Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1894-05-03
NATIONS SOLONS
SENATE AND HOUSE OF REPRE-
SENTATivES.
Our National Law Makers and What They
Are Doing For the Good OF the Coun-
t~ry-various Measures Proposed, Dis
cussed and Acted Upon.
Doings Of Congress.


Ia the senate on the Esd Senator PETER
introduced by request a bill ito dispose OF
Idle labor and discourage idle wealth in
the District of Columbia" 1t embOdies
the principle Of taxation Of the unearned
Increment, the proceeds to be applied to
the ploym ent Of Idle labor. PETER then
sought TO take up the resolution for the APP
pointment of a committee on ~commuuica.
tions t. receive petitions from CoXey's
army. but the motion was defeated by Il
vote Of /, az Republicans. 4 PopuiistS and
onc Democracy to % i21 Democrats and s
Republicans). a bill for the protection Of
game ia Yellowstone Park was then passed.
The morning hour having expired, the tar
fl bill was laid before tine Senate aud Sem
ator Washhuin addrc scd the senate in OPP
position to the bill. At soc the Senate
went into executive session and ~afterwatd
adjourned.
The House devoted the entire day on the
I'D to business from the committee on the
District of Columbia. Two bills were acted
upon. The first, extending the time al
lowed the Metropolitan Street Railroad
Company, OF this city, to change Its motive
power was passed. The other bill was one
to permit bookrnaking at the regular spring
and fab meetings of Jockey clubs and driv-
Ing parks of the Di>trjctof Columbia. The
bill. 10 the surprises Of al. was defeated
by Il vote of 81 to So. The House then ad-
iourned.
Ia the Senate on the 25th Senator Allen
Of Nebraska offered IL long preamble aud
resolution setting forth that threats
had been made to arrest tuxeyiteS on their
arrival in the Di> h. let of Columbia, dec ar.
tag the constitutional right /, assemble
and petition pcaceabiy: t. come into the
District aud to the Capitol for the purpose,
aud declaring that 30 long as they did not
cause II breach OF the peace, obstiuct the
streets, or interfere with the Transaction OF
public business, any attempt to arrest
them or prevent them carrying out their
constitutional right, Objection to present
consideration was made and tho resolution
went over. \ long argument followed SEN
atUr Harris request Tor unanimous consent
to consiIet the tariff bill from toG O'Clock
each q y. The tariff bill was then taken
up to b5 read by paragraphs. Senator Aid
rich spoke against the bill when the fist
amendment was reached, that fixing the
date when il should 60 into effect. Scna-
tor Platt followed on the same line of ar
gumcnt. Senat- + Palmer spoke next III fH-
vor Of the bill. Senator Ala ich su !gestcd
an amendment to the bill that it should so
into effect live months after its pass ge.
The latter part Of the day was occupied
with good naturcd bantcring and by II sill
yer speech by senator stewart. At 6 o'clock
the Senate adjourned.
Mr.. Hepburn. after the reading Of the
Journal jn the House On the 2jtit, inter
posed an objection to It's approval aud
forced the yea. and nays. He adhered to
his detcrminati n to allow absolutely no
bus mes. 10 be t'an~ aclvu by unanimous
consent unit I rms we're IN de for the con-
s deFatiOn of Erid Y nigit pension bills.
The Journal was approved, @43 to nothing,
and the House went into Committee of the
Whole ON the diplomat e and cnnsula APP
preparation bill. The debate was C, mined
almost entirely to the question OF foeS and
salaries It the various consulates aud with
out any action OF Importance the commit
tee rose aud the House ad. burned.
After reading the journal ia the enHt3
on the Goth Srn"tOr Aliens CoXcy rusOlu-
ton came up, and Allen stated there would
he no opposition on the Democratic side to
its passage. senator Vest, however, OPP
posed the resolution. He declared that
the men who are marching to Washington
should be protected in ,hoir rights, but
they would have to learn to abide by the
laws of the land. and II Congress for one
instant com promised with them IL wou Il
open a crcyase which would end in a food
and Il final destruction. At las O'Clock,
before any artton was taken on the rcso-
luton. Senator Harris moved t. take up
the resolution providing that ~"t--norroW.
and until otherwise ordered. the Senate
shall meet ut IL O'Clock a. IN. Senators
PETER and Allen objected tn the pending
resolution being displaced and demanded Il
yea and nay vote. Tho vote resulted:
Yeas, "a: nays, q. The SauatA, without di-
vision, then agreed t. the resolution and
senator Harris moved to take up the tariff
bill. and Senator lIiggias took the floor In
opposition to the measure. : nator Dolph
was next recognized and gave u further in
stalimcnt of his tariff speech begun on the
Goth instant. After the executive session
the Senate adjourned.
There vas a lluttcr of excitement III tho
Senate on the !1th over the prospect OF u