Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1894-08-24
SENATE AND HOUSE.
WORK OF OUR NATIONAL LAW.
MAKERS.
Of b ssnat. and Hong. at
Representatives - Important Measures
Discussed and Acted Upon-Gist Of the
Dolngs of Congress.

After discussing the House bill modifying
ene revised statutes requiring proof OF suose-
Tue Loyalty before Decisions or bounty lands
on the 9th went into executive session withous
action thereon and after half an hour a~djourn-
In the House on the 9th Representative Bou.
susing the administration OF peanut politics"
his ii s seat aS BY shs sp anisr; an R aMas erasasa to F snke
ian. Democrat. OF Illinois. denounced the Gov.
ernment for sending troops to lllinois. before
preventative Cannon. Republican. OF Illinois,
defended the President, and declared the IL
ny 5iSs6 blessed ss "a him for his \, courage and the Repnb,
day was devoted to business reported from the
committee on claims. In the course of two
ana q hall hours six relief bills were passed
anu then the House adjourned.
In the Senate on the 10th Senator Hill tried
to obtain recognition to offer a resolution re.
9uesting the Senate conferees to report to the
saa @hs sas Rri asrtsme items Is S II S!saE fp sass3,.
tive session the Chinese treaty was taken up.
When the Executive session closed the Senate
adjourned without action upon the Chinese
treaty which Was under discussion.
In the House on the 10th the appropriations
committee reported disagreement of the Sen.
aye ana House conferees on the sundry civil
Pill on items a~ggregating over S6DO,OOO. Tho
House ratified the agreements reached and
proceeded to discuss the items disagreed on.
KegarainR the amendment for a governmental
NV ~ buC , EIApDSI
ton an enthusiastic majority votedto instruct
the House conferees to support the substitute,
having practically the same effect AZ the
amendment. No decision was reached upon
the arid land bill. so the conference report will
come up again. The House then took recess.
me evening session was devoted to private
The Senate was expected to be the storm
center OF the tarif conflict On the lith. and the
Pile struggling for points Of vantage to hear
the anticipated debate on Senator Hills reso.
luton directing the Senate conferees to report
Formal business received scant :attention. At
1850 Senator Hill asked consideration of his
resolution. and after some preliininaries debate
inttlnation that the House conferees had the
tariff bill! in their actual possession. and Sena-
tor Faulkner inttmated that the plan, not yet
fully decided on. however. was to have the
House accept the Senate bill outright and send
II to the President for his signature. On mo.
vote went into executive session. the Vice
President voting aye. Senator Cockrell's mo-
ton was Y, gain time in the Interest Of the tar.
ter the executive session the Senate adjourned,
leaving the tariff matter open over Sunday.
In the House on the llth the Senate amend
msnss to the sundry civil bill. to give a million
sG1tes TO be formed from the territories Were
called up. Mr.. Bryan of Nebraska spoke in
favor OF a general system of irrigation by the
government. A proposition to give each of
the arid land s ates a million acres OF SUR
veyed arid public lands to be reclaimed by ir.
rigatton was agreed to after the irrigation
Questlon had been discussed by many western
members. When the House adjourned "a call
Tor . Democratic caucus Monday morning at
lOo'clOck was announced. It was received
with great applause.
Soon after meeting on the 18th the Senate
went into executive session and confirmed the
Chinese Treaty, a to 70. The report of the
conferees on the sundry civil bill was agreed
to with some notifications and the bill sent
back to the conference. Adjourned.
In the Senate on the 18th. after the reading
OF the journal. a messenger from the House
wire and sugar on the free list. passed by the
House on the l3th. Senator Hill gave notice
OF an amendment repeating the income itax.
After other untmportant business the Senate
adjourned.