Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1894-06-22
DOINGS OF CONGRESS-.
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DAILY REPORT OF WHAT IS BE.
ING DONE.
Daily Report of the Measures introduced,
and the Action Taken Thereon ia Boil.
the Senate and Lower Houss-Gist Of
the liuslpess.
The Nat,ou.s Salons.

The action of the attorney general in
Claiming ] 5.000.0 900 fiom the estate OF the
late Leland Stanford, occupied the atten-
aio of tue Sennte on the 7th until tho
tar'h bill wa taken up. The question
arose upon Is revolution Introduced Sy
Senator Hoar i%nstructing the committee
on judiciary to pass upon the equity OF the
Claim and whether it should not be set ut
rest. Hoar eulocizcd Stamford md praised
the objects 10 which he lev ted his wealth.
The House on the 7th had the Indian APP
preparation bill under discussion. DurinG
the debnte Mr.. Luton gave It q sectarian
turn by declaring that the Roman Catholic
Schools received three-6fths of all appro.
priations for Indian School. lie deprectxt-
ed any Government aid for secturian
spirited debate on the location of the In
dian Supply Warehouse. the New York
delegation protesting against the abandon
ment OF the warehouse ut New York for
one at Chicago. A resolution WAS adopted
hefoie adjournment calling on the Secre-
tary Of the Treasury for information Us to
the enforcement of tho immigration and
contract labor laws. Adjourned.
In the enate on tho sth. Hoar's resolu-
.tton to set at rest tho Governments. claim
iagatnst the estate of Leland Stanford,
came up ut the opening. At the gge
lion OF Teller, the resolution was modified
so as to confine the inquiry to the advise
ability of releasing the Stanford estate.
without touching tie validity OF the claim.
~ order not to affect other Claims which
the Government might have. After some
discussion. on motion OF Allen OF Ncbras-
5raska tho resolution was laid on the table.
" to 10. Consideration Of the tariff bill
WAS then resumed.
Thu Senate on the 1lth made more pro-
sress with the tariff bill than during any
previous three weeks in the consideration
of the measure. Thtce acknowledgements
and wines. COTTON mud Nry iufn mud lo,n,N
manufacture, cumI rising nineteen pages OF
the Dill, were disposed of. The Republic.
cans made no opposition to the amend.
mcnts proposed TO the Gotten schedule,
maintaining that the rates. though re
,duced. were SO arranged as to make this
schedule the most .scicMtitic' aver pre-.
pared. Bags made of Burlap for grain and
cotton baEging were placed OF the free list.
In the House on the lit. the day was
claimed by the Committee ON the District
OF columbia. but while several bill. were
considered no action was reached OH any
of them on account Of the lack of u Guo-
rum.
There was absolute blockade OF the tarin
Sill IN the Senate on the 18th, the entire eigl :
hours being devoted to set speeches preltni-
his speech. and after speaking four hours
:fettigrew. Power and Pener made sat speech. 5
against free wool. During q lull IN the debate
Sem orr Mitchell lit Of Oregon moved to lay thu
was without special Significance and was de-
Isated BY u strict party, vote. Chapman. the
Wall Street broker. who refused to answi r
questions, was reported as co ~tumacious to
the Senate by the sugar Investigating COM
-mittee and q resolution was introduced to
bring him before the bar of the Senate for
contempt. Ats O'Clock the Senate adjourned.
hours We're consumed on the 18th in the
House over u bill reported by Mr.. Cultivate
to the estates of deceased colored soldiers OF
the civil war for the purpose of erecting in the
District OF Columbia u national home for aged
passed. The Indian appropriation bill was
taken up, but the House adjourned without
completing its consideration.
in the Senate on the 18th the resolution by
senator a Morgan was passed calling on the
to the amount of gold coin received since No
Hember /; how much was received from sale
.oi londs; to whom the bonds were sold: and
what obligations were redeemed in gold. A
resolution by Senator HOar was passed ask
ing the President II he had received any sug-
gestlons from the representative OF any for.
account OF the proposed discriminating duty
on sugar against the bounty giving countries;
also tor facts as 10 the probable exclu ion OF
our agricultural products from Germany or
itiOn by Spain on account of the a%broxation OF
the reciprocity treaty. The tariff debate was
resumed at Ptfsr's amendment IN wool.
In the House on the 18th the bill to disap-
prove " the treaty with the southern Utes Tor
their removal TO Utah, and proving for set.
ting them on lands under the severalty act
passed. The Indian appropriation ,bilf was
taken up. An amendment was offered by Mr..
support and civilization Of the Apaches, Kio.
was. Comanches.. Wichitas and atiltated
tribes on reservations from fSO,UO to $iOO,OOO.
which was adopted. At 4:36 the House ad.