Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1898-05-27


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The debate on the wal revenue measure
was begun in the Senate on Monday. In
the House the conference report upon the
bill authorizing the sending of food and
arms to Cubans was adopted. A bill was
passed providing for IN increase in the.
force of the adjutant generals Office. The
House joint resolution appointing Will
liam J. Sewell Of New Jersey, Martin tt
McMahon of New York, John L. Mitchell
OF Wisconsin and William II. Bonsall Of
California members OF the board of man
ayers OF the national home for disabled
volunteer soldiers was called up and pass
ed. The Presidents veto OF a bill confer
ring upon the court of claims jurisdiction!
to retry the case of the representatives Of
Isaac +. Tice against the United States,
brought in 1873 to recover $4,000, the al
legged value Of certain meters to measure
the quality and strength of distilled spir-
Its, was sustained. The Senate bill to
establish an assay Office Mt Seattle, Wash,
was passed. The House also passed, with
amendments, the House bill to ratify an
agreement entered into in 1902 between
United States Commissioners aud the
Comanche, kiowa and Apache Indians to
opSA " SSttlGIItuL II EGSSEVullOu OIL
these Indians in Oklahoma,
Considerable progress was made by the
Senate on Tuesday in considering the
war revenue measure. A bill was report
ed from the Military Affairs Committee
and passed providing that the pay and al
lowancc of the volunteers enlisted in the
United States army shall begin ON the day
Of their enrolment at the State camp.
The latter part Of the day was devoted
to eulogies upon the late Representative
Seth L. Milliken Of Maine. The House
held a brief session. Two important bills
affecting labor were passed, one limiting
the labor of persons employed upon gov
works and in government service
to eight hours daily, and the other pro-
vidlng for the equipment of IL n%on-parti-
san labor commission to consider legisla-
tive problems affecting labor. Mr.. Cor
liss (Mich.) called up the House bill to
repeal the law providing that transmits
sion of the electoral veto of the States to
Washington shall be by messengers. The
bill proposes transmission by mail and
express. The bill was defeated. Senate
bill providing an American registry for
the ship Centennial, now Mt Seattle, was
passed. The House passed a bill to au-
thorize the appointment of n n%on-partisan
commission to collate information and to
recommend legislation to meet problems
presented by labor, agriculture and cap.
'tal. -
Considerable progress was made in the
Senate on Wednesday in the reading Of
the war revenue bill, which included. nat.
urally, the consideration of the amend
ments proposed by the committee.
Through the influence of Mr.. German
(lDem.. Md the imprisonment penalty
was stricken out of some of the sections
relating to violations of the stamp tax.
After an extended debate, part of which
occupied the secret legislative session, the
conference report on the bill suspend
ing certain parts of the existing law rclat-
ing to the purchase of supplies by the war
department was adopted. The bill per-
hitting officers of the regular army to
accept staff appointments in the volunteer
army without losing their rank or place
in the regular service was also passed. An
urgent deficiency bill, carrying $S,43T,-
032, mostly for pensions, was agreed on
by the House Committee on .Appropria-
tons. and Immediately reported to the
House. which passed it without debate.
The bill carries $S,O7O,S72 for payment
of pensions and other items of small
amounts. including expenses of United
States courts and clerical force and print
ing for the war and navy departments.
While several important paragraphs in
the war revenue measure were passed
over on Thursday for future considera-
ton. excellent progress was made by the
Senate i'll the consideration Of the hill.
Two-thirds of the measure has been
read. the committee amendments general
+ + Asy!@: beg agreed to. The prorosi-'
ton 10 place a Stamp tax upon proprie-
tary articles and perfumerIles now in
stock aroused Il lively discussion, 1t was
regarded as retroactive legislation and
us such was opposed by many Senators.
After debate, confined to the proposition
TO send the labor arbitration bill to con-
ference, in which many members partici-
patcd, II roll call of the House upon agree
ing to the Senate amendments, thereby
affecting the bills passage. was ordered,
resulting in yeas 219, nays 4. After ok
periencing u brief political tilt, prec:pi-
tated by a personal political explanation
from MIR. Tongue (Ieep.. Ore.), the House