Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1892-05-07
FlFTY-SEC0ND CONGRESS.


WASHINGTON, April 2d-In the sem
ate today Mr.. Sanders asked IMAM
imous consent for the present
consideration of a resolution providing
hat Whenever the president should be
satisfied that tho New York Grant mem-
orial committee had $500, 900 in its treas
ury In addition TO the amount already ex.
pended. he should subscribe $3.50, COO nd
ditionnl in the name of the people of tho
United States, TO be paid ont of the treas
ury.
Mr.. Berry, of Arkansas, objected TO tho
consideration OF the resolution and 1t was
referred to the committee on library.
Mr.. Coke, OF Texas, addressed the SEN
ate on the silver question Mr.. Coke took
strong grounds In favor of free silver and
against the combination of the money
power OF Europe and the United states
which had defeated IL. lie was severe la
sis comment upon the attitude OF Mr..
Cleveland upon this question He con
tended hat the free coinage OF silver was
the proper and Legitimate platform of the
democratic party as opposed TO the re-
publican plutocrats and that anyone who
proposed Co take advantage OF this uues-
ton to join the socalled third party
thereby made himself a political nom
entity.
OWAsHISGToS, April PIN the senate
today the president pro TEN, Mr.. Mander-
son, presented the urgent deficiency bill
with a request by the house for n confer
ence. The senate decided 10 Insist on its
amendments and the president pro tenn
appointed Messrs: Hale. Anderson and
Coclkrell as conferees on the part Of the
senate.
The naval appropriation bill was re-
ported from the committee OH appropria-
tions.
WASHINGTON, April 2S.-In the senate to-
day the interpretations having returned 10
the city took the chair.
Mr.. Barbour, of Virginia, introduced o
bill to mark the birthplace of James Mad.
lson, fourth president of the United
States.
The senate resumed consideration Of the
resolution releasing the appropriation of
81. SOL ,00J for the Choctaw and C~hickasaw
rcserv, ton lands he'd by the president
Mr.. Allison, chairman of the committee
on appropriations, took the floor in opposi-
ton TO the resolution.
1ho House.
WASHINGTON, April %. I'm the house to-
day the speaker announced the appoint
Nent of Mcssrs. Sayers, Holman and
Ding)ey as conferees on the urgent def.
cheney bill
Contrary 10 expectation the pending res
olution to eXpunge certain remarks of Mr..
Walker from the record, which was In or
der today, was relegated 20 the rear and
on motion of Mr.. Blount. of Georgia. the
house went into committee of the whole,
Mr.. Oates of Alabama, in the chair), on
the diplomatic and consular appropriation
bill, MIR. Blount taking the floor In expla-
nation of the bill
WASHINGTON, April 2I.--The house went
into committee of the whole on the diplo-
matte and consular appropriation bill.
Mr.. Hooker, of Mississippi, supported the
bill.
WASHINGTON, April 2s-After business
of minor Importance the honse went into
committee OF the whole on the diplomatic
bill, the pending amendment being that TO
make the salary of the minister to Vene-
zuela $500 instead of 5000 No quorum
voting a call of the house was ordered
WAsHINGToN, April 20 - here was quite
q full attendance in the house today The
question of how 10 dispose of the order
made yesterday 10 arrest absent members
came up.
Mr. Owen, of Ohio. held that the action
taken yesterday was void TO. want Of n
quorum. The speaker overruled the
point
Mr.. Dickerson. OF Kentucky, asked IL
the order could not be vacated and all the
dclinquents excused. The speaker said
there was no precedent for that and or
dered the deiinquents TO come before the
bar, which they did.
NJ Bowers, of California, explained
that he had sent a card 10 the
speaker asking to be excused,
but the speaker not being In
the chair, he supposed that in the battle
of giants which was going on he was not
needed and could go home. laughter
A member moved that Mr.. Bowers be
excused.
Mr.. Breckenridge, of Kentucky, aid
this question of absence of members was
a serious one, and demanded a division.
Mr.. Livinston, OF Georgia. thought an
example should be made now and asked
for the yeas and nays, which were or
de ed.
II is the evident purpose Of the demo-
Gratis now to compci n quorum of their
party in view of the occurrences OF yes
terday.
Pending the announcement of the vote,
Mr.. Burrows, of Michigan, made the point
OF order that members under arrest could
not participate In the proceedings of the
house or vote until they were excused and
CITED presidents to show that Speaker
Winthrop had so decided.
The chair said that the cases differed in
that the members then were under arrest
Now the order of arrest had not been exc
cuted and the members were before the
bar of the house and were now asked to
give their excuses. They were members
and could not be deprived of their privi-
lege TO vote. The vote resulted ~. TO So
and Mr.. Bowers was excused.
Mr.. Boatner, of Louisiana, moved that
all proceedings under the call be dispcn-
sed with. Voted down.
Mr.. Dunphy's name was passed on mo-
tion OF Mr.. Tracey on account of death In
his family.