Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1888-09-29
t!fTlETH CONGRESS.
FIRST SESSION.
SENATE

WASH NOTION, StpI. -. Id ne scAatc 10
LAY Senator Mitchell introduced a bill roduc
Ing letter postage to ! cent an ounce. The
bill vas laid or the table.
a vote wes taken ON the motion 70 recon
slider the Chinese exclusion biz, which was
rejected. The bill! now goes to the president
for hi, approval.
The house All 70 enlarge the powers and
duties Of he department OF agriculture was
taken up. After some debate the bill was
laii over AMI the senate adjourned.
WA~uiNaroN, sept. lS.-in the senate 20
day the d,:i .,ncy appropriation bill was re-
ported back from the committee on appro-
priations anu ordered printed.
W~AsHlNGToN, sept. l9.-Scnatcr Edmunds
reported from the committee Oh foNign rcla-
,ions the following order:
Ordered, that the president of the senate
be directed 70 withhold transmission TO the
house Of representatives Of the house bill TO
prohibit the coming of Chinese laborers to
the United States until further directed by
the senate.
lie askcG for its immediate consideration.
senator Teller objected and it went over until
tomorrow.
Senator Edmunds also offered a Joint reso-
luton a,rrorriating 800, 600 to be expended
under the dlrcciioA Of the president OF tue
United states in relief Ct the suffering caused
by yellow fever now prevailing in Florida,
and asked FOR It's immediate consideration.
After brief remarks the resolution was passed.
The ihouse lin 70 authorize the cons'ruc-
tion Of q Fridge across the Missouri river
within one mile north or south OF the mouth
Of the Kansas river was taken up and passed
WIKI am,ElmentS.
The senate bll approiyiating $4,000 for a
so,toGicc tuliirg III Il. Paul, MINI, was
then passed ard the senate adjourned.
WAsuINGToS, Sept. 20-The order re-
yorted Yesterday by Senator Edmunds, from
the comR4!ttcc of foygign relations, directing
the retention Of the Chinese exclusion bhi,
was laid on thc table.
The senate then went Into executive session
aud then adjourned.
WA>nfNGgoS, Sept. Ex-senator stewart
introduced a bill regulating the presentation
Of BILLS and Joint resolutions to The president
al TIE LDlttG Sthltt, WHth was lCA''4'" w
the committee on rules.
III conference report on the sundry civil
appropriation bill was agreed TO, as was also
the bin creating a department OF agriculture
and providing a secretary.
Adjourned I'll Monday.
HOUSE.
W~A.ulHaro~. Sept. l7.-Mr. Weaver, OF
Iowa. Introduced a bill TO prohibit the deposit
OF publ, money in national banks or Other
banks c1cej.t for continued disbursement OF
publ funds. Referred.
4 resolution was offered calling on the
president FOR information as TO whether the
lights % american fishermen have been VIC
lated hy the Canadian Authorities within the
last wear. ana il so whether be has retaiiated
a. .e had authority TO ID under the act OF
March 3. So. Referred and house ad-
j%ourncd.
W~A~HlNGToN, Sept. 1S.-A communication
Wa. received from the postmaster general IN
response 10 the resolution calling for int2rima-
zion relating to the distribution OF the Tax
reform Adrocato through the mail in viola
liDL Ol iAl' f'lrb'l nv - 'H~ ''
no truth Ia The charges. Referred.
NJ. Forncy of Alabama called UP the con
ference fcport on the sundry civil appropria
tom bin.
Mr.. HGtcnIrgs II mississippi from the com
mlttce ou rivers and harbors, reported a bill
authorizing the secretary Of war to prescribe
rules ana regulations for the management OF
a., -sr ~. .ra1 IaeGnI
The house then Al ) O'Clock adjourned.
W,sHtxGyoS, Sept. l9.-The house re.
rumcd consideration Of the conference resort
on the sundry civil appropriation bill.
The vote on agreeing to the conference re-
port r~csulted-yeas, ca; nays, -. No quo
rum and The house adjourned.
W~Asu:s6ToS, Sept. 30.-Thc conference
rep9rt on the sundry civil appropriation blll
was called up and disagreed 10.
A further conference was ordered on the
library buitling fund.
Mr.. Morrow OF California as a question OF
privilege offered a resolution rcclting the
passage Of the Chinese bill by the house and
senate. the signing Of the enrolled bill by the
presiding officers OF the two houses, It's de
livery to the committee on enrolled bills and
the fact thar Il Is now in possession OF Acting
Chairman Kilgorc. 1t further rccltes the re
port IN the Washington Post that the bill Is
being withheld from the president by the
committee on 'cnrolled bills, and dcclaresth that
such action OF the committee is without au-
thority of law. 1t directs the committee on
enrolled bills to transmit the bill to the presi-
dent forthwith and without further delay.
This led TO a lengthy running debate and
withou. action the house adjourned.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 2l.-The senate bill
was taken up FORGETTING the grant Of lands In
Michigan 20 aid the construction OF a railroad
from Marquette TO Ont onagon. II was passed
after having been amended by striking out
the provision limiting the forfeiture 10 lands
along the unconstructed portion Of the ROAD
and applying the forfeiture also TO The Wis
cousin state line.
Unanimous consent was asked 10 Offer a
resolution authorizing the committee on Judi
ciary 10 report to the house at any time for
Immediate consideration a biz providing By
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