Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1890-12-27

4 CHiitn0 on TINS ScctosnEy VI ~ tIua>ufy
for the names of banks in which public
money is deposited, the reasons for max
ing the deposits. and the rate OF interest.
ff any, which they return for the use OF
the public funds; also for Information as
to the authority by which and the Law nm
der which such deposits are made.
Mr.. Cannon, OF Illinois, said he was in.
formed that the mmi had reported
favorably thirty monument bills. There
was an estimated increase In the expendi
tures OF the government OF eI5,O0O,0J and
an estimated decrease in the revenue OF
IS i,0JO,0 0. Congress must choose between
giving relief to the living and erecting
monuments.
J. ID. Taylor. Of Ohio, and Mr.. Kerr, of
Iowa. twiited the New York beers
with the fact that their city had not
erected q monument to General Grant,
but. nevertheless, asked congress for q
monument to the victims OF the prison
ships.
Mr. Spinola's motion was lost, 13 to 20.
Mr.. Mckinley, OF Ohio, reported the
; Flower resolution extending the bonded
period for goods recently imported to July
next. There being a dispos ton on the
part of Mr.. Oulberson, Of Texas, TO debate
Il, Mr.. Mckinley withdrew IL.
The speaker said that the pending busi-
ness was n motion made by Mr. Hermann,
of Oregon, TO suspend the rules and pass
the bill for the adjustment and paymen
OF claims arising from Indian deprcda-
tions. After the advocacy of the measure
by Hermann, Lanham, TOWNSEND, Of Colo
RADIO, snyers, Mills md Perkins. and critl-
clsm upon il by Holman and Kilgore, the
motion was agreed to and the bill passed.
The bill provides for the appointment by
the president of three judges to consti'
inte u committee to az judicate all claims
for property taken by the indians without
justice.
Mr.. Spinola, of New York, moved to
suspend the rules and pass the bill appro.
priattn2 500 o for the err sction Of a mon
ument TO the victims Of prison ships, at
Fort Green. BROOKLYN.
WASHINGTON, Dec lf.-The coinage com
mittee today elected Mr.. WicEhaui, OF
Ohio. as chairman, TO succeed MIR. Con
ger, who resigned 10 become minister TO
Brazil.
Mr.. Dannell, of Minnesota called MP
she apportionment bill and briefly ex
+ planned IL. There was n diversity of opin-
ION among the members, whether the re-
presentation should stand or whether 1t
should be increased
Mr.. Outhvnite, OF Ohio, steted that treat
injustice had been done in his state in taxi
ing the census. Cnder the census, Illinois
had become the third state In he union.
1t was not true that Illinois had grown 50
rapidly nor Ohio had fal en- off to sncb mn
extent. The whole census ought to be re.
lhkths y ~ VIZ ICUN rNih NV WAN Nv "
rortioned according to population AMI no.
according TO schemes Of political advance
ment.
Mr.. Mills, Of Texas, said he believed
New York had lost the enumeration to
which she was entitled; hut her loss was
rot as grta. as tsSt of hts oSn state, which
amounted TO 5O0,5A.
Mr.. Frank, OF Missouri. earnestly advo-.
cn.ei the hill, which was basel upon the
biil originally introduced by himself
Mr.. slower, of New York, offered an
amendment, increasing To thirty five the
representation from New York.
Mr.. Sp.nola, Of New York. said when
tie people of New York found that they
hal been wronged. they applied 10 tie sec.
rotary of the In ,crior, but obtained no re.
lief. The So rotary wrote a blackguard,
i'm pudent letter, which was unworthy TO
eInanate from any man calling himself n
gentleman. The census as taken by Su.
rerintendcnt Porter was "a crime against
the republic. II was a wrong perpetratei
by the superintendent, and he knewit, and
his heelers knew it.
WASHINGTON, Dec. lf-After a long de.
bate today the house passed the APP ~ortion-
inent bill without amendment Yeas, lSI;
nays, -.
Representative Evans. of Tennessee, has
introduced a bn for the Iocnt on of o
branch soldiers hons q lioinipg, or within
the limits of Chattanooga and Chicka.
manga m%ilitary park. six hundred acres
are to be set aside for the purpose. and
5000 IS appropriated for the necessary
buildings
WA HiNagoN. De,. Sin the morning
hour the pending measure was the senate
bill amending the interstate commerce act
by providing for taking dispositions by no
taries public. IL was passed.
After action on a f,w minor bills Mr.
Far4uhar, chairman Of the committed on
merchant marine nnd Tstsries, moved
that the house 10 into com mittec OF the
whole for the consideration of the senat9
bill with the house substitute. Therefore
Messrs Springer ard Fithian posi-
lively denied that the committee had
authorized the motion, aud the
speaker decided that Mr.. Farquhar
had not sufficient authority Tor it. lie
recognized Mr.. Farluhar, however, -
make a motion that the house go into com
mittee Of the whole on the state Of the
unton This was AK -eed to. and Mr.. Bur
rows took the chair. Mr. Farquhar then
moved tina; the house proceed TO the con
sideration of the senate bill 10 place the
American merchant marine ON an equality
with that or other nations. Mr.. Springer
made the point of order that the motion
was not in order, but the chairman ruled
it was, and Mr.. Springer's appeal was
voted down. Mr.. Farqunar al rocated the
bill at length, and pending further discus
5 on the committee arose and the oise al.
iourned
WAsHISGT5N. Dee. 10. In the house to-
day, Mr.. Morse. of Massachusetts, intro.
daced for reference "A bill provid ng that
no exhibition or exposition, for which an
appropriation has been made. shall be
opene { on Sunday, aud any violation Of
this act shall be pun shable by a fEs Of not
less thnn So or more than ! 90.
The house today, after passias a District
OF Columbia bill, took mp thu conference
report on the bill amending au act for the
d~iession of n portion Of the Sioux indians
In Dakota into smaller reservations. The
only change made is an authorization for
tho expenditure of an appropriation of
3 y .01u, made for the purchase Of beef and
other ~rations.
In speaking Of the measure Mr.. Allen, OF
Mississippi, took occasion to criticise cen
gress for doing nothing TO relieve the fnan-
ciai $ ringency of the country, and ex-
pressed the belief that the president had
done wrong an shown As iittleness In
attempting to balldoze the senate. He
quoted a remark OF a lady fond Of decorat-
ing her parior 9th sculpture, TO the effect
that she was gong 20 secure n Hie-size
statue,te of President Harrison. The re.
port was agreed to.
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