Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1900-06-01

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In the Senate on Friday nearly the en-
tire day was devoted to the pneumatic
tube system service in the postoflice APP
preparation bill. The debate at times
was sharp and almost personal. The arp
preparation was defended by Senators
Chandler, Mason, Carter and Wellington
and opposed by Senators Allison. Hale.
Tillman. Lodge and Wolcott. Senator |
Morgan introduced n resolution to inves-
tigate the Panama Canal Company, and
in a speech severely criticised that COM
pany. Senator McCumher made Il speech
in favor of the retention of the Philip
pine Islands, during which Senator Till
man took issue with him over m asscr-
ton that the people of the South we're
glad the confederacy was unsuccessful
The House devoted the day To the cors;d-
GRAFTON of bills reported by the commit
tee on war claims and in committee of
the whole favorably acted upon a. bill TO
appropriate 100000 to pay eN-Confcd-
crate soldiers for horses and other prop
erty taken from them in violation of the
terms of Lees surrender To Grant ut
AppomattoN.
After Il spirited debate, by the decisive
vote of 50 to 1G. the Senate on Saturday
laid on the table the whole proposition
relating to the transportation of mail by
the pneumatic tube system. An effort
was made to secure the, adoption of an
amendment to appropriate S2222o.OOO TO
carry out existing contracts for the SER
vice in New York, Brooklyn, Boston and
Philadelphia, but no action was taken
upon it, special orders supcrseding the
appropriation hill. The closing hours of
the session We're occupied in accepting
| from the State of Missouri statues of
Benton and Blair. located in Statuary
| Hall of the capitol. and from tho Grand
Army of the Republic the statue of Gen.
Ulysses S. Grant, located in the capitol
rotunda.
A pyrotcchni. discussion of the status
of the Bocr commissioners now in Wash
ington was precipitated in the Senate OF
Monday by Il resolution offered by Mr..
Allen (pop.. Ncb.) extending to the COM
missioncrs the privileges of the floor of
the Senate during their s%ojourn in the
national capital. The resolution was de-
featcd by Il vote of 3G to 21, hut NOT UNI
til after IL sharp controversy between it's
author and Mir. Davis. chairman of thu.
committee ON foreign relations. The post
office appropriation bill WAS passed. the
amendment to carry out existing con-
tracts for the pneumatic tube service be-
ing agreed to. An effort WAS made by
Mr.. Morgan (Ala.) TO displace the Spoon
err Philippine bill with the Nicaragua
canal bill as the unfinished business. but
it failed by Il vote of ii To Is. y hill
To create the southern division of the
southern district OF Iowa for judicial
purposes was passed. In the House two
important labor measures were passed
under suspension of the rules. one to eX-
tend the cigllt-lour law to all l%alorcrs
under contract on Government work. the
other to prohibit interstate traffic i'll pris-
on-madc goods by bringing them under
the jurisdiction of the public powers of
the State.
On Tuesday the Senate heard Mr..
Spooner i'll support of his resolution Civ
ing the President full power over the
Philippines until the suppression of the
rebellion. Received the credentials Of
Senator Clark OF Montana. ON the ap-
pointment OF Lieut.. Gov. Spriggs. and all
lowed them temporarily To lie on the ta-
bic. Adopted i; resolution by Mr.. Allen
asking the President to send to the SEN
ate TRANSACTIONS of the constitutions of
the South; African republic and the Or
ailge Free State: also one by Mr.. Jones
of Arkansas directing the Secretary of
War thoroughly TO investigate the opera
tions of the North American Trust Com
pany in Havana; also one by MIR. Allen
calling upon the Secretary of War for
information regarding conditions in the
Philippines. The House devoted the en-
tire day to the Alaskan civil government
bill. An amendment to reduce The NUM-
br of Judges in Alaska from three to two
was defeated. The conference rcpo,.t ON
the army appropriation hill WAS :loptcd.
the Senate amendment for the library at
Manila having been stricken out.
The Senate on "Wednesday agreed to
the conference report on the army am
preparation bill, passed the Morgan rcso-
luton calling upon the Secretaries of
War and Navy for information regarding
the cost of the transportation OF troons tn
the Philippines. and devoted the rest of
the day to debate OH the Cuban postal
frauds, with Mcssrs. Platt Comm,
Spooner' and Hale as speakers. The
House passed resolution for sine die adj
journment June q; also resolution author
i1lHs coIllilttlce OH ways ana means To
sit during recess of Congress to frame
bill reducing WAR taxes; also the Nicely
eXtradition bill.
The Senate devoted Thursday to de.
bate on the nations duty toward its new
island possessions. Messrs. sspooncr. Al.
len and Bacon leading in the discussion,
Sent to the committee on contingent ex.
penses Mr.. Bacon's resolution directing
the committee OH relations with Cuba to
make an investigation into the islands
finances. Tho House devoted eight hours
to consideration of the .Aluska civil gov.
eminent bill. Three amendments of i'm,
portnnce We're adopted. One authorizes
the Secretary of War to issue permits ia
%excavate or dredge for gold below low
water mark on Cape Nome beach. Th.
Secretary has heretofore issued pcrmits
but the bill as it passed the Senate cnn
celed them. Another provides fo,. ~ fer
ritorial delegate to Congress. The Hons,
also struck out the chapter. relating f.
arrest and bail which permitted arrest.
in certain civil actions. The confrranc,
report on the Indian appropriation Iii