The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1892-04-22


WAsHiNGToN. April In the house TO
day by unanimous consent the following
bill was passed: To codify and simplify
declarations and other papers in pension
claims.
lie senate amendments to the Indian
appropriation bill were non-concurred in.
Ce tam claims reported by the accounting
officers of the treasury were ordered to be
paid, authorizing the Illinois and Ohio
Railway 1 criminal company to build a
bridge :ncioss the Mississippi river ut
Moline, Ill /
WAsHlSGToS, April i3 In the house to-
day n bill was passed 10 create third
division of the district of Kausas for jul
diciai purposes and to fix the time for
holding court therein. resolut on was
adopted for the appointment of n commis-
sion Of three members to be appointed by
the speaker to investigate the method :.
ascertaining land values by the assessors
of the District of Columbia
WASHINGTON. April i4.-In the house to-
day bill was passed 10 authorize the up.
pointment of clerks of the United States
circuit and district courts at Mississippi
City, Miss.
MIR. Burrows Gep. of Michigan, rising
TO privileged question, said that the Con-
gTessional Record of this morning con.
tained copious quotations from Henry
Georges book, Protection or Free
Trade" SO volumiuous that nearly the en-
bers of the democratic side. He submit
ted tlMti il was not in order under the rules
to.p print book in the record, the produc-
ton of another MS expressive Of n men,
ber's views. The speaker said that
under the rule of leave to printn great
latitude had been allowed members and 1t
was question for the house to decide
whether the rule had been violated.
Mr. Burrows moved to strrko out the ex.
tract quoted from Mr.. Georges book by
Mr. Stone, of Kentucky, In order TO test
the sense of the house
Mr.. Stone snid that he had no excuse
to offcs for the extracts. He Endorsed
the article in the Congressional
Record. The republicans had inserted in
their speeches copious extracts from Mr.
Blaine's book. Twenty Years of Con-
gress.i
After lengthy discussion Mr.. Burrows
resolution was laid on the table. on mo.
ton of Mr.. Fithian, by a vote of ll9 TO II.
WASHINGTON, April lb.--In the house to-
day bills for public building. at the fol-
lowing places were favorably reported
from the committee on public buildings
and grounds: Hastings, Neb.; Clinton
Ia. Also bill to increase the limit Of the
cost of the federal building at Kansas
City, No, TO &l,l00,OO0.
The house then went into committee of
the whole on the private calendar, the
pending measure being the Sibley bill.
WAsu1SeroS, April le-In the house tol
the senate bill was pnssed authorizing
| the establishment of military post Mt
Little Rock, Ark. after the land hns been
eeded for the buildings The bill carried
$4,000, but this WAS struck out on motion
Of Mr. Holman.
| Mr. Lynch of Wisconsin, secured the
| passage of "a bill to authorize the Mari
| nctte md Western Railrund COMPANY to
construct a railroad through the Menom-
inee Indian reservation in Wisconsin
Mr. Peel, of Arkansas, reported favor.
ably bill to regulate the education and
| citizenship of Indians
The house then went into committee OF
the whole, Mr. Shively, of Indiana. in the
chair, on the naval appropriation bill.
WASHINGTON, April ls.--This being sus-
pension day in the house, Mr.. McCrae, Of
Arkansas, called up the bill to adjust
swamp land grants and fix limitation
for the hling of claims hereunder.
The bill provides for the ad-
claims of any states against the United
States for ali lands which have been OF
may be sold or otherwise disposed OF by
the United States that were included In
any grant of swamp and overfowed
lands to such state. Mr.. McCrae said
to quiet the titles Of settlers and TO place
to the credit OF states what those settlers
| paid 10 the United States government
| Rats Aid the Bosses.
LONDON, April 1s.---In response to an
appeal from the coal owners about
10, 900 non:union miners of Durham
have decided to return to work on