Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1897-02-11
NATIONAL SOLOys'
REVIEW OF THEIR WORK !;
WASHINGTON. =
Detailed Proceedings Of sep.,.
House-Bills Passed or 1ntrod..
In Either Branch-Oue.t;o,.
ment to the Country at Laro.
The Legislative Cr;ra

The Legislative Grind.
The feature of the Senate Tuasd.u
very spirited debate on the confsr.s
report OF the immigration bin, Mr. ca]
son of Maryland opposed the renor,
Mr.. Lodge defended it. After two hoa.
struggle the report went over and =
Nicaragua Canal bill was taken M y
Villas continuing his remarks. Mr. ~
OF Colorado also entered the debate n j.
position to the measure. The Hou.a
to allow the bottling of spirits in \.
was reported favorably. The dav il :,
House was very dull, nearly the vA.J
session being devoted to debate IN CIV
priation bills. The diplomatic and ~
suiar bill was passed and cons;da..nJ
progress made with the District Of Co,,.
bia bill. The bill as passed carr;os y
6'3.1OS. Resolutions arrangin. IL N
formal canvassing of the electoral :.
of the last Presidential election n NJ
place Wednesday were adopted.
The contested election case Of Co,,.
versus Swanson. from the fifth vi,,,;
district. occupied the attention of h
House Wednesday. Three Republicans,
three Democrats on the Elections c.,
mittee had reported in favor of the Der
cratic contestee. Mr.. Swanson, and M,
Republicans offered minority report :.
ommending that the seat be declared :,
cant on the ground that a fair elec,;.
could not be held under the Virgins, ~
ton law. When the vote came to be ,sL
the minority could not muster enm
votes to call the yeas and NAYS. and n
Swanson's title TO his seat was confirm
by an Overwhelming viva voce vote n
ter a brief parliamentary struggle in Il
senate the friends of the Nicara qua C,u
bill were unable to hold quorum and
out the obstruction to that measure, n
friends of the bill finally gave up Id
of securing quorum and yielded to
adjournment Mr.. Villas continues
hold the floor.
The session of the Senate THURSDAY ri
one of unusual activity. MIR. Morrill,
deavored to pass the bill prohibiting
use of intoXicants in the capitol buildi
This aroused the opposition of Mr.. Hill,
New York, who denounced the busybcd
and mischief akers inspiring this ii
of legislation. He moved to recommit
bill, but this was defeated by vote
- yeas to 80 nays. However. he s.
ceedcd in prolonging the debate 10
O'Clock. when the bill was displaced by
Nicaragua Canal bill The mmigrsts
bill was recommitted to conference.
Lodge. in charge of the measure, ada
ing this course as a result OF urgent
peals for a modification of the bill.
fore this was done, however. Il WI
personal and political colloguy occur
between Mr.. Lodge and Mr. Chandler
one hand and Mr.. German on the o,h
Mr.. Villas added another day to his spe
against the Nicaragua Canal and had
concluded when the Senate adjourn
The proceedings in the House were Vi
dull and almost entirely devoid Of ID
lie interest.
Richard II. Kenney. Democratic 4
testant from Delaware. was sworn
Friday as Senator his credentials hi
regular and signed by the Governor. n
marked the elimination of long cora
over the vacant Delaware seat No
lection was made. it being admitted
had at least prima facie right. tbot
Mr.. Chandler stated his belief that H.
Dupont had been legally elected. add
however. that Mr.. Kenney could he sea
and the matter brought before the SEN
hereafter. The seating of Kenney
mented the Democratic membership
forty and for the first time raised the
membership Of the Senate to its pnS
quota. Ii effects no essential chang
party strength. however The sen
passed the following among other He
bills: Authorizing the Duluth and Nd
Dakota Railroad Company to constr
two bridges across the Red River Of
North between Minnesota and North
kota: amending the law relative to
Rock Island bridge to permit street
way companies to provide electric POI
in lieu Of rent for the use of the bril-
The House Committee on Elections
cided the Hopkins Kendall election
test from the Tenth Kentucky district
favor of the sitting member. who
Democrat. A minority report will
made in favor of Hopkins.
The Senate was in executive sea-
most of Monday considering the An
American peace treaty. so that little
was given in open session to the tran
ton of regular legislative work. Earl
the day the bill rearranging the judy
districts of Texas was passed over
PRESIDENTS veto by the unusually De
majority of 81 to /. the negative vote
ing that of Mr. Gallery. of I.ouisl
Speaking of the bill Mr. Mills o.
of Texas said the burden of the
dents objection was that the Judge o.
court. the clerk and the marshal opp
the change. 1T is strange to me,
Mr.. Mills, that the President does
consult the fifteen representatives
Iexas-thirteen in the other house
two in this--instead of accepting
view Of the court officers The enc
the veto is to make the bill law wln
further reference to the President,
already had passed over the veto y
House. At ! o'clock, on motion o.
Sherman. the Senate went into exec
session and 50 remained until adl
inent at 5:o5 p. m. The day in t'y
was devoted to the consideration q
trict of Columbia business.