Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1891-02-21
for the vice.ehairman oftbe executive com.

mfttee OF the national commission; nor to
approve the payment Of any expenses Of
com mission or lady managers other than
those mentioned, which shall amount to
more than $4,000 per annum In the ag-
gregate.
Mr.. Breckenridge, of Kentucky, de.
Tended the action Of the appropriations
committee 1t was the duty of congress
to make ibe fair q success, not failure,
and he, as a member of the approprla-
tions committee. proposed TO concur In
the recommendation OF appropriations
which had been made.
Mr.. Taylor, of Illinois. said that what
Chicago wished, was 10 be let alone. The
speeches in opposition TO the bill made six
months ago might have stated the facts;
they did not state the facts today. This
was not "a Chicago fair; it was an interna-
tionul fair. Ii would be a disgrace TO tho
nation, after inviting the foreigners to
come TO the exposition, to turn them over
to tie local board. The government
should stand by act.
At the evening session the house passed
liz private pension bills aud ad journed.
WA>nlNGToS. Feb. lin the house to-
day the conference report on ratifying the
agreement with the Sac and Fox and
Iowa indians in Oklahoma was agreed to-
The report of the Raum investigating
committee was ordered printed and re-
committed
The house went into committee OF the
whole, Payson ia the chair, on the sundry
civil appropriation bill
The pending question was the decision
of the chair on Mr.. Mason's point of order.
raised against Mr.. Chambers amend m snt
yesterday. After "a brief debate the chair
ruled the amendment out Of order as
hanging the existing law.
Mr.. Sayers o. Texas offered an amend
ment decreasing from S55, )JJ to $4,000 the
appropriation for salaries of officers,
clerks, stenographers, etc, with n provis.
ion that not exceeding s! 900 be used in
the payment of the salaries OF president,
secretary, director tcl clArai and tho vice
chairman OF the exec Il 70 committee.
The chairman oveirIled the point OF
order raised against this Amendments by
Mr. Butterworth
Mr.. Wilson Of West Virginia offered as
"a substitute an ament ntmeut fixing the sat.
nries aB follows: President, 5000; vice
president of the executive committee,
81, ,tOJ: secretary, $9. 100; clerks, stenogra-
piers, etc, $50 n---in all 81. 90.
Mr.. Butterworth opposed both PROPOSE.
tions, characterizing them as "A stab at the
exposition and at national honor. They
would denationalize the exposition ana
humiliate it in the eyes Of the countries OF
the world.
Mr. Wilson denied that there was any
feeling among the committee antagonistic
to the proposition. Its best friends were
those trying to bring down the expendi-
lures.
Mr. Butterworth offered an amend ment
to the substitute fixing the salary of direc
tor general at e., 800.
WAsHINGIoN. Feb 9.--The house went
into committee of the whole on the sundry
civil bill Its consideration was completed
and the COMMITTEES proceeded TO the dis.
cussion of the legislative appropriation
bill. General debate was postponed until
and the bill waseread by para
graphs for amendments.
Mr.. Hayes, of Iowa, offered AN amend
ment providing for session clerks to the
at a salary of - day.
After some discussion, this amendment,
with an anne Dd ment fixing the salaries OF
the clerks at 81 GA month, was agreed to,
WAsuINGToN, Feb, l0.-fhe house bill
Increasing TO SlpO per month the pension
OF tho widow of General Custer was
passed in tie house this morning. Unani-
nous consent for the committee on coin
age, weights and measures to sit during
the session Of the house wasgrapted. The
army, pensions and appropriation bills
were sent to the conference. After the
cons liberation of some other business the
house went into COMMITTEES of the whole on
the legislative appropriation bill.
WASHING ION, Feb lin the house this
morning the senate amend ment TO fix the
rate of wages of certain employees OF the
printing Office was non-con.
CURED in. The senate bill was passed to
es tablish record and pensi1n oifics in the
war department. The house then went
into committee of the whole with Mr.. Pay
son of Illinois in the chair, on the legisla-
tive appropriation bill
Mr. McAdoo, of New Jersey, spoke at
some length against the shipping bill. tie
told the members that they could not in
this congress vote a direct subsidy TO ono
interest and in the next refuse 20 subsidizt
the farmer by voting against the sub
treasury scheme. Once the subsidy scheme
was entered upon, it's progress could not
Mr. afisifteh gave notice that ~ the ship.
ping bill was passed he would ask that
committee he appointed in the next con
gress TO inquire into the manner in which
its passage had been secured.
Mr.. Farquhar. of New York, asked Mr..
Fitch TO talk like man and not deal in
inuendoss.
MIR Bland and some others shouted out
denunclations of the subsidy policy, ani
there was hot exchange of words he
tween Messrs. Bland and FarquhGr, the
latter denouncing the silver lobbyists. The
general debate having closed the reading
of the bill was continued. Paragraphs
relative to the civil service mmission
were passed over for the present
WAsHINGToS, Feb. l2.-Ths house went
into committee of the whole on the legis-
lative appropriation bill.
WASHINGTON, Feb l3.-Thls morning
the house went into committee of the
whole on the legislative appropriation
BILL
A long debate ensued, participated in bv
.lessrs. Lodge, Grosvenor, Greenhalge and
others. Finally Mr.. Dingley moved 70
amend Cannon's amend ment by inserting
provision appropriating So, 40J to enable
the commission to execute the provision OF
the act After de hate tho "a m 10 nd I'M m
agreed TO, and Cannon's amend ment as
amended was adopted The committee
rose and reported the bill TO the house.
The first stquestion on the amend mont pro-
yiding for clerks to members not chair
men OF committees. Ii was defeated, 20 to
1876 The bill was then passed.
The presidents message announcing tho
death of Admiral Porter was re al and re.
ferred to the committee on naval affairs.