Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1900-05-04


On Friday the Senate had under CON
sideration the conference report on the
Hawaiian civil government measure.
Final action upon it was postponed until
Saturday. The Alaskan civil code bill
was considered for a brief time. MIR.
Foraker pronounced a culogy Ill Lorenzo
Danford, a former Representative from
Ohio. and the Senate adopted resolutions
expressive Of its sorrow. In the House
after protracted discussion of the naval
appropriation bill the provision enabling
the Secretary of the Treasury to contract
for Krupp armor for the battleships
Maine, Ohio and Missouri. at $545 a ton.
was ruled out of the bill. Also the pro-
vision to repeal the $500 limitation placed
upon the price of armor by the current
law. Two amendments to modify the
provisions for the increase of the navy.
which authorizes two battlcships and six
cruisers. were defeated. One proposed
to add provision for six gunboats and the
other to strike out the provision for the
battleships.
The Senate on Saturday ngrced to the
resolution of Mr.. Bacon asking the Sec
rotary Of War for information rclating
to the extra allowance for army officers
stationed in Cuba and Porto Rico. The
Quay resolution was taken up and MIR.
Perkins (Cal.) spoke in favor of seating
Mr.. Quay as a Senator. from Pennsyl-
vania OH the appointment of the Gov
ernor. At the conclusion of Mr.. Perkins
til Monday. The House passed n naval
l p,,ronriuftor XIII r.ithN,,t ~ rooOrH VITO
AS adopted the measure provides for two
battleships. three armored cruisers and
three protected cruisers. The S545 figure
on armor was stricken out. After l p.
III. the House devoted itself to culogies of
the late Representative Settle of Ken
lucky.
On Monday the Senate began a two
! days debate on the right of NJ. s. Quay
to Il seat as a Senator from Pennsylvania.
| Speeches in favor of seating Quay were
made by Chandler, Kcnncy and Pcnrose.
Those speaking in opposition were Platt
of Connecticut and Quarlcs. The House
entered into general debate upon the post
Office appropriation bill. The minority
disscntcd from the provisions relating to
extension of the pneumatic tube service,
special fast mail facilities and the cost Of
railroad transportation.
The Senate on Tuesday by a vote of 81
10 81 refused to seat Mr.. Quay. Passed
the bill in the interests of northwestern
lumbermcn, authorizing the Secretary Of
War to make regulations governing the
running Of loose logs, steamboats, and
RATS on certain rivers. The House pass
ed the Senate Foraker resolution to pro-
vide for the continuation in Office of
the present military administration in
Porto Rico. with amendments providing
that franchises shall be approved by the
President and placing certain restrictions
upon charters, corporations, etc. Amend
ed postotice appropriation bill so as to
authorize the employment of temporary
clerks in first-class offices Mt % cents an
hour; also adopted an amendment proyid-
ing for extra compensation for letter car
rlers when they work in excess of forty
eight hours n week, work on legal holi-
days to be counted as eight hours.
On Wednesday the Senate agreed to
the conference report on the Hawaiian
civil government bill, the provisions relat-
ing to the right OF franchise and jmpris-
onment for debt having been amended to
conform to the ideas of the Senate. The
agricultural appropriation bill was pass
ed, carrying Il little over So. 1000, 600. The
Alaskan civil government bill was under
consideration for an hour. but no progress
was made. Mr.. Platt IN. " moved into
MIR. Quay's old seat. The House con-
sidered the postofice appropriation bill,
and after long debate struck out the en-
tire appropriation for pneumatic tube ser
vice.
In the Senate on Thursday almost tho
entire session was devoted to considera.
ton of the right of Nathan b. Scott of
west Virginia to retain his seat in the
Senate. Mr.. Pcttus (.Ala.), who alone
of the member of the committee on priyi.
lcges and elections is opposed to the
claim of Mr.. Scott to n seat, made an
elaborate argument to sustain his views.
Mr.. Morgan (Ala.) spoke in favor of his
colleagues contention. Mr.. McComas
(Md.), Mr.. Turlcy (Tenn.), MI. Chandler
N. H., Mr.. Teller (Colo.), and Mr.. Allen
(Neb) supported the resolution declaring
Mr.. Scott entitled to his seat. The case
went over without action. The House
after four days. discussion, passed the
postoflice appropriation bin. The attempt
to strike out the $196,00O for special mail
facilities from New York to New Orleans
and from Kansas City to Newton, Kan,
was defeated. The amendment proyid.
ing for pneumatic tube service was dc.
fcated. The one allowing extra compen.
sation for letter carriers for work in ex.
cess of forty-eight hours a week was
adopted by a big majority. The bill to
Increase the salary of the director of CEN
sus to $500 and the salaries of super-
visors Of census by 2 per cent. of the
amoun received by their enumerators
was passed. The tinal conference renorr
on the Hawaiian government hill was
presented. but not acted upon, owing to
the absence of a quorum.
At h National Capital.