Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1894-08-10
DOINGS OF CONGRESS-
DAILY REPORT OF WHAT IS BE.
ING DONE.

DAILY Report Of the Measures introduced.
and the Action Taken Thereon In both
the Senate and Lower Houss-0ist OF
the Duslness.
Proceedings of Congress.
In the House on the 18th the conference re-.
port on the fortiacations bill WAS agreed to,
and Foreign Commerce, and some thirty bills
reported from committee were passed, among
them the bill amending the act for the con-
River between Minnesota and wisconsin. Ad-
1ourned.
In the Senate on the 9th the. conference re-
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tary reserystions IN the west was agreed to-
~ to 10. The conference port or the tariff
Of < order BY senators Gray and Mills against;
| Senator W~ashburn'B motion to instruct the
e g conferees to recede from the u cent.
derson argued against the point of order. He,
described at length the methods of confer
enses between the Houses OF Parliament q
simple" conference and . full and free COM
ference 1t was said the sugar trust could,
wanted. ffnis seemed true, iora vote was all
ways forthcoming to save 1t. The ruling On!
this point OF order would determine. whether.
the defeat Of the whole bill. After furtherl
argument, Senator Harris In the chair, sus-|
motion. An appeal was taken. AZ the ROLL
call proceeded on Washburn's appeal from the
s serdsSs' OF T the c anno tine ssaase ~ Ss sns rs. ysry
meant s.sS Ia a failure .inir Of oi- tie motion s' to lay wash ss
vote on Els motion to recede from the i cent?
diferenttal. The motion to lay on the tablet
having been lost on a tie vote, the question
Of the chair: ITO roll was called amid thei
most intense excitement. It also resultedl
y to wa " c and aSsG,o oca e,n to pa Rar ns m ,%asn,y
.al with its predecessor. The decision Of thei
chair was therefore not sustained. and the mo-:
ton OF Washburn to instruct the conferees TOT
:ecede from the Senate amendment was in orr
u many Democratic. Without further ado tho
inder the caucus agreement, stood maniully!
their guns and, with the exception Of Sena-
or Hi; voted against the motion. Deep 81
lounce the vote. Upon the question" said
he presiding otficer with q ring OF jubilationi
q ms ms VOICE neSa;, w. v vote an IN , the atar n ,taiy snd -
er order was restored Senator Quay said he
iestred to make some observations On the.
.tallment of Quay's speech appalled, the Sem
ite. and leave to print was hurriedly granted
Inn: Inc Senate then proceeded to pass some
adjourned.
There was not q quorum OF members in the.
dOuse on the 9Th, and all business was trans
.cted by mutual consent. No business of i'm.
.ortance was transacted. A message announc.
ug that the Senate insisted onits amendments
the tartn bill and had agreed to the request.
eived without any demonstration. A reces,
vas taken and the evening session was devot1
d to private bills.
The House held q very short session on the
sth, but managed in the TWO and y quarter
ours 1t was in session to transact a good deal
4 business of b private character. A join,
ss%s s annsan was adopted ted stu III iu ,!nI extending
md as the thermometer was in speaking dis.
ance OF the century mark the House ad.
burned.
In the Senate on the SOth the Vice President.
Sas IN the chair. A number of minor bill
indication Of afhdavits maue before United
conference report on the agricultural appro
~2rtation bill, except as to the Russian thistle
fsml waich APPROPRIATED Igas aGrssd s,,ooo' 49, for It's ex
were directed to insist on the amendment
The House joint resolution extending appro
Agreed to. Among the bills introduced was.
9ne 6y Senator Allen to provide for the issue
81 $U.OOO,0U in Treasury notes to be distrib
ated pro rata among the states for the RELIEF
worthy poor. Referred to Finance Com
nittee. The sundry civil bill was presented
and will be considered on the 3lst. Adjourned
In the House on the 3lst Representative
Boutelle of Maine presented as q question O.
privilege ajoint resolution congratulattng thu,
people of Hawaii on the establishment Of q re-
ferred to Committee on Foreign Affairs. Tive
hours We're spent in an attempt to secure the
adoption OF 2 special order for the consider
alton OF McRae's bill to protect public forest,
reservations, but the Republicans. by absent
Ing themselves, succeeded in forcing an ad.
~ournnient.
conference committee IN the Indian appro-
prtat.on bill was adopted. After matters OF an.
9nimportant nature had been disposed Of the
Senate adjourned.
was spent IN discussing the Senate amend.
ment to the agricultural appropriation bill
81 Si,Ho? ~ nd lor the destruction Of the Russian.
structed its conferees to further insist on its.
disagreement to the amendment.
The main question before the Senate on the.
cussed at odd moments throughout the day.
with the result that a great many important.
amendments were adopted. Final action on
the large umber OF amendments proposed.
A number of bills were passed, among them
n me n ho1se . Dill 81 extending fend fn4gstt,n the I'll time %.. for payment
Indians in Nebraska. The report Of the Com;
ference Committee on the agricultural bill, in,
amendment appropriatins . si IeSsSs 1t for the
determination Of the Russian thistle. was.
agreed to. Adjourned.
The House spent the whole day. on the LIST!
ton case from the Second Kansas District.
The Republican resolution favorable to Fun;
ston was disagreed to-0O to 1876. Eight DEMO-
crats, Messrs. Russell. Pendleton, Barnes, ;
Paynter. Hare. Hall. Richards oand Richie.
voted with the Republicans in favor Of the!
resolution. Without taking q vote on the ma
jority resolution in favor of Mr., Moore. the
contestant, the House adjourned. :.
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ITEMS OF INTEREST.
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