The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1890-01-24
House..


WASHINGTON, Jan. 1i.-Long before noon
the galleries of the house were filed with
spectators anxious to do honor 70 the metn
ory of a man who had for so many years
been prominent in that body. A few min
iltes before the house was called to order
the members of the senate, without formal
announcement, entered the chamber and
quickly took seats In the body of the hall.
A table covered with flowers stood in front
of the clerks desk and handsome floral
tribute was placed near by. At 1910
the officiating clergyman entered the
burial service. They were followed
by committees of the senate and house hav
ing charge Of the ceremonies, and amidst
solemn hush the magnificent casket con-
taining the remains of William ID. Kelly
was placed on the bier. The family of the
deceased were then escorted to seats pro.
vided for them close by the casket. Tho
burial service was rend by DR.. Butler and
prayer was offered by DR.. Cuthbert DIR.
Butler then read the fifteenth chapter of
the First Epistle to tile Corinthians, md
followed his reading by prayer. The bene.
diction was delivered by. DR.. Cnthbert and
hen, slowly and sadly, the committees es-
torted the remains from the chamber
which had known Mr.. Kelly so long and so
we'll The senators having left the cham
ber, on motion of Mr.. Bingham. of Penn
sylyania, the house as an additional mark
OF respect TO Lle memory OF Iue ueCeuAell,
adjourned.
introduced and referred were the follow
ing
ing that public lands shall be sold only to
citizens Of the United States; by Mr.. Post,
of Illinois, making Rock Island port Of
entry: by Mr.. Fithian, of Illinois, resolu
ton directing the committee on ways and
means to report a separate bill placing
lumber, salt, j'.te, hemp, manila and sisal
grass on the free list; by Mr.. Hit, for
public buildings at Rockford, III;
by Mr.. Struble, for the admission of
public building at Oskaloosa, Ia, by Mr..
Anderson, of Kansas, to declare the duties,
enforce the obligations and regulate the
service of railroad companies as carriers
of interstate commerce; by Mr.. Connell,
for public building at Beatrice, Neb. !;
by Mr.. Laws, for n public building at
Hastings, Neb.; by Mr.. Cummings, of New
York, joint resolution for the crectlon of
u statue to the memory of Samuel j. I'll
den; by Mr.. Grosvenor, for military
national park (the Chickamauga bilD; by
Mr.. Washington, making Andrew Jack
sons birthday national holiday; by Mr..
| McCord, for public buildings at Marietta,
/ Chippewa Falls, and Ashland, Wis. The
! house then proceeded in committee of the
whole to consideration of the bill to pro
vide for town site lands In Oklahoma. No
action was taken and the committee rose
and the house adjourned.
! WAsHINGToN, Jan. 14.-Mr. Mckinley,
4 from the committee on ways and means,
reported back the bill to simplify the laws
I in relation to the collection of revenue. II
was ordered printed and recommended.
1 Mr.. Perkins, of Kansas, moved that the
house go into committee Of the whole for
consideration Of the bill to provide town
| site entries of land in Oklahoma. This
! was antagonized by Mr.. Adams, Of Hi.
nos, who wished the house to conside,
/ the Silcott matter, and the motion was de
/ feated, 54 to 20. Mr.. Bland demanded let.
I tiers. The friends Of the Oklahoma bill
| were again defeated, 96 to los, and Mr.
! Adams called up the Silcott report, accom-
| panied by bill approrrinting S75,t 90 to re
i {mburse the members. Mr.. Adams argued
! in favor of the bill, holding that the ser
/ geant. at arms was q public officer. Mr.
/ adoption of his bill permitting the members
to bring suit in the court of claims for the
recovery of their salaries and opposed ths
! bill of the majority because he could find
no statute declaring the sergeant at armi
\ disbursinE officer. He thought the house
should not appropriate public money Il
pay debts. Mr.. Holman contended thai
the fund IN the Office of the sergeant-at
! arms, about SS3, 600, should be divided PR
ratio among the members who were loser,
by the defalcation.
Pending further debate the house ad
| iourned.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 1.-THE house re
Anmed consideration of the report OF tb.
special committee to Investigate the Silcot
1efsleatioa,