The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1893-12-16
The House.,

WASHINGTON, Dec. GA letter from the
attorney general was laid before the
house stating that there were no employees
N his department below the standard of
efficiency.
MIR. Grosvenor, rep, offered rcsolu-
lion giving the names of 1900 Ohio pen
sioners dropped from the rolls and asking
for reason and other information from
the secretary of the interior.
WASHINGTON, Dec. TN the house to-
day resolution increasing the force of
capital employees led to considerable dis
cussion. After an amendment. striking
out an extra clerk for the disbnrsing
Office Of the house, the resolution was
adopted
whole to consider the Joint resolution
authorizing the appointment OF joint
committee to investigate the personnel
of the navy. The status OF the reso-
luton as brought over from the
house yesterday is the securing of a
The vote by tellers resulted-Yeas 1870,
nays 8. The clerk was directed to cali
the roll to secure u quorum, but only 10
members answered. to their names, not
constituting a quorum,
Tho morning hour having expired the
bankruptcy bill was taken mp. Mr.. Bal
ley, dem. Texas, speaking against it.
WASHINGTON. Dec. Sin the house to-
day after the journal had been read and
approved several bills were reported.
The committee on banking and currency
have rcncheda substitute for Mr.. Haw-
leyss bill which provides that the tax I'M
| posed upon certain issues of state bank
notes be suspended. This is TO afford re-
lief to cle&"ing houses and other nstitu-
lions whisii issued a temporary circu-
| lating medium curing the recent financial
disturbance.
Mr.. Kilgorc. dem, Texas, called up the
bill providing for the admission of Utah
rs n state The point of no quorum was
raised and n roll call ordered.
Mr.. Ialbert, dem, South Carolina, in
trodnccd n resolution setting forth the de-
lays and defcrments which have occurred
since the democratic party came into
| power and calling upon the wavs and
means committee to at once bring in re-
vised tariff bill and directing the commit
| mittee on banking and currency tn report
| bill providing for financial relief In or
der that the dominant party may redeem
its platform pledges Objection being
made to its immediate consideration, the
| resolution went over.
| On the motion to 20 into committee OF
the whole to consider the bill for the al
mission OF Utah, the vote resulted--yeas
| lac nays 6-no quorum.
Mr.. Kflgore moved o call of tho house
and Mr.; :Dinglcy demanded the yeas and
1 =
! preyniled-yeas L =. nays 80.
The bankruptcy bill was taken up and
Mr.. Bland, dem Missouri, moSed tc
strike ont the enacting clause OF the
| bill, which WAS defeated by vote 0i
| nays-72, yeas III.
Mr.. Blapd raised the point OF no quorum
and on vote by teilers the ennct,ng
clanse Of the bankruptcy bill was stricken
ont yeas i0l, nays Oil. s5ls
The bill was reported to the house from
the committee Of the whole and Mr..
Bland sought to secure concnrrence In
the committe.'s action In striking ont tile
| enacting clause. The yens and nays were
taken on Mr., Bland's motion and re-
sulted-yca !. A i4c. nays Ill, and the recon,
mendation WAS concurred in. At 2;5J Tho
house adjourned until Monday.
! WAsH1NGToN, Dec l9.--Thc annua, re;
port Of the coast and geological survey,
with other executive documents, werc
laid before the honse. Mr.. Bartholdt
DEM, Missouri. made personal explana
tion, stating that his name had been re
corded as absent during the vote on the
bankruptcy bill, whereas he had. been
present md voted for the bill.
WAsHISoroN, Dec. is Immediately nj