The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1896-05-28
SENATE AND HOUSE,
WORK OF OUR NATIONAL LAW.
MAKERS.
4 Weeks Proceedings In the Halls OF
Congrcss-Important Measures Dis-
cussed and Acted Upon-An Impair
tial Pesume of the Business.
The National Solona.


By q vote of 81 to 80 the Senate Fri.
dag determined that Henry A. Dupont
was not entitled to a seat in the Senate
from the State of Delaware. This closed
n long and animated controversy which
had become one of the most notable con-
tests Of its kind in the history of the
Senate. The unseating Of Mr.. Dupont
makes no difference in the complexion OF
the Senate. The contest over Mr.. Du-
points seat grew out Of the question
whether Lieut.. Gov. Watson had a right
to vote as q Senator when he was acting
as Lieutenant Governor. There was a tie
vote in Delaware and Watson broke it by
voting for Dupont. The senate having
decided that the vote was void, it will be
ruled that no election was held. There
is consequently a senatorial vacancy in
Delaware. The balance Of the day was
passed in tariff discussion. The House
occupied itself in passing the private PEN
sion bills which were fayorably acted up
on during the two special days given to
their consideration. Thirty-four were
held up because they were not engrossed.
but 100 were passed, leaving about sixty
yet undisposed Of. Mr.. Howard (Pop.) Of
Alabama caused a mild sensation by aris-
ing to a question of personal privilege to
denounce some published reports made
about a few months ago that he had been
drunk on the floor Of the House. He de-
MED the story as q base falsehood from
beginning to end. He explained that at
the time of the alleged occurrence he was
desperately i'll and had been ill ever since,
and only Wednesday had been able to
return to the House to denounce his ira
ducers. The Hoge-Otey election case
from the Sixth Virginia district was
unanimously decided in favor Of Mr..
Otey (Dem.), the sitting member. The
House adjourned until Monday.
The Cuban question was revived in the
Senate Saturday, when Mr.. Morgan Of
Alabama, who reported the original reso-
l%utions, spoke in favor Of further and
more decisive action toward the recogni-
ton Of the Cubans as belligerents. The
Senator declared it to be the duty of Con-
gress to adopt joint resolutions on bellig-
erency, which, unlike the previous con-
current resolutions, would require the ap-
prevail Of the President, and thus fixing
the responsibility. At the close of Mr..
Morgan's speech the Senate adopted with
out division the resolutions introduced by
him directing the committee on foreign
relations to inquire into and report on the
treaty relations between the United
States and Spain relating to the Ameri-
cans now under condemnation at Havana,
also requesting the President to submit
the recent diplomatic correspondence with
Spain on this subject. The resolutions
have no reference to the recognition Of
belligerency.
In the Senate Monday the entire day
after l p. IN. was given to the bill regu-
lating gas rates in the District of Colum-
bia. The following bills were passed:
Authorizing the purchase by the United
States and the making free of toll roads
passing over the Yosemite national park;
regulating the pay Of non-commissioned
officers of artillery, cavalry and infantry
of the army. Quite a number Of minor
bills and conference reports were adopted
by the House, and bills were passed as
follows: To allow the bottling of distilled
spirits in bond; to expedite the delivery
Of imported goods in parcels and pack
ages not exceeding $500 in value; to pro-
vide for the registration Of trade marks
on bottles, barrels, corks and other recep-
tacles used in interstate and foreign COM
merce; for the general distribution Of con-
demned cannon by the Secretary Of War
and Secretary Of the Navy; to compel the
attendance Of witnesses before the local
land officers. The conference report on
the bill to improve the merchant marine
engineer service was adopted.
The Senate Tuesday passed the Dis
trict of Columbia appropriation bill, car
rying approximately $780, 900. A de-
bate on the question of appropriations for
sectarian purposes cropped out on the par
agraph making appropriations for chart
ties in the district. On a vote the Senate
sustained the committee in providing spe-
ciic appropriations for numerous private
charitable institutions, some Of them of a
sectarian character. A further provision
was adopted for an investigation into the
charity system of the district, with a view
to ascertaining what, if my part of the
public appropriations are used for church
purposes Mr.. Bacon Dem) of Georgia
offered a resolution, which was referred,
for the loan of exhibits from the various
Government departments and Smith
sonian institution to the Southern States
exposition at Chicago from August to
November, 1896. The House entered
upon a long debate on the immigration
bills, and summoned the county clerks in
the Rinaker-Downing contest from Hi
nOis.
Lie Ceudlc lOoh uIiOtuST lVue SLep TO-
ward adjournment Wednesday by dis
posing Of the Notifications appropriation
bill at a single sitting. Nothing now
remains but the deficiency bill and the
conference reports on the naval, river and
harbor, District of Columbia, Indian, and
Notifications bills. The riyer.and harbor
and naval bills are still the most difficult
ones. The harbor and river conferees
~x.Io .N-A 49, 49, -x1u,
agreed on everything except Santa Mo
MICA. It is understood that the House
conferees stand out most ~strenuously
against that, and will only agree to the
appointment of a commissioner to report
on the TWO harbors and let Congress af
terward act on the subject. The most i'm
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