The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1894-08-16
THE NATIONS SOLONS
SENATE AND HOUSE OF REPRE-
SENTATIVES.
- National Law Makers and What They
Are Doing For the Good OF the Coun-
trv-various Measures Proposed, Dis
cussed and Acted Upon.
DOings Of ress.

III VI
In the Senate. on the Sd. bills for the admis..
don OF New Mexico and Arizona were iepOrteo
'avorably and placed on the ca!ahoer. Stna'
or Davis introduced a bill defining the opera,
IONS in futures. imposing taxes on dealers
herein. etc. Senator George made the polnt
If order that all bills raising revenue snoau
,e proposed in the House. The house ON I1i
he protection OF persons furnishing mateIiats
md labor for the construction OF public WORKS
vas passed. The deficiency appropriation olil
vas taken up and a prolonged discussion on
.arlous items IN the bin ensued. Al o:.!
,'clock the bin was passed and the report ot
he conferees on the river and harbor bill was
submitted but not acted on, AFTER an execu-
I've session the Senate adjourned.
In the Hosse on the Sd Mr.. Bland introduced
,,resolution instructing the Committee on
Nays and Means to report a bill. placing all
,ugars on the free list. and for raising slotWo.,
~ by an income tax. to be passed II a general
arif bill fails. The House voted not TO con
.ur in the Senate amendment to the public
printing bill: also the Senate amendments 10
arge portion 0. the day In discussing two
bills. one for the re-classiication OF railway
nail clerks and one for the classihcations OF
Jerks in first and second class postohces, but
leither were acted upon The evening SESSION
vas devoted TO pension bills.
In the Senate on the 4th the conference re-
port on the river and harbor Dill, was WIN
.rawn to correct technical errors. The bill TO
AK national bank notes and United states
reasury notes by states was passed AS
passed the bill provides that the ~circuiatlnS
notes OF national banking associations and
United States legal tender notes and other
notes and certificates OF the United states
shall be payable on demand, and circulating
Or intended for circulation as currency. anu
gold and silver. or other coin. shall be subject
% taxation as money on hand or on deposit
ander the laws o: any state or territory: pro
,ided any such taxation shall be exercised IN
The same manner and at the same rate as any
such state or territory shall tax money or
currency circulating as money within It's Jurls,
fiction. An arrangement was then entered
INTO by which an hour was to be given 10 the
consideration Of pension cases. When the
lime had expired the bin reported by Senator
Hants by the United States consuls and for
.he exclusion OF anarchists was taken up. AZ
.er Al executive session the Senate ad-
lourned.
In the Senate on the sth Senator Allen OF
Nebraska introduced a bill to prevent profess
'ional lobbying, Referred. The bill was pass
ID granting TO the Northern Mississippi River
Railway Company a right OF way through a
certain Indian Reservation in Minnesota A
pill TO encourage the holding OF a Worlds Eek
position at Atlanta. Ga. in 1895. by admitting
striking OF Of medals at the United States
Mint was passed. After an executive session
he Senate adjourned.
IL the House. on the sth. the Judiciary Com.
Littee presented a resolution for investigator
81 the charges against Judge Kicks, federal
.udge OF the district court OF northern ohio,
IN motion OF Mr.. Mccain. Of Illinois. a resol
alton instructing the Commissioner of Labor
20 investigate the effects OF machinery on
abor, wages. etc. was agreed to. MIR. Myer,
rom the on Militia. called up the
Dill 10 promote the efficiency OF the militia.
Among the bills laid aside with favorable
recommendations in of the whole
vas the bill a~ppropriating $4,000 for a build
ng a south Omaha. Neb. The fight of the
lay came IN the bill appropriating s4.0p.OVO
or the erection of a public building at Chicago
81 the present STE. Mr.. Black moved that the
Dill be laid aside with a favorable recommen-
!ation and il carr.ed-l4l to A roll call dis
closed the lack OF a quorum and a motion was
made 10 adjourn. This was resisted by the
friends OF the Chicago building bill and it was
leteated-i9 to 81. The next call developed
he lack OF a quorum and the House ad-
burned.
After discussing tn. House bill modifying
he revised statutes requiring proof OF subse-
are granted Mexican War veterans. the Senate
IN the 9th went into executive session without
action thereon and after half an hour adjourn
"a.
IN the House on the 9th Representative Bou-
using the administration OF peanut politics
Il the Hawaiian affair. and was ordered to take
lis seat by the Speaker, Representative Filth
an. Democrat. OF Illinois. denounced the Gov
.rnInen, for sending troops to Illinois before
'eceivlnC a request from the GOV rrnor. Re
preventative Cannon. Republican. OF Illinois,
defended the President. and declared the coun-
ry blessed him fer his courage and the Repub-
leans CT ed amen" The remainder of the
lay was devoted to business reported from the
committee on claims. In the course OF two
and a half hours six relief bills We're passed
tnd then the House adjourned.