Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1894-04-06
SENATE AND HOUSE.
WORK OF OUR NATIONAL LAW
MAKERS.

~Proceedings Of the Senate and House Of
Representatives - Important Measures
Discussed and Acted Upon-Gist Of the
business.
The National SOlons.
In tho Senate ON the 18th the Bland
seignicragc bill was taken up and Senator
Carey OF Wyoming finished his argument,
followed by Senator Dubois of Idaho. He
believed the sentiment favorable to silver
was growing rapidly in this country and he
feared that this legislation might nave q
tendency to check this sentiment. Senator
Mitchell OF Oregon made AN earnest plea
asked IL the Secretary of the Treasury, un-
der the second section OF the net, should re-
deem The treasury notes in gold coin, how
could silver certificates be issued. Senator
Mitchell sud they would DO issued when-
ever the notes were redeemed In silver. 1t
the conclusion OF the arguments the bill
Was put ON its passage and passed-44 TO 81.
The passage of the bill was greeted by up
plause from the galleries. which drew forth
. reprimand from Presiding Officer Villas.
The Senate then took up and passed q bill
to amend the act authorizing the CONSTRUCT
tfon Of Il high wagon bridge over h Mis-
souri, River ut Sioux City. The amend
mint extends tile time for the construction
Of the bridge until March 2. 1905. A char
ter wa also granted for the Iowa and Ne
braskn Pontoon Bridge Company. author
izing II to build II bridge across the Mis-
souri, River near Sioux City. Iowa, and
then. after an executive session, tho doors
were reopen d and the enate took from
the calendar and passed q number of pri.
vate bills md hen adjourned until the
18th.
In the H0usc on the 18th Mr.. Black of
Illinois asking unanimous consent to con-
slider q bill to authorize the managers OF
90 diers' Homes to employ medical officers
other than soldiers disabled In the service.
AS the law o requires. Messrs. Stone of
pennsylvania aud Cannon. Republican, of
Illinois, objected and the bill went over.
The consideration Of the sundry civil bill
was resumed. In reply to some humorous
structures by Mr.. Black, Democrat. of Geor-
yia upon the useless expense OF the Agri-
cultural Department. bulletins, setting
forth the results of experiments, Mr.. Bow
ers of California defended these experi-
ments md their publication. The reading
ofshe bill was completed ut ::15 and the
committee returned to the paragraphs re-
iatlng to the coast n geodetlc survey.
Mr.. EnlOe OF Tennessee offered an amends
ment to strike out all provisions for the
maintenance OF this bureau. The an
seigniorage bill by the Senate at this juno
ture was received with many mantfesta-
-tiOns Of approval on the Democratic side.
After considerable debate Mr.. Enloe's
amendment was ruled out of order. Enloe
appealed from the decision and the House
refused 10 sustain the appeal. Enloe then
changed his tactics by moving to strike out
the items In the appropriations for the
coast and geOdetic survey, and supported
the proposition In o lengthy speech. With
out action on the amendment the House nd.
jOurned.
The House on the 18TH went into Com
mittee OF the Whole on the sundry civil
bill. taking up the amendment relating to
the transfer OF the coast and geodetic sur
e to the Navy Department. The amend
ment sas defeated-s1 to 104. After some
debate on minor amendments, Messrs.
Hartman, Republican,, of Montana. Nc.
Cleury. Republican. OF Minnesota. and Will
son. Republican,. of Washington criticised
the amendment to the timber culture law of
1891, and gave notice that they would ask q
separate vote upon 1t when the bill was re-
ported to the House. MIR. Broderick, Re-
publican, of Kansas offered I'm amendment
setting aside s75. 5000 Of the Missouri River
the river banks ut Atchison and Leaven-
worth. Mr.. Mercer. Republican,, of Me-
braska offered u substitute to SEES aside
sl5O.OoO. providing 1t should be used for
the construction, repnir and maintenance
OF revetments tive the mouth of the
\ bbtN0 0llu JAOu SlUys x1c lnSl6Gpu
also that the river between Omaha aud
Council Bluffs should be looked after. An
amendment was agreed to limiting to $780,
900 the expenditures of the coast and
geodetic survey. Pending a speech by Mr..
Catchings. Democrat, Of Mississippi in de-
the House took q recess until 8 o'clock.
About fifty members were present. at the
night session. After action on several pri-
vate pension bills the House adjourned.
AS there was no quorum in the House on
the 18th no efrott was made to take up the
New Mexico statehood bill. In the Com
mtttee OF the Whole OH the sundry civil
to be expended under the direction of the
Missouri River Commission was agreed to
together with amendments. Before the
vote wa taken Mr.. C%atchings continued
his argument against parceling out by re-
striction portions of enc river and hnrbor
appropriations made under the continuing
contract system. Mr.. Hermon, Republican
of Oregon. eulogized the contract system
for the waterways of the country, the in.
auguratton of which WAS one of the grand
est achievements Of the Fifty-frst Con
gress. Mr.. Loud Of California criticised
the injustice Of the system to those who
were mot in on the proposition" Mr..
Hainer OF Nebraska criticised severely the
work OF the Missouri River Commission.
OF the a, 000. 900 SO far appropriated, 81
OVusVVV WAS u6oV on u reach OF 1OOftoeu
miles ut Jefferson City. At the present
rate it would require $50. 900. 900 and 800
years to reach Sioux City. Not n dollar
was to he used at Omaha Atchison, Leav-
enworth and other cities up the river
where the Missouri was making great en-.
croachments. Mr.. Picker Of South Dako-
+. advocated an amendment to divert
500. 00c OF the appropriation for the Mis-
souri, River to the stretch of 1880 miles
above Sioux City. After some further de-
bate MIR. Bnrtholdt Of Missouri had read a
letter from r. W. Goldman and A. J. Cum
minis OF st. Louis, charging that
the attempt to divert the APP
preparation contained In the bill for the
Missouri to up river points was being
i0stered by t,.e railroad interests. Mr..
Mercer OF Nebraska advocated an amend.
ment to set aside 100000 OF the Missouri
appropriation for the removal OF snags
aud distractions above Sioux City, and
siS0.ooo for the construction, repair and
ma n%tenance OF revetments. bikes and
watcrworks between the south line Of Ne
br,'skn and sloux City. After u few clos
ing words by CatchinRs action wns had on