Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1893-09-16
CONGRESSIONAL PROCEEDINGS

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The Senate.
WASHINGTON, Sept. AFTER the ordi
nary routine morning business and the
passage OF the two house Joint resolution.
for the observance OF the Tooth annivers
sry OF the laying of the corner stone OF
the capitol, an amendment to the silver
repeal act was offered by Mr.. Butler,
dem, South Carolina. and referred to the
nnanee committee, repeating the lc
per cent law OF state banks.
A bill was introduced by Mr.
GalIinger, rep, New Hampshire, supple
mental to the pension act of June 81, 1891.
IL provides among other things that ex
cept IN cases OF established fraud no pen
sion shall be suspended or withheld until
after a notice Of ninety lays 20 the pen.
sioner and after a full and impartial in.
vestigation. Mr.. Galiinger addressed
the senate in explanation and advocacy
OF the bill, which was then referred TO
the committee on pensions.
Mr.. Allen, pop, Nebraska, at 1880
moved to adjourn in recognition Of Labor
day.
Mr.. Voorhees, held that the day would
be best observed by going on with BUSH
ness as rapidly as possible. The motion
was rejected. Mr.. Cullom then proceeded
to address the senate in favor Of repeal
AT the conclusion of senator Cullom's
speech Senator Coke, dem, Texas. pro.
ceeded to deliver a speech against uncon-
ditional repeal.
WASHINGTON. Sept. "a resolution for
the daily meeting of the senate at IL a. m.
was offered in the senate this morning by
Mr.. Voorhees,, dem. Indiana, who said
that be would call il up for action toInor.
row. An extraordinary bill was intro
duced by Mr.. Prffer, pop. Kansas. for the
rceation of q department of education. tho
construction OF n college of scientific
learning in the District OF Columbia, the
appropriation of q, 900, 900 for the purpose
and TIE further appropriation OF 1900,
O00 tbs interest of which is to form q fund
for ths support of the college. It also
Lpr0Sifes that all educational institutions
and other matters pertaining TO public in.
struction shall be under the supervision
Of the secretary OF education. The bill
was referred 10 the committee for the
District Of Columbia.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 6-In the senate
this morning n bill was introduced 10y Mr.
Cullom, rep Illinois, and referred to the
finance committee for the repeal of all
acts for the creation or maintenance of .
sinking fund.
Report was made from the committee on
privileges and elections for the payment,
Of ~, 500 TO each OF the three claimants of
seats under appointment of governors
and IL was referred TO the committee on
contingent expenses.
The resolution for the II o'clock meet.
ing was presented. Mr.. Voorhees,, dem,
Indiana, who had offered il, withdrew ii.
stating that he did SO after consultation
with friends of the repeal bill. The dem.
ocratic side thought IL the time OF the
senate was occupied carefully and DON.
scientiously as much progress could be
made.
Mr.. Morgan's resolution for a Joint sc.
lect committee on finance was taken up,
and Mr.. Voorhees, having suggested its
reference TO the financcc committee, Mr..
Morgan argued against the suggestion,
stating that the purpose of the resolution
was to supersede the finance committee
In each house and substitute d Joint se-
lect committee for them.
Mr.. Morgan closed his speech at ten
minutes before .. Mr.. Voorhees, then
moved to take up the repeal bill. Objec-
ton TO that motion was made by Mr.. Nor
gan, Mr.. Harris and others as being an
unfair way Of d~isplacing the resolution.
After some colloquy the vote was taken
on Mr.. Voorhees, motion aud ii was
was agreed TO, yeas 81, nays n.
The repeal bill was then taken up.
WASHINGTON, sept. THE senate, with
out objection, tool up the repeal bill. Mr..
Stewart, rep, Nevada, was entitled to the
door to make his speech. He offered to
forego his right temporarily in favor OF
Mr.. Walthall, dem, Mississippi, who
desired TO address the senate.
Mr.. Walthall expressed his willing.
ness TO cooperate in prompt actor
on the bill, and suggested . simple mode
10 promote it. That was TO put into the
form of an enactment the declaration oil
policy mad in the bill. If that were
done the bill could be passed in half the
time. When Walthall finished his re
marks Mr.. Stewart set out again with the
third part OF his speech, opening il with
an article from today's New York World
"a paper he said, which gave the law
of the sennte.'
WARRINGTON, Sept. s-rhe resolution
offered yesterday by Mr.. Wolcott, rep,
Colorado, calling for information as to
the bounty paid on maple sugar having
been laid before the senate. Mr.. Wolcott
expressed regret at the ~brusqueness OF
his response to Mr.. Gallinger yester.
day, and said that he wished
accordance with Mr.. Galliuger's
suggestion-to cover all the kinds of su.
gar. He thereupon modified his resolu-
tions accordingly, and IL was agreed t.,
but not before Mr.. Proctor, rep, Yer
mont, had discharged some shafts OF ridi-
cule II the junior senator from Colorado.
He suggested that the Colorado senator
might desire to nave the whole product
Of maple sugar coined into suitable
cakes and put up in subsidiary pack
ages which would not require 10
have stamped upon them in God We
Trust" and would not need to be made
legal tender, but would pass current on
Its Intrinsic value. The remarks were re-
ceived with laughter
Ar 10 m the rappal hill WAS taken nm
without objection and the senate was ad-
dressed by Mr.. Faulkner, dem Virginia,
in favor of repeal.
After Mr.. Faulkner closed his speech
the fioor was taken by Mr.. Turpie. dem,
Indiana, who addressed the senate in
favor Of the principle of bimetallism.
WASHINGTON, Sept. a-Another resolu
ton from senator PETER was called mp in
the senate this morning. He asked infor.
nation Of the secretary of the treasury
whether the national banks of Boston,
New York and Philadelphia have failed
to keep and maintain their bank re.
serves as required by law, whether
they have refused to pay depositors'
checks in currency; whether they have
asked or received from the treasury de-
partment authority to make payment by
clearing house certificates, and whether
any treasury Official Is connected WIN tue Z
New York clearing house and IL SO under
what Law or rule.
Mr.. Breckenridge, Of Arkansas, has pro-
posed a bill to put an end TO the house
boat piracy which exists on the lakes in
the Mississippi valley and along the Ohio
and other great rivers. These waters are
| infested with house boats, many of them
professedly trading boats, but all
more or less engaged in il
licit traffic in whisky or other OBJ
iectionable practices. to which theft Is
added. II is a frequent experience OF the
farmers to find a boat house make its ap-
pearance and In q day or two lind some OF
their stock zone and the house boat rome
ais D. ID Breckinridge's bill provides:
rhat1t shall be unlawful for any person
to reside and rake residence upon q boat
on the lakes. rivers or other interior
waters OF the United States unless a Ii.
cense so to do is first obtained for each
head OF q family for himself and his fam
ily, which license shall only be granted
upon proof of the good character OF the
applicant and upon the payment of . fee
OF SIS annually"
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