Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1892-06-10
THE NATIONAL 1 O
SENATE AND HOUSE OF REPRE-
SENTATlVES.
Our National Lawmakers and What hev
Are Doing for the Good Of the Country
Various Measures Proposed, Discussed,
and Acted Upon.
Doluss Of con~ress.

In the House on the eSth. the Legislative
Appropriation Bill was reported and re.
ferred to the Committee of the Whole. Mr..
Newberry reported Scott's Bill appropria.
ting 500. 600 for u public building at Deca.
tur. Ill. The House then wen into COM
mtttee of the Whole on the Postoficc ap-
preparation bill. Mr.. Hayes favored verify.
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 al eloquent free
coinage speech which elected marked an.
plause. MI. Fithian denounced the Me-
ktnley Bill and favored the enlargement
OF the free list Mr.. Watson scored the
Democrats for their failure to consider a
bill to repeal the Mckinley act, and pro-
ceeded to extol the Ocala platform. Mr..
Enl0e, In reply to Watson's criticisms, said
that II the Democratic majority was to be
criticised it should lie criticised for the
rules 1t 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 OF the subject. Sherman went on
to denounce the bill under the considera-
tlon as wrong in principle. in detail, and in
livery aspect u IFtuu on unc creditor, q Oc.
ception to the debtor aud II demonstration
of gold. 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 a good deal of
discussion. and the vote on the motion to
increase the :opriution for the purpose
disclosed less than 81 majority present.
On motion OF Mr.. Henderson, of North
Carolina. u resolution was adopted rcvok-
Ing all leaves OF absence, except on account
OF sickness. and directing the sergeant-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 committee of the whole ON
the postoffce appropriation bill. The pend
ing amendment was that reducing by
S"".349.0 900 the appropriation for the trans
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 reiccted-57
to 1.l. Mr.. Holman's amendment provide
Ing tiat no part of the money appropriated
for the transportation OF foriegn mail shall
bc 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 no 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 euvelOpeS sold by the postotfiCe De.
partment, provided that the department
may continue to furnish stamped envelopes
with the Endorsement, s.If not delivered in
ten days return o.. Mr.. Hayes moved
to strike out the section requiring that
mail transportation he reduced to 81 per
cent. of the rates charged by private par