Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1890-02-08

House.
WASHINGTON, Jan. -. The house went
Into committee ofthe whole on the Gust.
toms administrative bill. The bill was re
ported favorably and then passed.
Mr.. Hit offered n resolution increasing
the membership of the worlds fair com
nittce from niue to thirteen, and providing
that the committee shall have jurisdiction
over all questions relating 10 the fair ex-
cept that as 70 location. The location TO be
selected as follows; On one day the repre-.
sentatiyes Of the competing cities shall pre-
sent their claims and on the following day
the members shall vote for their choice
of location. Referred TO the committee on
rules.
On motion Of Mr.. Williams, of Illinois,
February 10 was assigned as the day for
the delivery Of addresses in respect TO the
memory of the late Richard w. Town.
shend, of Illinois.
Mr.. Clements offered n resolution call
ing on the secretary of war for informa-
ton as To whether the contracts for lining
the Washington acuueduct tunnel are not
liable individually and on their bond for
the loss to the government Incident to the
defective work done thereon, and, if so,
whether any legal proceedings have been
or will be instituted against them. Re
ferred.
WASHINGTON. Jan. 27.-Mr. LAWYER, of
Illinois, presented "a petition of citizens of
Chicago, protesting against the r%e-imposi-
ton of the duty on crockery, china and
glassware packages.
Mr.. Mason, Of Illinois, introduced u bill
appropriating S!,OU,0OO for a new post
Office at Chicago.
The following bills were introduced:
BY Mr.. Strublc, of lowa-For the APP
Uointment of commissioner of immigra-
ton; Flso, prohibiting the transportation
of Intoxicating liquors from one state or
territory to another state or territory in
violation of the law thereof.
BY Mr.. Kelly, of Kansas-To pension
widows and orphans of people killed for
political purposes since the close OF the
late war.
Mr.. MdCfeary offered a resolution con
graduating the leople of Brazil on their
assumption of republicanism, recognizing
the country by the United States as a free
and independent republic, and instructing
the president to give proper notice of this
recognition TO Brazil.
The house went into committee of the
whole to consider the bill appfopriating
s. ,5BH, 900 for the erection of three United
States prisons for the imprisonment of
United states prisoners, An amendment
was adopted providing that there b, such
arrangement in the construction of prison
buildings that prisoners under - years of
age shall not be in any way associated
with prisoners above that age.
The committee then rose and reported
the bill to the house and il passed.
A motion to reconsider the vote by which
the bill passed was made and also ore TO
lay this motion on the table. On the latter
motion, no quorum voting and Mr.. Holman
having raised his Point, the house without
further action ~ adjourned.
WAsnISGToS, Jan. 3a,-The house passed
the bill providing that in cases of pension
claims of dessendent parents II shall lie
necessary only TO show to the pension office
that the parents are without means of sup
fort than manual labor.
r.. II. Taylor, of Ohio, called up the
motion made yesterday 10 table the motion
to reconsider the vote 10y which the house
passed the bill providing for tn erection
OF three United States prisons. Thu motion
TO table was agreed TO: yeas, i6.; nays, liz.
Mr.. Dorsey, of Nebraska, from tie com
mittee on banking and Gu: rency, reported
a bill to provide for the issuance of circu-
lating notes to national banking ass, ca
tions. The bill provides in substance that
upon the deposit of United States bonds
any bank shall be entitled TO receive cir
cuiating not 5 not exceeding in amount
the par value of the bonds deposited,
provided that at no time the amount of
such notes shall exceed the amount actually
paid in Of the banks capital stock.
Messrs. Bland, Anderson, of Kansas,
Lane, of Illinois, and McRue, of Arkansas.
opposed the bill, and Mr.. Pendleton, OF
West Virginia, favored IL. The opponents
argued that it was not in the interests OF
the people but of the bankers, and also an.
tagonistic to the free coinage of silver.
Mr.. Cannon gave notice Of a proposed
for the bill, which is, in sub
stance, that national banks shall not be re-
Quired to deposit United States bonds in
excess OF $1,000 rs security for circulating !
notes, but shall keep on deposit the amount
Of bonds as lerein required, and such of
those banks having deposited bonds in ex-
cess of this amoun are authorized to re.
duce their circulation by a deposit of law
full money as provided by law: provided
the amount % such circulation shall not
exceed in any case ~ per cent. of the bonds
deposited as herein provided. The bill
then went over.
Mr.. Peters introduced q bill which was
referred, setting apart certain lands in No
Mans Land for the propagation of
buffaioes.
AID .oarned.
WAsuISGToy, Jan. 29.-Mr. Dalzell, Of
PENNSYLVANIA, called up the election case of
Smith vs.. Jackson, from the Fourth West
Virginia district.
Mr.. Crisp, of Georgia, raised a question
CT consideration. Oa this vote the demo
Ia.s with the excePtiono Messrs. Buck
aiew, Covert and Cowles, refrained from
While the clerk was calling thu
roll the npeaker was carefully noting the
names Of those democrats who were pres
ent and not voting. Before the announce
ment of the vote, Mr.. Rogers. of Arkansas,
who had inadvertently voted on the affirm
alive side, decided to withdraw his vote, |
he was met with strong objections from
republican side. Dir. Rogers cndeav
ored 10 secure u ruling from the speaker |
ON the question, but the speaker declipel
to rule. The speaker counted as present
the members refusing to vote and declared
n quorum present. The house was i'm
mediateiy In "a great turmoil, but presently |
Il .oug statement Ia justification of his
course He quoted precedents to maintain
the correctness OF bis position, and his re-
marks were from time to time applauded
By the republicans,