Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1898-03-11

The House did not complete the ct:,-
sideration of the sundry civil bill on Sat
urday, hut Chairman Cannon held the
floor with it until adjournment, refusing
to yield to Mr.. Boutelle (Maine), the
chairman of the naval committee, who
was anxious to secure consideration fol
the bill reported by his committee for the
relief of the victims and survivors of the
Maine disaster. About twenty pages Of
the sundry civil bill were disposed of
Many efforts were made by different
members to inject river and harbor items
into the bill, three of them being success
full; amendments appropriating 100000
for Cleveland harbor, 100000 for Will
mington, Del, and increasing the appro-
priation for Boston hnrbor from 100000
to $25O,000 were adopted. AS contracts
for these works were authorized, they
were in order under the rules. During the
greater part of the Senate session the
right of Henry w. Corbett to II seat from
the State of Oregon was under discussion.
Mr.. Thurston Nebraska), in an extended
/ speech, opposed the admission of Mr., Cor
bctt, while Messrs. Foraker, Kyle and
Mantle supported Mr.. Corbctt's claim.
The pension calendar was cleared by the
passage of several private pension bills, A
few bills of a general character were also
passed.
Henry W. Corbett was on Monday de-
MED admission to the Senate as Il Senator
from Oregon on appointment by the Gov
ernor by n vote of 30 to 10. The Senate
began consideration of the Alaska home
stead and railway right of way bill, and
had not concluded it when it adjourned.
The House passed the sundry civil APP
preparation bill after four days debate.
The appropriation for representation at
the Paris exposition was eliminated on
Il point of order. The sudden change of
sentiment which is often witnessed when
members go on record was twice illus
rratcd. On Friday the House. in commits
tee of the whole, where there is no record
the hill for an appropriation to pay those
who furnish the Government with infor-
nation lending to the conviction of the
violators of the interna! revenue laws, and
in committee an extra months pay was
voted the employees of the House. When
the members voted on roll calls in the
House. however. both of these PROPOSE
tions We're overwhelmingly defeated.
The House entered upon the consider
alton of the Loud bill relative to second
class mail matter, OH Tuesday. The bill
is Identical with the measure passed by
the last Congress, but Mr.. Loud CAV no
tice of an amendment permitting the
transmission ut pound rates of sample
copies up to 10 per cent. of the bona fide
circulation of the newspaper periodicals.
This amendment removes much opposi-
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haustivc speech in it's favor. Mr.. Moon
Diem. Tenn.l spoke in opposition to the
hill. and Mr.. Perkins Qtep, Iowa) in ia
vor of it. The Senate passed a resolu-
ton for erection of Il bronze tablet to the
memory of THE victims of the Maine. The
bankruptcy bill and the Alaska homestead
and right OF way hill were debated.
Wednesdays debate in the Senate on
the Alaskan homestead and railway right
of way hill was spirited. Mr.. Carter
tMontl drlivcrrd'a vigorous speech in re-
ply to that made ly Mr.. Rawlins WtaD,
in the course of which he made a strong
defense of the honor of Congressional
committees and of officials in the scveral
government departments. One of the spe-
cial features of the debate WAS n speech
delivered hy Mr.. Elliins tW. Na.). in
which he explained that the Canadian Pa
riiic Railway was enabled to make wal
upon American interests. and how and
why tho aggressions nj that great rail
road ought to he stopped by the United
States. The speech drew replies from
Mr.. lIoar lMass.l. Mr.. Clifton CTeyas),
and Mr.. Nelson (AIinn.). Mr.. Hoar main.
tanned that Il large part of the speech of
Mr.. Elkiis was irrelevant to the pending
discussion. The House spent another day
~ debate upon the Loud bill relating to
second class mail natter. The speeches
as II rule attracted little interest. The
speakers We're Mcssrs. Cromwell Gtcp.
Ohio. and Ogden (Dem.. La.p. in favor
of the measure. and Messrs. Bell G'op.,
ColoD, Simpson poi.. Kan.). CLARK
Dem., MOI. Brown dsep.. Ohio. and
I4cntz QDcm., Ohio. in opposition to ii.
In the Scuatc on Thursday the House
amendments to the bankruptcy hill were
non-concu,rod in. and Messrs. Hoar. Mel
son and Lindsay were appointed as Sen.
ute confcrcrS. During almost the cntir,
session the Senate had under considcra
tion the .Alaska homestead and r,ilwa,
right OF Way bill. One of the features OF
the discussion wis Il speech delivered by
Mr.. Vest. in which he ridiculcd the idea
of honiestcading amy part of Alaska ol
constructing railroads in that district. Hi.
motion to eliminate the homestead fca,
ture of the bill by striking out the first
section WAS defeated. The resolution fo,
IL congressional investigation of the muir
der of the postmaster at Lake City, S. G.
was referred to the Committee on Con
tingcnt expenses. \ hill was passed IL
establish an assay office in Seattle, Wash
In the House the Loud bill. to correct nj
legged abuses of the ~sccond-class mail mat
ter privilege, was laid on the table by /:
vote of 1G2 TO 119. thus killing it. Forty
seven Republicans joined with the Dem
ocrats and Populists in accomplishing thi:
result anl ton Democrats voted with til,