Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1897-01-29
SENATE AND HOUSE.
WORK OF OUR NATIONAL LAW.
MAKERS.
a weck's Proceedings il, the Halls Of
Consrcss-1in portant Measures Dis.
cussed and Acted Upon-An Impair
tial Resume o. the Business.
The National solons.

l me Nutiop0l -OAC1Ss
The proceedings in the House Friday
were very tame. 1t was private bill day,
nut the whole time was consumed in pass
ing House bills favorably acted upon in
committee OF tho whole before the holi-
day recess. The widow OF the late Maj.
Gen. John Gibhon was the beneficiary of
one of the bills passed, carrying $500 per
month. and the widow OF Erevet Gen. w.
A. Nichols OF another. carrying $40 per
month. The free homestead hill. which
came back 10 the House with Senate
amendments. was referred. under n ruling
of the Chair. TO The Committee on Public
Lands. 1T the evening session fourteen
private pension bills were reported with
IL Favorable recommendation. Among
them wore bills granting Il pension of 500
per month 10 The widow of Cen. Green
Clay Smith and SO per month to the
widow OF Gen. Henry 4. Morrow. Th.
last mentioned bill was advocated by Rep
resentative Mercer. who had the amount
increased from $50 to the amount named.
y bill has been reported To the House for
Il Subsidy of .iio0.u OU year TO the Pacific
Gable Company of New York. i'm which
James S%rrymser and j. pierpont Morgan
are Interested.
Secretary Francis nomination was con-
tiirmed by the Senate in executive session
Monday. The Senate also voted 10 take
up the Nicaragua canal bill. This gives
the measure the parliamentary advantage
of being the unfinished business; of the
Senate. so that il will he considered from
day to day until final action is secured.
The canal hill provides for IN issue of
S10o.0Go.GG0 of Maritime Canal Company
stock. Of which The Secretary OF the Treas
urv- in bpIp1f ,f thn IfritnJ Gtnt,. -. -.
subscribe for $TG.000.0 o worth of shares.
The company is 10 Issue bonds Mp 10 $780,
0oo.ooo. these TO he guaranteed by the
United States. The luilding and control
OF the canal are given To American engi-
neers and Il board OF eleven directors. of
whom 1--WE are to Ne appointed hv the
President. Ii IS substantially The mcasrre
passed b. the Senate in the last Congress-.
The House PASSED three bills of public
Importance and devoted The remainder of
the day 10 r~uloyics of ex-Speaker Crisp
and TO District of Columbia bus noss. One
hill passed prohibited the sale Of inloxicat-
ing liquors 10 the Indians. one amended
the existing patent laws in conformity
with the recommendations of die .amcri-
can Bar y association and another provided
fer the Use by the Govcrnmcnt of patents
secured hy naval officers ut = compensn-
ton 10 lie fixed by Il board Of three officers.
In the Senate Tuesday senator Turpic
spoke against the Nicarauga Canal bill.
Senators Quay. HALE and Blackburn were
appointed as confcrrccs ON the army ap-
preparation hill. and at $50 ~. m. the
Senate adjourned. There was a pathetic
incident in the House in connection with
the first bill called up. 1t proposed to
grant n pension of SD u month to Mar
garet O1Nonnell. II volunteer army nurse
who devoted her services from 1862 to
1860 to the rounded OF The Twonty-sec-
ond REGIMENT OF New York light artillery.
Her claim has been pending before Com
sress for several years. When the bill
was brought up Mr.. Thomas Isep..
Mich.) moved that ii be laid ON the table.
"'Ile relief carried by the bill for this
poor woman. said he. comes too late.
Our committee has just received word
that the beneficiary is dead" Several
bills To grant pensions We're passed. At 4
O'Clock the regular order on the calendar
was abandoned ut the request of many
members. SO that each could. if recos-
nizad. call up any bill in which he was
interested.
In the Senate Wednesday MIR. Petit
grew OF South Dakota opposed ratification
OF the Venezuela arbitration treaty with
N'i'.'t 'ili'tli anu SPOKE VI SUPPORT OF
his resolution calling for II report of the
work OF the commission. Tho resolution
was referred. MIR. Turpic resumed his
speech opposing the Nicaragua Canal bill.
The Senate then resumed consideration
of and passed the legislative. executive
and judicial appropriation bill. The
House spout the day debating the Yost-
fucker . ti"sted-election ease from the
Tenth Virginia District. but no action was
taken. The conference report on the
army appropriation bill was agreed to.
After Il two days debate. in the course
of which considerable partisan passion
wns aroused and an Intellectual attempt
made to iili'nsrer for the purpose of gain
ing time. the House Thursday decided the
contested election ease of Yost VS.. Tucker
from the Tenth Virginia district by
denying the seat to Mr.. Yost and
confirming Mr.. fuckers title thereto.
The Republicans were badly divided, fifty.
four of them joining with the Democrats
and supporting the claims of the Demo
cratic contcstee. In the Senate Mr.. Nor
gan, in charge of the Nicaragua canal
bill. was determined to secure Il time for
Il final vote. This was resisted by Mr..
Turpie and Mr.. Villas. Mr.. Morgan an
nounced that he would ask the Senate to
sit out" the bill until IL vote was forced.
Mr.. Villas finally made a dilatory motion,
which, on roll call, disclosed the absence
of u quorum. Mr.. Turpie concluded his
speech against the Nicaragua canal bill.
During the day Mr.. Chandler presented
the credentials of John Edward Addicks
claiming the vacant seat rs Senator from
Delaware. The claim of Henry A. Du-
pont for the same seat has already been
presented. Mr.. Hill of New York spoke
against trusts and monopolies in general
as a serious menace to the public welfare.
Sparks from h Wires.
Cardinal Richard of Paris has forbid.
den the priests of his diocese to attend
dramatic performances.
The Russian Academy has elected a.
honorary members Lord Kelvin and DR..
Simon Newcomb of Washington.
The Argentine Republic Senate has
adopted a scheme providing for the issn-
ance of $40 600. GOO of cednla. e., ~.