Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1896-03-19

the street Cars were stricken out a.
nav lsgtslation. When the provision
spproprtating $4,000 for special mail
facilities on the trunk lines from
Boston via New York and Washing
ton TO Atlanta and New Orleans was
reached, Chairman Loud. who IL op-
posed to this and two other mail sub
sides In the bill from Chicago to
Council Bluffs and from Kansas City
to q new town in Kansas) but who was
out voted In committee, raised q point
OF order against these provisions.
Payne, republican OF New York. in
the chair overruled the point of order.
Bromwell then Immediately moved
an amendment to subsidize in addi-
ton to the route from Boston to New
Orleans those from Washington to
st, Louis, from Cincinnati to New
Orleans, from Chicago to Council
bluffs, from Chicago to Minneapolis,
and from Kansas City to Newton, Kan,
100000.
In reply to q question from Cousins
OF Iowa, Loud declared that the post
master general had for years con
demned mail subsidies.
Cousins asked who was responsible
for the proposed subsidy from Chicago
to Council Bluffs, la.
Loud replied il he knew he would
not be at liberty to say.
Lorimer, of Illinois, however, under
took to enlighten him. He (Lorimer)
had fathered the provision.
The chair sustained the point of
order against the Bromwell amend
ment.
Loud t%hereupon moved to strike out
the appropriation for southern trunk
line facilities. He reiterated his state
ment that every postmaster general
since 1850 had condemned this subsidy
but had accepted what was considered
the direction of congress.
Crisp. in support of the provision,
called attention TO- the provision at
tached to the appropriation leaing
In the postmaster general power to
withhold the appropriation 'if it was
moi deemed necessary to promote the
interest of the postal service" II the
postmaster general had condemned
the appropriation why in view of that
provision had he expended the money.
Kyle OF Mississippi opposed the ap-
preparation.
On a rising vote the Loud amend.
ment to strike out the appropriation
for the southern subsidy carried-1W
to S. Tellers were demanded and
the amendment was defeated-8 to
LA. The chair ruled out the two sue
ceeding paragraphs appropriating $751;
600 for special facilities from Kansas
City to Newton, Kan, and 100000
from Chicago to Council Bluffs, la.
Miller appealed from the decision of
the chair but the chair was sustained
lilo to 25.
The appropriation for car fare and
bicycle allowance was increased from
100000 to $4,000.
The bill fixing the new divisions for
the U. s. Districts and circuit courts
for South Dakota passed the house.
The principal provision in the bill is
that dividing the present southern
southern division into the southern
and eastern, making five divisions in
all, The terms OF the courts are hxed
as follows:
At Yankton, on the fourth Tuesday
in May and the second Tuesday in
December.
At Sioux Falls, on the first Tuesday
in Arril and the third Tuesday in Oc-
tober.
At Pierre, on the first Tuesday in
February and September.
At Aberdeen, on the first Tuesday in
May and the third Tuesday in Novem-
Der.
After a two days debate the house by
a vote of 173 to So unseated Caster A.
Robbins from the Fourth Alabama
district and decided that his republi-
can opponent, w. +. Aldrich, was elect
ed and entitled to the seat. All the
republicans with the exception of
White of Illinois and the populists and
three democrats-Cobb, Dockery and
DeArmond of Missouri, voted for the
majority report. The fftv-nine votes
against the report we're cast by demo-
Gratis with II execution. The case
furnished republicans with ample
material for airing their views on
southern methods, it being admitted
by the minority that fraudulent bal
lots to the extent of over 5000 were
cast for the contestee in Dallas county.
Miscellaneous.
The senate committee on public
lands decided not to recommend the
passage Of the Arizona land bill over
the veto of the president, but to
recommend q new bill to meet the OBJ
lection of the president and secretary
Of the interior.
The treasury today lost e995,5OO in
gold, which leaves the true amount of
the reserve S1~26,4l1,209.
The president held his first tri-
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