Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1888-06-16
fiFTIE1H CONGRESS
FIRST SESSION
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WAsMNGToN, June ). Among the amend
ments reported by the committee on appro-
priations and agreed to by the senate we're
the following:
Transferring to the grade OF ENJOYS extra
ordinary and ministers plenipotentiary the
ministers resident in Belgium, Netherlands,
Sweden and Norway and Venzeula, without
change OF salary "a, 500, inserting the item
minister residents and consul general in
Cores, s., 800.
Transferring to the grade OF minister resi-
dent and consul general 'the charge d. AZ
fairs to Paraguay and Uruguay, without
change OF salary O., 0OO) inserting q rrovi-
sion requiring all consulstes and commercial
agencies where the fees collected or the com
pensation allowed for the fiscal year 1883 ex-
ceeds 81, 900 to be estimated specifically under
the classified consulates.
On motion OF Senator Sherman an Item OF
SIS, 900 was inserted for the salaries and ex-
penses OF q scientific commission OF three
persons, an officer OF the army or navy, q
geOlogist aud a mineralogist and naturalist.
to visit and report on the commercial re
sources Of the upper Congo basin, the salaries,
not exceeding 81, 600, to be fixed by the prcsi-
dent, and the commission 10 expire June 30,
1889.
An amendment was offered by Senator Call
to increase the salary OF the minister resi-
dent aud consul general to Paraguay and
Uruguay from 5000 to $500 was debated
at much length, and finally the amendment
was excluded on a point OF order, and Sena-
tor Call appealed from the decision and the
bill went over till tomorrow without further
action, and the senate at 3 80 adjourned.
WASHINGTON, June 6.-After reading the
journal the senate proceeded to executive
business, and when the doors opened the pre-
siding officer laid before the senate a message
from the president vetoing a private pension
bill.
The senate then resumed consideration Of
the diplomatic consular appropriation bill
and after amendment the bill was passed.
The senate then proceeded TO the business
on the calendar, resuming consideration OF
the house bill 10 prevent the employment OF
alicr labor on public buildings or other pub
lie work, and in the various departments OF
the government, the question being on the
amendment offered Monday by Senator Teller.
Senator Blair objected t. the amendment as
calculated to retard the passage Of the act.
Senator Vance objected to any further con
! sideration OF the bill and it was laid over.
On motion Of Senator Morrill,, the bin au-
thorizlng the purchase of a site for accomno~
dation Of the supreme court building was
passed.
on motion OF Senator Cameron. the senate
b!l relative to cadets VI the naval academy
was passed.
The ill providing for two additional asso-
ciatc justices of the supreme court Of Dakota
was taken from the calendar and passed;
| also the house bill authorizing the construc-
ton Of IA bridge across the Missouri with
amendment). Adjourned.
WAsuINGToN, June Tn the senate Sen
ator Morgan asked leave to oiIer IA preamble
AMI resolutions setting forth that the report
of the committee on foreign relations on the
fisheries treaty questioned its legality and de-
ella ING il valid and lawful.
Senator Vance moved to refer TO the com
mittee on foreign relations.
Senator sherman objected TO this introduc-
ton and Senator Morgan demanded the
right to speak on the motion TO refer. The
chair held that he could not be permitted to
speak until the unanimous consent for the in
PRODUCTION Of the resolution was given.
DESPITE the ruling of the chair against him
| senator Morgan maintained his ground and
read an address delivered by him on the sub
Jet In executive session. One Of the SEN
fences Of the speech was:
"The senate may make wal necessary, as ]
am very much afraid we are doing here to-
day. The action OF the Republican senate.
he said, was doubtless with a view Of exciting
the antagonism OF the Irish voters to thu
president because Of his alleged subservicncy
TO British influences. If the president haC
pushed it to the point Of real war the coun
try would have cried out for his impeach
inert, but having failed to 10 So he wa
>harged In the report OF the majority Of thu
com ittce { h foreign relations with usurpa
ton and abuse OF constitutional power. The
resolutions went over without action.
After routine business the senate adjourned
till Monday.
Washington, June S.-Senate not il
session.
WASHINGTON, June 5.-After routine busi
ness the house went into committee OF thu
whole on the tariff bill on the pending clause
Wood, manufactured, not specially enumcr
ated or provided for" the debate being linn
tied to thirty minutes.
Mr.. Mills called attention 20 the fact ths
Canada imposed a tariff on sawed lumber sn'
asked why it WAS, IL the tariff meant higI
wages, that it did not bring high wages |
Canada as well as here.
Mr. Hermann, OF oregon, presented TO tn
Democrats the compliments OF Oregon and
message from her people saying that Orrgo
had voted for protection by 800 majority.
Mr.. Motfatt moved to strike out the para
graph. The motion was rejected.