Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1892-06-04
F%lrTY-SECOND CONGRESS,

WASHINGTON, May 23.-In the senate to-
day Mr.. Henderson, president pro tenn,
having obtained leave OF absence Tor u
week, and the vice-prcsident being sun
absent from the city, Mr.. Cullen presided
over the senate.
senator Vest, dem, OF Missouri
introduced n resolution discharging the
committee on fnancc from the considera-
ton of the houses free wool bill and d.
recting them to report the bill back to the
senate Mr.. Vest asked that his resolu-
ton be laid on the table for the present
nnd IL was so ordered. j.
At the request of Mr.. Butler, dem OF
South Carolina, the bill nppropriating
k50, 900 for an equestrian statue of General
Francis Marion In Columbia, 5 e., was
passed.
WASHINGTON, MAY 24.-In the senate to-
day Mr.. Mitchell, representative of Ore.
gon on tho committee OF privileges and
elections, reported back the resolution
proposing n constitutional amendment
providing for the election of senators by
the people. stating that as the committee
was equally divided on the que Stion he
nsked that each member have leave to
present his views. IL was so ordered.
WARRINGTON, May 2a.-In the senate to-
day Mr.. Sherman, chairman OF the com
mittee on foreign relations, asked that his
committee be relieved from the consider
utlOn Oh ~ TcSOiutlOH DEbNtuiHt " NV
holding of IA peace conference In Chicngo
In 1893 and that the resolution with the
accompanying letter from the secretary of
state be referred to the commit on
quadri-c centennial. IL was so ordered.
Senator Morgan's silver resolutions di-
recting the committee on finance To rep Irt
n supplementary silver bill were called up
Mr.. Morrill,, chairman of the finance COM
mittee, moved TO refer the resolutions to
that committee. Morgan opposed the mo-
ton TO refer, and called for the
yeas and nays. Mr.. Morrill's motion was
lost by IL TO 70.
WASHINGTON, May GA message from
the president informed the senate of the
bequest by Major-General Geo w Gull
lom, u. S. A., of $3.50, 900 for the erection
OF n memorial hall Mt West Point TO be de-
vo,cd to works of art and other object,
tending TO elevate the military profession.
The message was accompanied by the
draft of n bill prepared by the executors
10 carry out the generous provisions of
the will, which the president stated re-
CURED no appropriation by congress to
give il effect
On motion Of Mr.. Cockrell, len of
Miss ouri, the senate passed "A bill extend
ing the time within which volunteers Of
the late war can makes application to have
the charge of desertion removed, for two
years from the LIST of July next
Mr.. PETER, OF Kansas, introduced n bill,
which he asked should be laid on the table
{ r future action, 60 inc ease the currency
and provide for its circulation; TO reduce
the rates of interest and to provide for n
bureau of loans In the treasury depart
ment
WASHINGTON. May Elm the senate to-
aay Mr.. Morgan, when business OF the
calendar was called after the meeting of
the senate, refrained from taxing ndvan-
tagc of the silver resolution at the head
OF the list TO p~recipitate n renewed
silver discussion before 2 o'clock, when
the free coinage bill comes up In regular
order rs unfinished business. He moved
that his resolution be temporarily laid
aside without prejudice. IA was
ordered and the senate proc eded with the
business on the calendar till 2 o'clock
AT = o'clock. when the silver bill was
called ny, Mr.. sherman said he wished TO
take the floor, but some information he had
sent for to the treasury department was
not ready. He suggested that the bill
be postponed till Tuesday, the ena
having already agreed to adjourn over
tomorrow and Decoration day
Mr. Teller opposed postponing the bill,
but agreed not to ask for n vote
until after the senator had spoken on
Tuesday After n desultory discussion
the bill went over until Tuesday.
At 2:l5 p. H.. Mr.. Allison called for an
executive session and the SENATE almost
Immediately adjourned.