Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1883-02-08
NED. after whfch consideration of the rarIH

1iineus AFTER which consideration OF the Tartn
Dill was resumed and several unfnpo tailt
changes in the metal schedule were made.
.....; In the House. under the call of states, a
number of privileged reports were sub
United, among the latter one by Mr. Bel
mont, from the Committee on, Foreign
Waiian treaty. Mr.. Thomas, from the Com
mittee on Elections. submitted the report of
the Buchanan-Man contested case, of
Mississippi declaring neither entitled to a
seat The House then, in Committee of the
bill, which occupied the remainder of the
session.
JANUARY 3O.-In the Senate, the Joint
resolution appropriatfng 500. GOO for the work
OF the Census Bureau until the end of the
present fiscal year was called up, and after
debate, was passed, when the Senate pro-
ceeded with the Tariff bill, consideration
of the metal schedule was completed and
tn at of sugar was taken up. :. IN the House,
a bill appro priating $4,000 and $4,000 to de.
fray the expenses of the contestant and con
testee, respectively, in the Sessing Frost
case in Missouri was introduced and referred.
MIR. Oaswell, from the Committee on ApprO-
pr1ations, reported the Post office ApprOpri-
alton bill, with the Senate amendments, rec
ommending concurrence in some and nom
ments non concurred In we're those appro-
printing S1S5 900 for special mail facilities and
liking July next as the date when the two
cent. letter postage goes into effect. The re.
port was agreed to and conference commit
Committee OF the Whole, resumed the Tariff
bill, and debate on the pending paragraph
and all amendments was limited to thirty
minutes.
JANUARY 31.--In the Senate, MIR. Miller
tCal) from the Committee on Foreign ReIa-
tons, reported favorably the bill to incor-
pOrate the Maritime Canal Company (Nica-
ragua Company. a bill was introduced to
teIIS (udIISrlliStSr-G eHeIdI huIuS. 1nSalIS
with the rank OF Major-Gen The bill pro-
viding for the holding of a Centennial Cotton
Exposition in 1884 was passed. The Senate
insisted on Its amendment TO the Post office
Appropriation bill, and cOnf6reeS were ap-
pointed. The Tariff bill was then taken up,
but debate was interrupted by the presenta-.
ton of House resolutions relating o the death
of Representative Ortiz. -. The Speaker
laid before the House O. resolution of the Board
of Trade of Portland, Greg, thanking Com
mander Merriman tor prompt action in pm
ishing insubordinate Indians in Alaska. Re
1erred. The Senate mendDlentS to the House
joint resolution making appropriations for
continuing the work of the tenth census We're
was. resumed in Committee of the Whole, and
when the committee rose the House began
the eulogy of the late Representative Orth, of
Indiana, and resolutions of respect were
adopted
FEBRUARY LIN the Senate, the Presi-
dent presented joint resolutions of the Legis-
lature of Illinois in relation to the Yellow
stone Park: Petitions were presented for
NatiOnaf aid to the common schools Also q
petition OF citizens OF Dakota against the d.
vision of the Territory and asking its admis-
son with its present boundaries. a resolution
was offered to suspend the coinage of silver
dollars, w hich was referred. A resolution di-
T6cClnS the OOQnlCt66 on EUucGClOn ana
Labor to inquire into the expediency of pro-
Viding by law against the employment of con-
V1ct labor on public works was adopted. The
credentials of Riddleberger, Senator elect
from Virginia, were fled at the close of the
morning business the Tariff bill was taken up
and long debate took place on the sugar
schedule. In the House tacit agreement
was entered into that the House should sit
until six O'Clock p IN. every day that the
Tariff bill was under consideration. The
House then, in Committee of the Whole, re-
sumed consideration of the Tariff bill, and a
little progress was made on the chemical
schedule.
FEBRUARY I'm the Senate, Mr.. Hoar
presented petition of President Eliot and
other professors of Harvard, asking that no
one but professional astronomer of expert
ence shall hereafter be eligible for the posi-
ton of Superintendent of the United Stat eS
Naval Observatory. The Tariff bill was then
taken up and the duty on potato and coin
starch was fixed at two cents per pound, and
the Senate then passed to the consideration
of the cotton and cotton goods schedule, the
debate thereon occupying the rest of the SeS-
SION. LIN the House, a memorial OF the
Chamber OF Commerce OF New York, urging
Congress to pass q bill limiting the coinage of
silver dollars to the requirements of the peo-
pie, was presented. Petitions were also pre-
Sented protesting against the transfer of the
Revenue Marine Life Saving and Coast Sur
VeY services to the Navy Department. After
Office Appropriation bill the House went into
Committee of of the Whole on the Tariff, the
chemical schedule WaS concluded, and earth
enWare and glassware was considered. When
Committee on Appropriations, reported the
Legislative, Executive and judicial Appro-
priation bill. Referred to Committee of the
Whole.