Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1892-06-10
THE NATIONAL sOLONS.
SENATE AND HOUSE OF REPRE-
6ENTATlvES.
Our National Lawmakers and What rb.v
Are Doing for tho Good Of the Country
Various Measures Proposed, Discussed.
and Acted Upon.
Doinss Of Congresa.

In the House on the 2Sth, the Legislative
Appropriation Bill was reported and re-
ferred to the Committee of the Whole. Mr..
Newberry reported SCOTS Bill appropria-
ting 500. 600 for u public building at Deca.
tur. Ill. The House then went into COM
mtttee of the Whole on the Postofficc APP
preparation bill. Mr.. Hayes favored verlfy-
ing from the bill the section authorizing the
Postmaster General to fix the rate of mail
transportation on overland railroads. Mr..
Kendall, who recently succeeded to his
fathers seat, delivered an eloquent free
coinage speech which elected marked APP
plause. Mr.. Fithian denounced the Nc
kinley Bill and favored the enlargement
Of the free list Mr.. Watson scored the
Democrats for their failure to consider q
bill to repeal the Mckinley act, and pro-
ceeded to extol the Ocala platform. Mr..
Enlce, in reply to Watson's criticisms, said
that II the Democratic majority WAS to be
criticised it should he criticised for the
rules it had made and not for the admins
tration OF business In conformity with the
rules. After further debate the committee
rose and the House adjourned until the
3lst.
In the Senate on the 31st the calendar
was laid aside and the bill to provide for
tine free coinage OF gold and silver was
taken up. Senator Sherman began his
speech on the subject. Sherman went on
to denounce the bill under the considera-
tion as wrong in principle. in detail, und in
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ception to the debtor aud Il characterization
of gold. 1.-THE very threat of free coinage
of silver he said, .is doing more than
anything else to disturb the business inter-
ests of the country" AT this point the
chairman yielded to u motion to adjourn.
After routine business on the 31st the
House went into Committee OF the Whole
on the Postoffice Appropriation Bill. Little
progress was made with the bill. The free
delivery clause gave rise to Il good deal of
l dis bl1Ssicn and tho ynfn nr tt,, ,,.tt1,, .
increase the appropriation for the purpose
disclosed less than q: majority present.
On motion of MIR. Henderson. of North
Carolina. u resolution was adopted REVOKE
ing all leaves of absence, except on account
OF sickness. and directing the sergeaut-at-
arms to telegraph absent members that
their attendance was necessary for the
transaction of business.
After routine business on the I'D the
House Went into Of the whole ON
the postotfice appropriation bill. The pend
ing amendment was that reducing by
S2a,349.o00 the appropriation for the rams
portation of mails by railroads. authorizing
the Postmaster General to reduce the rail-
road compensation for the transportation
of mails 10 per cent. After considerable
discussion the amendment was rejccted-57
to ls4. MIR. Holman's amendment provide
ing tnit no part OF the money appropriated
for the transportation of foriegn mail shall
,be expended in carrying out contracts made
hereafter under the provisions of the act
TO provide for ocean mail service between
the United States and foreign ports was
adopted. Mr.. Scott offered an amendment
which was agreed to, providing that NJ part
of the appropriation he expended for
stamped envelopes having the names of any
business firm. corporation or advertising
device printed thereon. and making it un-
lawful for the Postmaster General to have
requests for the return of letters printed on
amy envelopes sold by the Postoticc De-
partment, provided that the department
may continue to- furnish stamped envelopes
with the Endorsement, elf not delivered in
ten days return To-. Mr.. Hayes moved
to strike out the section requiring that
compensation of land grant railroads for
mail transportation he reduced to 81 per
cent. of the rates charged by private par