Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1894-05-11
SENATE AND HOUSE,
WORK OF OUR NATIONAL LAW
MAKERS. i.
Proceedings of the Senate and House Of
Representatives = Important Measures
Discussed and Acted Upon-Gist Of the
Business. 1.
The Nationa, so,ons.

After reading the Journal In the senate
on the goth Senator Aliens Coxey rcsolu.
ton came up, and Allen stated there would
be no opposition on the Democratic side {
its passage. Senator Vest, however, OPP
posed the resolution. He declared that
the men who arc marching to Washington
should be protected In their rights, but
they would have TO learn to abide by the
laws OF the land. and IL Congress for one
instant compromised with thom It would
open u crevasc which would end in q Hood
and a f1nal destruction. At 1:45 o'clock,
before any action was taken On the reso-
luton, Senator Harris moved to take up
the resolution providing that 'ts-morrow.
shall meet at II O'Clock n. M. Senators
PETER and Allen objecyed to the pending
resolution being Displaced and demanded q
. yen and nay vote. Tho vote resulted:
Yeas. 81; nays, @. TiA sennte. without di-
vision, then agreed TT tho resolution II
bill. and senator Higgins took the floor ir
opposition TO the meaSurc. Senator Dolph
was next recognized and gave o further in.
stallment of his tariGl speech begun on the
goth instant. After the executive session,
the Senatc iadjournedS.
There was a.fiutte; of excitement in tle
Senate on the 9th oyer the prospect of a,
sudden termination " the debate on the
tariff bill by IL vote that afternoon. Dur-
Ing the speech by Senator Lindsay o collo-
guy arose during which Senator Aldrich
declared that lie woald be willing to take q
vote ON the bill as IT, cume from the House.
on that afternoon. Thorc was an APP
parent consultation amOnv tile Democratic
leaders Immediately and senator. Harris,
Jones'. German, Berry and Vest retired To
the lobby and after consultation it was de-
cided to take Aldrich ut Iii, word and call
for u vote on the bill. Senator Harris, at
ter u conference with his colleagues, AM
nounced that the Democrats were ready to-
accept the proposition and ''pioceed to u
vote on the amendments OF the Senate FL
nance Committee and the on the final pass
sage OF the bill.' Aldrich declared this
was a misconstruction and evasion Of his
proposal. and after some further sparriny
between him and Harris the incident closed
aud the debate was resumed.
When the House met on the Both Mr..
MciklejOhn OF Nebraska called up the Sem
ate hill for the construction of q bridge
across the Niobra.a River, near the town Of
Ntobrara, Neb.. and IL was pissed. The
House then went into Committee OF the
Whole to consider the army appropriation
bill. MIR. Outhwa!te offered IL committee
amendment that no appointment OF as
sit mt adjutant general with the rank OF
of major should he made until the number.
of officers in that grade was reduced be-
low four, that hereafter there should be
only four officers In said grade and that flu
turC promotions in adjutrnt general. pay
tuhsNcTS SIu sIltllcV UTdIlCueS SHOULD O6f
flied from the next lowest grades. The
amendment was agreed to-49 to 80. AT s.
O'Clock the unit rose, and the bill,
with amendments was reported to tho
House, and it was passed. Adjourned.
Mr.. johnson of Ohio creited IL sensation,
in the House on the 2h. by Offering aie>o-
luton calling ior 81 Congressional ~investi-
CATION of the beating OF citizens by the po-
lice during the COXey demonstration He,
declared that it occurred OF the Capitol.
grounds and purported to be in defense OF
members OF Congress. T.,e resolution was.
objected to and Johnson could not get linz
mediate considerat on for IT q Mashed. Mr..
Dtngley moved to take up the bHl IN i'm.
prove the methods of accounting in Shs.-
Treasury Department and the House went
into Committee of the Whole. At present
the Offices affected by the bill employ $50,
clerks Ut q cost Of S1,065. 76o. Under the
pending bill there would b. 624 clerks, at
an annual cost OF sssG. 900. At $3.50 p. IN.
the committee rose and the bill passed.
without amendment. At 3:52 the House.
went into Committee of the Whole to cen
slider the appropriation bills and Mr.. CATCH
ings called up the river md l,arbor appro-
priation bill. Mr.. Grosvcnor opposed the
passage OF the bill. carrying nearly 50. OOO.-
600. without some further cxp.annt'on. At.
8 O'Clock the mmit rose and the House.
adjourned without action.
The Senate proceedings were rather dull
on the cd, most of the afternoon being con-
by senator Squire, who made a..
carefully prepared speech in general oppp-
sttton to the tariff bill. Before the tariff
bill was taken up, Senator Hoar tried to.
pass his anti-lott+ry bill, but it met with
opposition and ultimately
over without action. Adjourned.