Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1890-02-01

and other obstruc,ions from the Missouri
river between st. Joseph and its mouth.
The committee proposed a substitute re-
duclng the appropriation to S15,t 0J. The
substitute was agreed TO and the joint
resolution AS amended passed.
The house then went into committee OF
the whole for the consideration of the Okla
homa town site bilS The third section OF
the bill was finally agreed to, and after
some amendment, the committee rose. The
bill was then reported TO the house and
passed.
Mr.. Stewart, OF Georgia, from the com
mittee on judiciary, reported "A bill for the
purchase of two sites for the erection OF
buildings for the confinement of federal
prisoners mt a cost Of $500, COO each, and ap-
propriating $l0p, 600 for the erection Of
workshops. The house went into commit
tee of the whole and on motion of Mr..
Clunie, of California, al amendment was
adopted providing for three buildings, one
to be located north and another south Of
the seth degree and cast of the Rocky
mountains, and another west of the Rocky
mountains. Several amendments were
offered and without action the house ad-
iourned.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 90 "A resolution was
adopted calling on the secretary of war
for information as 10 the present condition
Of the government WORKS at the Rock
Island arsenal and asking for an opinion
as to the desirabiiity of using the works
for a gun factory.
The report # the committee on elections
in the contested election case of Smith VS..
Jackson, from the Fourth district Of West
Virginia, was submitted and recommitted.
1t de ,lares the contestant elected and en-.
titled to a certificate. The minority was
granted leave to file n minority report
The house then went into committee of
the whole on the customs administrative
bill. After several minor amendments
were adopted Mr.. Baine (acting under in
struct,cns from the committee on ways
and means) offered an amendment to sec
ton il, providing that during the pending
of any controversy or litigation about
duties the merchandise shall remain in
government warehouses and under the
control of the secretary of the treasury.
Pending action the COMMITTEES rose and
the house at adjourned.
WASHINGTON, Jan. p.-The house wen,
into committee of the whole for further
consideration or the customs az ministra
tive bill. The pending amend ment was
that offered by Mr.. Bayne, of Pennsyi
yania, to section 10, providing that during
the pending OF any controversy or liuga
tion about the amount of duty to be paid
by any owner, agent, importer or con
signee of any imported merchandise in the
courts, the merchandise in question shall
remain in the government warehouse and
under the control of the secretary Of the
treasury, and in all actions brought against
the collector of customs by owners agents,
importers or consignees, plaintiff shall be
required to prove before he can recover
that said merchandise at the time of trial
is in the custody of the government" Sew
cral amendments were offered and re
jected. One was adopted providing that
this section shall not apply To merchandise
imported in cartoons, cases, crates, boxes,
sacks and other covering subject to IA rate
of duty equal to or greater than 60 pei
cent.
On motion OF Mr.. Perkins a joint resolu-
ton was passed appropriating $4,000 for
the purchase of food aud clothing for the
Indians at Iapointe agency.
Mr.. Peter introduced n bill to promote
the interest OF agriculture by irrigation.
Referred.