Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1897-06-04
NATIONAL sOLONS.
REVIEW OF THEIR WORK At
WASHINGTON.
Detailed rroceed,ns. Of senate and
House-Bills Passed or introduced
In Either Branch-Questions of Mo.
ment to the Country at Large.
The Legislative Grind.

Representative McMillin Monday in.
troduced in the House resolution pro-
viding for the consideration of Senate
resolution recognizing the belligerency of
the Cuban insurgents "from day to day
until disposed Of" The resolution was
referred to the Committee ON Rules. The
resolution appropriating $4,000 for the
relief of distressed American citizens in
Cuba reached the White House at 1920
o'clock, just as soon as it could be sent
up after being signed by both houses,
while they were in open session. The
President signed the resolution imme-
diately. The conferees on the sundry
civil appropriation bill have agreed. The
most important amendment to the bill
was that revoking the order of President
Cleveland of Feb. %, 1897, setting apart
2l,OO,OOO acres of lands as forest res
ervations. The appropriation for Pearl
narbor, NJ, Hawaii. is reduced to $4,000.
Inc SENATE amendment for improving
Salmon bay, Washington, is stricken out.
The appropriation for Government ex-
hlbit at the Omaha exposition is left at
$2oOOOO. the $4,000 increase of the
Senate being stricken out. The amend
ment for investigation of sugar produc-
tion remains in the bill. The appropria-
ton for the improvement of the lower
Mississippi River is increased to $22,933,
5s's. The net reduction from the SEN
ate amendments is $500,OOO. The Mobile
bay improvement is made 25,OOO, in
stead of $4,000 inserted by the Senate.
me total of the bill as agreed to is $53,
622, 2,651.
The debate on the tariff bill began in
the Senate Tuesday with crowded gall
leries and Il large attendance of Sena-
tors and the tariff leaders of the House.
MIR. Aldrich, Mr.. Vest and Mr.. Cannon
We're the speakers. Early in the day Mr..
Mallory. the new Senator from Florida,
was sworn in and took his seat. Senator
Cullom introduced by request a bill to
amend the Interstate commerce law. The
bill prescribes relations for pooling, re-
quiring that pooling contracts shall not
extend beyond five years and that they
shall name the maximum and minimum
rates to be charged, requiring the approv-
al of the interstate commerce commission
before the agreements can become eff
fective. The bill provides for COM
pietc revision of the interstate commerce
law. The House was not in session.
The Senate Wednesday resumed con-
sideration of the tariff. Mr.. Vest. oppo-
sition leader, moved reduction in the
duties upon boracic acid, and was de-
feated. 81 to 20. The debate was par
ticipated in by Senators Vest, Jones of
Arkansas, Aldrich. Perkins. White. Caf-
fiery, Gray, and Stewart. Mr. White, a
Democratic member of the Finance
Committee, opposed Mr.. Vests amend
ment. urging that the California industry
required the rate allowed by the COM
mittee. Seven paragraphs of the bill
We're considered during the day, the COM
mittee being sustained in each instance.
The resolution was agreed to authorizing
the Secretary of the Navy to employ any
suitable ship in forwarding relief supplies
to India. The House was not in ses-
sion.
The Cuban resolution was brought be-
fore the House Thursday. A motion to
refer to committee. none of which are
yet appointed, was declared by Speaker
Reed to be out of order. Mr.. Lewis ap-
pealed from the ruling, and the appeal
was tabled-01 to 30. Adjourned. The
Senate made good progress OH the tariff
bill. disposing of ten pages. Several votes
were taken, the Finance Committee be-
ing sustained in each case by majorities
varying from six to fifteen. The drug
schedule was under discussion and the
debate was largely technical. Before TAX
ing up the tariff the final conference re-
port OH the sundry civil bill was agreed
to. including the provision sllspenling un-
til March l next the executive order ere
ating extensive forest reserves.