Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1890-01-25
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geant-at-arms was q public officer. Mn
Hemphill, Of South Carolina, advocated the
adoption of bis bill permitting the nssmbcrs
TO bring suit In the court OF claims for the
recovery Of their salaries and opposed the
bill of the majority because he could find
no statute declaring the sergeant at arms
a disbursing oficer. He thought the house
should not appropriate public money -
pay debts. Mr.. Holman c~ontended thss
the fund in the Office of the sergoant-at-
arms, about $4,000, shonld be divided pre-
ratio among the membsrs who were losers
by the defAlcat.en.
Pending further d.bats the house as
journed.
WASHINGTON, Jan. l5.-The house re-
sumed consideration OF the report of the
special committos TO Investigate the Siicoss
defalcation.
Mr.. Stewart, Of Vermont, argued In
favor OF the majority report for an approp
priatioz TO roisa hurso abe members foe
their loaf salaries.
Messrs. Oats, of Alabama; Catchings, %
Mississippi, and Payson, OF Illinois, alss
supported the majority report.
Mr.. Herbert favored Mr.. Hemphills
proposition 10 refer tbs matter to the cours
of claims.
Mr.. MePae did net believe the house
should disgrace itself by making the ap<
propriation.
Mr.. wike, Of Illinois, favored the refer
ence of the whole matter To the judiciary
committee for judicial eIamination.
A vote was then taken on the Hemphiu
bill las a substitute for the majority billl
permitting bers to sue In the court 81
claims. II was defeated: Yeas, 1886
nays, 1879; and a motion to reconsider by
Mr.. Bland was entered, who had voted -
the negative in order to enable him 10
make the motion. The motion was
promptly tabled. however, and the vote
REQUIRED on ordering the majority bill,
appropriating $7a,0W to reimburse the
members for their lost salary, to be en-
crossed and read the third slime. Thif
having been done, Mr.. Bland demanded
the reading OF the sngrossed bill, but the
speaker held that under general parliar
mentary law this was not necessary. A
vote was then taken on the bill, and It wa
defeated: Yeas, l26; nays, lt2.
A motion 30 reconsider and a motion to
lay on the table were entered and then ths
house nd .ourned.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 16.-The house passeA
the concurrent resolution reported from
the committee on finance, requesting the
secretary of the treasury not 10 take any
steps toward u new lease of tho seal hsh
cries sntil after February.
NJ. Dorsey, VI Nebraska, introduced the
Knox bill, providing for permanent ma
tional bank circulation. Referred.
Mr.. Mckinley, Of Ohio, from the commit
tee on rules, reported a resolution FOR The
appointment of a committed on the worlds
ia r, TO consist OF thirteen members,
which committee shall within three days
report a plan by which the house can de-
termine the site Of the proposed fair, anA
can subsequently report a bill providing fos
the fair.
Mr.. Cannon, of Illinois, as a minority
committee, reported a substitute rose
luton Rs follows: Whereas, On the 18th
and Doth days Of December and at othsz
times, the house referred TO the committee
on foreign affairs diverse bills, petitions
and memorials touching the projected
worlds fair, thereby giving full jurisdie-
ton to this committee of the whole sub
ject matter, and said committee has
given an exhaustive consideration to the
sams.
Resolved, That thu COMMITTEES on foreigH
affairs be instructed TO report "a resolution
providing a method OF selecting a site fos
the worlds fair in 1892, but by vote Of the
house OF representatives: l. Nheth n satd
fair shall be held east of the Allegheny
mountains. .. The selection of n place fov
the holding of said fair. After such vote
shall have been taken the committee at the
earliest possible day shall report a bin pro-
yiding for the worlds fair in 1882, 20 DO
held 1t the place selected as above pre-
vided.
A prolonged discussion took place anS
finally the minority report was adopted
and the whole matter laid on the table.
WASHINGTON, Jan. l7.-Bills granting
ex-soldiers and sailors pensions, and To ex.
tend the trade and commerce of the United
States and to provide for full reciprocity
between the United States and Mexico
were referred.
McKinley's resolution providing for .
Of nine to formulate plans fog
the worlds fair was adopted.
Mr.. Flower, Of New York, introduced
New Yorlk's worlds fair bill and it will DO
referred to the special committee when
appointed.
Mr.. Rams, OF New York, offered a reso
luton increasing the membership OF thaA
committee from nine to thirteen, Refer
red TO the committee on rules.
Ths house then went into committe o.
the whole on the bill to provide for tows
site entries In Oklahoma.
Several amendment and substitutes
were offered and pending action the
house adjourned to enable member -
attsnd the funeral Of Walker Blaine.