Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1890-08-16
House.

WASHINGTON, Aug. 2.-The house pro-
ceeded with further consideration of the
senate amendment TO the sundry civil APP
preparation bill. There was great diff
Guilty in disposing of the remaining amend
ments, owing to slimness of attendance,
but by resolution they were sent To con-
ference, and at 2 o'clock the house ad-
iourned.
WASHINGTON, Aug. ..-The house went
into committee of the whole ON the general
deficiency appropriation bill.
MI. Rogers, Of Arkansas, attacked the
speaker and his rulings and Mr.. 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.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 6.-Mr. Mckinley,
from the committee on rules, reported (as
q substitute for Cummins' resolution) q
resolution asking the secretary of the
navy for the reason for the increase of the
force ut the Kittery navy yard. The reso-
Tut on was adopted-yeas, l2l nays, as.
Mr.. Lacey, of Iowa, submitted the mn
jority report on the Clayton-B Breckenridge
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 al adjourned.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 6.-Mr. Reed, OF
Iowa, presented the conference report on
the '~'original package" bill (The report
leaves the bill exactly as IL passed the SEN
ate, and is dissented from by Mr.. Oates, of
Alabama, one of the conferrees).
After debate the conference report was
ad~opted--yeas, 100; nays, W.
The house then went into COMMITTEES Of
AhA xvhnfo IN Aha 1Anaral dAHniAnaW hill
but without disposing Of the bill the COM
mit,ee rose and the house adjourned.
WASHINGTON, Aug. Ton motion of Mr..
Bingham, OF Pennsylvania, . resolution
was adopted calling ON the postmaster
general for copies OF tho agreements for
the transportation of the nails between
the United States and foreign countries,
made and the rates Of payment tor service.
The house then went into committee Of
the whole on the general deficiency bill.
Mr.. Rogers moved to strike out the
clause appropriating $4,000 to pay George
Matthews in full for the u~nexpired term Of
the Fifty-first congress-, for which he was
elected as q delegate from the territory Of
Dakota. Lost.
Mr.. Clunie offe red an amendment grant
ing an extra months pay to the employees
] Of the senate and house. Agreed to-.
When the bill was disposed of the com
mittee rose, all the amendments agreed to
save that granting an extra months salary
to senate and house employees, and then
the bill went over until tomorrow.
WAsHiNeToN, Aug. 6.-The house re-
sumed consideration Of the general def
cheney bill, the pending question being on
the amendment granting a months extra
pay to employees Of the house and senate.
The amendment was lost.
Mr. vaux, of Pennsyivania, made . mo
ton to recommit the bill with distractions
to the committee ON appropriations to re-
port IL back with the clause appropriating
100000 for deficiencies In the fees and ex-
penses Of United States marshals slimi-
mated, but IL was lost. Ths bill was then
passed.
After q long wrangle over a resolution
to limit debate on appropriation bills no
quorum voted on its adoption, and the
House adjourned till evening. Nothing
was done ut the evening s~ession.