Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1895-01-04
SENATE AND HOUSE.
WORK OF OUR NATIONAL LAW.
MAKERS.
Proceedings Of the Senate and House o.
Representatives Important Measures
Discussed and Acted Upoa-0bt Of the
Business.
Doings of

AZ the opening of the Senate on the 10th the
vice PRESIDENT presented . letter from the
secretary OF the Navy transmitting the report
OF Admiral Walker on Hawaiian matters,
called for by Q Senate resolution. 1t was re-
Foreign Relations. A bill extending the act
relating 70 abandoned military reservations
was passed without division. Senator Allen
OF NebraSka introduced u resolution for .
special COMMITTEES to Investigate the political
anatrs OF Alabama. 1t was LAID on the table at
lure I'M He also introduced q resolution
aae = re sSam,1tse = = NV, went to oi ipyest \ bats ~ The s! Sen.
llsh u military park ut the battlefield OF Shiloh
was passed. Senator Lodge calling
on the President for the correspondence IN the
Turpie then resumed his address on tho Mica
raRua canal bill. but yielded to Senator Cui.
ION. who spoke ON tho same subject.
In the House OH the 10Th, after the morning
went into committee OF the whole and the de-
bate on the currency bill was resumed. At
jOurncd.
In the House on tho Goth Mr.. Breckenridge of
appropriati has'' MsS.oa % for the aeasasns ssy I'M:
census work would stop. This was included
few DAYS ago and now held upby the Senate.
Ana, ame ens el app'ropriating slsa.00 for
bill granting the widow OF Gen. N. +. Tanks a.
pension {sn,aa ,S OF si.o vi, per IT,, month oIth WAS passed; Tho
~ snS StNy ~. VA s5RGIASe
sGerry was followed by Mr.: Brosius Of Penn
The special order, spesches SON on ue; presentation
of the statues of Gen. Stark and Daniel Web,
ster, of New Hampshire. After the memorial
speeches IN connection with tho monument
unwilling We're finished The Behring Sen cor
reSpondence was laid before the House, AMI an
adjournment was then taken.
The Senate held a brief executive session on
the goth. to permit Senator Harris of Tennes-
see. to move TO consider the vote by which the
nomination OF Judge Clark to be District
Tennessee. was confirmed. When the doors
We're reopened routine business was taken up.
A bill to revive the grade OF lieutenant general
In the army. was reported and placed on the
calendar. Senator quay introduced bill to.
provide u suitable residence Tor tho President.
Tile Senate then proceeded to the special:
order OF the day, Speeches presenting to the.
Government w the state OF New Hampshire;
While the order OF business was in progress
1t was Interrupted to pass the urgency deft-
cG, e,1sSys 61,.. m mai na, appropriations for the
The House on the 2lst passed q joint resolu-
ton for the free entrance of foreign exhibits
for the Cotton States International Exhibi-
the tisa act &c c asaahss q n court y ei app q Psi IN aI ahs pis.
trict OF Columbia was passed: A joint resolu.
ton tao for q recess Ms from the I'D TN January 3
mittee OF the Whole on the currency bill. A
bill Of Mr.. Lynch OF Wisconsin was passed by
unanimous consent for the relief OF the home-
the forest fires last year. The special order
Tor the night session was vacated nj the
House adjourned.
In the Senate on the 22d. Senator George of
4 Mississippi. objected to the consideration Of
the resolution for a holiday adjournment and
asked that II go over until Monday, cutting on
rum and business was only transferable by
unonimousc consent. u session Monday seemed
assured: but later George Withdrew his objec-
ton and the resolution was passed. Senator
Cullom presented u series of resolutions
adopted by the citizens OF Chicago expressing
sympathy with the Armenians; also a bill for
an assay once at chicago. In executive SEES.
sion the Senate confirmed the nomination of
Charles 4. Mansur of Missouri. as assistant
ttvo session the Senate adjourned till sanu.
ary3.
The House on the eaad after passing three
bills OF miner Importance. including a private
resumed consideration of the currency bill.
The Ilous adjourned until January 8.