Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1885-12-19

appointed to attend the funeral Of Gen.
Grant.
MI. Mcpherson presented a joint resolution
OF the New Jersey Legislature recommending
a Congressional INQUIRY into the fitness Of q
portion of the territory Of Alaska for the pur.
pose OF 9 penal colony for long term or life
term c~onyicts. Referred to the committee on
territories.
By Mr.. Plumb, to open To Homestead settle
merit certain portions of Indian t rrltory.
rhis is the Oklahoma bill Of the last Con
gress.
By Mr.. Van Wick, to establish an additional
| land district In Nebraska.
By NJ. Plumb, to improve the efficiency OF
the militia.
By Mr.. Call. to repeal all enactments pro
Hbiting pensions to wounded soldiers aud Of
fcers without proof ofloyalty.
By Mr.. Plumb, to make an additional article
or war.
By Nj. VOORHEES,, to repeal the statute Of
limitations on allowances OF pensions ia aT
rcars. y
On motion of Mr.. Allison the Senate went
into cyp cutiye session. and when tho doors re-
opened adj burned u,til Monday.
HOUSE.
WASHINGTON, Dec. S.-Tle eessi N OF the
| HOUSE bptuNu WIN lIhltl ny WV NAsIiNiLs
Rev. Dr.. w. II. Melburn.
AZ 1925 the committee appointed 10 wait
upon the President apaesrrGa at the bar ot the
House and announced tha' II hal performed
it's duty onl been requested by the President
to inform the House that he you'd transmit a
communication forthwith. immediately the
| Speaker laid the document before the House
- ? . mae nd he I'll. alb = IN nnatYna,t
was then ordered printed and referred 20 com
m'ttee Of the whole.
The death Of Mr.. Eliwood, late representa-
tive from illinois, wac announced bv his sue
cessor, Mr.. HOPKINS, and, AS "A mark OF res pect
10 the memory OF the deceased. the House, at
3:l5 adjourned.
WASHINGTON, Dec 9.-Aiter the reading
and approval of the journal the Speaker asked
and received the permission of the House IA
appoint a committee on rules, accounts and>
enrolled bills.
Consi lerable debate ensued rs 10 @hether
the I olse was governed 10y the rules Of the
preceding Congress until new ones were
adopted.
On motion Of Mr.. Springer, the proposed
rules were referred TO the committee cn rules,
as was also an amendment offered
BY Mr.. K ed regulatag tie method of call
Ing up bills for action, snl facilitating that
action.
By Mr.. Beach, OF New York, providing that
all eulogies Of deceased memb- rs shall be de-
Evered on Sunday, and for the appointment Of
Il committee on constitutional amendment.
BY Mr.. Anderson, Of KansAs, denyipg the
privileges OF the floor to sX-membprs.
By Mr. Reagan, of TcxsS, looking 10 the &p-
poiutment OF committees III succeeding Con
"resees by the House itself.
b. MIR. Minis, OF Texas, making it gn order
of any day after the rc8diug OF The journal 10
move TO suspend the rules, and pass by a ma
'rily vote, and a bill reducing TAXATION that
lnay have been reported by the committee on
ways and means.
By Mr.. Diugley, Of Meme, or atirg a com
mittce on navigation aud fisheries.
The Speaker sppointed $ committee OF rules
as follows: Ne.srs. Carlisle, Randall, MJrri.
son, Reed and Hiscock
In order 20 give the committee time 90 con
si!cr the various propositions referred 20 Il, on
motion Of MIR Morrison, tn house adj urued
until Saturday.