Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1888-12-29

WASHINGTON, Dee. i9-Mr. Gear Of Iowa
submitted the conference report of the bill for
the retirement Of Gen. Andrew Smith and il
was agreed to, The bin authorizes his re-
tiremcnt with the rank Of colonel Of cavalry.
Mr.. Hayes Of Iowa from the committee on
accounts reported as a privileged matter a
bill authorizing the appointment Of clerks to
senators and representatives not chairmen Of
committees. The bill was referred to com
mittee Of the whole and Mr.. Hayes moved
that the house 60 into committee Of the
whole for its consideration. Motion de-
feated.
TIE conference report OF the senate bin
regulating appointments In the marine hospi-
tai service was then agreed TO.
The house went into committee OF the
whole on the river and harbor bill.
Mr.. Grain OF Texas denounced what he
termed the driblet system Of appropriations.
He would al the proper time offer as a sub
sti,ute practically the same bill which passed
the first session Of the present congress, al
though personally he would prefer TO pass a
bin appropristipg exactly the sum estimated
by the chief OF engineers. With a plethoric
treasury; With no prospect OF the passage of
the tariff bill; with the people anxious for
engineers declaring his estimates right, he
appealed to the house TO adopt the proposed
substitute.
After some further debate by Messrs.
Blanchard, Snowdcn and Adams OF Illinois,
the committee rose without acting and the
house adjourned.
WASHINGTON, Dee. 20.-The senate amend
mcnt to the house bill for the incorporation
Of the American Historical association WAS
.concurred In.
The senate amendment TO the holiday re
cess resolution was agreed TO.
The house went into committee Of the
whole on the river and harbor bill.
Mr.. Cummings OF New York eaid Il was
only a little over six years since President
Arthur had vetoed a river and harbor bill
carrying sl9, 000, 900. The country had stood
aghast at the immense sum-. The house had
passed the measure over the presidents veto.
That bin had been passed in August preced-
ing the congressional election. Within three
months the people swept its warmest supper
tiers into political oblivion. Now this bill
came up two years before the congressional
election, but let not it's sup
portcrs hug the dclusion that their
action would be forgotten. II the pend
ing bill passed the Fittieth congress would
have appropriated $34, 600 DOC FOR river and
harbor improvements IN five months and ff.
teen days. He was willing to vote the fullest
appropriations to benefit genuine arteries OF
commerce, but unwilling to have large sums
expended on inconsequent:al streams.
Mr.. Fitch Of New York, spoke briefly in OPP
position to the substitute Of which Mr.. Grain
gave notice yesterday increasing the aggrc-
gate Of the bill to 81, 10000.
Mr.. McAdoo of New Jersey, said the pres
cnt system was pouring money into the
waters without any return being made for 1t.
He favored the expenditure OF a lump sum
under the direction Of a board of internal i'm
provemen:s of chief engineers.
The reading OF the bill by paragraphs hay
ing been entered upon the committee rose
the house adjourned.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 2l.-Aftcr some rou-
tine business the house went into committee
Of the whole on the N%icaraguan canal bill.
The opponents OF the bill continued to offer
amendments which were in most cases voted
down.
MIR. Gear Of Iowa succeeded In getting
through a bill increasing to $50 a month the
pension OF Jacob Rogers, a veteran of the
war OF 1912 and the house adjourned to
Wednesday, January 2.