Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1891-02-14
FIFTY-FIRST CONGRESS.
The Senate.

WARRINGTON, feD. y Nc h's "
o. m Senator Turpie introduced joint
resolution which was referred TO the judi
ciary committee. proposing an amendment
to the constitution for the election OF
United States senators by diroct vote OF
the people. Senator sherman asked I'M
mediate action upon the measure referring
TO the treaty with the Hawaiian islands.
The executive officers are now en-
barrassed from the fact that duties
are being levied in violation OF the
treaty, and the fact IL disturbing Vory
seriously the condition OF American az
fairs in the islands. After some discussion,
senator sherman said that in the absence
70 senator Carlisle he would not press the
Mill now. but would ask the senate to con
slider IL at the very earliest moment pos
sible. ,
the amend ment reported by the committee
to reduce the appropriation Tor gun nnu
nor,ar batteries for the defense of the
barbors at Boston, New York, san fran
cisco. Ham pton Roads and Washington
from 81 O) 900 to $50, 900, was discussed
at length and finally agreed to.
WAsuIXGToS, Feb 3. Among the peti,
ions presented was one from the banks OF
New Orleans deprecating any further AIS
cussion Of the free coinage scheme.
The house bill to amend the section OF
the revised statutes In reference 10 tenn
porary designations TO I'LL vacancies IN
case of the death. sickness or absence, OF
heads of departments was reported back
with n substitute.
Tbe consideration OF the Notifications
hill was then resumed. The first item
that attracted notice in the fortiications
bill was one appropriating Sl,OO,ooo TOT
the purchase Of oil tempered ami annealeu
steel for high power coast detense guns,
4, 10 eud .2-inch calibre. The commi,tee
on app.opriations recommended a reduc
tion OF the amount 10 sS0O,voJ, anu senator
German moved "A still further reduction
to$l5O.O O. After long discussion Cor
mans amendment was rejected ana the
committee amendment agreed to-yens,
3g: NAYS, 7-.Chandler Cullom, DoipA
Frye Hawiey, Stewart and Teller
The next amendment reported Dy the
COMMITTEES on appropriation was TO insert
uFor breech- loading sea coast mortars
cast iron, hooped with steel OF ~ linen car
bre. s4OO. 900; provided, that the contracts
IN ay be made for not more than one nan
Of them to be constructed on the fncihc
coast, in the discretion Of the secretary OF
war"
tries on the Otoe and Missouri reservs'
tion lands in Kansas and Nebraska was
passed.
amend ment to the senate bill for public
building at St. Paul, MINI, reducing the
amount from sl.5l0,tO) 20 sSU,OJo
| WAsuING1ON, Feb. 4.-After the trans
action of the morning business there was
"a short executive session, when me uoors
were reopened.
The fortiGcations bill was again taken
| up. The committee amendment approprl-
| ating siOJ, 900 for the rihei sea coast NOR
| tars of cast iron, hooped with steer, was
taken up. Senator Chandlers amend ment
recurring them to he wholly OF s;eei was
agreed to, and then, at the sugges-
| tion of Senator Dawes, thu commit
tee amendment as amended was re
iected. The committee amendment
| to reduce the item for the Gem
| pletion of the army gun factory at water
town. n. Y, from $24s 600 to N4s,oOO was
agreed to. as was also the committee
amend ment to reduce the appropriation
for machinery at the Weterleit arsenal
from Sass, 010 to $3.50 The committee
amend ment inc reasIng the appropriation
for the board of orduance, to make pur-
chases, experiments and tests of the most
effective guns, small arms etc. from
$40 .0t0 10 S!00,lCO was agreed 70.
An amendment by Senator Cockreii,
reamended by Senator Chandler, was
agreed TO- providing Tor the
addition of two civilian members OF the
board of ordnance ani fortihcation, no. to
lie ex officers of the army and navy, to hola
the Office four years and receive salary
%
The com mittee amend ment 10 insert par
agraph increasing to -, 250 0tO the appro-
| priation in the fortilication act for the pro
curement OF heavy ordnance wac agrees
TO. Senator Dolphs amendment appro
priating 81, ,000,009 for plant for heavy
ordnance at some place on the Pacihc coast
was agreed to- The bill then passed.
WAsmINGToN, Feb 4.-Mr. Mckinley
asked unanimous consent that during th'
remainder Of the session the house meet n
| IL q. M. but Mr.. Rogers, OF Arkansas, oo
;ected. The hous, then went into commit
tee Of the whole on the diplomatic and con
sular appropriation bill
WAsuINGToN, Feb. 5.--Among the bill
renorted and placed on the calendar va
privilege, made a statement In regard Z
his attitude on the cloture rule and tn
elections bills which he said was a su zee
of comment OF censure und of inaInaiver
sion. He had no arrangement, agreemen
or understanding expressed or implied
direct or indirect, remote or contingent (,
have his vote converted against the pas
sage of the elections BILL and that state
ment lie was convinced would be confirm
and corroborated by senator Ali
son, of Iowa. lie was as ready nov
US he always had been to procee,
with the consideration. He had Leel
republican ever since the party begun
Since that period lie had never espoused ,
cause which he believed to lie wrong be
cause IL was popular, and had never re
fused TO advocate cause which lie bc
lieyed 10 be right because IL was uupopu
lar.
Senator Allison deemed IL due TO himsel
to say that on every occasion when he had
an opportunity he had stated distinctly
that lie had no pair with Senator lngaiIs
on the vote respecting the elections bill
The pension appropriation bill was tber
taken up. IL appropriated for pensions
Tor the year, si3 ,liSUO0 and for expenses
$l,s12, COO
MCPHERSON Inquired whether the amour,
appropriated would be sufficient for the
| year.
Senator Quay moved to add to the pro
vision as 70 fees, proviso that IL shall moi
apply to any case now pending where
there Is an existing lawful contract
Agreed to.
Senator Cockrell mo. ed to insert pro.
viso that hereafter NJ fee or com pens att on
Tor any pension attorney or agent be ro
tanned out Of any allowance for pensions
There was long discussion upon the
amendment, which was finally disagreed
to on strict party lines.
Senator Cockrell offered an amend me nj
providing that hereafter no pension be nj
lowed or paid any officer, non commits
sionei officer or private In the army, navy
or marine corps, either on the active or re
tired list. Agreed TO.
All committee amendments having beer
agreed to the bill passed, Senator Stewar,
not Offering the amend ment Of which Ia
had given notice, to insert the free coinaz q
bill as part of the pension appropriation
bill.
The senate took up the house bill provid
ing Tor the adjustment of accounts Of Ia
borers, workmen and mechanics arisinr
under the eight hour law
Senator Dawes gave notice Of an amend
ment in the way OF a substitute requiring
Payment for overtime, notwithstanding
any agreement to the contrary. The bill
was then iaid aside Informally until to
| morrow.
Among the bills taken from the Gale nd n,
and passed were the following: The house
I'LL TO authorize the constructions of n tun
mel under New York bay; the honse bill
for the construction Of three Indian ind us
trial schools In Wisconsin, Minnesota and
Michigan, to cost not to exceed $50 OOl
| each.
WASHINGTON, Feb. OIL In the senatethi,
morning Senator Paddock presented tb,
resolutions Of the Nebraska house of re
presentatives against the passage of ia.
CoDger lard bill, for the reason that a