Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1892-03-26
F%lFTY-SECOND CONGRESS.
The senate.

III INV
WASHINGTON, March lin the senate
today IN unusual petition was presented
from the Baltimore Methodist Episcopal
conference, protesting against further re-
strictive Chinese legislation, for the rea-
son hat IL tended to restrict missionary
work in that country by provoking retail
atory measures.
The judiciary committee reported favor
ably the house bill placing the secretary
of agriculture in the line OF the presiden-
tial succession. BY the provisions OF this
bill, should the president and v~ice-presi-
dent both die and all the members OF the
cabinet also die or become disqualified,
down to the secretary OF the interior, the
last of the list of eligibles, as IL at present
stands. then the secretary of agriculture
should become president of the United
States.
WASHINGTON, March 15.-In the senate
today the chaplain prayed for the prescr-
walton Of Senator Morrilrs life.
Mr.. Morgan offered n bill providing for
the leasing for n term OF ten years or less
of buildings TO be especially constructed
for postofice purposes. lie thought 1t
would meet all the purposes designed by
the postofice construction bill now pend
ing. Referred to the postohlce com
mitec.
Mr.. PETER, of Kansas, int oduced a bi l
10 regulate the value of coin circulating
"a currency and 10 prevent discrimination
in favor of gold and silver as legal lender.
Mr.. Hale presented for action the con-
ference report on the urgent deficiency
bill and took occasion TO omme upon
the difficulty in which the senate
confcrrces on the appropriation bills
frequently found Themselves in respect
to appropriation put upon bills in
the senate at the request of heads of de-
partments or heads of bureaus without
having been first submitted to the house.
This brought up n discussion in which
Messrs. Allison. Sherman aud Cockreli
participated, in the course of which Mr.
Allison stated that the committee
had been embarrassed by find
ing one great depa tmont of the
government insisting that every important
amendment should be put on the de-
fciency bill in order to enable IL To- con-
tinue its operations, and on inquiry this
committc ascertained hat no in
70 nation ns to this necessity had
been laid before the house Asked
to name the department to
well, it is the treasury department"
After remarks by Messrs sherman and
Hale the conference report was adopted.
The military academy appropriations bill
was passed with the senate amendments.
Mr.. Hoar gave notice that ut : o'clock
he would ask for an executive session on
the nomination of Judge Woods. of Indi.
ana, as appellate judge.
WASHINGTON, March l6-In the senate
today Mr. Hale, from the committee on
naval affairs, favorably reported the bill
for the construction by contract of three
battle ships, two army coast
defence vessels. five gun boats
and eight first-class torpedo
boats and appropriating s3,0O0,0 900 toward
the construction of the ships and 81, OO0,-
600 for armament Referred TO the com
mittce on appropriations.
Mr.. PETER, by request, introduced n bill
creating n fund for the payment of pen.
sions; for setting our army OF idle men ut
work on extensive public improvements;
for removing the strongest incentive 10
crime among the poor and vice among
the rich, and for tho protection of
Americans from the undue influence of
alien labor, all of which object it was pro-
posed to accomplish ny n graduated scale
of taxation on incomes and real estate.
On motion of Mr.. Morgan, the president
was asked to communicate to the senate
the facts and correspondence upon which
he had based hi retaliation proclamation
in respect TO Venzuela, 'if not iucompat.
ible with the public service"
Mr.. Casey, of North Dakota, introduced
q bill restoring TO active service army of
fcers on the retired list.
The bill to reimburse California. Oregon
and Nevada for monte. expended
by them in the suppression of the
rebellion was taken Up. Mr.. Stew.
art. on behalf of Nevada,
favoring the bin. The bill was laid aside
and on motioa of Mr.. Hoar the senate
went into executive session on the nomi-
nation of Judge Woods.
WASHINGTON, March II In the senate
today Mr. Henderson acted rs president
pro tenn. in the absence of the vice presi-
dent.
The house bill making Council Bluffs,
Ia, n port of delivery under the New
Orleans district was passed.
Mr. PETER, of Kansas. introduced n bill
to establish an electrical experiment sta
ton for the purpose of investigation, TO
determine whether electricity can be
prohtably applied as "a propulsive power
of farm machinery.
At 1890 on motion of Mr. Hoar, the SEN
nte resumed the consideration of the Wood
case in executive session. Within n few
minutes n roll call was ordered, IL being
obvious on account OF absentees on the re-
publican side that that no quorum was
present.
WASHINGTON, March ls.-Iu the senate
today Mr.. Stanford, of California, gave
notice that on Tuesday next, at 3 O'Clock
he would call attention 20 the death Of his
colleague, the late senator Hearst.
Mr.. Paddock, from the committee on ag-
riculture, reported a bill to fix q uniform
standard of classification on wheat, corn,
barley, rye oats, etc.
Mr.. +. George, from the commit tee on
agriculture, reported favorably on a bill
to promote silk culture.
Mr.. Hawley introduced a bill appropri.
ating $50, 100 for u statue of General w.
T.. sherman, in Washington.
Mr. Gibson, of Louisiana. obtained
unanimous consent to make his bill for the
improvement of navigation Of the Missis-
sippi river, and TO prevent destructive
floods. with an appropriation therefor, the
special order for tuesday next at = p. m
not to displace the pending special order.
This was agreed to.