The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1890-12-26
WHOLE NUMBER 456
to cause disease among consumers The
bill was referred to the committee on ag.


bill was referred to the committee on ag.
riculture.
Tho bill to establish fort to adjudicate
private land claims for western stares and
territories was greed to.
A resolution WIS reported from the com
mittee on ostoifices calling on the post
mnster-general fur information as to tho
.extent and grounds for complaint of In
efficient postoffice service.
he house then went into committee of
the w!o!e on bills reported from the COM
mittee on private land claims.
Mr.. Mckin ey reported a joint resolu-
ifon to correct an error In the punctuation
In the tariff act relative to binding twine.
Mr.. Dunnell gave notice that he would
ask the house to consider the apportion.
ment bill Tuesday
WASHINGTON. Dec. 15-Mr. Mckinley,
from the ways and means committee, re-
ported and the house adopted resolution
calling on the secretary of the treasury
for the names of banks in which public
money is deposited, the reasons for max
ing the deposits. and the rate of interest,
II any, which they return for the use of
the public funds: also for information as
TO the authority by which and the law un-
der which such deposits are made.
Mr.. Cannon, of Illinois, said he was In
formed that the committee had reported
fhrornbly thirty monument bills. There
was an estimated increase in the expendi
lures of the government of $G5, 5,u0o, Or and
an estimated decrease in the revenue OF
% t,0o0,o .. Congress must choose betwesis
giving relief to the living and erecting
monuments.
j. ID. Taylor, of Ohio, and Mr.. Kerr, OF
Iowa, twitted the New York nom bers
with the fact that their city had not
erected a monument to General Grant,
but, nevertheless, asked congress for .
monument to the victims of the prison
ships
Mr. Spinola.s motion was lost, lf3 to 90.
Mr. Mckinley, of Ohio, reported the
Flower resolution extending the bonded
period for goods recently imported to July
next. There being disposition on the
part of Mr.. Oulberson, of Texas, to debate
1t, Mr.. Mckinley withdrew it.
The speaker said that the pending busi-
ness was motion made by Mr. Hermann,
of Oregon, to suspend the rules and pass
the bill for the adjustment and payment
of claims arising from Indian depreda-
tions. After the advocacy of the measure
by Hermann, Lanham, TOWNSEND, of Colo
rado, Sayers, Mills and Perkins. and criti-
ci-m upon it by Holman and kilgore, the
motion was agreed to and the bill passed.
The bill provides for the appointment by
the president of three judges to consti-
tute committee to ad judicate all claims
Tor property taken by the Indians without
justice.
Mr.. Spinola, of New York, moved to
suspend the rules and pass the bill appro-
priating 5000 D for the erection Of a mon
nment to the victims OF prison ships at
Fort Green, Brooklyn.
WASHINGTON, Dec 1a.-The coinage COM
mttee today elected Mr. Wickham, OF
ger, who resigned to become minister to
Brazil
Mr.. Dunnell, of Minnesota called up
the apportionment bill and briefly ex.
planned 1t. There was diversity of opin-
ion among the members, whether the re-
presentation should stand or whether it
should be increased
Mr.. Mills, of Texas, said he believed
New York had lost the enumeration to
which she was entitled; but her loss was
not great as that of his own state. which
amounted to $685. ,J00.
Mr., Cultivate, of Ohio, stated that great
injustice had been done in his state in TAX
ing the census. Under the census, Illinois
had become the third state in he union.
1t was not true that Illinois had grown 20
rapidly nor Ohio had fal en- off to such an
extent. The whole census ought to be re.
taken. SO the repr- -seutntion could be ap-
portioned according to population and not
according to schemes OF political advance
ment.
Mr.. Frank, of Missouri, earnestly advo.
Gated the bill, which was based upon tho
bill originally introduced by himself.
Mr.. tiower, of New York. offered an
amendment, increasing to thlrty-iive the
representation from New York.
Mr.. Spinola, of New York. said when
the people of New York found that they
hal been wronged, they applied 20 the sec
retary of the Inferior, but obtained no re-
lief. The secretary wrote blackguard,
impudent letter, which was unworthy to
emanate from any man calling himself
gentleman. The census rs taken by Su-
perintendent Porter was a crime against
the republic. 1t was wrong perpetltated
by the superintendent, and he knewit, and
his heelers knew it.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 17-After a long dc.
batc today the house passed the apportion-
ment bill without amendment. Yeas, 1877:
nays, 81.
Representative Evans, of Tennessee, has
introduced a bill for the location of .
branch soldiers home adjoining, or within
manga military park. Six hundred acres
are to be set aside for the purpose. and
5000 0 is appropriated for the necessary
buildings.
WA HiNGroN, Dec. 1S.-In the morning
hour the pending measure was the senate
bill amending the Interstate commerce act
by providing for taking depositions by no.
taries public. 1twas passed.
After action on few minor bills Mr.
Farquhar chairman of the committee on
merchant marine and fisheries, moved
that the house 30 into COMMITTEES of the
whole for the consideration of the senate
bill with the house substitute. Therefore
Messrs Springer and Fithian posi-
lively denied that the committee had
authorized the motion, aud the
speaker de :ided that Mr.. Farquhar
recognized Mr.. Farquhar, however, to
make motion that the house go into com
mit,ee of the whole on tho state of the
union. This was agreed to- and Mr.. Bur
rows took the chair. Mr. Farquhar then
moved that the house proceed to the con
sideration of the senate bill to place tho
Amaricnn merchant marine on an equality
with that Of o.her nations. Mr. Springer
made the poiut of order that tho motion
was not in order, but the chairman ruled
1t was, and Mr.. Springer'a appeal was
voted down. Mr.. Farquhar advocated the
bill at length, and pending further discus.
sion the committee arose and the house ad-
journed
WASHINGTON. Dec. l9.--In the house to.
day, Mr. Morse, of Massachusetts, intro
duced for reference bill providing that
no exhibition or exposition, for which an
appropriation has been made. shall be
openet on Sunday, and any violation of
this act shall be punishable by fine Of not
less than Sl0 or moro than $l.0bU.
The house today, after passing District
of Columbia bill, took up the conferences
report on the bill amending an act for the
division of portion of the Sioux Indians
in Dakota into smaller reservations. The
only change made Is an authorization for
the expenditure of an appropriation OF
900, ,nadefor the purchase of beef and
other rntions
In speaking Of the measure Mr. Allen, of
Mississippi, took occasion to criticise con.
gress for doing nothing to relieve the finan-
ciul stringency of the country, and OF.
pressed the belief that the president had
done wrong and shown his littleness In
attempting to bulidoze the senate. He
quoted a remark of lady fond of tecorat.
ing her parlor with sculpture, TO tho effect
that she WAS going to SECURE life. size
s:a:uette of President Harrison. Tho re.
port was agreed to.
Wife Murderer Sentenced.
CINCINNATI, O., Dec 2o.-Jndes
Schroeder this morning sentenced
Charles Craig. the wife murder, TO be
hanged April 2.
South Dakota University,