Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1893-02-25
CONGRESSIONAL paoceEDINos
The House.

The House.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 1.-THE republicans
OF the bouse are filibustering against any
Limitation of general debate on the PEN
sion appropriation hill. The deidocrats
were compelled TO yield, and the house
has resumed the consideration OF the
pension appropriation bill with no limita-
tion as TO general bebate-
WASHINGTON, Feb. l3.--Aftee q brhf
fght between the committee on the Dis
trict OF Columbia and the committee on
appropriations, the former came ont vic
torious and proceeded 90 call up bills OF
local character.
The conference report on the .ortifca.
tion appropriation bill was submitted and
agreed to.
WASHINGTON, Feb. i4--The house started
In by flibustering over the Limitation Of
debate on the invalid appropriation bill.
Again the democrats were obliged To
yield to the republican demand that six
hours debate be accorded W the minority
and IL was agreed that general debate
should close at 3 o'clock.
The house resumed the consideration OF
the pension bills
Mr.. Hatch, of Missouri, then Indirectly
gave notice Of the course he would pursue
On the anti-option bill. He had, he said
~aisd Drdts tha paieny iGe dSr.eralon for @ays % %
the appropriation bills should 'bs
completed, but he now gave notice that nn-
less the appropriation bills were disposed
of in "a reasonable time he would ask for
the consideration of measure, which
being n revenue bill, had the right OF
way.
wAsnrNoroN. Feb. i5.-The house re-
sumed the consideration OF the pension
appropriation bill shortly after meeting
this morning.
WASHINGTON, Feb l6--The house re-
sumed consideration Of the pension ap-
preparation bill
WASHINGTON, Feb ls.--The house has
gesumed the consideration OF the post
office appropriation bill.
The Senats.
WASHINGTON, Feb 1.-THE senate, after
some routine business, proceeded TO con
slider the bill for the relief OF the Kewe-
han colonists in California
While the clerk was reading one OF the
documents in the ease Mr.. Jones. dem,
Kentucky, interpOsed an objection on the
ground that the reading was simply for
the purpose OF consuming time. The re-
mark was resented by Mr., Dolph, who
said that II came with bad grace from
n man who consumed 40 much
OF the time OF the senate,
and he expressed his determination to
bring out all the facts In the case and to
show that the claim was fraudulent as
any claim could be.
The clerk was still reading when the
morning hour expired (at p. M aud the
unfinished business, the railroad car
coupler bill. was laid before the senate.
WASHINGTON, Feb i3.-The chaplain had
the unique experience this morning of be-
ginning his prayer for legislative body,
not single member Of which was pres
ent to get the benefit OF IT, Before the
invocation for light and wisdom was
ii H.. a
gina, strayed into the chamber,
and when the chaplain re-
tired, called attention TO the
absencS of senator's The roll was called
and in the course of half an hour there
were enough senators present 10 consti-
tute quorum An explanation was made
by Mr.. Faulkner of his purpose in calling
at cntion TO the absence OF n quorum II
was TO the effect that he did not desire
legislation TO proceed while there was not
N republican. slT.....c =. .i,. aha nI.ar Fin
ally quorum appeared and the Journal
OF Saturday was read. The senate refused
10 considering the New Mexico state
hood bill in the morning hour--yeas, Ia;
nays, 30.
Mr.. Teller gave notice that he would
tomorrow ask the senate to take up and
dispose OF the Mct'arraghan bill.
Mr. Cuilom, rep, Illinois. introduced 10
joint resolution 20 transfer to the state of
Illinois (at the close of the Colum-
bian exposition) the naval exhibit
of the United States government, as a
naval armory for the use of the national
militia of Illinois and asked TO have it
considered and passed.
Mr.. Cockrell dem, Missouri, objected,
saying that this was simply the entering
wedge OF Chicago 10 get everything that
would be sent there for exhibition The
joint resolution was referred TO the com
mittee on naval affairs
The senate then took mp the Nicaragua
canai bill and Mr.. Frye addressed the
senate in support Of the measure
wSs aSsiss aaf2S "a @aiifn hsiifn sn , PRAY 3:
the treasury for information as 90 whether
any part Of the appropriation OF the
Worlds Columbian expositi n has been
paid, and il so, under what modifica-
ton of the rule as to Sunday
closing. He also gave notice ofan amend.
ment To an appropriation bill making app
preparations connected with the worlds
fair conditioned on sunday closing.
The senate proceeded. 10 the considers.
tion of the sundry civil appropriation bill.
When the items relating TO the Columbian
exposition were reached, Mr.. Allison, In
charge of the bill proposed that they ~
over temporarily without action. The
proposition was agreed to and the items
relating 10 the fair were passed over with
out action.
The Nicaragua canal bill was taken up
at 2 O'Clock.
WASHINGTON, Feb. l5.--In the senate To-
day the diplomatic and consular and the
military appropriation bills were re-
ported and placed on the calendar.
The conference report on the army APP
preparation DILL was presented. read and
went over without action in order TO have
IL printed
The consideration of the sundry civil
appropriation bin was proceeded with
and the Nicaragua bill taken up.
WASHINGTON. Feb i6.--Thc senate took
up the sunary civil appropriation bill, the
pending question relating 10 the Phlla.
delphia harbor Improvement.
WASHINGTON, Feb, ls--The senate hav.
ing taken up the snndry civil appropria,
tion bill was addressed at length by Mr..
Stewart in opposition to the sherman bond
amendment
At the close OF the discussion on the
sherman amendment. Mr.. Mills amend
ment to Il ito make ,he bonds redeema-
BILE at the pleasure OF the government)
was rejected, without division and Mr.
Stewards amendment 10 IL that the
bonds shonld not be used as basis for ma
tional bank circuiation) was also rejected
--yeas q, nays 32.
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DAILY and CT, gains.
BUFFALo, n. ". Feb. ls.-It Is prob