Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1898-07-08

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The conference report on the bankrupt
cy bill was reported to Congress Friday
afternoon and was Immediately agreed to.
in the Senate. The bill as agreed to is a
compromise between the provisions of the
bills passed by the Senate and House re-
spectively. The Senate bill was known
as the Nelson bill aud that of the House
as the Henderson bill. The latter was.
far. more liberal to the debtor than the
former. The compromise leans to the
House side Of the question. The Hawaii
an annexation resolutions were under dis
cussion in the Senate. The speakers were.
Mr.. McEnery Dem., La.), who concluded
his address begun on Thursday, and Mr..
Turley Dem.. TENN, who presented q
constitutional argument against the res
buttons.
Filibustering tactics were begun in the
Senate Saturday afternoon on the Ha-
waiian resolution. Senator Morgan took
to task the men who were defying public
sentiment, and, as he said, misrepresent-
ing their constituents and embarrassing
the President. As a result Senator White
made an %insinuation that may result in
a settlement outside of the Senate cham.
Der. Mr.. White said that Morgan's state
ments proceeded from corruption or i'm.
becility," and the latter intimated that he
would require a personal explanation.
The conference report on the sundry civil
bill was presented. A long discussion fol-
lowed on the proposition of the confer
ence committee that the Senate recede.
from Its amendment suspending Presi-
dent Cleveland's forest reservation order
and restoring to the public domain for
homestead entry the lands embraced,
therein. Finally the conference report
(partiaD was agreed to and n further con-
ference ordered. The House wa not in
session.
Consideration of the Hawaiian annexa-
ton resolutions was resumed on Monday.
III during the session Mr.. Clay Wem.D
of Georgia, Mr.. Roach (Dem.J of North,
Dakota. and Mr.. Cutlery (DemJ of Louis
lima, addressed the Senate in opposition to.
them. MIR. Caffery had not concluded his.
speech when the Senate adjourned. The
House devoted the days session to consid-
Grafton of legislation affecting the District
of Columbia. The messages of the Presi-
dent relative to Naval Constructor Hob
son, the Hudson officers and crew at Car
denns and Capt. Hodgson. OF the Hugh
Mccullough, at Manila, were not read UNI
til late. Few members were present, and
the reading was not marked by any DEM
onstration.
In the House on Tuesday the conference
report upon the bankruptcy hill was
adopted by a vote Of 1874 to So. When the
bankruptcy bill was disposed of Mr.. Ma
non GKep., Pa.) asked unanimous consent
Tor disagreement to the Senate amend
ments to the war claims or ."Omnibus'r
bill, and for granting the request of the
Senate for n conference. Consent was.
given and the chair appointed us CON-
ferecs Messrs. Mahon, Often and Rich.
ardson. Several bills affecting the army
We're passed, notably being those provid-
ing for the pay of volunteers from the.
date of enrolment for service, and proyid-.
ing for increases in the ordnance, engineer.
and qunrtermaster's departments. Al
most the entire session of the Senate was,
occupied'hy Mr.. Caffery (Dem.. La.) in q
I'M of his speech against the an
nexation of Hawaii. AT 4 o'clock he had
not concluded, but yielded the floor in or
der that the general deficiency bill might
be considered. The bill was read and the
committee amendments, SO far as they
have been offered, were agreed to.
A precedent TINT will be historic was es..
tablished by the Senate ut its session on
Wednesday. For probably the first time.
i'll the history of the Senate IL resolutions
was adopted rendering the thinks of Con-
gress to common scnmen. specifically NAM
ing them in the resolution. The resolu-
lions recommended by the President were.
adopted, rendering the thanks of Con-
gress to Naval Constructor Hobson and
the other heroes of the Merrimac. and to
Lieut.. Frank H. Ncwcomb. commander
of the revenue cutter Hudson. for his gall
liant rescue of the WinslOw and her crew
Off Cardcnas: and retiring OH full my
Capt. Hodgson of the McCulloch for dis
tingnislled services at Manila. Consid-
Grafton of the general deficiency bill was.
concluded md the measure was passed.
An amendment of great Importance was.
attached to the bill. practically by general
consent. 1t relates to the settlement of
claims of the Government against the.
Pacific railroads. The bill as passed car
ries about $2277, 100000. the largest sun,
carried by any appropriation measure.
since thcc civil war. After the passage Of
the deficiency bill consideration of the.
Hawaiian annexation resolutions was re-
sumed. The House after sending the In
dian and sundry civil bills back to confer
cnce. consideration of bills from the Mill
tary Affairs Committee. under the rule.
adopted on Tuesday. proceeded. Notable
among the measures passed were those.
providing for the enlistment of cooks IN
the army. providing for the appointment
of military storekeepcrs for the army. pro-
viding for the protection of harbor de-
lenses and Notifications against wanton
and malicious injury. and giving the Sec
rotary of War discretion 10 permit any
church or religious sect to erect it's house.
of worship upon the West Point military
reservation.
This and That.
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