Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1891-01-24
Intho House.

IN AhbhNEs
WASHINGTON, Jan. 10.-Mr. Butter
worth, from the committee on appropria-
tions, reported the legislative bill, and IL
was placed on the calendar. The house
then went into committee of the whole ON
the army appropriation.
WAsHINoToN, Jan. IA Mr.. Dockerey
rising TO a question Of privilege, offered a
resolution reciting the fact OF the refer
ence OF his silver pool resolution TO the
committed on rules and the fact that the
committee refused 20 report the same,
and ordering the committee on rules TO
report the resolution 90 the house for con-
sideration,
Mr.. Dingley, of Maine, made the point
that the resolution did not involve a ques-
ton OF privilege. Mr.. Dockerey commended
Il did. Mr.. Mckinley said whether or
not the original resolution Involved q mat
ter OF privilege, had nothing to do with
tie pending question.
WASHINGTON, Ian. 13.--In the house the
senate amendment to the bin for n public
building at Davenport, Ia, fixing the limit
OF cost at $40 COO, was agreed TO. The
house then went into committee of the
whole on the army appropriation bill Mr..
BANDS amendment, providing no salaries
he paid 20 United States military officers
detailed to the military colleges or
state institutions, was defeated, 50
to u. Mr. Bland raised the point
I " III w IA ACINA vas
counted by Dingley IN chair, only 100 votes
being necessary in the committee of tho
whole. An amendment by Williams, OF
Ohio, to prohibit the drawing of pay by an
officer on the retired list while in receipt
OF any other salary from the government,
was adopted. After "A long debate. which
took q wide range, during which MIR.
Lod sc, OF Massachusetts, paid his respects
to Mr.. Stone, OF Missouri, and without
completing the reading OF the bill, the
committee arose.
The report on the ballot box committee
was ordered printed
WASHINGTON, Jan. 1.-THE house NyenS
into committee of the whole on the army
appropriation bill. After some further
debate the house rose aud the bill was
passed, The house then went into a com
mittee of the whole on the District of Co.
lumbia bill. but little was done.
WAsHiSGToN, Jan. la.-The free coin
age bill was received from the senate and
its reception was created with applause
from the democratic side.
The speaker announced the appointments
of the special committee to investigate the
silver pool as follows; Messrs. Dingley,
Paine, Rowell, Dockery aud Oates. Mr..
Dockery, however, resigned, and Mr..
Peel was appointed in his place.
The conference report on the Sioux
Falls, $. D., bill was agreed 10.
IA ehus hilNtI iilA NNhA " ~ eDNdh
er's able.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 16.-The house went
into n committee OF tue whole on the Dis
trict OF Columbia appropriation bill, and
/ Mr.. Rogers, of Arkansas took occasion to
discuss the silver bill aud warned his re.
publican friends, who threw obstacles in
the way of free coinage, that they would
have to crawl In tho dust to get back into
popular sympathy.
Mr.. Snively. of Indiana, spoke In opposi-
ton TO the shipping bill, and Mr.. Langs-
ton, OF Virginia, made "a strong speech In
support of the elections bill. No progress
was made with the District of Columbia
bill, and the committee rising, the house
took a recess, the evening session TO be for
private pension bills.
The house at the evening session passed
a bill granting a pension of $50 a month to
General Franz Sigel, aud one granting a
pension Of 500 "a month to General N. p.
Banks. The passage of the latter dill was
greeted with general applause on both
sides of the house.