Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1891-02-14


On motion Mr.. Caldwell Of Ohio tbs
senate amend ment to the house bill grant
ing a pension to the widow OF the late Gen.
Noyes was concurred in
On motion of Mr.. Grain, OF Texas, the
senate amendment were concurred IN 70
the house bill TO promote tho construction
Of safe deep water harbor ON the coast
of Texas.
The house then went into committee OF
the whole on the diplomatic and consular
appropriation bills.
WASHINGTON, Feb b.-On motion OF Mr.
Mckinley IL was ordered that during the
rem ainder of the session the house shall
meet ut II M The house then went
into committee of the whole on the sundry
ci 81 appropriation bill. When the para
graph providing for the expenses OF the
Interstate commerce commi ssion was
reached, Mr.. Anderson, of Kansas, offered
an amendment directing the commission
10 inquire into the facts relating to tho
Western Tariff association. After some
discuss on point OF order was raised
against the amendment and sustained:
The worlds fair paragraph having been
reached, Il was agreed that the debate De
postponed until tomorrow.
Mr. Bland offered 10 silver free coinage
amendment to the paragraph providing
for re coinage of gold and silver coins.
WASHINGTON. Feb. G. In tie house this
morning. Mf. Nlchtiity uHhc,i
consent for the present consideration OF
the bill providny that nothing ia the tariff
act shall be held to repeal or impair the
reciprocity treaty with the Hawaiian
islands.
The speaker laid before the house the
senate bill amending the land forfeiture
act of Septem ber ~ 1897, and IL was passed
with verbal amendments.
Ihe committee of the whole recurred TO
the worlds fair paragraph, which Mr..
Gambler Of Massachusetts, proposes.
though 1t has not yet been formally
offered, a lengthy sub titute In Inc
with the report OF his speciai
committee IL instructs the secrs
tnry of the treasury not to approve the
payment OF any expenses attendant upon
the meeting of the national commission or
Loard OF lady managers, except such meet.
ings as may be called at tie time OF the
dedication and opening OF the fair; nor
any meetings Of the executive committees
OF either body held oftener than once in
six months; nor any annual solary in ex-
cess of S.. 900 for the president and s3,Oh
for the vice chairman Of the executive COM
mittee OF the national commission; nor 20
approve the payment of any expenses OF
commission or lady managers other than
those mentioned, which shall amount TO
more than $1,000 per annum in the ag-
gregate.
Mr.. Breckinridge, of Kentucky, de-
Tended the hc.ica Of the appropriations
committee. IL was the duty of congress
20 IN AXE ;he fair a success, not n failure,
and he, us member of the appropria
I tions committee, proposed TO concur In
/ the recommendation OF appropriations
which had been made.
4 Mr.. Taylor, OF Illinois, said that what
/ Chicago wished, was TO be let alone. The
speeches in opposition 60 the bill made six
! months ago might have stated the facts; (;
/ they did not state the facts today. This
was not "a Chicago fair; IL was au intcrna-
! tionul fair. IL would be a disgrace to the
nation, after inviting the foreigners to
! come to the exposition, to turn them over
/ TO the local board. The government
4 should stand by | act.
At the evening session the house passed
| ll2 private pension bills aud adjourned.