Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1891-03-07
FlFTY-FIRST CONGRESS.
The Senate.

The Senate.
WARRINGTON, Feb. 25. Tho senate met
and ad journed rs a mark OF respect to the
late Senator Wilson. of Maryland.
WARRINGTON. Feb 26--In the senate
the house amend ment 20 the direct tax bill
was presented and laid on the table for
the present. Among the papers presented
and referred were numerous protests
from Nebraska against the neglect OF the
government In the matter OF disarming the
hostile Sioux. and asking protection from
Indian depredations
Senator Shoup was appointed on the
committee on territories In place OF Sena
tor Pierce, excused.
The sundry civil bill was taken mp and
the committee anne nd ments disposed OF.
Some other amend ments were agreed to,
among thcm the following: BY Senator
Spooner, increasing the appropriation for
the public building at Burlington, Ia,
from $40, o 0 20 s9J, 900; by Senator Stew
art, so, 700 for the collection and publish
ing OF nfor m alton as to the best methods
of cuitivating the soil By irrigatioE; by
Senator Teller, Sl5n,0c0 for the importa.
tion, care and preservation Of the reindeer
for the use OF tho natives OF Alaska. The
bill was reported to the senate and
passed, after the amendment was
agreed to.
The legislative, executive anil judicial
appropriation bill was non ta mp
Senator Sawyer offer ID an amendment
creating the Office Of fourth assistans post.
master-general, but withdrew IL after OBJ
jections by Senator Plumb, WIN said there
was already too much extravagance in this
postoffice department.
A point of order was raised and sus
tanned against the amendment appropri-
ating S5, 00o for redistricting Utah unier
the eleventh census. Senator Edmun Is
will appeal
Senator Sanders offered rs u new section
an amendment providing for the purchase
Of Is. 900, 600 ounces OF silver and ths issue
of treasury notes thereon, bat Senator Ed
munds raised the point OF order, which
was sustained.
and the conference report on the military
academy appropriation bill was agreed to.
The chair laid the Nicaragua canal bill be-
ore the senate, but Senator Paddock In
sisted upon the puro food bill As no
quorum was present the senate at 9:45 p.
m, ad djourned.
WtsHlNGTos, ID. c., Feb o. The SEN
ate received n message from the president
without his approval Of the bill to estab
lish q record and pension Office OF tie war
department
Senator Manderson's resolution instruct
ing the committee on Indian affairs TO in
Quirs into the condition Of the tribes, was
agreed to.
The Nicaragua canal bill, by agreement,
will now take its pl ace on the calendar.
The legislative appropriation bill re-
ceived some attention and a few minor
changes were made.
The pure food bill was taken UP and be.
came unfinished business.
The senate went into executive session,
ut which time the Indian appropriation
bill was taken up by unanimous consent.
a. L.. q l.If
ing An amendment to the various acts
relative to i'm migration, etc. TO amend the
act OF March !, 1889, for the relief OF GER
tain volunteer and regular soldiers of
the late war and Mexican war:
for the allowance Of certain claims
for stores and supplies taken
and used by the United States army as re-
ported by the court Of claims under the
provisions of the Bowman act" Senator
Cockrell moved an additional ame nd mcnt
TO the bill inserting an item OF Sl74, 445 for
the Choteau claim in connection with the
building Of an iron steamer. This was
agreed TO after 4 long discussion, in the
course of which Senator Plumb said that
II the court of claims was allowed to con
tnue Its present course OF rendering
judgments against the government the
government would have TO go into bank
ruptcy.
The senate at6 o'clock began the con
sideration OF the Indion appropriation bill.
The appropriation for the support of In
dian schools was increased from 5000, 900
20 81 ,000,t0. On motion of Senator Dawes
the com mittee amendments reducing the
per capita rate for the support Of Indian
pupils from sl61 to $3.50 was disagreed to
Senator Dawes explaining that the com
mittee had changed its views
Senator Plumb expressed the conviction
that IN average Of $50 year for Indian
pupils was ton much, aad that no permsn-
ent advantage was derived from the sys
tom OF Indian training which now cost 81
CO., COO a year, and would before long cost
sl0, ,00a,oOt He did MT believe IL had ad-
yapced Tia Indians ono eis.-!-.t--E-.l- "a
The education OF the Indian