Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1886-04-24
HOUSE.

WASHINGTON, April 13-The Ohio c infested
case OF Hurd vs.. Romels was called as the
special order.
Doyle opened the debate In support Of the
minority report, and quoted from the evidence
to support him in his opinion. There was not
only no ground for unscsting Romeis but
scarcely any ground for c,ntestlng his seat.
IL has been alleged somewhere That the action
OF certain members Cf the com mittee has been
controllt d by a difference OF opinion with the
contestant upon certain questions Upon which
the Democratic party was not q unit. Ii he
thought that had the slightest weight In de.
termining this question he would despise him
self forever.
After debate, Including speeches by Messrs.
Dorsey and Rowell IN advocacy Of the rights
Of the contestee, and by Mr.. Henderson, OF
North Carolina, In favor Of the seating OF the
contestant, the house adjourned.
WASHINGTON, April l4-Mr. Morrison from
the committee on rules reported a resolution
lands at any time during the present session,
after the morning hour, to call up for CD nsid,
GRAFTON bills reported from that committee for
the forfeiture OF land grants to railroads and
other corporations, to prevent sp, ~culstion In
public lands, and for the reservation OF public
lands for the benefit Of actual bona file set
tiers the same not TO interfere with the epecial
order or with the revenue or appropriation
bills. Referred.
The house then resumed consideration OF
the Hurd Romeis contested eli elton case.
The vote WAS first taken on the resolution OF
the minority, which declares that Jacob Ro-
meis IS not entitled to his seat. This was de.
feated-yeas lO7, nays l6S.
The ms1Drity resolution confirming Romeis'
right to his seat WAS agreed TO without d.
vision.
The agricultural appropriation bill was then
taken up and passed.
Tie river and harbor bill was made In
finished business and the house adjourned.
WASHINGTON, April 15.-The committee on
library reported the Senate bill accepting from
Julia d. Grant and VIM. II. Vanderbilt certain
objects Of art presented by foreign govern
ments to the late U. 8. Grant. Placed on the
House calendar. Also the Senate bill estab-
ishiDg a commission to report to Congress on
manuscripts belonging TO tn, government.
Referred to committee Of the whole.
The Senate bill for the regulation OF the
electoral count was placed on the calendar.
The bill passed by the s nate to apply the
provisions of the law relative TO the immediate
transportation OF dutiable goods to Omaha,
Nebraska, and Portland, Oregon, was passed.
The House then went into committee OF the
whole on the river and harhor bill. Mr..
Hepburn opposed some OF the provisions Of
the bill. which was read by sections for amend
meuts.
The committee rose aud the House adjourn
ed.
WASHINGTON, April 16.-Mr. Worthington
called up for consideration the senate bill to
provide for the sale OF the Bridewell property
in Chicago TO the Chicago and Great Western
p dlroaa company. The blu passed with All
amendment that all non-competiDg railroads
not having right OF way into Chicago desiring
TO use the tracks, switches, depot' and termt.
nal facilities Of the Chicago ard Great West
ern railroad be permitted to do so to the ex-
tent OF the capacity Of that company to furnish
railroad terminal facilities upon fair and tqu!.
table terms and regulations.
On motion of Mr.. Dorsey, the senate bill
passed for the establishment of two additional
land districts in Nebraska.
The committee OF foreign affairs reported
b lck the Dingley resolution calling on the
President for nny information in his posses
sion In relation TO the exclusion OF American
fishing vessels from the right TO enter ports OF
Canada for the purpose Of trading, purchasing
supplies or landing fish caught in deep water
for shipment in bono to the United States, or
doing other acts which Canadian or other
British vessels are freely permitted to do In
ports OF the United States, also requesting the
Pre- sident to inform the house what steps have
been taken TO bring such unwarrsnted and
uniriendly acts OF The domibion authorities to
the attention OF the British government.
Adopted.
The house at its evening session passed
forty five peneion bills and adjournd until to-