Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1900-04-27
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The Senate held no session on Friday.
The House by ii vote of 24O to 10 passed
resolution for constitutional amendment
providing for election of United States
Senators by popular vote. Attempt of
Mr.. Hepburn of Iowa to set aside May
l for consideration of the Nicaragua
canal hill was defeated by objection of
Mr.. Burton of Ohio. Rest of the day de-
voted 20 consideration of private pension
bills. There were several sharp attacks
upon Mr.. Talbert Dcm.. S. c. for his
course in delaying action.
On Saturday the Senate passed eighty
three private pension bills. The Alaskan
civil code bill was under consideration for
some time, but finally went over until
Monday. In the House after an hour of
routine business the session was devoted
to hearing culcgics OH the late Gov. Oil
yer Il. Morton of Indiana in connection
with the acceptance of his statue. which
has been placed in Stat,iary Hall at the
capitol by the State which hi served. The
speakers included Mcssrs. Steele, Micrs,
C~rumpackcr. Ovcrs:rcet. Griffith. Hem
enway. Brick. Alexander. laris and
Watson of Indiana, Grosvcnor of Ohio
and Cannon of Illinois. Fifty-threc pri-
vate pension bills were passed.
On Monday the House joint resolution
in favor of IL constitutional amendment
providing for the election of United States
Senators by the people was laid before
the Senate AMI after debate was referred
to the committee Oh privileges and cleo
tons. During almost the entire session
the Senate had under consideration the
Alaskan civil code bill. The amendment
providing for the mining of gold along
the beach i'll the district was perfected,
after Il discussion lasting nearly four
hours. In the House consideration of the
naval appropriation bill began, it's pro-
visions being explained by Mr.. Foss. the
acting chairman of the naval committee.
The Senate on Tuesday heard Senator
Roar speak against the retention of the
Philippines, and then resumed considera.
ton of the Alaskan civil code bill. 1.
the House the second day of debate upon
the naval appropriation bill was confined
closely to the subject matter of the bill.
The questions of armor plate and the
building of warshirs in Government
yards attracted most attention,
The Senate Oh Wednesday passed a res.
olution introduced by Mr.. Mason appro.
priating $4,000 for bronze medals, to be
distributed by the Secretary of the Navy
among certain officers and men of the
North Atlantic squadron who partici.
pated in naval engagements during the
war with Spain. Devoted the rest of the
day to consideration of the Alaskan civil!
code bill. The House debated the naval
appropriation bill under the ive-minute
rule. A motion to strike from the bill the
contingent fund of $1,000 0 for the Navy
Department was defeated. Conference
report on the urgent deficiency bill was
adopted.
In accordance with the recommendation
OF the President in his message the Sen
ate on Thursday passed a joint resolution
providing for the administration of civil
affairs in Porto Rico, pending the appoint.
ment of officers under the Porto ltican
Government law recently enacted. The
Alaskan civil code bill was again under
consideration, the debate continuing ON
the Hansborough alien miners amend-
ment. Mr.. Carter presented. formally his
substitute for the Hansbrough amend
ment and delivered a speech in support of
it.. Mr.. Spooncr %antagonizcd both the
original and substitute amendments, hold
ing that the courts ought to settle the con-
ffcting claims without interference by
Congress. The House spent the day con-
sidering the naval bill in committee of
the whole. The most important action
was the striking out of an appropriation
of 100000 for the Use of the navy in
making surveys and charts OF the waters
of our new island possessions. The regu-
lar appropriation of $4,000 was put in
the bill, the work to be done by the coast
and gcodetic survey.