Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1886-06-05
HOUSE.

to the committee Of the whole.
After a long debate the house passed-yeas
l2o, nays 50 the bill prohibiting for a period
OF five years from the 1st of March, 1887, the
importation into the United States aud the
landing upon It's shores of msckerel, except
Spanish mackerel, caught between the LIST Of
March and the 1st Of June OF each year.
Consideration Of private business was then
proceeded with and the house passed q num-
Der OF such bills, among them being one re-
moving the charge OF deseytion from the
rfcoru OF Franklin Thompson, alias 3. Z. T..
Islye. This Is the case of u woman who for
two years served In a Michigan regiment as a
soldier without disclosing her identity.
The senate steamship subsidy amendment
TO the postoffice appropriation bill was de-
feated- yeas 81, nays IT'S.
At the evening session thirty pension bills
were passed. Adjourned.
WASHINGTON, May 22.--On motion of Mr..
Wel.born the senste bill passed extending for
W. years the time within which the st. Louis
and San Francisco Railroad company may
complete Its road through the CLoctaw and
Chickasaw Indian reservation.
The committee on m reported back
the Cullom interstate bill with q
substitute therefor, and 1t was referred to the
committee Of the whole.
The house, after passing Q few private meas
ures, went into committee OF the whole for
general debate on the Dunn free ship bill.
Mr.. Dunn submitted an argument In sup
port OF the bill which would repeal the re-
~strtctive law which worked great injury to
the people OF the country. The ciuzens OF
the United States had passed out Of cornpe.
a. 49, III =
MED by their own laws the privilege Of pur-
chasing ships where they could buy them
cheapest, and having them registered as ves-
sells OF their own country. There was but one
hope left TO us for a further effort at main
tanning our position and interest in the Carry
ing trade, and that was TO do what all other
countries wisely did repeal the antiQuated
navigation laws and allow our people 10 buy
iron and steel steamers where we could get
them as cheaply as our foreign competitors,
and register then as vessels Of the United
States.
Mr.. Dipgley, OF Maine, Deprecated such a
radical change In the government as was con
templated in the pending bill. To pass this
bill would be to discriminate u~niustly against
the ship building interest SHOULD 1t become q
law, and should the Morrison tariff bin be
passed the only complete manufactured pro-
duct which would be placed on the free list
would be a fully squipp "a vessel, 80 per cent.
VI a'S vouhN pC fobobs - buif N4utppNu
British vessel should be admitted to
register under our laws, then from
that hour the ship building industry
WAS doomed. II was an appreciation OF this
feet which had led 1000, 900 laborers from one
end of the country to the other to remon-
strate against the passage Of such q bill as
this.
Pending further debate the committee rose.
On motion Of Mr.. Randall the senate amend.
m ants 70 the urgent deficiency bill we're non
concurred in and then the house adjourned.
WASHINGTON, May 24-Mr. Dlngley, o
Maine, from the shipping committee, reported
back the shipping bill with a recommendation
that certain senate amendments be concurred
IN and others non-concurred. The recon-
mend alton was agreed 10. Among the amend
FRI amendment
The speaker announced the appointment OF
Messrs. Blount, Riggs and Bingham ss con-
ferees on the postt flee appropriation bill.
By a vote OF lob yeas to 80 nays the house
passed the bill granting an increase OF the
pension to the widow OF Commander T. A.
MGR aven.
Under call Of the states the following billie,
etc, were introduced and referred:
BY Mr.. Breckenridge, to consolidate cus-
toms districts.
By Mr.. Bland, to revive the income tax and
to apply the proceeds to the payment Of pen
sions.
By Mr.. Bennett, to divide the surplus
money In the treasury among the several
states and territories for educational pur-
poses.
Mr.. Tucker, Of Virginia, from the COM
mittee on judiciary, reported q Joint resolu-
ton proposirg q constitutional amendment
on the subject OF polygamy. Placed on the
house calendar,
The house In committee OF the whole con
sidered the oleomargerlne bill.
Mr.. Hopkins said that the enactment OF this
bill into a law would be but tardy justice 70 q
most deserving class of citizens.
Mr.. Hammond argued that the bill, as q
measure to suppress the manufacture OF oleo-
margarine, was unconstitutional.
Mr.. Htscock favored the bill, and said that
imitation butter, which he characterize I'd ss a
vile dairy product, freiRbted with disease,
should be made TO pay a tax. The committee
then rose and the house adj burned.
WASHINGTON, May 25.-Mr. Springer, from
the committee on territories, reported the bill
to enable the people Of Dakota to form a con-
stitution and state government. Referred to
committee of the whole.
Also adversely the senate bi,i FOR the admis.
sion of the state of Dakota, and for the organi.
cation Of the territory OF Lincoln. Referred
to committee OF the whole.
Dunn, from the committee on Pacific rail
roads, reported q bill to incorporate the Ar
kansas, New Mexico and Pacific Railroad com
pany. Placed on the private calendar.
Mayberry, from the committee ON ways and
means, reported adversely the bill to carry
into effect the convention made between the
United States and Mexico, signed January 90,
1888. Referred to committee Of the whole.
Hewitt presented q minority report.
Randall submitted the conference report on
the urgent de efficiency bill and 1t was agreed to.
The house then went into committee of the
whole, Mr.. Springer in the chair, ON the cleo
margarine bill.
Mr. Miller gave his hearty support to the
bill and quoted statistics to show the fpjury
which the manufacturing Of bogus butter had
inflicted on the expectation Of dairy products,
Forbearance had ceased to be @ virtue. The
farmer could not successfully compete with
the manufacture OF oleomsrgarine. which car
be made for z cents per pound. Either olto
margarine mast 60 Or the great dairy industry
would be wiped out and destroyed.
Mr.. Cannon, OF illinois, then spoke In Favor
Of the bill.
Mr.. Frederick earnestly advocated the bill
declaring that the oleomargerine business
was only carried on by means OF deception
and fraud.
Mr.. Hepburn supported the bill. He de-