Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1883-03-01


called up the Army Approximation bill, SO as
to make it unfinished business for Tomorrow
| 49,. In the House. Mr.. HiscOck, from the APP
propl1a6lonS Committee, moved to 90 into
committee on the Sundry- civil Appropriation
Dill. He thought the bill would not occupy
more than two or three days and said it would
be followed by the Deficiency bill Mr.. Oalkins,
nom the Elections Committee, gave notice tn at
ne would, as soon as the Sundry Civil bin was
disposed OF, ask action on the various election
cases on the calendar. Mr.. Kelley said, Fecog-
II Eng the Importance of the passage of the
senate, he would not antagoniZe them but
as soon as they were disposed of he would
nope OF reaching result The House went
INTO Committee of the Whole on the
s s1nIdry r,eS Clx1l Appropriation, bill Gen;
the bill was read by paragraphs for
amendments. A point of order against the
clauSe authorizing the Secretary of the Treas
ury to purchase additional real estate in SAN
francisco for the storage of bullion was sus-
tanned. Several amendments were offered
and ruled out on points of order. An amend
ment to the clause appropriating 100000 in
ana OF state and local Boards of Health was
lost. The neutrality-suspicious. that all lands
reserved Tor military purposes and no longer
desirable for such purposes be placed in the
was pending when the committee rose. The
River and Harbor bill was referred to Conn
mittee OF the Whole.
FEBRUARY 21.-In the Senate Mr.. Gar.
land offered q resolution for the appointment
Of a committee of Senators to examine into
the works in progress for the improYementIof
the Mississippi River below Cairo. resolu.
ton calling tor information as to whether the
state Department had taken steps to invite
the mediation of European powers to settle
matters between Chilli and Peru was laid on
the erection of a monument at Washington's
headquarters at New6urg, N. Y, was passed,
proceeded to the consideration of the Army
Appropriation bill. The amendment in
ereasing the number Of staff officers
remain 0't on duty y' in fne W Saah R9s
more than three years gave rise to dis
cussiOn and was rejected. Several COMMITTEES
amendments were adopted and the bill
passed. The resolution providing for the
termination OF the. fisheries treaty was
adopted. Consideration of the Utah bill oc-
cupied the remainder of the day...:..in the
House the Senate amendments to the Pen
conference report on the Post office ApprO-
priation bill was submitted, stating that the
eonferees were unable to agree, the chief
point of difference being the item apprOpri-
at1ng $lS5 600 for special mail facilities. and a
new conference was ordered. The Sunday
CiVu Dli'Was taken up IN committee and a
bitter and acrimonious debate ensued on a
motion to strike out the clause. authorizing
the detail Of officers for service in the Signal
Corps. The motion was defeated.
FEBRUARY 22.-In the Senate the resolu-
ton for committee to examine and report
upon the methods of improving the naviga-
ton OF the Mississippi River below Cairo was
adopted, when the Senate proceeded to con-
slider the Naval appropriation bill. The pro-
vision relating to wooden ships was altered
so that no more than twenty per cent. of what
a new vessel would cost could be spent for
repairs. The amendment appropriating
$l,0OOO00 to complete the four double-
turfeted 1rOn-cladS was adopted.
The other committee amendments
were agreed to-. The House passed the bill
creating three additional land districts in
Dakota. The Army and Fertilization Appro-
pT1atiOn bills, with Senate amendments were
received and referred. Conference reports on
the Indian and Consular Appropriation bills
the Sundry Civil bill in committee and the
amendments reducing to 1927, 900 the appro.
pT1ation for the Geological Survey WAS lost
81 to S6. An amendment repeating the pre-.
emption laws was adopted,
FEBRUARY 23.-In the Senate the Naval
Appro priation bill was taken up and an
amendment appropriating $500, 900 to build an
experimental gupboat was ruled out of order
as were some other sections which cOntem-
plated new legislation. After 8 few unim-
portant changes the bill passed. The confer
ence report on the Consular and Diplomatic
Appropriation bill was agreed to. Consider
alton Of the Utah bill was resumed and long
prohibiting women from voting in any
Territory. A roH-call finally showed no
quorum, and the balance of the session was
spent in a vain effort to bringin the absentees
apart one hour each day for the cOnsidera-
ton of any measure called up by committees
to which there shall not be five objections,
was adopted. Senate amendments to the
priatiOn bills were non cOncuIred IN and con-
ference committees were appointed. The
resolution calling for correspondence regard
ing the treatment of Rus sian Jews was
adopted. Consideration of the Sundry Civil
bill was completed in Committee of the
Whole, the Yellowstone Park lease being
practically inValidated by the adoption of an
amendment offered by Mr.. McCOOk.