Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1894-09-07
THE NATIONS SOLONS
SENATE AND HOUSE OF REPRE-.
SENTATivES.
Our National, Law Maker. and VIVA. The,
Are Doing Fol the Good of tho coun.
rv-various Measures Proposed, DIE
cussed and Acted Upon.


ID the presence Of thtrty-three Senator's. ten
t tfss t shs s Z Ssapgm q A ssnat Ss d Harris moved 10 ed
quest the presence of the a%bsentees, but Sena.
tor Cockrell pointed out that the same order OF
me Gay pet 2 was still IN force and asked the
that OF the forty-two Senators who failed to
answer to their names ON the a2d only two
who is too i'll to attend Immediately. The
senate, rinding II impossible to get a quorum,
adjourned until the 24th at l2 o'clock.
the House met on the ssd. There was a great
peortance. Nj. Bynum OF Indiana made a point
c CO 1nnstt M rep oHn ON arssor sn plase p fsawds. M M
Cummings offered q joint resolution to author.
ize and direct the Secretary of the Navy to re.
move from the MOnadOck, Monitor and other
vessels certain arnor plates n have the same
tested. After discussion the same was adopt.
ed. Adjourned.
In the House, on the cath. after the unani.
by Mr.. Catchings, OF the Committee on Rules.
for sine die adjournment on the 2sth at 9 p. m.
Terry. OF Arkansas. from the COMMITTEES on
Judiciary, asked unanimous consent to con-
slider Senator Hill's bill providing for the ex-
ment to meet the objections raised to the bill.
It defined an anarchist as one who advocated
s destruction =. by violence o. nc Of III government or
In the Senate on the :4th the House resolu-
ton providing for sine die adjournment on
the 18th ut Z p. m; was adopted; Senator
lions instructing the Committee on Rules to
sit during the recess for the purpose of reyis-
ing the rules; Senator blanchard objected.
will be so revised that debate will be cut OF
and the free sugar bill passed at the next sss-
sion. ., After ssee PRAYER . Mnrr by the chaplain ns on mo me,
executive session. Al l:5 the Senate ad.
%journed.
In the Senate not more than q dozen Sena-
and the number had not Increased beyond sew.
enteen during the days proceedings. With
out attempting to do moro than routine bust.
ate went into executive session at 1870. The
executive session lasted an hour. during which
the following house bills Were passed: A bill
authorizing the Kansas City, Oklahoma and
Pacific Railway tOconstruct u railway through
s ton l prevailing iiesrlfs Tor printing han so the r seans re Of thu
Agricultural Department was also passed.
The doors were reOpened and the Senate adj
jOurned.
knights of Pythias when the House met ON
the 9Th, but the floor was a waste OF empt
ha'rs, less than iifty members being present.
ton to print the tariff bill with comparisons
OF rates between the bill as it becomes u law.
NE elal as II Rass The s pei hea os n ana a sas pass was
raised n while waiting for a quorum to ap,
pear, the death of Congressman Shaw. Of
W ISCOll6iu. uUlOuIlt6u. y COklIultlG6 WdS
appointed to attend the funeral and the House
adjourned.
Promptly at Up. m. on the ssth both Houses
OF Congress were adjourned sine die. In the
Senate. the last day OF the second session of
the Fifty.Third Congress was attended by Just
a score OF Senator'S. Senator Ransom offered
the, the customary resSlutton to to. notify the Pre s
tourn; The resolution was agreed to and the
Vice President appointed Senators Ransom
and Henderson OH the part Of the Senate.
After a snort recess tho Senlte went again
Into session and a message was received from
the House announcing the death Of Represent.
absence of the two Wisconsin Senators. Sena-
tor White offered the customary resolutions
s 81 Tsgsst' MI Miacb sen V ai P Wisadeain ap 99iIam'
Davis. Roach and Kyle to attend the funeral.
At 1898 q further recess was taken. At 1850
c con nlasee apps appo assed s to Wait 10 Upon onot It's an Pre sse
ident announced that he had no further com.
municatton to make to Congress. RESOLUTIONS
Stevenson and Senator Harris, President pro
TEN. and at 9 o'clock the Vice President de.
clared the Senate adjourned without day.
The galleries of the House on the 2sth were
The attendance on the floor. however, was
light the majority OF the members having al
with the usual custom, Mr.. Wilson offered .
resolution for the appointment OF a commit.
tee of three members OF the Honse to meet a
the President to inform him that Congress
was ready to adjourn and ascertain If he had
any further communications to make. Adopt
ed. The speaker appointed Messrs. Wilson,
Holman of Indiana, and Hepburn. Republican,
of Iowa. Us the House Committees. The com.
ported that he had no further communications
to make. The President requested 1t. said Mr..
Wilson to congratulate the House and Senate
individual members happy prosperous vaca,
lions. At g M. the speaker. with a bang OF
his gavel. declared the second session of the
Fifty-Third Congress adjourned.