Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1892-08-04

assailed IL for unconstitutionality. but advo-
catee a substitute offered on behalf of him
self and Messrs. George and Pugh. Mr.
of the constitutionality of the bill. and Mr.
Palmer argued against 1t as an invasion OF
the police rights of the states. No attemp;
was made to have a vote on Mr.. wolcott's
motion to refer the bill TO the committee on
finance, and when Mr.. washburn tried to get
the unanimous consent to have a time fixed
for a final vote, an objection was interposed
by Mr.. White. On motion of Mr.. Cullom,
the senate bill 10 create a national highway
commission. etc. passed. Ii is for the EUR
pose of general inquiry into the condition
of highways throughout the United States
and means for their Improvements, and the
best method for securing a proper exhibit at
the worlds fair of improved appliances for
road making. The senate bill TO facilitate
enforcement of immigration and contract
labor law was passed. Adjourned.
H~oUsE-The house resumed consideration
of the sundry civil bill. The first action was
a vote ON a motion made by Mr.. Bankhead
yesterday to reduce the appropriation for
the worlds fair from s5.0oo,oO 10 S. The
motion was defeated-G to Tia Action
required on Mr.. Bingham's motion to concur
in the senate 100000 appropriation. Mr..
Holman, seeing the vote against him,
changed In order TO move for reconsidera-
ton. The vote was then announced-i17 for
the fair appropriation and l5 against.
THURSDAY, Jul es.
s~ENATE-The senate bill making eight
hours a days work on public works in the
Initial States and In tho nf1.rF.r 81 E,lnn,-
bia was passed; also one for purchase OF
Baucroft's library. The anti-option bill was
taken up and a motion to refer it to the COM
mittee on finance was laid on the table.
Mr.. Paddock then delivered an
in favor of the bill, saying he voiced the sem
timent of the great agricultural state of
Nebraska. Mr.. Jones of Nevada. from the
committee on contingent expenses. reported
a resolution for appointment OF n select
committee OF seven senators TO investigate
the recent labor troubles in Pennsylvania
and Idahe, and as to employment Of Pinker-
ton detectives. a resolution for a select com
mittee Of five 10 investigate the geological
survey doings was agreed to and the COM
mittee on territories instructed during recess
to visit the territories Of New Mexico, Ari-
IONA, Utah and Oklahoma and inquire into
the prOprlety or their being admitted as
states. The house joint resolution for final
adjournment on Saturday was laid on the
table.
HoUsE-The house adopted a joint resolu-
tion for adjournment on Saturday at two p.
m. The speaker then declared the next
thing in order was a motion made by Mr..
Bingham yesterday to table the motion to
reconsider a motion by which the 100000
appropriation for the worlds fair was
included in the sundry civil bill. The
opponents Of the appropriation at once
began .libustering with motions to adjourn
till Saturday, to adjourn till Monday. etc.
The republicans decided to let the flilbust-
ering and notwithstanding wings of the
democratic party fight it out, and on call of
the house decline TO vote. So the call was
orderded by the close vote of thirty-one TO
twenty-eight. Mr.. Bingham as offered for
reference to the committee on rules a reso-
luton TO cut off flibustering. 1t provides
that Immediately after this resolution is
reported, a vote be at once taken on his
motion TO lay on the table the motion to
reconsider the vote by which the house
agrees TO the worlds fair appropriation. 1t
is not believed the senate will pass the joint
resolution for adjournment on Saturday
until the house has acted on the worlds
fair matter.