Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1890-07-19
FlFTY-FIRsT CONGRESS-.
senate.

WASHINGTON, July s.-The conference
report on tho silver bill was taken up and
Senator Vest stated bis objection to It.
Senator Coke also said he would not sup
port the bill, and Senator Sherman de-
Tended and explained the report.
At 3 o'clock the bill went over and tho
senate passed to memorial exercises in re-
spect of the memory of the late Repre-
sentative Cox. After addresses by Sem
ators Voorhees,, Sherman, Vest, Dixon and
Evarts the senate adjourned.
WASHINGTON, July 9.-The senate pro-
ceeded TO executive business, and when the
doors opened at l o'clock the sundry civil
appropriation bill was reported and Sem
ator Allison stated he wonld ask its con-
siderntion tomorrow.
The conference report on the ailver bill
was then taken up and Senate Cockrell
reSumed bis argument against tho report.
The discussion was entered into by many
otLer members and when an ad journment
was taken IL was Informally understood
that a vote would be taken tomorrow.
WASH SGToN, July l0.-The senate re-
nmed consideration OF the conference re-
port on the silver bill and was addressed
by Senator Morgan in opposition to the
report
Senator Morgan followed and spoke for
three hours appealing TO the senators not
TO let the senator from Ohio tSherman)
thrust his ~stiletto into silver.
Senator Call also argued against the re-
port, while Senator Plumb spoke In It's
favor.
A vote was then taken and the report
agreed to-yeas, 80: nays, 70.
WASHINGTON, July 1l.-Senator Wilson,
Of Iowa, offered n resolution, which was
referred 20 the committee on foreign rela-
tions, calling on the secretary of state for
Information on the subject OF nm American
citizen, Thos. Collins, being deprived of his
rights, liberty and property Mt Manila, In
the Philippine islands, ms 70 what action
has been taken IN regard 10 the matter by
The state department.
The senate then proceeded to the coDsid-
Grafton OF the senate bill TO establish a
United States land court and TO provide for
the settlement of private land claims IN
New Mexico, Wyoming, Arizona, Utah,
Nevada and Colorado, such claims being
by virtue of Spanish or Mexican rights.
The bill was discussed till 2 o'clock, when
the shipping bills were taken up and Sen
ltor Gffs)n addressed the senate. The
bills went over without action.
House.
WAsnINeroN, July s.-Tbc senate amend
ments 10 the house bill for the admission Of
the state of Wyoming were concurred in,
as were also tie senate amendments to the
house bill for the disposal of the abandoned
military reservation in Wyoming.
The bill to prevent collisions Mt sea
passed. Before II passed Mr.. Cannon, for
the committee on rnies, wanted the origi-
nal package bill taken mp In preference,
and Mr.. Cummings, of New York, oh.
jected, saying that the saving of life at
sea was more important than the passage
of a bill for the benefit of prohibition
eranks.
The committee on rules then submitted a
resolution providing that Immediately
after its adoption Il be in order to call up
for consideration the original package
bill, and afterwards the bankruptcy bill,
this order to continue from day to day for
four days successively.
The house refused to consider the reso-
luton and then adjourned.
W%AsnINGToN, July 9.-The conference re-
port on the bill appropriating $500 for
the relief OF Albert ii. Emery was
agreed to.
Mr.. Hit, of Illinois, from the committee
on foreign affairs, reported q resolution
requesting the president to furnish the
house with correspondence tive the
governments of the United States and.
Great Britain touching the subjects in dis
putc regarding Behring sen since March A.
1889. Adopted.
Mr., Hit also presented the conference
report on the diplomatic and consular APP
HIOUfldllOu Diis atAtT ultCuSslou INC
speaker was unable to count a quorum
and the report was not agreed TO for the
present.
WASHINGTON, July l0.-After prayer Mr..
Onthwaite raised a point of order that
there was no quorum present. This de-
layed business until a quorum finally APP
peared. Then Mr.. Enloe wanted the jour
nal corrected, IL being recorded that on a
certain vote he was present and not voting
100 A.. w-aa 80 1890. HftA s.--ull
was 20 amended and Messrs. Fithiap and
Williams then spoke at length about ar err
ror in recording their names. It..
Tho Journal was then app~roved-yeas,
l03; nays, 81. The conference report on
the diplomatic and consula appropriation
bill was az o~pted-yeas, ia; nays, ia.
Mr.. Funston, of KANSAS, submitted and
the house passed the conference report on
the agricultural appropriation bill
The house then went into committee OF
the whole on the land grant forfeiture bill.
Mr.. McAdoo, OF New Jersey, spoke of
the efforts of the democratic house TO for
felt these unearned land grants, and Of the
steady opposition OF the senate to those
efforts. Now both houses being in the
control of the republicans, q compromise
had been patched up. The pending meas
ure might we'll be entitled a bill ITO com
pound a felony with the railroads which
have stolen bonds
Pending further discussion the commit
tee rose and the house I'D journed.
WASHINGTON, July 1.-THE conference
report on the bill granting right-of-way
across the Mile Laos Indian reservation
to the Mile Lncs and Lake Superior Rail
road company was adopted.
The conference report on tie silver bill
was presented, and IL was agreed that four
hours debate be allowed tomorrow on tho
report, at the end of which time q vote
would be taken on the previous report.
The evening session was for the passage
of private pension bills, but there being no
quorum the house ad journed.