Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1898-06-17

The bond provision and the amendments
proposed by the Democrats to take its
place. The speech of tho day was made
ny Mr.. Butler (PopulistI of North Caro-
ina. The House. practically without de-
oatc. passed the urgency deficiency bill
providing for emergency expenses of the
army and navy departments incident to
The war.
The war revenue measure was passed
by the Senate Saturday evening at 7:05
o'clock. \ score or more of attempts
were made to amend it. hut in only three
" four Instances were the attempts sue
cpssful. The most notable amendment.
adopted was that offered by Mr.. Tillman
IF South Carolina, placing Il duty of 10
cents u pound on all tea imported into the
United States. The amendment created
no dcbutc and was adopted by Il Dc OF
s. 10 81. As finally completed the bill
vas passel by a vote of rs to 2S. Mr.. Al
l;son moved that tho Senate insist Upon
It's amendments and that conferees be
appointed. The motion was agreed to-
md Messrs. Allison, Aldr;ch and Jones'
IF Arkansas were na,ncd us conferees.
In the House Mr.. Lacey Of Iowa secured
consideration of the Senate bill to pro-
iect homestcadcrs who may enlist and
serve iu the forces of the United States.
After some delay it was passed.
The war revenue bill was advanced a.
step further. 1t WAS received i'll the House
as amended in the Senate. and the lower
branch OF Congress accordingly became
the center of legislative interest. Mr..
DalZcll. f:om the Committee oil Rules,
presented II resolution introduced by Mr..
DingleT providing for an immediate vote
ll.On genera! non-coucurrcnce and sending
the bill to conference. After some debate
the vote was taken upon the resolution.
Mr.. Bailey demanded the yeas and nays,
the roll cal! resulting: Yeas. 137: nays,
LOG. Ut was 81 party vote. Tie House
then voted to non-coacur and agreed to
the conference. and the Speaker named
Mcssrs. DiGglcy, Payne and Bailey rs
%confcrCcs. Under suspension of THE ra.es
the Senate hill ratifying an agreement
between tile Dawes commission and the
aemilo.c Inu:n:.s providing for the a.lot-
mcat of the latter's lands. was passed.
Beyond the passage OF an urgent deic:en-
cy Hill. made necessary By the war with
Spain, the Senate accomplished little. The
deficiency meas':rc carries appropriations
for abe war a'l navy establishments ag-
g%iega:ing S1i,1i5,C00.
Tho Senate 'on Tuesday passed tho bill
for t:.c allotment i'll scvcralty of certain
land:; to tho 1alia::s of Indian Territory,
The payment Of interest claims to the
Chiclasaw Indians. and the ratification
Of the agreement effected with tle In
dian. by the Dawes commission Sec
ton 2G. which provided for the scsrega-
zion of i51.G00 acres of land pt.t chased
by the Dclawarcs from the ChcrokceS,
lGO acres of the land to lie allotted to each
registered Delaware, and the remainder
reserved to the descendants of deceased
registered Dc!awares. Was stricken from
the bill. Consideration was resumed of the
measure providing for the taking of the
twelfth census. After disposing of the
urgent wal deficiency bill. us passed. with
amendments Gy the Senate. the House
considered the conference report upon the
suiidry civil bill. The report. so far as it
pmhodics agreements. was adopted. and
the House then began voting scvcrall.y I'D.
on the Senate amendments. upon which
no agreement had been reached in confer.
ancc. OF these there are forty-iivc. The
House considered eight OF these. acting
.favorally uncn three and rejecting tho re-
maindcr. The House adjourned punLiuS
disposition of II measure to enable volun-
tcpr soldiers to vote at congressional clcc-
tons during the war. 1t involved consti-
t,Yional questions. The Senate resolution
was passed authorizing, the President to
waive the One-ycar supervision from promo
ton and ORDER rc-cNamination in the army
in certain corps during the existing var.
A hill providing Tor the taking of the
twelfth census was passed by the Senate
Oh Wednesday after q debate which occu-
pied the greater part of three days. The
House disposed OF the Senate amend
Mclts of the sunlry civil bill and agreed
to further conference. The conference
report upon the ~postotlicc appropriation
bill was adopted without debate. a bill
was passed authorizing the construction
nj q high bridge across Rock river on the
Illinois and mississippi Canal in I.!inois.
After five hours devoted to the consil-
Grafton OF the h:ll To enable volunteer SOL
lirrs to vote III congressional elections.
thu conference report upon tho wal reve-
nue. bih was presented to the House ON
Thursday. Consideration was INTERRUPTED
by Il recess to s O'clock in the evening,
| wlie: the report WAS taken up again. and
after thee hours debate. involving n wide
.nns> OF subjects and some sensational
features. il Was voted upon and adopted
1ai to 10T. The Senate passed without
division a bill providing American registry
for ,l.c steamers Olympia, Victoria. Ia
coma, Columbia. Arizona and Argyle of
the Northern Pacific Steamship Company.
TIE Omnibus claim hill" carrying over
SS9.kl0.00o. forty ll.vatc-pen.ion hi,ls and
several measures frc:n tire general cale,,-
dar. wtra PASSED. Ellis were passed us
Follows: Permitting Col. Arson Mills,
Third United States cavalry. to accept
and exercise thc o:icc of boundary com
missioner between the United States and
Mexico: to amend an act establishing a
court of private land claims. requiring
claims TO he filed before March 3. 1901;
to amend al act for the relief and civilian
ton of the Chippewa Indians in Mime
sofa.
This aud That.