Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1894-08-17
H NATIONS SOLONS
. evsrE AND HOUSE OF REPRE-.
SENTATlvES.

kvUE N0tEOU0H A0W UAA006O UuU vvh8E kn0V
Arc Doing For the Good of b Coun.
trv-var.ous Measures Proposed, Dis.
cussed and Acted Upon.
Doings Of Congress.
The main question before the Senate on the
lst was the snndry civil bill, which was dis.
With the result that . great many. Important,
Amendments were adopted. Final action on.
the bill was not reached. however. owing to,
a number of bills were passed, among them
the House bill extending the time for payment
70 Rurcha A. Of land from ron the . Omaha y tribe OF
lsrence COMMITTEES on the agricultural bill. in
which the conferees agreed 10 recede from she
.assqminss'ion ap 81 phs Rsss nieoG sSis., Tor w sss.
agreed to. Adjourned.
The House spent tho whole day on the list
debating the Moore.fums,on contested cleo
lion case from the Second Kansas District.
The Republican resolution favorable to Fun
ston WINS disagreed to.U to IN. Eight Demo
aaSs,s Mf HAIRS. ns'i' k,ca nsaSle ssna R RnE1ss.
resolution. Without taking q vote on the ma
lOrity resolution in favor OF Mr.. Moore, tho.
contestant, the House adjourned.
.p pro asaass on S Ill " A9 gss most sSs sr ,%pSr s'Ss
@, ,nsrsn,,ns fun ndaG }pS% , ysIS; To TO {. I ',Srsass: the an.
aating i.UO.0sO acres OF ''desert' lands to tho
states to wEich the desert land laws apply. as-
New Mexico and Oklahoma. and ~sppropriat.
ing $:As.WD for the recninage OF the Mncurrent
fractional. silver coin in the treasury. Senator
Investigate the charges OF bribery against GER
ain Senators. presented the unanimous report.
Of the committee. The House bill was passed
to donate tour condemned cannon of the navy
70 SAT- City. Iowa. to be placed at the pedestal
81 soldiers monument. A resolution offered
;nii srIa it in Gaaaals,, ; 1ise n { = special csi S com.
'any of Nova Scotia. to ascertain whether It
was organized or being conducted in the ex-
lax ON coal; whether amy officers OF the Govern
1lent We're Interested In the company, and
whether any assurances that the duty would
ne removed We're given the company. and. IL
50. who gave such assurances and whether
steps were being taken to fulfill such assur-'
inces, was laid before the Senate and Chand-
cr urged It's adoption.
In the House OH the I'd the conference on the.
District of Columbia appropriation bill was
Agreed too. Mr.; Brown. rom the Committee,
On Elections. called up the contested election
.:lse of Moore VS.. Funston. a vote was taken
on the majority resolution declaring Funston,
:he Republican contestee, not elected and
seat The resolution was adopted-iR to ~.
Upon the announcement OF the vote Mr..
Mno Ho inSn iii chs on.h amid ID s sns nbplsns on
M the lndi n approximation bill. The report.
N the remaining points OF difference between
he two Houses. Adjourned.
In the Senate. OH the Sd. bills for the admis-
sion or New Mexico aud Arizona were reported.
..lvOrlbly and placed on the calauder. Sena-
cor Davis introduced u bill defining the opera
ions in futures. imposing taxes on dealers.
of order that all bills raising revenue should
oe proposed i'll the House. The House bill for
:he protection OF persons furnishing materials
was passed. The deficiency appropriation bill
vas taken up and a prolonged discussion on
various items in the bill ensued. At 6:N
o'clock the bill was passed and the report OF
The conferees on the river and harbor bill was
submitted. but not acted On. After an execu.
1--we session the Senate adjourned.
Ways and Means to report a bill placing all
sugars ON the free list. and for raising sloO,ooo.:
tariff bill fails. The House voted not to con.
eur in the Senate amendment to the public
printing bill; also the Senate amendments to
large portion o: the day in discussing two
bills. one for the Reconsideration OF railway
clerks in first and second class postofices, but
neither were acted upon. Tho evening session
was devoted to pension bills.
In the Senate on the 4th the conference re-
port on the river and harbor bill, was with
drawn to correct technical errors. The bill to
tax national bank notes and United States
passed the a1 Sill p ps V idess that Ma the cissslati ms
notes OF national banking associations and
United States legal tender notes and other
shall be payable on demand, and circulating
or intended for circulation as currency, anu
gold and silver. or other coin, shall be subject
10 taxation as money on hand or on deposit.
under the laws of any state or territory: pro-
vided 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 its juris.
%dictton. An arrangement was then entered
INTO by which an hour was to he given to the,
consideration OF pension cases. When the
time had expired the bill reported by Senator
Hill providing for the inspection of immi.
the exclusion of anarchists was taken up. Al.
:er an executive session the Senate ad-
%tOurned.
In the Senate on the 9th Senator Allen of
sional lobbying. Referred. The bill was pass
ed granting to the Northern Mississippi River
certain Indian Reservation in Minnesota. 4
bill to encourage the holding of o Worlds Elk
position at Atlanta. Ca, in 1895, by admitting
STRIKING striking IN aafe Of q medals easE a At th Ss RGI nitaa States tor
Mint was passed. After an executive session
the Senate adjourned.
mittee presented . resolution for investi gation
of the charges against Judge Kicks, federal
Judge of the district court Of northern Ohio.
ution instructing the Commissioner OF Labor
20 Investigate the effects Of machinery on
labor. wages. ETC.: was agreed to. Mr.: Myer,
bill to promote the efficiency OF the militia.
Among the bills laid aside with favorable
recommendations in Committee OF the whole
ing at south Omaha. Neb. The fight Of the
day zane on the bill approprlating &4,OOO,OOO
for the erection OF u public building at Chicago
OIL the present site. Mr.. Black moved that the
bill be laid aside with u favorable
dalton and it c~arried-l41 to =. A roll call dis
closed the lack OF . quorum and u motion WAS
made to adjourn. This was resisted by the
friend of the Chicago building bill and It was
1efeated-4Jt to ~. The 10 call developed
the lack OF u quorum aud the House nd.
journed.
BITS OF THINGS.
Be Just in all thines