Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1888-02-25
f:fTItTA CONGRESS
FIRST SESSION
sErATa.


CIV, a'N' 10 pay :t.otI Tor tdc laNSagc Oh
scn. Lafayette oni family from Franc 20
the United States, az guests Of the nation l.
1924.
BY Sccator saWycr-tuthori2ing tie ep-
continent Of eleven railway nail superintcn-
beats.
By senator Vest-To fix the number of
documents printed by congress, and known Ms
INC usual number, y al 100; also TO specify
The number Of certain documents 10 be
printed. After some debate the resolu-
tion was referred n the committee on print
ing.
The senate then proceeded to the consider
stion of the Blair Educational bill, but after
few remarks by Senator Plumb it was laid
aside and the resolution in regard to the in
efficiency of the postal service vas taken up.
After some debate The resolution vent over
ana the senate adjourned.
W,sHISGroN, Fob. l4-Among the bills
introduced and referred was one 10y senator
0ullon,, for compensation Ter services OF fc-
Malc nurses during the war Of the rebellion.
Senator Blackburn offered resolution de
cla,ing it not IN order except 10y unanimous
consent for The committee on appropriations
to report 10 the senate, FOR consideration or
action amy general appropriation bin without
having he'd it under consideration for ten
DAYS or more Referred to the committee on
rules.
The resolution of inquiry into he causes
Of inefficient mail service WIS taken up, and
Senator piunh, who had introduced =, said
shat # senator HcaEan's argument yesterday
in i fensc of the postmaster general meant
anything it was that thr Office pleaded the
oaby act That il he was hurlcned with in
competent Republican clerks there
was norcstri int Of the iostmasterg genera as
to the disiniesal Of the clerks. 70 Rcpubii-
can asked 50 have them retained. As to the
TACT that The service vas bad, incHcusahly
sad, beyond any p~r,viou. record, there was
no question At MI. The debate continued AZ
some length ctwcc Senators Plumb, llatt
and purlerson, who criticised ihc Workings
Of the department. and Senator Reagan, who
defended Il sharply, saying that il the . n
plainta which were sCnt to senators were sent
TO to department thcy would be investigated
and corrrrtiycs applied. But they were in
tended for political eject, and the remarks OF
Scnatnr Plumb wcr" in the same directions.
Scrator Iiimb diocleimDd any int 'nt.on
to introtu. pagtj.lu Matt,r. into the Discus
sion nrl -atj the no>t -Dathin- ai,a'k on il
dc2mtmll u.ii,h &c ha3 quoted va from a
democratic newspaper. senator ManGtr~on
exnrcss,d -rrgr. az OF senator Rcagan's sug-
r.t;Y. tnit thrdc~ir, was rather 10 make
,"oiti,n' initial tlar 81 correct .arncstIt aud
-sf I.t t .....1 g..
n4i si II, ur. ,cut.l thg inciiDi at o'ri
TRITON of IT, postal srryic" IA Nebraska, ana
II was marvellous t. him thatthc senator from
Texas should iud'tcc IA tEa' sort Of i|nyiiious
remarks. Complaints had been made to thc
postoficc tcplg'".oat S'thort cGc,t. tftcl
further die,u~.t IN The :o.o.u;ion went oyer.
( Senator liar' , addressed t"' scrat- un ul.
poaition 30 the Blair educational Ill.
TIE senate bill 70 provide for an Indian
scho0l at Carson City, New, passed.
Also the following bills pnssed.
Approprlat'ug $4,000 Tor th- sub. tropical
fair at Jacksonville. Fla.
For die relief " David J.. Braincrd and
eighteen privatcs Of the United States army
who were with Tie Greedy expedition in the
Arcs rcgioas. a. communication Ior fuel
aud qrartcrs)
A bill to provide for the compulsory cdnca
zion Of Indian children was discussed at sGule
length. Adjourned.
W~A,nINaToN, Feb. l5.-In the senate this
morning Senator Hale secured The iJor Il
speak agains. the education bill, the under
standing being that a vote will be rc9ched by
3o'clnk. Senator Hale based hs argumcn
mainly upon expressions OF opinion 10y promi
mont educators that the bin would not accom-
piish The objects aimed AZ. Al the close OF
Senator Ualeis speech Senator Morgan read
paper On The constitutional objections to tbs
Bill.
Senator salisbury then spoke in opposition
after which Senator Blair took the floor e
closc the debate on the bill. lie spoke a
length in advocacy Of Inc measure, charging
that the opposition of the Jesuit
vas responsible for the dcfca
of the bill in The last house. Ant
the reason for tho opposition Of many news
papers and public men today was that there
MAS on the staff Of every great newspaper il
tho country a jesuit, whose business it wa 4
see that 4 slow was struck whenever there
was an opportunity 10 strike. al the common
school system III America. Tnc liquor inter
eat was also %arrayci agninstit.
The amendment nv Senator Plumb rro'iG
ing shat the roncy should bc annually Ok
yiiel amou. he states and territories in pro
portion 10 the population bctw ZEN thc ages o
10 aud 81, Was rejected, "a were a'5o two mi
nor aucuineuts ~ S 'rator Berry.
The BIZ pas.".i yeas, 20: naV@. - IS f.!