Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1890-07-12
FlFTY-FlRST CONGRESS-.
Senate.

Senate.
WASHINGTON, Jnps ga message was
received PROM the house asking for a Goa.
ference On the silver bill, which was agreed
vada, and Harris were appointed coa.
ferrees.
Senator Morgan offered a resolution.
which was agreed to, calling on the secre.
tary of the interior for information as TO
the Spanish and Mexican land claims pend.
ing in that department and in the United
States courts.
The calendar was taken up and a num-
Der Of bills passed, including the senate
bill for q public building at Jacksonville.
H., $4,000.
The conference report on the postoaice
appropriation bill was agreed to.
The agricultural appropriation bill and
the bill for a pension for Mrs. General
Crook were placed on the calendar.
The following bills were passed The
senate bill to reclassify and fix the snlnries
of railway postal clerks; referring to tho
court Of claims the claim on account of the
use by the government Of the Tice spirit
meter; the senate bill to amend the cersus
act, providing a penalty for giving n fee OF
bonus to a census rator or super.
visor, or receiving the same.
WASHINGTON, June 80.-The house bill
In relation to ontbs in pension and other
cases passed.
Tx bill for the admission of Idaho as n
state was taken up and temporarily laid
aside.
The agricultural appropriation bill was
then taken up. Several amendments were
made and the bill passed.
A further conference was ordered on tho
legislative appropriation bill.
The Idaho bill was again taken up and
Senator Cullom talked in it's favar.
The bill was again laid aside and the
house joint resolution continuing tho an.
nual appropriations thirty days after the
close of the fiscal year OF the appropria
ton bills have not then become laws) was
reported by Senator Allison and passed.
WARRINGTON, July 1.-The bill TO author.
Ire the leasing of Oklahoma school lands
for the benefit Of the public schools was
taken from the calendar and passed.
Senator Morgan introduced "a bill pro
viding that no person shall enter public
land In Wyoming under the homestead law
The conference report on the DISTRICT or
Columbia bill was disagreed TO and a new
conference ordered.
The Idaho admission bill passed without
division.
A message from the house announcing
that IL had resolved to adhere to it's dis
agreements TO the legislative appropriation
bill was presented by Senator Dawes,
who stated that the house declined TO con
fer further. The senate refused 10 rccede
from it's amendments, but a motion was
entered TO reconsider tho vote.
WASHINGTON, July "A bill was re-
ported from the committee on public lands
providing for the delivery Of land patents
to their rightful owners, The bill passed.
After some debate the senate receded
from Its amendments 60 the Legislative APP
preparation bill. II now goes to the pres
ident.
Two bills were reported from the COM
mittee on to place the American
merchant marine engaged in foreign trade
upon an equality with that of other nations,
and TO provide for IN ocean natl service
between the United States and foreign
ports and to promote commerce.
Senator Frye championed the first bill
and Senator Vest addressed the senate In
opposition TO the bills.
After the usual executive session the
senate adjourned.
offered n resolution, which va agreed 20,
calling on the secretary OF war for infor-
nation as to whether articles are being
manufactured at any of the national mill
tary homes that come in competition with
private enterprisei il SO, the reason and
authority therefor.
The senate bill to establish a United
states land court wos taken up and dis
cussed till 2 p. m, when the postal and
subsidy bills wers called up. Senator Vest
continued his argument against the bills.
Senator Wilson, Of Maryland. spoke in
opposition TO the bills, which went over
without action.
The conference report on the agricul-
tural appropriation bill was presented and
agreed to. Adjourned till Monday.
House.
WARRINGTON, June 2s. The house went
into committee of the whole on the federal
election bill, and Mr.. McAdoo, of New
Jersey, opposed IL. Other members spoke
for and against the bill and at one time
the house was in an uproar. Mr.. McComas
declared Mr.. Bland to be a by pocrits In
that he affected no interest In colored men
only for their votes. 2
Mr.. Bland vehemently declared Mr..
McComas to be the hypocrite and both
debaters became excited and nothing could
be J hssrd M ssys sh sssir i isggSfe and aha tAa fFfasPReiSsns .
ference report on the postofics appropria-
ton bill was adopted.
A disagreeing conference report on the
legislative, executive and judicial appro-
prlation bill was adopted and the house
took a recess.
At the evening session the debate on the
election bill was continued, and at II 80
the house a adjourned.
WASHINGTON, June 0.-Discussion of
the federal election bill was resumed In
the house and occupied the entire session.
The debate was suspended long enough
to pass q joint resolution extending thirty
days, or until the bills now pending be-
come laws, the provisions Of the appropri-
alton acts Of 1SS9-9o.
WASHINGTON, July 1.-Consideration of
the federal election bill was resumed, the
pending amendment being that offered by
Mr.. Leblbach, of New Jersey, providing
that the chief supervisor of election for
each judicial district OF tho United States
shall take such action as Is requisite to Sc
cure such supervision in every congress
sional district as Is provided by the laws
of the United States. Debate allowed and
the amendment was defeated by a vote Of
1873 to 132.
Several other amendments were offered,
debated and rejected, and Mt IL rs d. M.
the house adjourned.
WASHINGTON, July 2.-The federal cleo
ton bill was taken mp for consideration.
Several amendments were made and some
rejected and the bill finally passed by q
vote Of yeas, 1855; nays, l<5.
WAsHISoToN, July 3.-Mr. Lodge, Of
Massachusetts,, asked for n reprint Of the
federal election bill with marginal notes,
but the request was not granted.
Mr.. Dorsey, Of Nebraska, asked consent
to offer a resolution requesting the presi-
dent to return TO the house the bill extend
ing the term Of payment to purchasers Of
land of the Omaha tribe Of Indians In Ne
braska, but objection was made.
Mr.. McComas, of Maryland, presented
the conference report on the District Of
Columbia appropriation bill. After de-
bate and pending the vote ON the confer
ence report the house, at AS, adjourned
until Monday.
THE NATIONAL GAME.