Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1891-12-26
FIFTY SECOND CONGRESS.


Jones OF Nevada, Allison, Aldrch, HIS
cock, Voorhees,, Mcpherson, Harris, Ran
som, Carlisle.
Fisheries - Stockbridge, chairman
Dawes, Stanford, Squire, Power, Blodgett
Call, Ransom, Gibson, Louisiana.
Foreign Relations-Snerman chairmani
FRYE, Dolph, Davis, Hiscock. Morgan.
Butler, Kenna, Gray.
Immigration-Chandlc chairman; Hale
Squire, Proctor, Dubois. Voorhees,, Nc
Pherson, Daniels, Cockrell.
Improvement of Mississippi - Wash
hurne. chairman; Pettigrew, Power, Pfef
fer, Waltham, Bate. Palmer.
Indiana fairs Dawes, chairman; Platt
Stockbridge, Manderson, Pettigrew,
lShoup, Morgan, Jones, Arkansas Daniels
Villas.
Interstate Commerce -Cullom, chair
man; Wilson, H.scock, Chandler, Vol
colt, Higgins, Harr'' German, Jones.
Arkansas; Barbour, Colquitt
Judiciary-Hoar, chairman; Wilson.
Teller, Platt, Mitchell, Pugh, Coke, Vest
George.
Manufactures- Higgins, chairman; Du.
bois, Gallinger, Blodgett, Gibson, La
Military Affairs - Hawley, chairman
Cameron, Manderson, Davis, Proctor,
| Cockrell, Waltham, Bate, Palmer.
Mines and Miniug--Stewart, chairman
| Jones, Nevada; Power, Warren, Felton,
Bate, Call, Chiffon, Irby.
| Appropriations - Allison, chairman
Dawes, Plumb, hale, Cullom, Stewart
Cockrell, Call, Goiman and Blackburn.
| Commerce-Frye, chairman; Jones, Ne
vada; Doiph, Sawyer, Cullom, Washburn
Quay, Ransom, Coke, Vest German
Kenna, Gibson, Louisiana.
Naval Affairs - Cameron, chairman
Hale, Stanford, Stocllbridgc, Chandler
Mcpherson, Butler, Blackburn, Gibson
of Louisiana.
Pensions-Davis, chairman; Sawyer
Paddock, Shoup, Hansbrough, Gallinger
Turpie, Blodgett, Palmer, Villas, Brice.
Postoffice and Post Roads - Sawyer
Washburnc, Colquitt, Blodgett, Bricc
Irby, Chiffon.
Privileges and Elections--Teller, chair
man; Hoar, Mitchell, Chandler, Higgins
Ransom, Pugh, Gray, Turpic.
Public Buildings and Grounds--Stan
ford, chairman; Morrill,, Quay, Squire
Carey, Vest, Daniels, Hiscock, Pascoe
Brice.
Railroads Casey. chairman; Hawley
Stockbridge, Pettigrew, Power, Pfeffer
Blackburn, Berry, Bate, Gordon, Palmer
The credentials of Senator Hill wer
presented and placed on file. Mr. Turpi
addressed the senate on the 6uOject o
selecting the presinental electors b.
popular vote Mr. Turpie declares
that the passage of the amendmen
he proposed would be in accordanc
with the law Of our growth and would be
stow upon the people a gift entirely worth
of their acce ptance At the close of Nj
Turpies remarks Mr. Stewart anticipate
his notice for Monday next by deliverin
his promised silver speech in favor OF fre
coinage.
House,
WASHINGTON, Dec l9.-In the house e
day, promptly at noon Speaker Girls
raped for order and in reverent attitud
the members listened TO an earnest pra yc
for their welfare by Chaplain Milburn'
Mr. MeMillin, of Tennessee, offered
concurrent resolution providing for NJ
iournment from December "A 10 Januar
5, which was adopted.
Mr.. McMillin from the committee o
{ rules submitted report covering the al
pointments of committees of the FIT.
second congress.
|. That the speaker be authorized to al
point the following standing committees
Ways and means, elections, judiciary, al
preparations, interstate and foreign con
q merce, rivers and harbors, agricultur
postofice and postroads, and claims,
a consist of fifteen members each; bauSir
and currency, coinage, weights and mca.
ures, merchant marine and hshcrie
t foreign affairs, military affairs, nav
a affairs, public lands, Indian affairs, teri
I tories roads and canals, mines and nil
: ing, public buildings and grounds, Paciil
\ | railroads, improvement of MISSISSIPPI
river, education, labor, militia, patent
c invalid pensions, pens on claims, priva'
o land claims, District of Columbi
G revision of laws, TO consist OF thi
r teen members; manufacturers, elcvC
penafIrses SGe9hggtSs Rs SsgRHienfaI Rins eReesye
partments, one for each department; e
> penditures on public buildings, to consi,
:" of seven members each; on rules al
J. mileage, to consist of five members eael
l. Joint standing committees on library, thr,
a members; on printing, three members;
\ enrolled bills, seven members.
2. The speaker is authorized TO appoi
such select conference committees as ms
be ordered.
3 The first named member shall
chairman of the committee, in his absen
Il the second member shall serve as chat
man, unless the members select one
Il their number to serve. In case of vacan,
by death of the chairman the speak
= shall appoint another TO serve in b
= stead
. 4. Chairmen Of committees shall appel
clerks and assistant clerks thereof, to
. approved by the members.
|. In connection with the report Mr.. NJ
Millen presented an order directing Il
. speaker TO appoint the following sele
|, committees:
/, Reform in civil service, election of pre-,
G dent, vice-president and representative
n in congress, thirteen members each; ale
= hollc liquor traffic, immigration and natu
= alization, irrigation of the arid lands al
quadro-centennial, eleven members eac
ventilation and acoustics, seven each.
Mr.. McMillin stated that the chang
made by the committee had not be,
Y many. The committee on ways and mea
~ has been in creased from thirteen 10 fifte,
, because since the committee was fixed
y the former number the membership of Il
h house has largely grown and the impoi
s ance of the committee made it fit that
h should keep pace In size wi
> the house The committee
q Indian depr~ ~dations claims had be,
i abolished for the reason that in the Ia
congress bill had been passed referrii
all such claims to a special court for co
sideration and adjudication. The col
mittee on worlds fair and immigrant,
and naturalization had been
creased from nine to elcy'
members, for reasons that we
q apparent to everyone present, and the
growing Importance. A change had be,
J, made in the name of the interstate col
!, merce committee to the committee
o interstate and foreign commerce, TO GOV
VI | bht bNOPS VI Au1 HuSohiohH WIN NhiCu III
committee is expected TO deal
The most striking change made by Il
= report was in the method of succession
the chairmanship of committee In ca
Of the death of the chairman. The SC
= ond member under the old rule took Il
= vacant place; now the chairman will
y appointed rs in the first place.
In answer TO a question Mr.. McMill
= said he did not know any reason for ma
ing difference in this case from that
resignation and was for himself, willii
J, to put them both on the same basis N
j, McMillin said in conclusion that the COZ
mittee had not undertaken, for want
9 time, to fix the jurisdiction of the col
mittee, that will be reported in Il
future.
!. The report of the committee was agre
/, to.
. Mr.. Chipman, of Michigan, then a
bounced the death of his late colleagu
Hon. NJ. n. Ford, and in pursuance of &
usual resolution the house at 2;35 q
journed until Wednesday next