The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1889-02-01

buStSllEH thCtIss Ou t1tS pr'L All. N'AodSAC
Of Indiana the hou,c went into Committee Of
the whole on the river and harbor appropria-
tlop bills,
After considerable hlibustering. Mr., Nc
Adoo OF New Jersey moved to strife cu' the
appropriation for the improvement of Alma
pee hatbor, Wis. After a lengthy discussion
by the advocates of other appropriations, the
motor, was lost, aud the house soon ad-
iourned
wAsmNaroN, Jan sa-1he house vent
into committee OF the whole or the, sundry
civil appropriation bill Immediately after
reading the Journal.
Mr. Lawlcr Of Illinois offered an amend
ment apprcpriatiug 10000 for repairs and
preservation of the custom house building at
Chicago. Agreed to.
Mr.. Lander, of Illinois, moved to strike out
the clause in the bill providing for the use of
steam p esses in the bureau Of engraving and
printing. for the use OF which a royalty is
sloEs A long discussion ensted us to the re-
lative merits of hand press and steam press
work
Mr. Farquhar offered an amendment that
none of the money appropriated shall be
used in the repair of steam presses, and Mr..
White, OF New York, offered an. amend
ment fixing the royalty at 81 per GOO i'm
pressions.
| Pending vote on any Of the amendments
the committee roae and the house adjourned.
| WASHINGTON, Jau. 24.-Mr. Dockery, CT
Missouri, announced the death Of his col
league, Mr.. Burner, and then offered the re.
| solutions framed at the meeting of the Mi2.
sourl delegation, and they were unanimously
adopted. Accordingly, at 1918 the house
adjourned.
WASHINGTON, Jan. %. Mr.. Townshend OF
Illinois, from The committee on militar,
atfars, reported the srmy appropriation bill
ard It VAS placed upon the calendar; also
the blu to establish Il national military and
naval museum In the city Of Washington
Committee of the whole.
! Ire house then went into committee Of the
whole Oh the sundry civil appropriation bill
The pending paragraph was the ore proyid
Ing that The royalty paid fer The use of steam
plate presses in the bureau of engraving ant
p,in'ing shall be cent per coo impressions
Au amendment was offered ny Mr. Whit.
OF New York hxtng the royalty at 81. tTh,
loyalty paid uader tit EXISTING contract.
Ecfcited.
An amendment offertd by Mr.. Long o.
Massachusetts, fixing the royalty at so cent.
per i,GeO impressions was lost.
The amendment eff, red by Mr. Farauha
OF New York p ovidirg that no part Of tn.
appropriation made by the bill shall be uset
for The repsit or construction of steam plat,
printing presses was agreed to.
Mr.. Randall OF Pennsylvania offered a,
amendment, which WAS adopted, providip.
that unless the patentee of the steam presse
shalt accep. the $500 already paid as royalt
On each press and the rnte per LOCO sheet
provided, cent, the presses shall not be uset
by the government after the close of tn
present fscal year.
The appropriation for the pay OF assistan
eustodians and isnitors OF public building
was increased from si60, COO to $500 coo.
The paragraph appropriating $4,000 70
the enforcement Of The alien contract labo
laws having been reached, Mr.. Cannon o
Illinois called attention 10 the fact that thi
spprop istlon was to the full amount OF tn
cstimatcs. Therefore II the laws were nc
cnioiced the fault would not II. with the ad
minis ration for not submitting proper est
mates or for not using the money after 1t Wa
appropriated.
Mr. Randall offered an amendment apprt
pristing Si50,00o for tie purpose of invest
eating the ertent to which the arid regior
can be redeemed by irrigation.
Mr.. Symes, of Colorado offered an ament
-. ineut Increasing the appropriation to $3.50, ,0o
nd pending action on the amendment IL
committee rose.
Mr.. Randall, from the committee on appr
!, priations, reported Joint resolution maxim
an appropriation Of $500, coo for payment
y the Legal representatives Of j. 3. Eals. Cor
+ mittec Of the whole.
The house then took recess, the cvenir
session to be for the consideration OF priva
y pension bills.
e AT the evening session the house passt
twenty nine peusiou bills and at 10 o'clo.
!, adjourned to tomorrow.