Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1897-02-19
WORK OF OUR NATIONAL LAW.
MAKERS.
A Weeks Proceedings in The Halls of
Congrcss-Important Measures Dis
ussed and Acted Upon-An Impair.
tial Resume of the Business.
The National solons.

MIR. Chandler stated his belief that III. A.
Dupont had been legally elected. adding.
however. that MIR. Kenney could be seated
md the matter brought before the Senate
hereafter. The seating of Kenncy aug
ncnted the Democratic membership to
forty. and for the first time raised the full
membership of the Senate to its proper
quota. 1t effects no essential change in
party strength. however. The Senate
passed the following among other House
bills: Authorizing the Duluth and North
Dakota Railroad Company to construct
.wo bridges across the Red River of the
North between Minnesota and North Da-
lota; amending the law relative to the
Rock Island bridge to permit street rail-
way companies to provide electric power
II lieu of rent for the use of the bridge.
The Senate was in executive session
most of Monday considering the Anglo
American peace treaty. so that little time
was given in open session to the transact
ton of regular legislative work. Early in
he day the bill %rearranging the judicial
districts of Texas was passed over the
PRESIDENTS veto by the unusually heavy
majority of 81 to 1. the negative vote be-
ng that of Mr.. Gallery, of Louisiana.
Speaking of the bill Mr.. Mills Dem.)
ot Texas said the burden of the Presi-
Tents objection was that the Judge of the
court. tho clerk and the marshal opposed
The change. ut is strange to me-" said
MIR. Mills. that the President does not
consult the fifteen representatives from
IeXas-thirteen in the other house and
swo i'll tlis-instead of accepting the
view of the court officers" The effect of
the veto is to make the bill a law without
further reference to the President. as il
already had passed ovcr the veto in the
House. AT l o'clock, on motion of Mr..
Sherman, the Senate went into executive
session and so remained until adjourn
ment at 5:25 p. nj. The day in the House
was devoted to the consideration of Dis
trict of Columbia business.
The House Tuesday agreed to the final
conference report on the immigration bill
by an overwhelming majority (217 to 33)
anu passed two more pension bills over
the Presidents veto. The notifications
Of the immigration bill contained in the
conference report by which an intending
Immigrant was required to be able to
read and write "the English or another
language" and which permitted the illit-
crate wife and minor children to accom-
pany an eligible emigrant removed the
main opposition to the bill. The bcneti-
Charles of the pension bills passed over
the veto were both of the class known
AS ''rcmarrird Widows" A bill was also
passed to prevent the fraudulent use of
the word %"copyright' on books and other
publications. The open session of the
Senate was wholly p%crfunctory. and after
.transactinS some routine business the
doors We're closed and an executive scs-
sion continued throughout the day. The
bill was passed to aid in the Improvement
of the navigablc channel of the South pass
by closing the existing crevasscs in Pass
lIOntre in the Mississippi River. The
routine business WAS cleared away by
l2:35 p m. and on motion of Mr.. Sherman
the Senate Went into executive session
and ut 5:lO -. IN. adjourned.
The electoral votes of the forty-tiye
States of the Union were formally count
ed ut the joint session of the House and
Senate held Wednesday for that purpose.
and Vice President Stevenson proclaimed
tho election of Mckinley and Hobart
as President and Vice President respcct-
lively. Senator Morgan, champion of the
Nicaragua canal bill, announced in the
Senate his Abandonment of that measure
Tor the present session of Congress-. and
thcrcupon it was displaced by the bank
r'll'tcy bill. He gave notice that he would
renew his advocacy of the bill at an early
day of the coming extra session. Tho
bankruptcy bill succeeds to the advanta-
Seous position of unfinished business"
The agricultural appropriation bill was
taken up latte in the day and passed ut
S3.223o.oGO. The House bill WAS passed
extending the time for complying with
the requirements of the act tnrfeitiny rail
road lands. The House has passed tho
Senate bill relating to the carryipy of
obscene matter by express companies. and
it has gon to the President for his sig
nature. The penalty for violation. upon
conviction. is 81 fine of not more than
S'.tDO or imprisonment at hard labor for
not more than five years, or both, mt the
discretion of the Court.
The House Thursday passed the fort;f.
cations appropriation bill with but n sim
gle amendment and made some Roadway
with the postotficc appropriation bill.
me major portion of the day was consume
ed in political debate on the financial u,cs.
ton. which was precipitated by Il provis-
ion in a bill providing for funding tho
HS 4Ht Dill aroused
the opposition of Mr.. McAiillin Deml of
Tennessee because it provided for gold
bonds and the payment of interest in gold
or its equivalent. Mr.. Knox Q3epj of
Massachusetts said that the stipulation
regarding gold bonds applied only to .Ari-
IONA. which had outstanding gold ho.ds I'm
be refunded. An amendment hy Mr.. Nc.
Millin Dem.) of Tennessee was MS fol-
lows: provided. That the principal and
interest of the bonds funded under this
act shall be payable in any lawful money
OF the United States. except the Arizona,
bonds above described heretofore issued.
This was adopted, and the hill passed
Notes of Current events.
Count cassella. the l'ope's private cham.
berlain, formerly of Denver. died mr.
Rome. He was horn in London i'm $50
Edward w. Emerson, of Concord. so,,
of Ralph Waldo Emerson, has been tho.
Sen as poet for Phi Beta Kappa dny nj