Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1893-04-08
CONGRESSIONAL PROCEEDINGS
Senate Proceedings.

WASHINGTON, March q. - Resolutions
were offered In the senate today by Mr..
Chandler. rep, New Hampshire, directing
an inquiry into the operations Of the Inn
migration laws and were laid over till to-
morrow.
Hoar, rep, Massachusetts,. In favor OF ad-
mission TO their seats OF the three sena-
tors appointed bv the governors of Mon
tana, Wyoming and Washington,
The minority reports, adverse to their
right to seats, are to be made tomorrow
by Mr. Vance, dem, North Carolina.
The resolution heretofore offered by Mr..
Cali, dem, Florida, declaring absolutely
null and void the provision In the last leg
islative appropriation bill for the appoint
ment by the speaker and the vice presi-
dent of the last congress of commission
of three senator's and three representa-
tives TO examine into the civil service OF the
executive departments went over without
action. The senate then on motion OF Mr.
Coke, dem, of Texas, proceeded to exccu-
tive business.
WASHINGTON, March Ex-senator Vance,
chairman of the committee on privileges
and elections, in behalf of the minority OF
the committee today submitted to the SEN
ate report on the case OF Hon. Lee
Mantle, finding that he is not en-
titled to take his seat as senator
from Montana. The report is signed
by Senators Vance, Gray, Palmer and
Mitchell. AS in the case OF the majority
report yesterday by Senator Hoar, the
minority report deals only with the claims
of Mr.. Mantle but both are intended to
cover as we'll the cases OF all three of the
appointed senators, Messrs. Mantle Becx-
with and Allen.
Resolutions to proceed TO the election
OF secretary, sergeant-at-arms and
chaplain OF the senate, who are not to
take Office until the 30th Of June next, and
nominating for those Offices respectively,
VIM. r. Cox. Of North Carolina; r. J.
Bright, of Indiana, and Rev. DIR. VIM. II.
Milburn were offered by Mr.. German,
dem, Maryland, and were laid over until
tomorrow.
Notice was given by Mr.. Hoar, rep,
Massachusetts,, that he would call up to-
morrow tho report of the committee on
privileges and elections as to the senators
appointed by governors.
Mr.. Hoar also offered resolutions, which
went over till tomorrow, instructing the
committee on privileges and elections TO
investigate the allegations OF criminal
embezzlement made against Senator
Roach, of North Dakota, and to report
what is the duty of the senate in relation
thereto After a short executive session
the senate at 12 ;35 adjourned until tomor-
row noon
WA .HINGToS, March 90 In the senate
this morning Mr.. Hoar, rep. .icalled up the
resolution reported by him from the CON-
mittee on privileges and elections, declar-
ing that Lee Mantle Is entitled to be ad-
mitted TO his seat as senator from the
state OF Montana. The resolution was
taken up and Mr.. Hugh, dem, Alabama,
proceeded TO address the senate In favor
of the report.
WASHINGTON, March 3).--1he debate
which was started yesterday on the ques-
tion OF the right TO seats in the senate OF
persons appointed by the governors OF the
lngton, was resumed soon a fter the senate
met today, Mr.. Mitchell, rep, Oregon,
making a legal and constitutional argu-
ment against the report of the COMMITTEES
on privileges and elections which declares
them entitled 10 their seats