The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1890-08-08

nittoe on appropriations, reported joint
resolution providing temporarily, until
August ID, for such expenditures of the
government as have not been provided for
by appropriation bills which have already
become laws. Passed.
The house then went into committee of
the Whole on the senate amendments to the
sundry civil appropriation bill
In speaking on one of the senate amend
ments to the sundry civil bill MIR. Struhle,
of Iowa, made bitter attack upon
Speaker Reed for the action toward the
gentlemen having an interest in public
buildings.
MIR. Peters, of Kansas, defended the
speakers uction.
The amendment which gnve rise to tho
discussion was that aprrorraing $500,
for he purchase of II suitable site for n
building for the supreme court.
After further discussion the amendment
was non concnrrcd In. The committee
then rose and the house adjourned.
WASHINGTON, July Bottle speaker laid
cfore the house today fifteen requests for
cave of absence.
Mr.. Cheadle, of Indiana, inquired
whether If these were granted quorum
would be left in the house,
The speaker announced his inability to
answer.
Mr. buchanan thought that until this
question Vas determined it would lie bet
ter motto grant tho leaves. Consequently
the request for leaves were passed over
for tho present.
Mr. MGComas, Of Maryland, called up
, tie conference report on the District of
Columbia appropriation bill.
MIR. Muchler, of PeunsylvHniR, opI osed
the report ON the ground that according to
tile statement Of the district commissioners
if the bill was pissed in its present form
there would be q deficit in the revenues of
n sir.ir Of Int nr,IG ~
600
| After some debate the conference report
WIS agreed to and the house went into
committee Of the whole on the amendment
10 the sundry civil bill.
| Pending TIE action of the committee the
| spa aler announced the appointment of tho
| following members on the committee to in
| vestigate the charges against Commits
sionet Raum: Messrs. Morrill,, Sawyer,
Smyser, Goodnight and Martin, of In
diana.
| Adjourned.
| WAsriHGToN, July 3l.--In the house to
day Mr.. Oates OF Alabama, rising to n
question of privilege, offered u resolution
| for an investigation of the charges of cor
| ruption against The members of the house
continued in tlo recent editorial in the
| National Economist.
| After considerable discussion, the
| speaker ruled that the resolution was not
! Ii'' you bies IL utluS so Iie suil iHht
this newspapers editorial was of the
vagucst character. 1t made no assertion
except by inference. 1t made no state
ment upon which anybody could be ex-
pected to predicate belief or conviction.
The house sustained the decision of tho
chair, an appeal having been taken by MIR.
| Oates.
| The house then went into committee OF
tho whole the senate amendments to
the sundry civil appropriation bill The
senate irrigation amendment was finally
| non -concurred In.
| Tie committee then rose. and the house
ad iourned without proposing the bill.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 1.-The house re-
sumcd consideration of the senate amend
mcnts to tho sundry civi! appropriation
| bill.
Most of the afternoon was consumed In
! n win attempt to secure quorum, and
without disposing of the bill the house took
n recess.
| After the passage of two bills at the
evening session the house adjourned.