Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1892-03-19
rlFTY-SECOND CONGRESS.

TODAY Mr.. Squire presented a petition
from the chamber of commerce, of Port
Townsend, Wash, setting forth that the
present condition of the Bering
sea fisheries question worked
the greatest hardship TO American
fishermen. and praying that The fisheries
OF these seas be thrown open. Mr.. Squires
said he regarded this ms n matter of great
Importance, and asked that IL be referred
20 the committee on foreign relations. IL
was so ordered.
Mr.. stanford, of California, introduced
a bin 10 make the duty IA opium s.
n pound.
WAsuIxGToN, March 9.--The pure food
bill passed the senate without n division,
/ and an executive session will immediately
| be called on the Bcring sea question. The
text OF the correspondence was submitted
by the president 10 the sennte at 2 30.
W~AsntSeTo1, March it-fn the senate
today Mr.. Morgan's resolution in~structing
the committee on judiciary TO report on
The legal propositions involved In tho
! Idaho contest was passed.
/ On motion OF Nh. Teller the secretary of
the treasury was called upon for informa-
ton n, to what amount of treasury
notes mad been issued under the act OF
| July IL. lS0j, the amount OF silver dol
lars coined, the amount in the treasury and
whether silver dollars were being paid out
| by the treasury in discharge of ordinary
indebtedness and whether they were being
held for the redemption OF treasury notes.
The az iculturnl deficiency bin appro-
priating 81 1900 for the bureau of animal
industry and $4,000 for experiments in
sugar cultivation was passed
WASHINGTON. March lin the senate
to-day Mr.. Stewart, Of Nevada, offered "a
joint resolution providing for IA constitu-
tional amendment that no person who has
held tho office OF president of the
| IFattnl &4ntna fnp "A term NJ fnnr
yerrs or any part thereof shall be-
eligible to that Office within four years at
ter the expiration Of that time. this amend
ment 10 take effect after the Ith of March.
1897. He suggested that the resolution be
referred to the committee on civil service
reform and rct.euchment 1t was so or
dered.
Mr.. Daniel offered n joint resolution
confirming on the part of the United
States the rights granted by the states of
South Carolina and Virginia TO the French
Telegraph company. Referred.
abe Hou.e.
WASHINGTON. March I'm the house
today the debate upon the order from the
committee on rules settiEs apart March
30, 90 and "a for the consideration of the
Bland silver bill was prefaced by n lively
parliamentary controversy upon the
ruling of the chair as 10 the
priority of the order over the reading
Of the journal. Immediately after the
prayer by the chaplain, Mr.. Catchings, OF
the committee on rules, asked for immedi-
ate consideration Of the order, To this
Mr.. Tracy, of New York. objected on the
ground that 1t was not IN order until after
the journal had been read. Upon this
Speaker Crisp ruled that the order was In
order at that time, from which MIR. Tracy
appealed aud supported the appeal In an,
emphatic and impassioned speech. =
The discussion was continued by
Messrs. Fitch and Bland, tho former sup
porting Mr.. Tracy aud the latter opposing
him. after which there was II controversy
between the speaker and Mr.. Tracy over
the right of the latter TO have
appeal and yield such portion of
that time as he desired TO other members.
Tracy warmly resente 1 the attempt of the
chair, as he expressed 1t, to take him off
the floor The matter passed over with
out q decision of the chair upon the point
involved.
Tracy's motion to change the date of
consideration OF the Bland bill from March
q to December IL was dcfeated-yeas, 20;
nays, 202.
WAsHiNGToN, March Sin his opening
prayer Ia the house today the chaplain
feelIngly alluded TO the sudden death yes
terday OF Representative Kendall, of Ken
lucky.
Mr.. MoMillin gave notice that he would
call up the free wool bill tomorrow. The
ways and means committee had instructed
him 70 ask consideration tomorrow of the
tariff question.
On motion OF Mr.. McCreary, of Ken
lucky, who announced the death of his
colleague, John w. Kendall, the house
agreed TO adjourn In respect 10 the mem
DRY OF it's late member. The speaker an
nounced as a committee 10
MI KonIalfa ha1tF q. KA.y n.
Psynter. of Kentucky; Mr.. Mansur, OF
Missouri; Mr.. Amerman, OF Pennsyi-
yania; Mr.. Bailey, of Texas; Mr.. Owens,
Belknar, Of Michigan. ne 7'ccooia aXnirtMftse
will leave at 2 O'Clock tomorrow.
WASHINGTON, March 9--In the house,
after some unimportant business had been
done. the house went into COMMITTEES of the
whole on the free wool bill. Mr. McMillin
took tho floor and opened the tariff debate.
He began by saying that the last congress
imposed the highest tax ever levied In
this country and made the most extrava-
CANT appropriations yer made In time OF
peace. The present congress- would cor
rect this. The farmer now realized from
3 TO : cents per pound less on hts wool
than formerly; lahore 8 wages have not
Increased under the Mckinley law and
he had to pay more for the necessities Of
life. The Mckinley bill had increased
the tariff of less Is per cent. and the
rate of duty was higher on the necessnries
than on the Injuries of life. The con-
sumner had not been considered and the
manufacturer and trust combinations had
been protected. The greed OF the seller
and not the need Of the buyer was the
measure OF the rate of duty. This only
differed from highway robbery In having
the sanctity of the law. He alluded to
Blaine's reciprocity scheme which he
called undemocratic and unrcpublican and
unamcrican. The president in his discre-
ton could impose or remit certain taxes.
Snch a power was Unprecedented and II
exercised In England the queen would
lose her crown IL not her head.
WASHINGTON, March i0.-The attend.
anee in the house today was small. There
seems TO be little interest In the tariff de-
bate.
. The naval appropriation bill was re-
ported and referred TO the committee OF
the whole. The bill to classify and pre-
scribe salaries Of railway postal clerks
was reported; also a bill to protect for
eign exhibitors at the worlds fair against
prosecution under the United States in i'm.
post tar.
W4sBIS aroS, Marchii.-fn the house
today Mr.. McMillin asked unanimous
consent that the private bill day be dis
Psnsed with ! n view of the tariff
discussion and that the two
hours tomorrow previous to the
s~ulogies ut = o'clock on Hon. J. II. CAM
bic, of Dakota. be devoted to the consid.
GRAFTON of private bills.
The house then went into committee Of
the whole ON the free wool bill.
MIR. Stevens. democrat, of Massachu,
setts, spoke from the standpoint Of
the manufacture. Reduced taxes
aud lower prices, he said al
ways increased consumption. Free
wool meant lower prices and better goods.
The one was equivalent to the other aud
the American people would have reason
TO complain IL his did not ensue.
Quoting from leading manufacturers
OF this country he showed that
the free wool bill was satisfactory to them.
II the bill was passed 1t would result In
Infinite good to the people.
Mr. Montgomery, democrat, Of Ken.
lucky, followed with a long argument In
suppnrt of Tho hill