Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1890-05-03
House.

WASHINGTON, April 1.-THE speaker
laid before the house various public build
ing bills with senate amendments.
The Ashland, Wis, public building bill
was sent TO a conference.
On motion of Mr.. Adams, of Illinois, the
senate amendments were concurred in to
the house bill 10 divide the judicial dis
trict of North Dakota.
Mr.. Henderson, of Iowa, from the com
mittee on appropriations, reported a bill
security of the public money in custody Of
the United States treasurer. Referred to
committee of the whole.
At o'clock public business was sus-
spended and the house proceeded to pay
tributes to the memory of Samuel S. Cox,
of New York. Mr.. Cummings, of New
York, then addressed the house. Messrs.
Holman, of Indiana; Mills, of Texas; But
terwortb, of Ohio, and others also spoke
and the house then a adjourned. ,
WASHINGTON, April 2l.-Mr. Dorsey in
troduced n resolution that the secretary of
the treasury be directed to increase the
purchase of silver bullion 10 the maximnn
amount authorized by the 1 of February
%, 1873. \
On motion of Mr.. Struble, of Iowa, the
bill passed amending the act authorizing
the construction Of a high wagon bridge
across the Missouri river at Sioux City.
On motion of Mr.. Thomas. of Wisconsin,,
the bill passed providing that soldiers who
laDt their limbs during the late war shall
be entitled to receive artificial limbs every
three years. The present law permits
him to receive one every FIVE years.
Nj. Struble, of Iowa, submitted the con
ference report on the bill to provide a tenn
porary government for the territory Of
Oklahoma. lie reading of the report oc-
cupied an hour and a half. The report Of
the committee on the Oklahoma bill was
adopted.
The bill ~appropriating 1886, 500 to provide
necessary vaults and safeguards for the
security Of public money in the custody Of
the United States treasurer passed.
Mr.. Morrill, moved the suspension Of
the rules to pass the bill pensioning the
prisoners of war, but after n lengthy de-
bate 1t was defeated-yeas. 143; nays, rs
not the necessary two-thirds.
WAsHINGToN, April 22.-Tbe house con-
Cured in the senate amend ments to the
worlds fair bill.
The house then went into committee of
the whole on the legislative appropriation
bill. The debate was participated in
mostly by democrats who criticised the in.
crease Of the bill. Without finishing with
the bill the committee rose and the house
adjourned.
WASHINGTON, April 23.-Mr. Harmer, of
Pennsylvanis, presented a memorial Of the
Manufacturers club of Philadelphia, rep
r~esenting many millions of capital invested
In American industries, and many thou
sands Of workmen earning American
wages, in favor Of prompt action on tariff
legislation which shall check the importa-
ton of articles produced by our own peo-
pie. Referred.
The house then went into committee of
the whole, Mr.. Payson, Of Illinois, in the
chair, on the legislative appropriation bill;
ela .14adsu- -,.aattrx hAtuv nm The w.~xszr
to strike out the clause providing clerks
for senator's. After considerable debate
the motion to strike out was lost.
Tbe rest Of the session was taken up by
. political discussion, and pending further
discussion the COMMITTEES rose and the
house ad journed.
WASHINGTON, April A.-The house went
into committee Of the whole ON the legisla-
tive Appropriation bill.
missioners from three to one was over
ruled.
A motion TO strike out the entire clause
In reference to civil service law, was,
after consid erabl debate, lost and the
house adjourned.
WASHINGTON, April 25.-Mr. O'Neill, of
the Pennsylvania, presented In the house .
memorial Of the business NOR Of Philadel-
phia asking the aid of congress In the pro-
VI sno essuu VI ouipo
10 trade with foreign ports.
A petition Of seventy-eight dry goods
commission houses and wooden manufac-
turers Of New York city was presented
asking for the passage of a bill classifying
worsteds with woolens. Referred.
The committee ON appropriations re-
ported the joint resolution appropriating
tlb0, 600 for the relic: Of destitute people in
the districts ovsrfiowed by the Mississippi
and It's tributaries. Passed.
The house then went into committee Of
the whole on the legislative appropriations
bill.
On motion of Mr.. Ssysrs, Of Texas, an
amendment was adopted providing that
hereafter every new application for exam
lnation before the civil service commission
be accompanied by q certificate of an ON
Ger with the oficisl seal attached of the
county and state OF which the applicant
claims 70 be . citizen.
On motion OF Mr. Cum mings, of New
York, an amendment wss adopted provid-
tsg for the "actuap travelling expenses Of
the commission, instead Of the ''uscsssayy''
travelling expensea, ~ provided IN the bill.
The appropriation for the once Of direc.
tor Of the mint was taken up, Without
completing consideration the committes
rose and the house took . recess.
The house at It's evening session passed
thirty private pension bills and sdtournsd
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