Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1894-06-15
THE NATIONS SOLONS
SENATE AND HOUSE OF REPRE-
SENTATivES.
s,ur National Law Makers and What They
Are Doing For the Good of the Coun-
trv-various Measures Proposed, Dis
cussed and Acted Upon.
Doinrs Of Congress-.

DOsAO -
In the Senate on the 3lst the re olutiom
declaring that the United States will not.
interfere in the affairs OF the Hnwuiiats
Islands and that the United States will re-
gard interference with their affairs by any
foreign power us an unfriendly act. passed.
Senator Mills did not vote ut all. lie exc
pressed. In discussing the resolution. the
opinion u the United States having over
thrown the foelner Government there it.
should restore 1t. Senator Iurpie intro
duced u resolution for the abrosation Of
the Russian cXtrudition treaty. Senator
Hill presented y resolution for open ses-
sions for the sugnr Investigation. Senator
PETER introduced u resolution instructtng
the Judiciary Committee to report whether
the National Government: could constitu-
tionally, by paying therefor, take posses
sion for public uses all the coal beds OF the
country. Referred. Then the tariff bill
was taken up. Several amendments 10 the
lumber paragraphs, looking to duty On
rough lumber. were defeated by u STRUT
party vote.
In the House OH the 31st the bill for ;.n,
additional judge for the Northern District.
of Illinois passed. Then the House took
up the hill to repeal the tax III state bank
circulation. Mr.. BLACK of Georgia resuminE
his speech In favor Of repeal. Black was
followed by Walker. The other s%perkers,
repeal of the state bank tax. Adjourned.
In the House ON the I'd the Senate bill
for carrying out the award of the Paris
tribunal of arbitration for the p.otectionOf
seals in Behring Sea passed. The House
then vent into Committee of the Whvie on
the state n bill. Bro>ius of Penmsyl-
wanna took the floor thereon. When MIR.
Bro>tus 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 pam
les OF past years under state Bank re-
yimeS. Tho nayf In .llvnpnfp the rpNpal
of the existing laws against state Banks
was Tucker, who took the ground that amy
tax laid not for the purpose of raising rev
enue, but to ..kill' OF industry, was an.
improper law. AT o'clock the committee
rose and IL recess was taken. The evening
session was taken ny will private pension
bills.
AT the opening OF the Senate OH tho I'd
Senator Hill succeeded in getting up ~.
joint resolution authorizing the Secretary
OF War to institute proceedings in con-
demnatton 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 investigating the charges
OF bribery and Senatorial speculation in
sugar certificates, together with the influ-
ence OF the sugar trust, in framing the
sugar schedule of the tariff bill. to hear
the evidence with open doors. lie took the
floor and made an argument I'm favor of
the resolution. Senator Hill spoke ut con-
siderable length, argu ny that in all fSir-
ness To the witnesses and Others the cons
mittee sessions shout he open. Nine
tentlis of the Senate Investigations of the
last twenty years ave been open. Sem
ator Gray, chairman OF the committee,
spoke in favor OF secret sessions. The
matter finally went over without action.
bill.
The compromise amendment. to the
sugar schedule were all adopted in the
Senate on the 9Th. II the pivotal schedule
on which the fate of the tariff measure
depended went through without change.
In the House on the 9Th, MIR. Catchings,
from the Committee on Rules. brought in ~
resolution providing that the previous.
question shall be considered adopted ut $ y.
M. the rest of the day TO be devoted to
lebate d he five-minute rule. 1t was
finally decided. however. to take a vote on
the 9th after the call of committees. MIR.
Cox offered an amendment providing for
the total, unconditiOnal repeal of he tax
ON State Banks. TIT hill was debated by
Messrs. Roatncr. Pendleton. Enloe, Liv-
ingston, Talbert. Cooper. and other Demo-
Gratis in favor of the bill. and by Messrs.
Bowers. Cannon, Grow. Woomer. Adams.
Lacy. Quigg. Ray and Others in opposition;
to 1t. Mr.. Bryan said he would propose a:
bill which would provide a larger circula-
tiOn OF paper money under tue exclusive
OioAo W w ooSGEuIAGuts Nllu.
out taking any action the House adjourned.
The Brawley bill to repeal the ~ per
cont. tax Oh state banks was def ated in
the House III the 9th. A vote was first
taken ON MIR. GoX's amendment for the
total repealed the tax, which resulted in
its defeat by 40 to lOa.
Before entering upou the discussion of
the tariff OH the Gth the Senate passed
seven bills. Among them was one grant
ing u right Of way through the Omaha and,
Winnebago Indian Reservations in Ne
braskl to the Eastern Nebraska and Gulf
Railroad Company. senator Blackburn.
reported favorably ~ resolution from the
Committee on Rules for the appointment of
IL special committee of five Senators on the
existing public distress, to whom should he
referred the petitions OF Morrison I. swift.
and Others bearing on this subject. 1t was
adopted without division.
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