The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1890-08-15

House.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 2.-The house pro
ceeded with further consideration of the
senate amendment to the sundry civil an.
preparation bill. There was. great diff
Guilty in disposing of the remaining amend.
ments, owing to slimness of attendance,
but by resolution they We're sent to con.
ference, and ut 2 o'clock the house ad.
journed.
WAsnlNeToN, Aug 4.-The house went
into committee of the whole on the general
deficiency appropriation bill.
Mr.. Rogers, of Arkansas, attacked the
speaker and his rulings and MIR. Hender-
son of Iowa, defended the speaker
Further debate on the same line was in.
dulged in and pending action on the bill
the committee rose and the house ad
| journed.
WAsnINGToN, Aug. 5.-Mr. Mckinley,
from the committee on rules, reported (as
substitute for Cummins' resolution) a
resolution asking the secretary of the
navy for the reaeon for the increase of the
force at the Kittery navy yard. The reso.
luton was adopted-yeas, 12l: nays, Is.
| Mr.. Lacey. of Iowa, submitted the ma,
! jority report on the Clayton Breckinridg ge
election case. The report, which declares
| the seat vacant, was ordered printed and
/ laid over.
| The house then went into committee of
| the whole on the general deficiency bill.
Without disposing of the bill the com.
mittee rose, and the house ad journed.
| WASHINGTON, Aug 6.-Mr. Reed, OF
Iowa, presented the conference report on
! the "orisinRl package" bill. tThe report
leaves the bill exactly us 1T passed the SEN
ate, and is dissented from by Mr.. Oates, Of
Alabama, one of the conferrecs).
| After debate the conference report was
adcptcd-yeas, l20; nays. 50.
| The house then went into committee OF
| the whole on the general deficiency bill,
| but without disrosing of the bill the com.
mit,ee rose and the house adjourned.
! WAsHINGToS, Aug. = On motion of Mr..
| Bingham, of Pennsylvania, Il resolution
| general for copies of the agreements for
| the transportation OF the II nils between
the United States and foreign countries,
1 the conditions on which the awards were
made and the rates of payment Tor service.
| The house then went into committee oi
the whole on the general d ,iiciency bill.
Mr.. Rogers moved 10 strike out the
clause appropriating $1,000 to pay George
Matthews in full for the unexpired term OF
the Fifty-first congress. for which he was
elected as delegate from the territory Of
| Dakota. Lost.
| Mr.. Clunie offe red an amendment grant
ing an extra months pay to tic employe.
of the senate and house. Agreed to-
When the bill was disposed of the com
mittee rose, all the amendments agreed tc
save that granting an extra months salary
to senate and house employees, and ther
the bill went over until tomorrow.
WAsniNGIoN, Aug. s.-The house re
aumed consideration of the general def
| cheney bill, the pending question being OF
the amendment granting n months extrt
pay to employees of the Eouse and senate
The amendment was lost.
MIR Vaux, of Pennsylvania made mo
tion to recommit the bill with ins ruction
to the committee on appropriations to re
port it back with tie clause appropriatinl
$220, ,00J for deficiencies in the fees and ex
penses of United States marshals clint
mated, but it was lost. Tie bill was the,
passed.
After long wrangie over resolutio,
to limit debate on appropriation bills n,
quorum yot'd on its adoption, and tn
house adjourned till evening. Nothin,
wns done Mt the evening session.
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