The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1892-01-22
CONGRESSIONAL.

WAsHIN0TOH, Jan.l4.lSenator Paddock n
tctted favorablv from the committee on agrf.
culture his pure food bill Of last congress
In the house Mr.. Boatner Of Louisiana intro
iduced@a resolution ~instructing the Judiciary
committee to investigate the charges against
Judge Boarman Of Louisiana. Referred to the
judiciary committed. Resolutions were adopt
ed calling for the amount of commerce with
Porto Rico and Dominica. Cuba and Brazil
since reciprocity was established. Mr.. Bland
offered q resolution directing the secretary OF
the treasury to inform the house If at any
time since the 4A per cent. bonds became due
there has not been enough money or hand
to pay them, and IL there has not been enough
money on hand, why he ssumed to
continue at 2 per cent. Agreed to. Saturday
the both, was fixed as a day for eulogies upon
the late Mr.. Houk.
WAsHINuToN. Jan. 1b.-Among the bills In
PRODUCED and referred in the senate was one
by Mr.. Cullom to promote the safety. of en-
ployes and travellers by compelling common
carriers engaged in interstate to
equip their cars with automatic couplings and
continuous brakes, and their locomotives with
driving wheel brakes. Referred to tho COM
mittee on interstate commerce. Mr.. Wilson
introduced a bill providing for two additional
associate judges of the supreme court in
Utah. The senate then took up the calendar,
the first bill on it being one to aid the state OF
Colorado to support u SCHOOL, of mines. 1t ap-
propriated 25 per cent. of all the moneys paid
to the United States for mineral lands
in Colorado for the maintenance
OF the school of mines estab.
lished ut Golden, in Jefferson county. Mr..
Teller moved to amend the bill by making the
percentage 80, instead of 25 per cent. Other
bills were passed as follows: Authorizing the
construction of q bridge across the Missouri
river between Chamberlain, in Brule county,
and Lyman county, South Dakota; appropri
ating 100000 for the purchase OF grounds and
the erection thereon, in the city of Washing.
ton, of q building to be used as a hall of rec,
Crds.
In the house a warfare of debate for foul
hours was waged over Holman's resolution
against granting subsidies or bounties to pro
mote special private industries or enterprises
WASHINGTON. Jan. l6.-In the house the Hol
man resolutions were divided and q vote OF
the first. which puts the house on record
against subsidies and bounties in aid of specia
private industries or enterprises resulted Al
follows; Yeas, 125; nays, Al.
The second resolution, which declares that NJ
money ought to be appropriated except such a
1s necessary to carry on the department fr1i
gaIly, efficiently and honestly administered
was passed-164 yeas to 93 nays.
WASHINGTON, Jan. lS.--In the senate q me
mortal and petition from the National Leagu.
for the Protection of American Institutions
were presented asking for an amendment to
the constitution to prevent the union of churcl
and state and forbid the appropriation of pub
lie money to any society under stctarian con
troll.
The house bill fixing the time for lloldins
district and circuit courts Of the United State:
in the northern district of Iowa was passed.
In the house a resolution was adopted ~callihp
on the secretary of Che treasury for informa
ton as to what amount of money had been ap
propriated and was available for the world
exposition at Chicago. ana how much Of it had
been expended. Anumber of bills were the,