Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1894-06-08
SENATE AND HOUSE,
WORK OF OUR NATIONAL LAW.
MAKERS.
Proceedings Of the Senate md Hons. ~
Representatives - Important Measures.
Discussed and Acted Upon-0ist Of thu.


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After routine business on the 2Ith the,
House went into Committee of the Whole.
to consider the legislative app opriutiOu
bill. The Republicans wore unsuccessful
In the efforts to amend the pension pura-
graph 80 as to strike out the $500, 900 np..
preparation for IL special investig alton OF
alleged frauds. Mr.. Anderson tried to have,
struck out the provision for the contingent
expenses of the Civil Service Commission.
but was voted down. At 1850 the Commit
to the House. Separate votes were de-
manded on the Hayes amendment declar-
ing the laws repealed authorizing tho
docking Of members ~snlari"s for absence
and on the amendment striking out appro-
priatiOns for the civil service. The Hayes
a%nti-dOcking amendment was defeated
yeas 104, nays l27. The amendment strik-i
ing out the appropriation for the Civil Ser
vice Commission was lost-S0 yeas TO lGs
nays. The legislative bill was then passed.
Tue House bill to incorporate to Supreme
Lodge of the X. OF 4. Vas passed. and tins
House adjourned.
Senator Kyle's resolution declaring
against any attempt to restore the Queen
In Hawaii was taken up on the 9th in the
Senate and discussed. Unanimous consent,
was asked to put II ON It's passage, when.
the tariff bill came up as unfinished BUSH
ness aud the resolution went over
In the Srnate on the 25tl Kyle's Ha-
waiian resOlutson came up ut the opening,
having been laid over from the day before,
but consideration OF it was mot concluded
when the time for resuming consideration
of the tariff bill arrived. and it went over.
again, but not till there was IL sharp pns-
sage ut arms between Senators Hoa and
Harris. the former insisting that It was.
highly Important that the Senate take
action In the matter OF Hawaii. whose fate
was hanging in the balance while the Sem
ate refused to take action which might
settle the fate of that nation, and insisting
on the regular ord.r During the collOquy
each took occasion to remark on the pau.
city of assets of.tle other in the matter OF
Senatorial courtesy. After an executive
session the Sennte adjousned.
The evening session OF the House was de-
voted to the consideration OF private bills.
In the House on the goth the state bank:
tax repeal bill came mp. Springer of llli-;
nois spoke In Its favor. He gave the his
tory OF the failures and loses from wildcat
banking which preceded gr%eenbacxs;
%eulogized his own bill for remedying these
evils. now before the Committee on Bank
Ing and Currency, and explained its pro-
visions at length, and predicted that under,
it there would be no panlcs. as it was elias
tic and would respond to the demands Of
trade. Ex-Speaker Galusha Grow was.
recognized. He reviewed the existing.
banking laws and showed how much safer!
and better guarded WAS the issue OF natiun-
al banks than the issue Of state banks. He.
was followed by Lawson. He wantedl
home rulei in everything when it could be-;
obtained, and for this reason preferred,
state banks to national banks. AT 4:30,
the committee rose and the House nd.
jOurned. /.
In the Senate consideration of the lead
and zinc paragraphs was concluded on the,
?6th and the rates heretofore reLOrted
adopted. Then the senate went into ex-
rcutive session. After the executive ses-
sion the Senate adjourned.
Tn the Sennta ~ n tho OSth co,.,flo.nxto.
OF the tariff bill was resumed ut the sched-
ule OF ''wOod and manufactures of woods
Hale and Frye SPOKE in favor Of higher
duties for the benefit of Maine lumbermen..
Nest spoke in reply and was followed by
Walsh. the new Senator from Georgia.
senators Perkins of California aud Mitch
ell and Dolph OF Oregon. whose states are
largely Interested In the lumber industry,
also spoke. AT 5:45 the Senate vent into
executive session and soon adjourned.
After passing the bill extending the,
time for making final proof of and payment
on all lands claimed under the homeste: d
and desert land laws to one wear from.
time final payment would become due ana
others OF minor importance. .he House on
the 2sth took up District Of Columbia bust
ness. The interesting event OF the dav
was the reading OF u letter FROM the sons OF
Louis h0ssuth In reply to Il letter recently
sent BY Speaker Crisp under direction Of
the House. At s o'clock the House adj.
j%ourned.
In the House on the Goth it was voted to
ad. outn over Decoration Day. After
minor business the bill to repeal the State,
Bank tax came up and Cox of Tennessee.
spoke In favor of 1t. A message from tho.
President was received Transmitting.
the dispatch from Minister Wills
at Hawaii. 1t contained nothing.
specially new or important. CONGRESSMAN
johnson OF Indiana followed with an argu-
ment IN favor of IL substantial and stable.
currency. johnson was followed by Black:
IN favor OF the bill. Before Black finished
the committee rose and the House adj