Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1890-03-29
FTFTY-FlRST CONGRESS,
senate.

WASHINGTON, March .it.-iThe senate
was not In session,
WASHINGTON, March 1.-THE house bill
pussed TO extend the act of granting right
Of-way to the Kansas City and Pacific rail
way through the Indian territory.
The educational bill was then taken W
and Senator Daniels addressed the senate
In advocacy of it, while Senator Morgan
opposed the bill.
The urgent deficiency bfh was then taken
mp and the following amendments among
others agreed to: Appropriating $35,O,U
additional for the expenses of the inter
national marine conference; appropriatiDg
$,OO0 for boats, stores, etc, for new
crdisers; the insertion OF several para
graphs for the payment of district lSdges
and district attorneys AID tnarshals for
the states OF North md South Dakota,
Montana ard Washington. The appropri-
atioA or 500, 600 for the public printing bill
Will be taken up tomorrow.
The house amendment to the senate bill
for a public building at Cedar Rapids, Ia,
Producing the amount from S2O0,0Vo 20
SlOO,COL) was concurred in,
WASHINGTON, March Ex-senator Sher
man, from The committee on finance, re.
ported a bill against trusts in restraint Of
production, which was plaeed on the cal
endRr.
Consideration of the urgency deficiency
bill Was resumed and finally passed with
Several amendments, including one author
izing othe use of $500 for the seiief the
Turtle Mountain band of Indians AZ Dew
lis Lake agency.
The Blair bill, was then taken up.
The house amendments to the Oklahoma
bill were non-concurred in and q confer,
ence ordered.
Among the senate bills for public build.
ings were: Sioux Falls, s. d., $3.50. COZ
Deadwood, S. D., $500, 90,
Other bills passed Es follows: Senate
bill to authorize the secretary Of the in.
terror to survey and mark the seventh
standard parallel between the states of
North and South Dakota.
WAsHINGroN, March l9.-The resolution
offered by Senator Voorhees, Monday as
regnrds agricultural depression was taken
up and Senator Voorhees, addressed the
senate. After stating the condition OF
American farmers he said the remedies Ia
be applied were tariff reform, a full sup.
ply of legal tender money, free coinage OF
silver, suppression by law of gambling in
futures and n liberal policy OF pensions.
Senator VOORHEES, summed up the argu.
ments with reference to the subsidized
press, blocks of FIVE" Official patronage,
etc,
senator Wilson, of Iowa, said he 6es red
70 red a letter from n farther of Iowa
Yno knew by practicst experience more
about the condition of the farming class
than the senator from Indiana ever learned
In his readings. He then read the letter
which has already been published, show
ing the comparatively low prices of farm
produce and the high prices of manufae-
tured goods before the war.
The Blair educational bill Was taken up
and Senator Pierce spoke in opposition to
it. Senators EVarts and Call advocated il.
The sehste bill appropriating I. 100000
Tor a public building ut Norfolk, Neb., was
REPORTED and placed on the calendar.
Senator Allison, from the finance com
mittee, reported with amendments, the
house bill in relation TO the collection of
revenue. Placed on the calendar.
WASHINGTON, March 2h-Senator Cock
rell presented a petition from a pork
packers association in ST. Louis against
the bill for the injection Of meats, declar,
Ing the bill unnecessary and injurious to
the stock raising and curing interests,
Senator Sherman said the signers were
acting under q Misrepresentation. The pro-
test was referred to the com mittee on for
eign relations.
The Blair educational bill was then
taken up. After debate the senate pro.
ceeded to vote on the bill and amendment.
The vote on third reading and engrossment
was yeas, 81; nays, 81.
Senator Blair made a motion to recon
slider the vote, which motion was entered,
and after an executive session the senate
adjourned.
WARRINGTON, March 81. -Numerous peti-
tions and memorials were presented for g
law against the employment of aliens on
government work.
The bill to declare unlawful trusts and
combinations was taken up and discussion
was INDUCED in by Senators Sherman, Vest
and Hiseock.
senator Blair renewed his motion to re.
consider the vote on his educational bill.
but no action was taken.
The trust bill went over till Monday.