Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1894-02-02
DO OF CONGRESS,
DAILY rRocEEpiNos OF THE
NATIONAL LAWMAKERS.
r.cporss Of the Messurss fptrodrced and
the Action Taken Thereon In both Sem.
ate and House.
The National Lawmakers.

C091O00N LkDWmAk0rDs e
Tho rresiden.'s veto Of the bill for the
relief OF the purchaser. OF timber and stone
lands under tho act ut June, 1873. was read
NJ the opening sDxsiOn OF the House On the
18th. After pnssing the Senate bill for the
construction OF the Chattanooga and West.
crn bridge across the Tennessee River.
near Ch1tt nOOvn, consideration OF tho
tariff bill was resumed. Tho most signi6.
cant event In the Senate was the announce.
ment Ut the resignation Of Senator Walt.
hall Of Misslssippi. The legislative session
Of the day was short, but gave an opp0r.
tunity for tile Introduction Of two rcsolu-
eioila stum POps'ttst Senators condeMning
tho bond p0ltcy vt the administration. and
lMter Ia the dsy the dtscussiOn OF the Stark
brief debMte. wes passed BY . vote Of "a
yeas to 10 nays. On motion OF Senator
OOckrell the Senate wout into executive
session. Ten minutes later the doors were
rcOpcncd and the Senate adjourned until
Monday next.
Consideration OF the tariff bill was re.
'suMsd In the House on tho 2oth. the pend.
Ing amendment being that Of Nr. Hender.
son OF Iowa, to substitute tho existinl
rates on AGRICULTURAL schedule OF the vii.
SON bill The amendment Lost. lle to o.
AFTER some discussion. Mr.. McRae OF Ar.
kansas gave notice that hc would Offer an
amendment to striko out the sugar bounty.
During the reading OF the Presidents let.
teg OF transmittal and the Hawaiian CORE.
The Democrats applauded Wills letters.
and the Republicans did the same wlIep
Dole's letters were read. Then consideea.
tion OF the tari6 bill was resumed, but Ha.
watio was the chief topic OF conversation
during the afternoon. Mr.. Grain Of Texas
offered an amendment to reduce the duty
ON woolen goods from loo45 per cent. to 2s
per cent Jerry Simpson offered an amend.
ment to place all cotton and WOODEN g0ods
on the free list A long debate followed
Both the Simpson and Grain amendments
were easily defeated. Without division. Al
$3.50 the committee rose and the House re.
cessed until O'Clock. with an important
OF which was to force Canada to admit oui
coal free In return for the free admission
OF Canadian coal into the United States
When the House resumed its session Mr.
Talbot, Democrat, spoke in favor of the
tarih bill and was followed by O. W. stons
tion to the bill, as did Mr.. Wheeler OF I'LL.
nois, after which the House adjourned.
In the Senate ON the 22d a bill to codifs
and arrange all pension laws was presented
BY Senator Palmer. Senator Lodge pre-.
sented resolution directing the Civil Ser.
vice Commission to report the number
and character Of cases It has considered
eluCo M8TCn h IN WHICH IL ID alleged Ch0t
the civil service regulations were violated
by heads Of departments or bureaus or any
oficers in the United States. The matter
vent over. The credentials of Senator
elect Thomas Martin, Democrat, of vir.
ginia. whose term OF ONCE begins March 1,
1895, were presented by Senator Daniel.
a resolution OF Senator PETER questioning
the authority OF the President and secre.
tary Of the Treasury to issue bonds then
came up. Senator PETER said that IL IL
:an be true that the Secretary of the
Treasury, In corporation with the Presi-
dent, were making u new Law, it was vio.
lation OF tho Constitution Of the United
States. At the conclusion OF Senator
PETERS remarks the debate reverted to the
silver question. in which Senators Allison,
Teller. Gorman and others all took part.
The resolution went over to a future date,
when Senator Stewart will make some re.
marks on the subject. At AGO p M. on
motion of Senator Gorman, the Senate wont
into executive session, and at 4:30 nd.
journed.