Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1884-02-21

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fixing the order of business was lost the
debate pointing out that nc business of i'm
pOrtance except the passage Of apprOpria-
ton bills could be transacted. The report
was then adopted. Wells introduced bill
providing for the support Of common
| schools. 1t provides for an annual apprO-
priation of from 100000 to 1890, 600
for the next ten years, the appropriation to
| be reduced 81. 900, eco each succeeding year
! In Committee Of the Whole, the bill author-
| iZinging the Secretary of War to correct
muster rolls Of volunteer forces so that
| the muster of officers and enlisted men shall
cover the whole period during which
they regularly commissioned and ac-
tually performed the duties to which
30 commissioned, or were prevented
| from performing their duties by reason of
! commended and when the Committee arose,
the bill passed. The Speaker announced
the appointment of Hopkins, Ward, Adj
ans Md, Poland and Wilson (Ia) as a
committee to investigate the charges against
H. V. BOynton, the Washington CORE
spondent of the Cincinnati Commercial
Gazette. Mr.. Goffintroduced a Joint reso-
luton appropriating $4,000 for the relief
OF the sufferers by the overflow of the Ohio
river andits tributaries. Adjourned until
Monday.
Judge Dillon has appeared before the
House Committee on the Union Pacific rail-
road and argued against the proposed Leg
islation affecting the Pacific roads.
At meeting of the House Committee on
Commerce. the Interstate Commerce bill
was discussed by Reagan who opposed the
proposed Commission and favored referring
the question in dispute to the State Courts.
Mr.. CIardy was of the same opinion.
The House Committee on Labor ordered
favorable report on Representative Hopkins
bill for the establishing of a Department of
Labor Statistics. The measure provides for
the appointment of a Commissioner who
shall acquire all the information possible on
the subject of labor and its relations to capi-
tai, and the means of promoting social, re-
igious and intellectual prosperity to the
laboring men and women.
The House Committee on Postoff1ces and
Post Roads has agreed to report faVOrably
on the bill providing that letter carriers be
employed in every city containing $4,000
inhabitants, and that they may be employed
in places containing not less than 1000 in
habitants and producing a gross postal re-
venue of at least $40, 600 per aDnum. They
also agreed to report'a bill providing for the
delivery of letters up to midnight, at free
delivery Offices, when ten cent stamp, adj
ditional to the postage is affixed favor
able report was also directed on the bill to
provide for the deposit in the Treasury of
the receipts of the money order system and
for the payment of It's expenses out of the
appropriations.
President Garrett of the B. & b. road has
appeared before the Committee, on Post
Offices and Post Roads and offered to trans
act public telegraph business upon terms
satisfactory to the people.
In the Senate on Feb. 18th, Plumb pre-
sented a complaint from a commissioned
in in 10
amount paid him as pension and the pay
of an officer on the retired list. The bill for
the relief of the survivors of the Jeanette
expedition was favOrably reported. Among
the bills introduced were the following.
By Hoar for a preliminary survey of the
passes of the atfiuents of the Mississippi and
Columbia rivers; by VOORHEES,, an appropria-
ton for the repair, preservation and compile
ton ofcertain public works, reservoirs, MAINS
etc., for irrigation and other purposes of the
arid land regions of the United States by
Harrison, to define the powers of the Mis-
sisSippi River Commission and authorizing
an appropriation of land and material for
| the Improvement of the Mississippi river
and its navigable tributaries, and providing
methods for appropriatlng the same, etc.
| A resolution was agreed to, directing inquiry
| as to whether any officers of the b. q o.
| Telegraph Company has made or received
! any proposals or entered into an agreement
to consolidate with the Western Union Tel
egraph Company within the past twelve
months and giving power to send for per-
sons and papers. The bill securing to
! American inventors full term OF seven
teen years for their patents in cases where
foreign patents expire before that time,
passed. The Senate receded from its amend
! ment to the Greeley relief bill. A joint reso-
! luton from the House. authorizing the Sec
rotary of War to use rations for the relief OF
! destitute persons in the district OverhOwed
by the Ohio river and tributaries, and max
ing an appropriation of 100000 to relieve
the sufferers of such overfOwn districts was
passed.
In the House on Feb. 18th among the
bills introduced were the following: By Bel
ford to facilitate the settlement of private
4 land claims; also to provide for leasing arid
desert land in Colorado; by Oats, restoring
to the pension rolls the names of those
dropped on account of dislOyalty; by Hatch
for the preservation of the forests by Cox
of New York, to provide additional life
saving stations on the sea and lake coasts
by White, of Minnesota, granting the same
rights and privileges to the Pacific railway
, as it now enjoys for its main line for build
, iug a line from Sioux City to connect with
the main line west of the Tooth meridian, il
constructed in five years, and providing
that it shall not receive bonds and lands
! by Price confirming grants of lands to cor
pOratiOns where the roads are already con.
structed, and forfeiting all other lands
granted. The Military Academy bill was
! reported. A joint resolution apprOpriating
$500, 900 to the sufferers from the overflow
of the Ohio river and tributaries passed
, Adjourned.
In the Senate on February 18th, McPher-
son introduced bill providing that the coin
age of the standard silver dollar shall cease
until January, 1886; that trade dollars be
received in sums of So or less for postage
and revenue stamps, and converted into
bullion. In discussing Voorhees, resolution
calling on the Attorney General for an ex-
PLANTATION of the delay in advising the Post
master General as to the Interpretation OF
the law relating to the adjustment of Post
masters salaries, that officer was severely
criticised. The resolution was agreed to.
VOORHEES, introduced a bill to prohibit as
| sassrn arnts for r,nlitical rI1rnoses rrnuidiro