Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1894-02-23
SEN a TE IND HOUSE,
WORK or OUR NATIONAL. LAW.
MAKERS.
OF the senate and House
Of Rspresentatives-Im Measures
Discussed and Acted Upoa-Gist Of the
Baslness.
The National e,olons.


The National solons.
In the Senate on the sth Senator Wolcott
OF Colorado presented u resolution for the
submission OF . constitutional amendment
prohibiting the states from denying the
suffrage 70 any person ON account OF sex.
Seuat r sherman presented u memorial
from the WOOL growers against the Wilson
Dill. saying the annnce committee had re-
fused the wool growers o hearing. and re-
Nuesting that the memorial be printed. It
was 20 ordered: Senator Wolcott presented
several amendnents TO the tarin bill. Res
slusions'of the Order OF Railway Conduc-
-s6rs. the Brotherhood OF Locomotive En-
stneers, the Brotherhood of Railway
efrainmen. the switchmen's Mutual Aid
association and the American Ratl-ay
Union. protesting against the rulings OF
Cuited States Courts on the question of
strikes. was presented by Senator Voorhees,
and ordered to be printed for the use of the
Senate. The resolution OF Senator Stewart
len wing the right OF the secretary OF the
Treasury to issue United Suites bonds aud
regular order with the various pending
amendments. At 3 O'Clock, ths matter be-
Ing still undisposed Of the unfinished busi-
nesS OF the day came up. Senator Stewart
was granted unanimous consent that the
resolution retain its place On tile calendar.
The Unfinished business WIS the House bill
to require railroads IN territories over a
right:Of way granted by tho Government
TO establish stations and depots ut uU
townsites ON tle lines Of snid ro,.ds .estab.
lished by the Interior Department.. The
bill was warmly discussed, and pending the
discussion on the bill and before IL vote
could be taken the hour of D o'clock arr
rived and the special order. the memorial
resolution In memory OF Representative
Mutchler of Pennsylvnnia came up, Ad.
dresses were delivered by Senators Quay.
Mitchell of Wisconsin. Han>brough and
several others. aud ut 8:25 the Senate nd
.journed until the 18th.
The deadlock on Blnnd's silver seignior-
aye bill was broken after four hours of con-
tinuOus flibustering on the Sth when, by II
vote OF 1T6 to 4. the House carried Binds
motion. going into Committee of the Whole
for consideration Of his bill. The eastern
Democrats and the great mass Of Republl-
cans made u determined opposition, but
Bland was at last victorious. On the final
vote sixteen Republicans and all the Popu-
lists voted with him. while the twenty-five
Democrats who were present Joined with
the remainder of the Republicans in ref,ls-
ing to vote. After the House went into
Committee of the Whole Bland took the
floor i'm advocacy of the bill. He ut once
entered upon an explanation of the pro-
visions OF the bill. but without concluding
his speech yielded to let the committee rise,
an Arrangement having been made that the
filibustering was to cease. With this un-
derstandlng, upon Blinds motion, that
part OF the resolution,passed las directed the
sergennt-at-arms to arrest abscntees was
revoked. The bill from the Joint Commit-
tee on Expenditures in the departments TO
make uniform methods of accounting in
the departments was taken us and pissed
on motion of Mr.. Dockery, and then, at
t:40. the House adjourned
In the Senate on the 18th a petition
iigncd by 10000 wool growers, owning
0ne-seventh OF all the sheep I'm the
I'm United States s protesting against
bill was presented by Senator Cullom.
Among the petitioners are the Navajo
tribes OF Indians. who own 100000 sheep.
After the presentation OF n iitiOns against
the provisions of the Wilson .aritf bill, Som
ator Gray OF Delaware add. essed the Sem
ate on the Hawaiian question, supporting
the attitude OF the Administration. Sem
ator Pettigrew presented u resolution di-
rectfng the Secretary of Agriculture to re-
port to the Senate the amount of wheat I'm
the country on March 30 last, the total
yield of the past year and the amount now
in the country. 1t was adopted. Senator
COckrell presented u memorial OF the st.
Louis Merchants Exchange declaring that
the present stagnation in this country was
due to the uncertainty of Congressional ac-
tion ON the tariff question and praying that
the matter may be settled as speedily as
possible. substitute for the Wilson
tariff bill was presented by Senator Gall
ltnger OF New Hampshire. 1t declares that
1t is unwise to Nuke any changes in the
tariff law during the present administra-
tton. The Senate at 4:05 went into execu-
tive session. At 4:40 the doors were re-
opened and a message was received from
the House announcing the death of Con-
gresham HOuk of Ohio. Senator Brice Of
fered resolution of regret and coincidence.
The Senate then adjourned.
In the House on the 18th, Saturday,
March 3, at p. M, was set aside for the
tribute to the memory OF the late Repre-
sentative Hot0i. of Ohio. On motion of
MIR. Perkins the bill authorizing an exten.
sion of the ti2e for the construction Of a
wagon bridge over the Missouri River at
keljohn' OF Nebraska the bill granting u
charter to the Iowa and Nebraska Pontoon
Bridge Company to construct bridge
across the Missouri River ut Sioux city
was passed. The House then proceeded to
the District Of Columbia business. The
first bill called up was one to regulate the
sale of Intoxicating liquors in the district,
which was passed. MIR. Breckenridge then
moved to go into Committee OF the Whole
for consideration Of the urgent deficiency
bill. After Mr.. Cannon had criticised an
Item OF the appropriation for the payment
of United States witness fees, which, he
said, was inadequate, and might embarrass
the United States Court, the bill passed.
By u special order the remainder of the day
was then consumed in paying tribute to the
California. At the conclusion of the eulo-
gtes, IS further mark of respect, the
House at 4:l5 adjourned.
The Hawaiian resolution was again the
subject for discussion in the Senate ON the
18th. Senator Gray resumed argument in
support OF the Presidents policy and
reiterated his charges that the
xevoluti0nists were dependent on the
United States Minister and United States
forces for the support Of their government,
and that thereafter the provisional govern
ment depended absolutely upon the United
States forces and nag for protection pnd
Tor the maintenance of the government
they had established. The full Significance
of the present Hawaiian situation came out
At the close Of the Senator'S speech, when
1n collopuy with Senator Teller, he nd
mitted as member OF the Foreign Rela-
tions Committee that he understood that
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