Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1886-03-06

CV,oOO more than carried by the law for tn.
current year. The increase was occasfOned b)
tne pension office, aud for th!s work the COM
missioner OF pensions and his employees de
serve commentator. 30 money paid oUt 81
tbs treasury accomplished more general good
Than the money expended under this bill. Nc
etter use could be n.ade of the surplus in the
treasury than to paw IL out for claims, pen.
81 ms and other just dues TO soldiers.
A long debate followed.
the accelerated work that was Being done in
Mr.. Swinburns, from the committee on agri.
culture made n long report on the cattle
plague, and recommend d an appropriation
Tor IA scientific commission TO Investigate. he
also the passage OF a law to pro-
Vide for the better transportation of stock,
and the thorough cleansing and disinfection
OF cars and boats on which cattle are trans-
ported, and a strict quarantine OF infected dis
tricts.
Adjourned.
W~AsHINGToN, Feb G6.-Mr. Morris y, from
the committed on rules, reported the following
substitute for the resolution OF Mr.. Hanback,
for the Pan Electric telephone investigation:
Resolved, That u select committee consist
Ing OF nine members OF lnis house be sppoint-
Ell, and when go appointed the unit Is
hereby directed, at as early a day as possible,
10 MAKE al inquiry into any expenditures OF
the government incurred relative to the rights
OF the Bell and Pan-Electric telephone compa-
nles To the priority OF patents, said inquiry to
Include ali organizations and companies that
have sprung out OF the Pan Electric com
pany, or for any other purpose. and also
make a full inquiry Into the issuance
OF stock known as the Pan Electric tele.
phone company TO any person connected
with either legislative, judicial CT executive
department OF the government OF the Uoited
| States, TO whom where, when, and Cor what,
\ In money mr. fnH1pnQa Waa Maid phat AtnnL
was delivered, also as TO what opinions, de-
| cisions and orders have been made by any Of
acers connected with the government, and by
whom all the circumstances cJnnacted there
with and arising therefrom, and said commit
tee Is fur Dher authorized and directed TO as
certain and report whether either telephone
company mentioned, or their officers, agents
and employees have In any manner improperly
Influenced or attempted u ipduence of.
Seals or official action through the
press, and, II so, when, by whom and
In what manner such iDtiueL ce was exerLed or
attempted to be eYerted, aud what newspapers
We're 20 used or attempted TO be 60 used by
them. Said shall have the right to
send Tor persons and papers, TO administer
oaths, TO cit during the session CT House, TO
employ IA stenographer and incur any or all
such necessary and reasonable expenses as
may be reluired for the purpose OF conduct
ing said investigation, not TO eX coed the cum
OF $1,000, which shall be paid out of the con-
tingent fund of the House upon proper vouch.
ers certified by the chairman and one other
member OF the committee, and may report any
time.
After an exciting debate IN which MIR. Glib
son severely criticised Mr.. Poli,xer for what
he alleged was an attack upon The attorney
general behind the columns OF a newspaper,
the resolution Was adopted.
Dir. Dockery reported from the committee
on accounts the following resolution:
Resolved, That the committee on postC ficee
and poet roads is hereby empowered 10 ascer-
tain whether additional legislation IL neces.
sary 10 prevent monopoly OF telegraghic fecili-
ties. and TO secure the southern, western and
Pacific states the benefits of com petition be-
tween telegraphic companies, and 10 protect
people OF the United States against unTeason-
able charges for Geographic services.
NJ. Burnes reported the deficiency bill,
which was referred TO the committee of the
whole.
The Rouse then took a recess, anu at 1880
rcassembled 10 consider the pension bills, Of
wdich twcnty-eight were passed.