Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1892-05-21

~ LAW IL
clause stricken out which provides for
contract work to the extent Of S26. 747. OOO
In excess OF the appropriations granted
by the bill.
' After debate the bill passed the house
yeas. 1886: nays. 90.
WASHINGTON, May l0,-The house passed
n number of resolutions to print various
government reports, among them being
10000 copies OF the thirteenth annual re.
port of the director of the United States
geological survey, the shall commissioner
report of 1891, and the 6st report of the
bureau of animal industry.
The house then went into committee Of
the whole on the sundry civil appropria-
ton bill, Mr.. Lester, Of Georgia, in the
chair. 1t was agreed that Ave hours be
given for general debate. The present
bill a%ppropriates s25, l27, 7sZ. The bill of
last year was $3s, 595, 1863.
The debate was opened by Mr..
Cogs well, rep, of Massachusetts. lie said
the bill was reported three months In nd
vance of its usual time. The amount of
the bill has been red uced for political pur.
poses pending the presidential election.
Not a cent was appropriated for a new
building. For buildings already provided
for by law ELL 1877 600 was included as
against 81 1900, 700.
y WASHINGTON, May 11-Mr. Sherman.
chairman of the committee on foreign re-.
lations, introduced two amendments which
he said he intended to offer to the diplo-
matte and consular bill. one restoring the
appropriation for the bureau of American
republics to the full amount, and the other
restoring the appropriation for the inter
national continental survey stricken out
by the house.
Mr.. Quay called up a bill authorizing tho
secretary of war to cause a survey TO be
made for a ship canal connecting the
waters OF Lake Erie and the Ohio river.
commencing at or near q point near the
The bill wus passed.
WASHINGTON, May l2-In the house to-
day Mr. Oates, dem, of Alabama, from
the committee on judiciary, submitted a
substitute for Mr.. Watson's resolution for
an investigation Of the Pinkerton system.
The substitute authorizes such au in
ss,Ooa Mr.. watson denounced tho no
Pinkcrton force as a menace TO society,
Messrs. Il u. Taylor. of Ohio, rep. By.
mum, dem, Indiana, and Hemphill opposed
the resolution as not properly within the
scope of congress-
Mr.. Simpson. of Kansas, a-ntagonized
this view ms did also Mr.. Butler, dem, of
Iowa there was quite u noisy debnte
Mr. T. b Taylor criticised Mr. Butte
for having objected to an investigation OF
negro outrages rs outside the
proper powers OF the federal goverpment
Several members rose and attempted IN
answer Mr. Taylor, but none of them was
recognized and the uproar was ended NV
putting the motion on the resolution. II
was agreed TO without debate.
At p. m. the house went Into q conn
mittee OF the whole on sundry civil biIi.
W~AsnISGroN, May la-lhis being pri.
vate bill day In the house, Mr.. Stone.
dem. OF Kentucky, called up the Sibley
claim bill, which has been under consider
alton several Fridays, and the previous
was ordered on this Till and
The bill directs the court
OF Claims to investigate IN old claim for
about ~, zoo for the governments use Of
q tent. The republicans fiibustercd
the bill and at 2 o'clock Il looked
rs II IL would delay business oil the after
noon.
w~AsnISoroS, May l4.-In the house to.
day In his opening prayer the chaplain nj
!uded feeiingly to he death Of Senator
Barbour.
After the reading Of tho journal Mr..
Meredith, OF Virginia, announced the fact |
Ex-senator Barbour's death Ia appropriate
words and said hat at the proper time
ne would offer resolutions fixing q day for |
The usual tributes Of respect 20 the |
departed. He then offered . resolution |
the sorrow Of the house and |
providing for the appolutmeut OF q COM
mittee o. twelve TO attend the funeral. |
The resolution was adopted and Msssra
Meredith, Holman, Wilson, Henderson, |
aemphill, Mutchler. Blount Compton,
.tervsu. Hsrmsrs Payne aud GrOut were :