Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1890-03-08
FlFTY-FIRSf CONGRESS-.
Senate

wAsnrNores, Feb. s4-Ths senate was
not In session.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 25.-In the senate q
humber Of bills were reported and placed
On the calendar, among them being one to
authorize the purchase Of gold and silver
bullion and the issue Of treasury notes in
payment thereof.
There were reported and placed on tho
calendar two bills for public buildings for
South Dakota-one at Deadwood, $4,000,
and the other at Sioux Falls, $3.50, COO.
The Blair bill was then taken up and
Senator Coke addressed the senate in oppo-
sition to It. Senator Stanford advocated
the bill.
On motion of Senator Wilson, II I6wd,
the house amendments 10 the senate bill to
amend the act for p bridge across the Mis-
sissippi river at Clinton, Ia, were con
Cured In.
After executive session the senate adj.
journed.
WASHINGTON, Feb. Ex-senator Chandler
pre- scented q petition from Union county,
Arkansas, regarding the terrorizing of
co!ored voters which caused an extremely
personal debate between Senators Chand.
Ter, Harris and Berry. The petition was
finally referred TO the committee on priv
leges and elections.
Twenty-six pension and private bills
passed and the Blair bill was taken up.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 27.-The following
bills were taken from the calendar and
passed: For the erection and location of a
bronze statute of Christopher Columbus
and the removal Of o naval monument to a
new site; to authorize the construction Of
a railroad bridge across the Missouri river
In Monona county. Iowa, and Burt county,
Nebraska; TO amend the timber culture
net.
Tbo aono.. ,hnu -.o.ooJod 90 tho ,onaid-
Grafton Of the bill to declare unlawful
trusts and combinations in restraint of
trade and production. The bill went over
without action.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 2s.- Senator Blair
had a grievance against the Associated
Press for not circulating his speech more
fully and roundly abused the association.
Other senators thought he had no reason
TO complain and the matter was dropped.
The senate then proceeded TO the con-
sideration Of the bill reported from the
committee on pensions on the 10Th OF jan
uary, granting pensions to ex-soldiers and
sailors incapacitated for the performance
of manual labor, and providing for pen
sions TO dependent relatives OF deceased
soldiers and sailors.
senator Davis, chairman of the commit
tee on pensions, addressed the senate, ex-
planning the bill. The annual expense,
under the bill, would be s35, 90S, 900, divided
among the invalid pensioners, increase of
existing pensions to widows, unpensioned
soldiers, widow pensioners, widows whose
claims are pending or have been rejected,
children of widows, and children under
the pending bills.
Senator Plumb offered q substitute for
the second section, under which no pen
sioTor would receive less than % per
mo,\h.
Senator Moody spoke against the substi-
tute and senator Vest opposed the bill.
One Of it's Inconsistencies was that o
parent who could not support himself by
manual labor, but who might by mental or
clerical work earn $500 or $40, 900 or SEQ
09o, would be entitled TO q pension under
It. He also spoke of the unreliability of
the estimates and said no man could tell
within millions and millions how much the
bill would cost. II went went over with
out action.
The house bill for the appointment of
two persons to represent the United States
in the Madrid conference In reference TO
industrial property was passed.