Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1886-04-24
WASHINGTON.
FORTY-NINTH CONGRESS.
FIRST SESSION.
SENATE.

placed upon the committee OF commerce., vice
Jones, OF Florida, during the absence Of the
latter.
Mr.. Morgan's resolution recently submitted
relating TO Nicaragus claims was, ut his re-
quest, referred to the committee on Nicara-
guam claims.
Mr.. Rtddleberger moved to take up the reso-
lution relating to consideration OF executive
nominations in open session. He refused q
request to permit the Indian appropriation
bill to be taken up, and insisted on the yeas
and nays, which resulted in the defeat Of the
motion-yeas, Z: nays, 81.
This vote Is not In any sense q test of the
strength OF the open session movement, as
many of It's strongest advocates voted in the
negative.
Mr.. Logan submitted an addition TO bis reso-
luton relating TO executive session. The sd-
oition recites the senate rules which the reso-
luton proposes to amend.
On motion OF Mr.. Hoar the senate went into
tor Jackson to be circuit judge was unsni-
mously confirmed.
When the doors were reopened the Indian
appropriation bill was taken up, on motion OF
Mr.. Conger, and after debate by Messrs. Con-
ger, Dawes, Dolph and Plumb, the amount Of
the appropriation for Indian schools In Alaska
was increased from tl5, 600 to SEC, 900. The
bill was then passed substantially as reported
from the committee, and the senate adjourned.
Mr.. Morrison introduced q bill accompanied
by a report TO reduce tariff taxes on foreign
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report signed by al the the Republican mem
bers OF the committee on ways and means.
Mr.. O'Neil, OF Pennsylvanis, asked leave to
have printed IL the Il cord the protest OF AZ
GOO workingmen againet a reduction OF tariff
duties.
Mr.. Morrison said the protest must be pre-
scented through a petition.
Mr.. MOrrisou, from the committee on rules,
reported a resolution for the appointment OF a
select committee OF seven me mbers, TO be ap-
pointed by the speaker, TO investigate the
causes and extent OF the disturbed conditions
now existing in the relation between railroad
corporations engaged In interstate com.
linois, Missouri, Kansas, Arkansas,
and Texas. The committee shall have power
to send for persons and papers, to sit curing
sessions OF the house, ard to visit such places
In those states as may be necessary In order
TO facilitate the Investigation. II shall report
uuTtuR tuc present St6e1Ou WIN Eucn TpCOm-
mendstiOns as Il may deem proper TO make.
The resolution after debate was adopted
without division.
The report OF the Campbell Weaver contest
was presented and ordered printed.
The District OF Columbia appropriation bill
was passed. Adjourned.
WASHINGTON, April l3.-Platt took the floor
on his resolution relating to the open .xecu-
tive aoaetopa The o,aottnn -ac n1lI.i..I
Que he said, but in no sense a question of
party politics. 1t rose above all party ques-
tons. 1t was the most important question
Of administrative reform to which the senate
could at this time devote It's attention. Platt
read the rules relating to executive sessions,
including the rule which prohibits disclosures
by either senators or sensts oficers OF the Sc
crets OF executive sessions, which is that een-
ators render themselves liable to expulsion
and officers to discharge. No senator, he said,
could hear this rule without q sense OF per-
sonsl degradation. The first instance Of Sc
crecv having been imposed on senators. Plat
said. occurred in January, 1920. Plat be-
lieved that civil service reform was q sham
without open executive sessions.
When Platt had concluded his remarks
Butler obtained unanimous consent TO address
the senate aite- morning business tomorrow
on the subject OF open executive sessions.
Logan desired to follow B1tler on the same
subject.
The fisheries resolution was then placed be-
fore the senate and Frye took the fl )or.
After considerable debate Frye's resolution
was brought TO q vote and agreed to-yeas, 35;
nays, 10.
OF this affirmative vote twenty-s.x were re-
publican and nine democratic, the democrats
being Brown, Butler, Fair, German, Harris,
Mct'heison, Maxey, Morgan and Payne. The
negative vote was all democratic, being Call,
'ockrell Coke, Coiquitt, E1stls, GRAY, IA
Vance, VOORHEES, and Walthsli. A number OF
pairs with absent senators were anu ouncad.
The resolution declares Il 20 he the sense 70
the senate that congress should not provide
for any Joint commission to consider and set.
tie the fisheries quest'OI.
The Interstate commerce hill was then
placed before the senate, in order that 1: NAV
have the right OF way at 9 O'clock tomorrow.
After executive session the senate adjourned.
WASHINGTON, April 14.-Thc chair laid be-
fore the senate a letter from Senator Jackson,
saying he had accepted the United States
judgeship Of the Sixth ~circait, and that his
seat In the United States senate had become
vacant, and requesting the president pro tenn.
to so inform the executive Of Tennessee.
The chair said the iIf3rmation would &C.
cordingly be sent to the governor Of Tennee-
see.
The chair also laid before the ser ate a mem
orial or the wool growers convention, held vt
st, Louis, complaining OF the proposition to
place wool on the free list. RI .rred.
Butler then addressed the senate on the sub
ject o fcpen executive sessions. He had ex-
amined with care, he said, the suti ,ct under
consideration, and come TO the conclusion that
rules providing for secret sessions ought to
be abrogated.
Rlddleberger submitted asa substitute for
the pending resolution relating TO executive
sessions q resolution providing 'that all mat
tiers other than those relating 10 treaties
should be considered and acted upon bv the
senate In open session" 1t was ordered
printed.
Ga motion OF Blair, the senate took up the
blu reported ty him from the committee on
pensions for the relief OF soldiers Of the late
war nonorably discharged after six months
service. who ore disabled aud dependent upon
their own labor for sur port, and the depend
ent parents OF soldiers who died in the service
or from disabilities contracted therein.
Mr.. Blair said the bill had been passed by
the senate at the last session but had failed I'm