other bills of minor lmpor."
Senator Henderson introduced Dlils "
tablish branch mint at Omaha, lhEiu
the appropriation for a public Duilu ~,
Omaha, and for the erection OF ~
building at Norfolk.
| Petitions were laid before the sehaIs
ing legislation for the closing OF tut 90 we