Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1894-02-10
CONGRESSIONAL pRocseDINos


olution condemning the treasury bono
policy being up In the senate today, after
q speech by Mr.. Stewart. Mr. Sherman
rep. Ohio, made q strong speech In sup
port of the secretary's power and duty ia
Issue and sell bonds.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 3l.-The vice presi!
dent lard before the senate Mr..
Stewards resolution declaring that
the secretary OF the treasury
Is not authorized to Issue and sell bonds,
and Mr.. Allen, pop, Nebraska, made an
argument in response and contradictory
of that Of Mr. Sherman yesterday.
WASHINGTON, Feb. "A joint resolution
authorizing the secretary Of the treasury
to procure seitablc cases for the bronze
medals awarded exhibitors at the Worlds
Columbian exposition was reported and
passed
Mr.. Quay, republican, Pennsylvania,
gave notice OF an Amendments which he
proposed TO offer TO the house tariff
Dill One nes@ts Silver 81 ssysta Snliion
to be deposited and coined for the benefit
OF owners, and the other provides for the
purchase OF $4,000 ounces OF fine gold
every month, and the issue of treasury
notes In payment therefor, and third
repeals oil acts authorizing the issue OF
bonds.
The resolution of inquiry offered yes
terday by Mr. PETER. pop, Kansas, re-
quring the names of firms making offers
for bonds and those to which bonds were
issued, etc, was agreed to.
The House.
WASHINGTON. Jan 20 I'm the house this
morning Mr. Burrows, rep, Michigan,
a-kcd that unanimous consent be given
members who had amendments which
they desired TO offer 10 the tariff bill and
which they had no opportunity to offer
| 1. i,,s ha
Mr.. McMilliu. dem, Tennessee, OBJ
jected, saying that II the amendments
could not be offered in the house they
should not cumbcr the record
Messrs. Burrows and Reed appealed to
Mr.. McMi lin TO withdraw his objection,
but he persisted.
| Chairman McCreary presented the re-
port of the foreign affairs committee on
tho Hawaiian resolution
The minority will have until Thursday
10 present their views.
At II rs the house went into committee
of the whole on the income tax bill. Mr.
McMllin offered IL as All anne eudment TO
The tariff bill and the amendment was
read in full Mr.. McMillin then ad-
dressed the committee in support OF the
bill as an amendment to the tariff bill.
WAsHIsGToS, Jan S0.-The house in
committee Of the whole resumed the con-
sidera ion Of the income tax bill, and Mr..
thread of his argument against It,
Mr.. Cox, dem Tennessee, followed In
defense OF the income tax
WASHINGTON, Jan. 3l.--The lasI day of
the general debate on the tariff bill
opened with a fair attendance In the
galleries and rather slim attendance on
the floor. After the committees had been
called for reports the house went into
committee OF the whole to consider the
tariff bill
Mr. Outhwaite, dem, Ohio, offered the
! following amendment:
THAT on and after the passage of this
act there shall be levied and taxed on all
spirits produced In the United states onl
which the tax ~ not paid before that day,
per proof gallon, or wine gallon,
when below proof, 90 cents IL
paid within five days after the date of dis
iillation Of entry into bond, 81 il paid
after five days and within one year, $ll0
| IL paid after one year and within two
years, si20 il paid after two years and
within three years, and 81 80 IL paid after
three years
This was defeated-yeas AZ, nays 81.
Mr. Bland, dem, Missouri, offered sub
stitute 10 permit distillers at expiration
OF the bonded period to pay into the
treasury the cost OF exports-
tion and importation OF liquor under
present regulations, the product to re-
main In this country. This was defeated
without division Mr.. Dingley's amend
ment, retaining three years rs the bonded
period, was adopted-yeas l05 nays so
and the extension OF the bonded period
defeated.
Mr. Walker, rep, Massachusetts,, Of
fered an amendment increasing the tax
on whisky To a.. 81 "a gallon. Rejected
Mr.. Tate's amendment, the adoption Of
which would leave the Existing law In
force, was then reiected--yeas nays AZ
Mr.. Gear, rep, Iowa, offered an sassndz
meut increasing the annual tax on whole
sale dealers in liquors from 81 to 81, and
on retail dealers from SIS TO $50. De-
feated, 0t to SO
| WASHINGTON. Feb. 2.--Immediatelv after
the reading OF yesterdays journal Mr.
Catchings; dem, Mississippi, brought in a
special order for the consideration of the
Hawaiian resolutions Two Legislative
days after the adoption Of this order are
TO be for consideration and the vote will
be taken at o'clock on the last day.
Mr.. Boutelle, rep, Maine, made point
OF order that his question OF privilege re-
lating to his own Hawaiian resolution
should take precedence over the special
order brought by Mr.. Catchings from the
committee on rules, To devote the next
two days to the consideration of the reso-
lutions from the committee on foreign AZ
fairs relative to Hawaii. He demanded
the previous question on this resolution.
The resolution reported condemns Min
tster stevens action, approves the prin-
ciple OF the president against interfer-
ence with an independent nation. de-
clares annexation or protectorate mex
pedient and warns against foreign inter-
| vention.
WASHINGTON, Feb. a--After the reading
OF yesterdays Journal some routine bnsi-
ness WAS transacted. Mr.. Money, dem,
Mississippi introduced a resolution COM
mending the action Of Admiral Benham
vt Rio
At 1920 the morning hour expired, and
Mr.. Hit. rep, Illinois. continued his
speech on Hawaii which was interrupted
by adjournment yesterday.
Mr.. Hit referred casually to the action
Of q democratic member in introducing
this morning "A resolution recommending
Admiral Benham for firing upon Brazil-
ian vessel while there was already pend
Ing In house resolution to
blacken the name of an
American officer who never fred gun or
declared that his sole aim was to protect
American life and property.
Mr.. Blair spoke next in support of the
republi policv In Hawaii and in de.