Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1889-01-26
f'FTIETA CONGRESS-
second Session.
SENATE,

WASHINGTON, Jan. Ex-senator Iloar In
troduced a concurrent resolution for the
counting Of the votes for president and vice
president, which was referred to the COM
inittee on privileges and elections. 1t pro-
vides that the two houses OF congress shall
assemble In the hall Of the house of represen-
tatives on Wednesday, February 10, at /
p. m; that the president OF the senate shall
be the presiding officer; that two persons shall
be appointed tellers on the part OF the
senate and two on the part OF the house TO
make a list OF the votes and to report the re-
suit to the president Of tine senate, who is to
announce the state of the vote and the per-
sons elected, and that shall be deemed a
declaration OF the persons elected president
and vice president Of the United States, and
shall be entered on the journals Of the two
houses.
The senate then proceeded to consideration
Of the tariff bill, and Senator Allison,
on the part OF the finance commit
tee, reported two new sections which
he proposed TO offer as amendments. They
relate to the bounty On sugar and provide that
until April, 1900, there shall be paid to the
producers OF sugar (~testing not less than 50
degrees by the polariscope) from bects or
sorghum or sugar cane, grown within the
United States, a bounty OF l cent per pound,
under such rules and regulations as the com
missioner OF internal revenue, will the ap.
prevail OF the secretary OF the treasury, shall
prescribe. The bounty is to be paid annually
from the duty collected on imported sugar.
A long discussion ensued and without act
Ing on any Of the amendments offered the
bill was laid aside.
A bill was reported from the committee on
public lands by Senator Plumb, and passed,
making a clerical correction in the law OF the
last session as to water lands in Wisconsin.
Senator Chandler introduced "A bill reviv-
ing the grade Of lieutenant general OF the
United States army and authorizing t1c pres
ident to appoint any major general to the
position.
Senate adjourned.
WAsHINGToS, Jan. 15.-The senate re
sumcd consideration Of the tariff bill. A
political discussion occupied the day, and
after an executive session the senate I'D
journed.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 16.-The presidents
two messages in regard 10 affairs in Samoa
and Hayti were laid before tie senate and
referred with the accompanying documents
to the committee on foreign relations.
Senator Cullom presented a memorial OF
the Woman's National Christian Temperance
union of Illinois aud other bodies IN favor of
legislation for Sabbath observance, against
the running of interstate Sunday trains and
against military drills on Sunday. These and
many similar memorials from other states,
which were prescnod by various senators,
were referred TO the committee on education
and labor.
Senator Plat also presented 3 copy of the
proceedings OF the statehood convention held
in north Dakota In favor Of the division of
that territory and the admission Of north
Dakota as a state.
AT O'Clock the senate resumed considera-
tion of the tariff bill. Nothing was accom-
plished and the scna.e adjourned to meet
Tuesday at II O'Clock.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 1.-THE committee on
privileges and elections reported back the
concurrent re solution recently introduced as
to the meeting of tnc two houses to count
and declare the result OF the electoral votes.
Calendar.
Among the bills reported from the com
mittecs and placed on the calendar was one
to authorize the construction Of a bridge
across the Mississippi river at Lacrosse, VIE.
The senate at II 30 resumed consideration
Of the tariff bin, the pending question being
an amendment to the tin plate paragraph,
which, with the sugar paragraph, occupied
the time Of the session.
W~AsnuNGToN, Jan. 1S.-Thc senate at II 30
resumed consideration of the amendment TO
the sugar clause. After a lengthy and con-
tinued discussion 1t was egreed 70 by a vote