Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1892-04-01
THE WORK OF CONGRESS
PROCEEDINGS IN THE NATIONAL
LEGISLATURES.
Bills introduced and tn. ;mpor..nt No.
ings o a Week in the louse and sem
ate-A Variety o Topics o Interest
from Washington
The Scion. Mt Work..


After routine business on the 10th the
House took up resolutions touching the
death OF Senator Plumb OF Kansas. Eulo-
CYSTIC addresses were delivered. The House
then, as u further mark OF respect to tile
deceased. adjourned until Monday.
= In the Senate nm the 2lst IL bill was re-
ported and passed to regulate the terms of
Circuit and District Courts of the United
States for the Eastern District of Wiscon-
sin. The Senate bill to amend statutes so
us to prohibit the introduction and sale of
Intoxicating liquors into the Indian coun-
try passed. The calendar was then taken
up. Without dfspOsing Of the bill for relief
of certain settlers on public lunds. the Sem
ate proceeded to executive business and
s..1itiy alto. adjou. ned.
In the House Enloe stated that he had
info nation that there was u ring in the
coast survey. aud presented u resolution
FOR u statement on the subject by the Sec
rotary Of the Treasury, which was passed.
The House went into OF the
Whole on this army appropriation bill a
long discussion took place. and the commits
tee having arisen. the bill was passed. The
House then went into Committee of the
Whole on the free wool bill. When the
committee rose the House adjourned.
In the Senate OH the ?3d an executive
message from the President of the United
States was delivered by Mr.. Purden. one of
his secretaries, and handed to the Vice
President. The army appropriation bill
was presented and referred to the Commit
tee on Appropriations. The Indian appro.
p%riation bill was taken up. The first imi-
portant amendment reached was that OF
striking out II bill proviso requiring that
the army officers he detailed as Indian
agents. Morgan moved as IL substitute for
the House provision one directing the Press
ident to appoint Indian citizens of the
United States us Indian agents when. in his
Judgment. such appointment might COM
tribute 10 attach Indians to civilization and
to the government of the United States
In the Senate OF the 9th attention was
chiefly occupied in executive session upon
the Behring Sea controversy.
In the House discussion of the Bland bill
continued. by IL vote of 159 to 14S the
proposition To reconsider the vote by which
the House refused to table the bill was re-
jected. a direct vote to table the bill re-
suited i'll 145 to 1iS. The previous Ques-
tion VAS then defeated, so to 202. Adj
journed.
After some minor business the Senate on
the 25th went into executive session. When
the doors were reopcned the Senate bill APP
! propriating S400. 900 for IL public building ut
Helena, Mont, was passed. Eulogies Oh
the late Senator Hearst were then deliv-
| cred by Senators Stanford, Vest, VOORHEES,
and others, and as a further mark of re-
| spect the Senate adjourned.
After reading of the journal the House
went into Committee of the Whole on the
private calendar. Three hours were con-
sumed in consideration of the bill for relief
o! the personal representative of Henry IL.
Siblcy, inventor of the ..Sibley'' tent, but
no determination was reached. The COM
mittee having risen, the House adjourned,
the evening session being dispensed with.