Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1890-03-01
House.

WARRINGTON, Feb. IA conference
committee was ordered upon the senate
bill to increase the pensions Of soldiers and
sailors totally helpless from injuries or
disease received or incurred In service,
and the speaker named Messrs. Morrow,
Sawyer and Yoder as confersrs.
A resolution making the bill to provide
a temporary form of government Tor the
territory of Oklahoma a special order for
consideration tomorrow was passed.
Mr.. Thomas, Of Wisconsin, from the
committee on war claims, called up the bill
for the allowance of certain claims re
ported by accounting officers of the
treasury. It applies 20 4th of July claims,
II passed without discussion.
When the worlds fair committee was
called Mr.. Gambler arose and offered the
following resolution;
Resolved, That Thursday and FRIDAY,
February 20 and 81, after the approval OF
the journal, be set aside for general de-
bate on the worlds fair bills, and that the
vote be taken on Monday, February "A, In
the manner prescribed by the resolution
submitted in Mr.. Clements report, unless
the house shall have determined by a vote
that a worlds fair shall not be held.
Mr.. Mills, of Texas, demanded q second.
Tellers were appointed and the result
was announced-yeas, ia; nays, s.
Mr.. Gilman made a poipt OK no quorum.
bO Rtaht u h5 tlO ONSN ~ nOuct.
and In a few minutes said; There are
l72 members present-more than a
quorum"
Several members protested, but the
speaker said his decision was final.
WASHINGTON, Feb, Is. The appropria
ton committee reported the pension ap4
preparation bill and II was referred to the
committee of the whole,
A conference committee was ordered
- al A.
OF the census to collect statistics Of farm
mortgages and Indebtedness.
The speaker laid before the house a mes
sage from the president, transmitted with
out communication, from the interior de-
partment, proposing an amendment to the
act providing for allotments of lands In
severalty 10 Indians.
The senate bill providing for the sp-
pointment of an assistant secretary OF
war was laid before the house and the
house went into committee of the whole on
its consideration. The discussion contin-
ued until ] 80, when the committee rose
without action and the house resumed con
sideration of the bill % provide a tempo
rary government for Oklahoma.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 19.-The committee
on patents presented u favorable report
upon the biii providing for the appoint.
ment of representatives on the part of the
ehhtGa stnt0e W Nho tDtCf nNttonnA thoo
trial conference at Madrid, Spain, next
April.
Mr.. Sherman called up the bill to pro-
vide for terms and places Of holding
United States court in the district of Min
nesota, and IL wa also passed with amend
ment.
The senate bill authorizing the president
70 confer brevet rank upon army officers
for gallant service In the Indian campaigns
since 1867 passed.
AT l:25 the house went into committee OF
the whole, Mr.. Payson, Of Illinois, in the
chair, on the bill to provide for the appoint
ment Of an assistant secretary o. war.
After some debate the bill was favorably
reported from the committee of the whole
TO the house, and the Oklahoma bill was
then taken up.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 20.-The day In the
house was occupied by the opening debate
on the report Of the COMMITTEES on the
worlds fair.
The conference report on the senate bill
to increase the pension of the helpless
soldiers wal adopted.
Mr.. Mcmillan, of Tennessee, raised tbe
point of order thai the fair bills involved
appropriations and should be considered
In committee of the whole.
Candle explained how the time was to
be divided and the speaker, referrint 70
Mr.. McMiiiian's point, thought that tho
sRScfa< oAtSf oo0 Tue chcCt W HCuV0I ~
necessary any motion to 60 into COMMITTEES
of the whole, and when Mr.. Mcmillan took
= contrary view he bad read the decision
made Ia the ~Forty-ninth congress embody-
ing his opinion.
The debate was then opened and Gambler
took the floor for New York. He was foIs
lowed by Flower, Mr.. Moore, Of New
Hampshire. and Messrs. Coyyett, Cum
mings, Tracy and Quinn, oil Of New York,
in favor Of the selection Of New York -
the site.
Mr.. Hit then opened tho debate for
Chicago. Adams, OF Hlincls; MoCrssry,
Of Kentucky, McCutchen, Of Michigan;
Taylor, Of Illinois; Perkins, Of KansaS,
and Lawler, of Illinois, also championsd
0l Fssssf M,a.ringA.u., ston. and pocl.ry
Of Missouri; Breckinridgs, Of Arkansas
and Caruth, Of Kentucky, spoke for d.
Louis, while Wsshington was favored by
McComas, Of Maryland; Lce, Of vfrginia;
Coleman, Of Louasiana, and Compton .
sto6kbridge, Of Maryland. Adjournst.
wAsHIxsroN. Feb. al.--The day va 90
cupied by . continuation of the debate on
the worlds fair bill. The debate was con-
cluded and . vote will be taken Monday.
The house then took . recess till evening.
At the evening session forty private psn'
sion bilis passed.