Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1893-03-17
CONGRESSIONAL.

FRIDAY, March b
SENATE After two hours discussion the
senate adopted the conference report of the
legislative appropriation bill-42 to 81. The
conference report on the postoffice appropri;t-
tiOn bill was also agreed tO-s5 to q. The
house joint resolution authorizing the state
of Wisconsin to place in Statutory hall III
the capitol the statue OF l'ere Marquette
was reported and passed. Senator lioar then
called up the message OF the house ANNOUNCE
ing that II had passed over the Presidents
veto, the bill providing for the appointment
of IL district attorney and marshal for the
| middle district of Alabama. 1t passed, and
therefore becomes u law Notwithstanding
the veto. The Mct;arrahan claim bill finally
came to Il vote and p;lsset--31 to II.
liOCSE Hatch submitted the conference
report on the asriculturllappr bill,
and IL was agreed to. Mr. Henderson sub
mittcd the conference report on the post
Office appropriation hill. Agreed to. Com
sider:lton of the senate amendments to the
sundry civil hill was then resumed. The
Worlds Fair amendments were disagreed to
| and The bill again sent to conference. The
house then took u recess until : o'clock
The conference report on the Indian apprO-
piiation hill was presented in the evening.
The chief item in dispute between the two
houses was the senate amendment relative
to the Cherokee bill. Pending this discuss
ion the conference reports ON the deficiency
| bill were agreed to.
| SATURDAY, March 4.
| SENArE--The conference reports on the
sundry civil and Indian appropriation bills
We're antagonzcd by Mr. Hill in favor uf the
Hudson river bridge bill and there we're
several passages between him and senators
who objected To tilibustering under the
circumstances, but they were finally
adopted. After the inaugural ceremonies
were over the senate committee was ordered
| to- wait ON the president of the United
states and inform him that the senate was
| organized. Then, ut 2:10, the senate
| adjourned until Monday at noon.
| HOGsE-lt was broad day light when the
last two conference reports on the sundry
civil and Indian appropriation bills were
presented and they We're adopted. \ recess
until l0::O followed. After the recess the
senate bill granting right-of-way through
the Indian territory to the inter-oceanic
railroad was passed. Committee was
appointed to wait OH the president and
inform him that congress was ready to
| adjourn. Mr.. Hatch of Missouri then took
the chair and MIR. Reed, rising. presented in
an clrnes, patriotic speech the resolution of
| thanks to Speaker Crisp for the able,
impartial and dignticd manner In which he
had presided over the body and for the able
performance OF the ;trduous duties Of the
| chair. The resolution was unanimously
| adopted and the house adjourned sine die.
MONDAY. March Il.
| The senate in executive session confirmed
all the cabinet nominations. When the
doors were ieopened after the executive
session MIR. Sherman presented II joint reso-
luton extending the term of members Of the
\ Fifty-fourth congress from March 4, 1897. To
| April 80. and that that time of year shall
hereafter bc substituted as he time for til,
commencement and termination of official
terms of president and Weep president and
| members of the senate and house. The OBJ
jcct is to put the inaugural time in better
weather. The motion was laid OH the table
and the senate adjourned until Thursday.
THURSDAY, Murch9.
4 SENATE-Mr. Teller presented the crcden-
tials of Lee Manning, appointed by the gov
ernor uf Montana. because Of the failure o.
the legislature to elect Il successor to Mr..
Sanders. 1t was decided that when the SELL
ate adjourned it be- until Monday. MIR.
Mitchell of Oregon presented II joint rcsolu-
tion to amend the constitution To provide
for the election of United states senators by
the people. This led to Il discussion ;ls To
whether legislative business could be per-
formed at IL special session called for eXccli-
tive purposes. The general tenor of the
remarks were to the effect that while there
was no law TO prevent it the general custom
had been to receive all resolutions and bills
but not tn act ON anything which the senate
could not deal with conclusively without
the concurrence of the house. The senate
then proceeded to executive business and
when the doors re-opcned adjourned until
Monday