Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1892-04-23
TIC House.

WASHINGTON, April lin the house to-
day the following bills were passed: TO
make West Point, Va. n SUPPORT of entry
and delivery; authorizing the Washing
Ton and Oregon bridge company
to construct n bridge across the Columbia
river; repeating the act of the last session
allowing the secretary of war to lease u
pier Mt the mouth of the Chicago river,
Chicago.
This being district day. the house pro-
ceeded with the consideration of bills re-
lating TO the District of Columbia.
WARRINGTON, April l2-In the house to
day by unanimous consent the following
bill was passed: To codify aud simplify
declarations aud other papers in pension
claims.
4 he senate amendments 10 the Indian
appropriation bill were O coucurred in.
Certain claims reported by the accounting
officers OF the treasury were ordered TO be
paid, authorizing the Illinois and Ohio
Hallway Terminal company 10 build a
bridge across the Mississippi river q.
Moline, Ill
WASHINGTON, April i3-In the house to-
day a bill was passed to create a third
division of the district of Kansas for ju-
dieial urposes and TO fix the time for
holding court therein. A resolut on was
adopted for the appointments of n commits
sion of three members to be appointed by
49, w NhV Oh
nscertaining land values by the assessors
OF the District Of Columbia.
WASHINGTON, April l4-In the house to-
day a bill was passed TO authorize the APP
pointment of clerks of the United States
circuit and district courts ut Mississippi
City, Miss.
MIR. Burrows, trep }, Of Michigan, rising
to u privileged question, said that the Con-
gressionai Record of this morning con-
tained copious quotations from Henry
Georges book, protection or Free
Trade" SO volumiuous that nearly the en-
tire book was printed bv different mem
bers OF the democratic side. He submit
ted that IL was not In order under the rules
to print a book in the record, the produce
ton of another as expressive OF - mem
ber's views, The speaker said that
under the rule of leave TO print great
latitude had been allowed members and a
was a question for tho house 20 decide
whether the rule had been violated.
Mr.. Burrows moved to strike out the ex-
tract quoted from Mr.. Georges book by
Mr. Stone, of Kentucky, in order 20 test
the sense Of the house.
Mr. Stone said that he had no excuse
TO offer for the extracts. He indorscd
the article la the Congressiona
Record. This republicans had inserted in
heir speeches copious extracts from Mr..
Biaine's book, Twenty Years OF Con-
gress."
After a lengthy discussion Mr.. Burrows
resolution was mid on the table, on mo-
tion OF MIR. Fithian, by o vote of no TO II.
WASHINGTON, April lh-In the house to-
day bills for public building, at the fol-
lowing places were favorabiy reported
f'om the committee on public buildings
and grounds: Hastings. Neb Clinton,
Ia, Also a bill 10 increase the limit Of tho
cost OF the federal building at Kansas
City, Mo, to ST., 30, 600
The house then went iato committee of
the whole ON the private calendar. the
pending measure being the Sibley bill.
WAsHISGToy. April 10 In the house 10.
day on motion OF Mr. Terry, of Arkansas.
the senate bill was passed autLorjzIng
the establishment Of a military most NJ
Little Rock, Ark, after the land has been
seded Tor the buildings The bill carried
SoO,O0V, but this was struck out on motion
OF Mr.. Holman.
Mr. Lynch. of Wisconsin, secured the
passage OF a bill to authorize tho MARI
nettc and Western Railroad company IA
construct a railroad through the Menom-
NEE Indian reservation In Wisconsin.
Mr.. Peel, OF Arkansas, reported favor
ABLY q bill TO regulate the education and
citizenship Of Indians.
The house then went INTO COMMITTEES Of
me whole, Mr. Shively, of Indiana. In the
inair' ON the naval appropriation bill.