Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1890-06-21
FlFTY-FIRST CONGRESS.
Senate.

WARRINGTON, juno 7.--House bill In.
sressing the cost Of q public building 40
Duluth from $l50, 600 to $270, 900 passed.
The following bills were passed This
senate bill TO provide an additional associ-
ate justice Of the supreme court for the
territory OF Arizona; the house bill reliev-
Ing from liability the southern exhibition
ut Louisville, KY, for duties on certain
goods from Russia, sent for exhibition.
The senate passed the bill to pay the
representatives of James and William
Crooks, Of Canada, $1,000 for the value Of a
vessel seized by the United States ON Lake
Ontario on the 5th day Of June, 1912,
twelve days before the declaration OF war
The following bills also passed Tn,
senate bill for the relief Of Major Cash.
army paymaster; the senate bill to provids
for the compulsory education of Indian
children; the house bill 20 prevent deser-
tions from the army (by Withholding q
part Of the soldiers monthly pay as a de-
posit).
One hundred and twenty private pension
bills passed.
The senate bill for a public building nc
Fargo, n. d., was amended, making She
amount $l25, 600, and passed.
WASHINGTON, June g.-Senator Call Of
fered a resolution requesting the president
TO institute negotiations with Spain for
such notifications of the treaty with that
kofNt ~ WIZ NhhbAC cat
tie 20 be shipped from the United States TO
Cuba.
The silver bill was then taken up and
discussed. IL was ordered printed. The
bill will be voted On Friday.
WASHINGTON, June 10. Among the petit
tions presented and referred was one from
the New Orleans chambe of commerce.
asking for an appropriation Of 500, go for
the establishment OF a steamship line be-
twAan NaN nrlaana and the vast rnast 90
Africa.
On motion OF Senator Morrill, the silver
bill was referred to the finance com ittee.
Senator Blair introduced (by request) a
bill to prohibit the sale Of Intoxicating liq-
uors on the grounds Of expeditions for
which appropriations are exp nded by the
United States. Referred 10 the committee
on education and labor.
The following bills were passed The
senate bill granting to the Chicago, Kan
sns and Nebraska Railroad company power
TO sell and convey TO the Chicago, Rock
Islani and Pacific Railroad company all
its railway property, rights and franchises
In the territory Of Oklahoma and in Indian
territory.
The silver bill was then taken up and
unanimous consent was given that after 3
o'clock Friday the debate shall be limited
TO five minutes on any question. Senators
sherman, Reagan, Teller and Call ad-
dressed the senate and the Dill went over
aud the senate ad iourned.
WASHINGTON, June ll.-Senate bill ex-
tending the criminal Jurisdiction OF tho
circuit and district courts 60 the great
lakes and their connecting waters was
passed.
The silver bill was taken up and Sena-
tors EuStis and Turpie addressed the SEN
ate IN favor of unrestricted coinage. The
bill then went over.
Bills passed for q public building OF
Racine, Wis, to cost SIS 600; increasing
the cost of the public building at Duluth
from $780, 0O To $!75.0J0.
The senate bill TO prohibit a monopoly In
the trans ortation OF cattle to foreign
countries was passed.
The senate bill TO establish q post of de-
livery at Rock Island, ILL.,, passed.
Seventy-fve individual pension bills were
passed.
WASHINGTON, June 12.-The house leg
i~slative, executive and judicial approprias
tion bill was reported and placed on the
calendar.
The silver bill was then taken up and
Senator Evarts addressed the mate
Senator Vance spoke in favor If un-
limited coinage of silver, and senate Nor
gan began IA free coinage speech, but
without concluding yielded tea motion to
ad journ.
WASHINGTON, June 13.-Tne resolution
appointing Edward X. Valentine, Of Ne
braska, sergeat- alarms of the senate was
agreed TO.
Senator Paddock wanted TO know
whether the chairman of the committee ON
Indian affairs had taken any action toward
suppgessing the reported outbreak of the
Cheyenne Indians. AS there was only o
few hours left for discussion Of the silver
bill the matter was allowed to go over.