Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1890-05-03
House.

WASHINGTON, April la.-The speaker
laid before the house various public build
ing bills with senate amendments.
The Ashland, Wis, public building bill
was sent TO a conference. .
On motion of Mr.. Adams, of Illinois, the
senate amendment were concurred in to
the house bill TO divide the judicial dis
trict of North Dakota.
Mr.. Henderson, OF Iowa, from the com
mittee on appropriations, reported a bill
to provide vaults and safeguards for the
security of the public money in custody of
the United States treasurer. Referred to
committee of the whole.
A o'clock public business was sus-
spended and the house proceeded to pay
tributes to the memory of Samuel $. Cox,
of New York. Mr.. Cummings, of New
York, then addressed the house. Messrs.
Holman, of Indiana; Mills, of Texas; But
terworth, of Ohio, and others also spoke
and the house then ad journed.
WAsuINGToN, April 2i.--Mr. Dorsey in
troduced q resolution that the secretary of
the treasury he directed TO increase the
purchase of silver bullion TO the maIiman
amount authorized by the act of February
2s, 1873. '
On motion of Mr.. Struble, Of Iowa, the
bill passed amending the act authorizing
The construction Of a high wagon bridge
across the Missouri river at Sioux City.
On motion of Mr.. Thomas. of Wisconsin,
the bill passed providing that soldiers vino
labt their limbs during the late war shall
be entitled to receive artificial limbs every
three years. The present law permits
him to receive one every FIVE years.
Mr.. Struble, of Iowa, submitted the con
ference report on the bill to provide . tenn
porary government for the territory OF
Oklahoma. lie reading of the report oc-
cupied an hour and a half. The report Of
Tho ram fniftaa on the Oklahnma hill was
adopted.
The bill appropriating 1886, 500 to provide
necessary vaults and safeguards for the
security Of public money in the custody OF
the United States treasurer passed.
Mr.. Morrill, moved the suspension Of
the rules to pass the bill pensioning the
prisoners of war, but after a lengthy de-
bate II was defcated-yeas. 143; nays, IS
not the necessary two-thirds.
WAsHINGToS, April 22.-The house con-
Cured in the senate amendments to the
worlds fair bill.
The house tben went into committee of
the whole on the legislative appropriation
bill. The debate was participated in
mostly by democrats who criticised the In
crease of the bill. Without finishing with
the bill the committee rose and the house
adjourned.
WASHINGTON, April 23.-Mr. Harmer, Of
Pennsylvania, presented q memorial of the
Manufacturers club of Philadelphia, rep
r~esenting many millions of capital invested
In American industries, and many thou
sands Of workmen earning American
wages, in favor Of prompt action on tariff
legislation which shall check the importa-
tion Of articles produced by our own peo-
Referred.
The house then went into committee OF
the whole, Mr.. Payson, Of Illinois. in the
chair, on the Legislative appropriation bill;
the pending question being on the motion
to strike out the clause providing clerks
for senator's. After considerable debate
the motion to strike out was lost.
The rest Of the session was taken up by
\ political discussion, and pending further
discussion the committee rose and the
house adjourned.
WASHINGTON, April 24.-The house went
into committee of the whole on the legisla.
tive appropriation bill.
A motion to reduce the number OF CON-
missioners from three to one was over
ruled.
A motion TO strike ont the entire clause
In reference to civil service law, was,
after consid cradle debate, lost and the
house adjourned.
WASHINGTON, April 25.-Mr. O'Neill, Of
the Pennsylvania, presented In the house =
memorial of the business mon Of Philadel-
phis asking the aid Of congress in the pro-
oOtiou VI ~ uoiiuiu8 VI AHcIicou ouipe
10 trade with foreign ports.
A petition Of sevsnty-eight dry goods
commission houses and wooden manufac-
turers of New York city was presented
asking for the passage of q bill classifying
worsteds with woolens. Referred.
The committee on appropriations re-
ported the joint resolution appropriating
bl50, 600 for the RELIEF Of destitute people in
the districts ovsraowed by the Mississippi
and It's tributaries. Pissed.
The house then went into committee OF
the whole on the legislative appropriations
bill.
On motion Of Mr.. Ssysrs, Of Texas, al
amendment was adopted providing that
hereafter every new application for exam
lnation before the civil servics commission
be- accompanied by . certificate Of m ON
Ger with the Official seal attached Of the
county and state Of which the applicant
claims 70 I've . citizen.
On motion Of Mr.. Cunmings, OF New
York, an amendment wal adopted provid-
Ing for the ''sctual' trsvsling expsnsss Of
the commission, instead Of the .snscsssary'"
travelling expenses, - provided IN the bill
The appropriation for the ONCE Of diysc
tor Of the mint was taken up. Without
completing consideration the cemmittss
rose and tho house took . recess,
The hopse 1t Ito evening scesiou psssed
thirty private pension bills aud sdjourned
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