Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1892-07-29
TIE SENATE AND HOUSE.
WORK OF OUR NATIONAL LAW
MAKERS.
Proceeding. of the senate and Hous. of
Representatives = Important Measures
Discussed aud Acted Upon-Gist OF the
RuNinaAa.
Nations, solons.

On the 18th the House took up the
Worlds Fair bill. 1t disagreed to the Sem
ate amendment making the appropriation
Tor the government exhibits S500,000 in-
stead of s3l6. 500. The House also disa-
greed to all the amendments to the para.
graph relating to tho appropriations fol
the Worlds COlulni fan Commission. II also
disa.reed to MIR. Atkinson's amendment
prohibiting the sale of liquor by u vots
OF Il to $50. The appropriation of s%3.O0r
for bronze medals and diplomas was agreed
to in committee OF the whole. The House
disagreed to the Senate amendment making
an appropriation Of S.. 900. 900 to the World'e
Fah by n vote of IS yeas and 1:2 nays.
On q viva voce vote tho proposition to close
the Fair on Sunday was curried-ss to ~.
In the Senate, on the Goth. MIR. Vest made
u vigorous speech against the anticipation
bill. Mi. Daniel of Virginia also spoke Ia
opposition. No bills were passed by 'hs
Senate. but the House passed IL numt
measures. the most important OF which
q, bill increasing the pay OF life-si
service men. The bill granting an Am
!egtstry 60 the steamship China wa de-
fe;sted. The Committee WAS au-
thorizedt to Investigate the Reading combine;
the House Judiciary Committee has sum
lioned Robert A. Pinkerton and William
Pinkerton to appear before the committee
to he questioned In regard 10 their police
aud detective system. Mr.. Blount reported
the bill introduced by Mr.. Curtis. author
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Falls Canal to all Canadian vessels OF levy
u tax of from So to s. a ton on them, if II
Is shown that American vessels are dis
eliminated against in passing through
Canadian annals and in the imposition OF
duties.
In the House ON the :.lst the bill for en-.
forcing reciprocal commercial relations
with C;nada was passed. without division.
In the Senate McssrS. Daniel and White
denounced Washlurn's anticipation bill,
and the general opinion IS that its enemies
will try to kill time until the tinnl ad-
Nothing WAS done by the conferrecs ir
regard to the Worlds Fair loan, and ii lie
expected that an adverse report will be
presented to the House. The Worlds Fair,
however. has gained many friends since
the non-concurrence vote.
The House bill 10 enforce reciprocal
commercial arrangements between tho
United States and Canada was taken up in
the Senate on the aad. read and passed
without any explanation and without a
division. The relations of capital and
labor we're brought to the attention of the
Senatc in two speeches. The first of them
was made by Mr.. PETER, and was based
on a resolution previously offered by
him instructing the judiciary committee to.
inquire into that subject and as to what
legislation WAS necessary to protect the
right OF the employees to fair rates of wages.
The other speech was made by Mr.. Call.
and was directed chiefly against the Pink
crton detective force. Mr.. PETERS resolu-
t!on was referred to the committee on edu-
cation and labor. The Worlds Fair question
still a.itates the House.