Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1894-06-07
SENATE AND HOUSE.
WORK OF OUR NATIONAL LAW.
MAkERd.
ProOeedinGs Of the senate and House Of
Representatives - Important Measures
Discussed and Acted Upon-Gist Of the
Business,


tn the Senate on the 2sth consideration
OF the tari6 bill was resumed ut the sched-
uie OF "wOod and m nufactures OF wood. :"
Hale and Frye SPOKE in favor Of higher
duties for the benefit Of Maine lhmbermen.
Vest spoke In reply and was followed by
Walsh, the new Senator from Geofgi id.
Senators Perkins OF California aud Mitch-
ell and Dolph OF Oregon. whose states ARE
largely interested In the lumber Industry,
also spoke. At 5:4s the Senate went into
executive session and soon nd journed. =
After passing the bill extending the
on all lands claimed under the homestc d
and desert land laws to one year from
time final payment would become due and
others OF minor importance. 'he House on
the 2sth took up District of Columbia busi-
ness. The interesting event OF the day
was the reading OF letter from, the sons OF
Louis kossuth In reply to letter recently
sent by Speaker Crisp under direction of
the House. At 5 O'Clock the House ad-
journed.
In the House on the 29th il was voted to
adjourn over Decoration Day. After
minor business the biA to repeal the State
Bank tax came up and Cox Of Tennessee
spoke In favor of it, message from the
President was received transmitting
the dispatch from Minister Willis
at Hawaii. 1t contained nothing
specially new or important. Congressman
ment In favor of n substantial and stable
currency. johnson was followed by Black
in favor OF the bill. Before Black finished
the committee rose and the House ad.
iourned.
In the Senate on the 3ist the resolution
declaring that the United States will not
interfere in the affairs OF the Hawaiian
Islands and that the United States W III ro-
gard Interference with their affairs by any
foreign power as AN unfriendly act. passed.
senator Mills did not vote ut all lie ex-
pressed, in discussing the resolution. the
opinion that the United States having over
thrown the former Government there 1t
should restore It. Senator Turpie intro
duced 10 resolution for the abrOgation OF
the Russian extrAdition treaty. Senator
Hill presented q resolution for open ses-
sions for the sugar investigation Senator
PETER introduced resolution instructng
the Judiciary Committee to report whether
the National Government could constitu-
tionally. by paying therefor, take possess
sion for public uses all the coal beds OF the
country. Referred. Then the tariff bill
was taken up. Several amendments to the
lumber paragraphs, looking to duty on
rough lumber. were defeated by . strict
party vote.
In the House on the 31st the bill for an
additional Judge for the Northern District
OF Illinois passed. Then the House took
up the bill to repeal the tax on state bank
circulation. Mr. Black of Georgia resuming
his speech In favor of repeal. Black was
followed by Walker. The other sperkeis,
McLaurin and Wheeler. both favored the
repeal of the state bank tax. Adjourned.
In the House on the cd the Senate bill
Tor carrying out the award OF the P"rs
tribunal OF arbitration for the prote ction OF
seals IN Behring Sea passed. The House
then went into Committee OF the Whole on
the state Bank bill. Brosius OF Pennsyl-
IN Nt, txNnt et,NA AsNrNn Mr.
Brosius finished his speech against the bill
Swanson defended the issue Of state Bank
notes. Henderson defended the existing
system and recalled the events Of the pan
les OF past years under state Bank re-
gimes. The next to advocate the repeal
OF the existing laws :gainst State Banks
was Tucker, who took the ground that any
tax laid not for the purpose Of raising rev.
enue, but to "kiil'' off industry, was an
improper law. At o'clock the committee
rose and recess was taken. The evening
sess lon was taken.up with private pension
bills.
At the opening OF the Senate on the I'd
Senator Hill succeeded In getting up u
joint resolution authorizing the Secretary
OF War to institute proceedings In con-
demnation to secure possession Of certain
portions OF the battlefield OF Gettysburg.
The resolution was adopted. Senator Hill
then called up the resolution directing the
special committee investiga ting the charges
OF bribery and Senatorial speculation In
sugar certificates, together with the infu-
ence of the sugar trust, In framing the
sugar schedule OF the tariff bill. to hear
the evidence with open doors. He took the
floor and Tade AN argument In favor of
the resolution. Senator Hill spoke at con-
siderable length, argu ng that In an fair
ness to the witnesses and others the COM
mittee sessions should be open. Nine
tenths OF the Senate investigations OF the
last twenty years have been open. Sem
ator Gray, chairman OF the committee,
spoke in favor Of secret sessions The
matter finally went over without action,
the resolution giving place TO the tariff
bill.