The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1894-08-23
SENATE AND HOUSE.
WORK OF OUR NATIONAL, LAW
MAKERS.
Proceedings of tho Senate and House o.
Representatives Important Measures
Discussed and Acted Upon-Gist OF the
Business.


In the Senate on the 10th Senator THll tried
70 obtain recognition to offer n reso. zion re-
luesting the Senate cOnfereeS to report to the
Senate the principal items of disagreement,
aud whether agreement is likely. in execu-
i've session the Chinese treaty was taken up.
When the executive session closed the Senate
adjourned without action upon the Chinese
.reaty which was under discussion.
In the House on the 10th the appropriations
committee reported disagreement OF the Sen.
ate and House conferees on the sundry civil
DIll on Items aggregating over sGGO,OUo. The
House ratified the agreements reached and
proceeded to discuss the items disagreed on.
Regarding the amendment for IA Governmental
exhibit to cost S3OO,0O at the Atlanta EXposi-
ton an enthusiastic majority voted TO ~instruc.
the House cOnfereeS to support the substitute,
having practically the same effect as the
amendment. No decision was reached upon
the arid land bill. so the conference report will
come up again. The House then took il recess.
The evening session was devoted to private
pension bills.
The Senate was expected to be the storm
center OF the tariff conflict on the 18th. and the
galleries and Hobbies We're crowded with peo-
pie struggling for points Of vantage to hear
the anticipated debate on Senator Hills reSO-
luton directing the Senate conferees to report
on the tariff situation. The usual prelude of
formal business received scant attention. At
l2:O Senator Hill asked consideration of his
resolution. and after some preliminaries debate
thereon began. 1t brought ont a very clear
intimation that the House conferees had the
tariff bill in their actual possession. and Sena-
tor Faulkner intimated that the plan, not yet
fully decided on. however. was to have the
OllS dtttDl the otIllt Dll OutIJSHl Viz Stuu
it to the President for his signature. On mo.
ton of Senator Cockrell the Senate by q tie
vote went into executive session. the Vice
President voting aye. Senator COckrells mo-
ton was to gain time in the interest of the tar
ff bill ana In opposition to Senator Hill. AT
ter the executive session the Senate adjourned,
leaving the tariff matter open over sunday.
In the House on the 18th the Senate amend
ments to the sundry civil bill to give Il million
acres of land to Kansas and Nebraska and
states to be formed from the territories We're
called up. Mr.. Bryan of Nebraska spoke in
favor of 4 general system OF irrigation by the
Government. \ proposition to give each Of
the arid land 5 ates Il million acres of sur
veyed arid public lapds to be RECLAIMED by ir-
rigation vas agreed to after the Irrigation
for ( Democfatics cadcds Monday morning at
10 O'Clock was announced. 1t was received
with great applause. {
Soon after meeting on the 18th the Senate
Went into executive session and confirmed the
Chinese Treaty, A. to 20. 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
brought the bills placing coal, iron ore, barbed
wire ;>ld sugar on the free list. passed by the
House on the 18th. Senator Hill gave notice
of an amendment repeating the income ltaX.
After other unimportant business the Senate
adjourned.
In the Senate on the 10th at the opening OF
the session Senator Hill received unanimous
consent for the consideration Of mis- bill to pro-
vide for the exclusion and deportation OF alien
anarchists. 1t passed without division. Sen
ator Dolph gave notice of an amendment to
the free sugar bill to restore the Mckinley
WOOL duties. Senator Kyle called up his reSO-
luton to prohibit the sale of intoxicating
liquors in the Senate wing OF the Capitol dur
ing recess. The Vice President next laid be-
fore the Senate the unfinished business, the
House bill to place sugar on the free list. The
pending motion was that of senator Harris to
refer to the Committee on Finance, Senator
Aldrich gave notice OF an amendment to repeal
the tariff bill now in the hands of the Presi-
dent, and Senator Henderson gave notice OF
an amendment to continue in force until 1908
the bounty provision of the Mckinley law.
Then the unexpected happened. Without a
word of debate Il vote was taken on the motion
to refer the bill to the Committee on Finance.
The motion carried, - to -. The free coal
and free iron ore bills We're also referred &c
the same committee, the former by IA vote Of
80 to III, the latter by u vote of 81 to II. The
free barDed wire bill was sent to the
without division. At3:5J p. III. the Senate ad-
Journed.
The House attendance on the 18th was very
light. The deficiency appropriation bill was
taken up, ana Mr.. savers motion to insist on
a disagreement on the Southern Pacific claim
amendment was adopted. Later the confer
ence report on the general deficiency bill was
reported, announcing an agreement on the
southern Pacific amendment. the senate con
ferees having receded. n Dill to repeal free
alcohol in the tariff bill was passed. The
House then adjourned until Monday.