Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1889-03-09
F!ETiETN CONGRESS
second session.
SENATE.

FEB. H3.--lhe toliOWlDE Dill
we're reported from the committees an,
passed For Il light house and steam fog sig
bal on the east end - the outer breakwate
at Chicago, and 10 authorize the city of Lake
view, III. to erect a crib IN Lake Michigan TO
water purposes. Resolutions were reported
from the committee on contingent expense:
AMI agreed TO autho;iziug the committee on
irrigation TO take testimony at any place IN
the United States, and TO employ d stenog-
rapher and messenger, and authorizing The
committee on indian affairs to continue the
investigation into India affairs generally
senator Farwell offered a resolution calling
on the sec ctary OF the interior for informa
lion touching the bribery Of the Cherokee
council by cattlemer, and for a copy OF the
report OF Special Agent Owens on the sub
cct. Agreed TO-. The house bill TO divide a
portion OF the Sioux reservation, in Dakota,
was then taken up, read, amended and passed.
al house
WASHINGTON, Feb. 26.-Thc senate bill to
reimburse VIM. X. Wheaton and Charles III.
Chamberlain, respectively register and re-
cetver Of . land Office In California, and
which bill was vetoed by The president, was
reported back and passed. The house amend
ment to the senate bill granting q pension Of
800 per month to the widow Of Maj Gen.
Fitzpatrick was agreed to. Consideration Of
the army appropriation bill vas then resumed
and several amt ndments Of minor import.
sncelwere agreed to and the bill passed.
U.ou,so-nc Eoh % TIE ao,foroo ,o
port on the agricultural appropriation bill
was agreed to. Two bills to make Wyoming
and Idaho states were reported. The senate
then proceeded TO the consideration OF the
interstate law bin and no action
was taken. The conference report on the bill
authorizing the construction Of q wagon
bridge across the Missouri river near Sioux
City, To-, was presented and agreed to.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 2 S-The house amend
ment 10 the senate bin In regard TO the sal
Nol fisheries of Alaska was presented and
referred 10 committee on foreign relations.
The senate went into executive session and
when the doors REQ, cned a number OF minor
bridge bills were pa. ed. The house bill for
a railroad, wagon al d passenger foot bridge
across the Mis'issi.p i at Lyons, 10, WAS
Dassed with amendments. The postCfi &c APP
preparation bin wa taken up and passed and
consideration was then esumed Of the lover
house amendments 10 the interstate com
nerce act. A conference was ordered on the
naval appropriation hill, ana Senators Hale,
Fsrwell ana Gormsn appointed conierrees on
The part Of tie senaic. Conference reports on
the army appropriation BIZ, fertilization bill
and on the bin To withdraw certain public
lands from private entry were pres ,ptcd and
agreed to.
WASHINGTON. March THE conference
report on the bill 10 divide IA portion OF the
Sioux reservation in South Dakota iuto sep
srate reservations was reported and agreed to.
Resolutions were reported aid agreed TO
authorizing the committee on public
buildipgs and grounds 10 continue lnvcstiga-
ton of the Office of the supervising architect
OF the treasury; author,z ng the committee
on mines and mining 10 continue during the
called session the irquify aS - the cutting OF
timber on PunlIc lands for mining and domes-
SIC purposes, aad an h|Or.z'nc the committee
on the Improvement o. the MISSISSIPPI river
and its tributaries {, continue its inycetiza
tton during The r.ce.s. Fifty.two pension
slls W, re- uaescl AID the house amendment
10 the sena'e dill 10 IN rrase The appro2r!a-
tiou for thc fUhlic baildit cat Wiuona, MINI,
was coucuu.td IA. rator Blair wanted TO
tske W hrs resolu loa proposing a liquor
prohibition amendment to the constitution,
but the scnat. ~ at into executive session.
Tic dchi mes atl was ia,eH MP al the even
Ing session ana thc Z flowing items inserted
8cventy-Gyc thousand dollars for salaries and
expenses of ag nt- and subordinate officers Of
interaol r vcauc; 81 l,439 u pay The hud-
in-s Of tie corr, q Claims in the French
s1oliat.on cases.