Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1886-12-25
HOUSE.

appointment of congressional committees t
attend funerals, and 10 prohibit the drapiuI
OF public buildings in mourning cxcept by or
der Of the president. Also authorizing Ia,
appointment Of clerks to senators and repre-
sentatives who arc not chairmen Of CEN
nittees.
{ By Mr.. LAWYER, a resolution citing that th,
rapidly accumslating surplus in the treasury
Is In excess Of the needs OF the government FOL
It's support and the discharge Of the bonded
debt; that the coast defcnses are inadequate
TO protect lake and sea coast cities: that
nearly u million men are uEeA plsyed, and de.
clarirg it TO be the sense OF the house
that a large proportion Of the surplus
in the treasury should be expended through
liberal appropriations for repairing and prop
crly equipping cost defCnscs, and for the con.
struction Of ships.
BY Mr.. Weaver, Of Iowa, 2 resolution call
ing on the secretary of the treasury for infer
nation rs to whether any portion of the
money appropriated by the .uhdry civil bill
OF last wear has been expended in issuing
treasury notes In large denominations in lieu
Of notes of small denominations cancelled and
| retired; also as TO how many 81 and ~ notes
nave been cancelled and destroyed since the
passage Of that act, and by what authority
said notes have been destroyed, aud how
many OF said notes we're mutilsted notes, and
Whether notes Of a like denomination We're liz
sued i'm their stead.
By Mr., White, Of Pennsylvania, for the flee
coinage OF silver.
BY Mr.. GrOut, OF Vermont, 10 enable the
people 10 name their own postmasters.
Bv Mr.. Cox, OF New York, fixing the salary
OF the civil service commissioner at 5000.
BY Mr.. Springer, OF Illinois, for the admis-
sion into the Union OF Dakota, Montana,
Washington and New Mckee.
BY Mr.. T~hrcckmortor, of Texas, providing
for the leasing Of unoccupied Indian lands.
BY Mr.. Holmes, of Iowa, TO quiet the title
OF settlers on the Dss Moines river lands.
The speaker laid before the house a supple
mental report from thc'fecretary Of the treas
ury relative to the collection Of customs du.
ties. Referred.
The house then adjourned.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 1.-THE speaker laid
before the house a letter from the secretary Of
the treasury submitting a book Of estimates
for the fiscal year 1888, and also q letter from
the secretary Of war transmitting a report Of
tests OF iron and steel.
oafsrred.
The committee on foreign affairs reported
back the resolution calling on the secretary
for information as to what Interpretation is
given by the treasury department to the tariff
law Of 1883, which in one section declares that
fish fresh for immediate consumption shall
be free of tax on arrival at our sea and land
ports, and in another section declares that
foreign fish imported fresh shall be taxed at
the rate of 20 cents per 100 pounds; also re
euesting him TO transmit copies OF all
Official correspondence on the subject, togets-
er with q statement Of the duties collected
each year since 1865 on the several descrip.
tions OF fish caught In the lakes or Canadian
tributaries thereof, or in the north Atlantic.
Adopted.
On melton OF Mr.. Adams, Of Illinois, an
amendment was adopted appropriating &c.
900 for the breakwater at Chicago.
An amendment WAS adopted appropriating
49, 600 for the repairs Of the Smithsonian in
stitution.
Pending further action the committee rose
and the house adjourned.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 15.-The speaker APP
pointed Messrs. Caldwell, Eden and Cooper
couferees on the electoral count bill.
After the transaction Of some unimportant
routine business the house, in the morning
hour, went into committee OF the whole on the
bill for the allotment OF lands in severalty to
Indians.
Pending consideration the committee rose,
the morning hour expired and the bill went
over as unfinished business.
On motion of Mr.. Warner, Of Missouri, the
bill was passed bringing the cities of Atlanta,
Galveston, 81. Paul, Minneapolis, Indianapo-
lis, Kansas City and Omaha under the pre-
visions of section 5l9l Of the Revised Statutes,
which r~euaires national banks in certain cities
TO keep on hand In money Of the United States
a sum equal to % per cent. Of their circulation
and deposit.
The house then vent into committee of the
whole (Mr. Hammond, of Georgia, in the
chair on the sundry civil appropriation bill.
Mr.. Burns, of Missouri, from the committee
on appropriations, reported a bill TO supply
the deficiency In the appropriations for pub
lie printing. Referred TO committee Of the
whole.
II approprIatcs $50, 900 for public printing
and binding, $l7, coo for distinctive paper for
United States securities and -, ZOO for the re-
coinage of silver.
The house then adjourned.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 16.-The senate bill was
passed providing that Admirals Rowan and
Worden may, after forty years service, be re-
tired from active service on their own appli-
cation, with the highest pay of the grade to
which they belong.
Mr.. Dingley, of Maine, presented a rcmon-
| STRANGE against Mr.. Dunn's free speech bill
| from several firms and associations throug-
out the United States. The remoDstrances,
which were appropriately referred, represent
that the adoption of the free speech policy
would destroy the ship building industry ia
the United States and make the country de.
pendent on British yards for ships for com
mercial purposes, and for defense in time of
war.
The house then, In the morning hour, re-
| sumed in committee of the whole, censidera-
ton of the senate bill for the allotment Of
lands in severalty to Indians.
A number of amendments by
the committee on Indian affairs were adopted,
and the committee having arisen the bill was
passed.
Mr.. Atkinson, of Pennsvlvania, moved TO
increase from SIS, 900 to 81, 600, 900 the appro-
| ~priation for outdoor relief OF persons entitled
20 entrance into the soldiers home.
The amendment was rejected-l0l 20 IA.
On motion OF Mr.. Breckenridge, Of Ken
tucky. an amendment was adopted prohibit
ing the payment of any Of the money appro'
| priated To United States commissioners, mar
shals and clerks for any warrant issued or
arrest made under the internal revenue laws
unless the prosecution has been approved by