Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1884-05-08
CONGRESSIONAL.


In the Senate on April 10Th a Committee
of Conference on the Naval appropriation
bill was ordered.
A resolution was adopted providing fOl
| the deposit in the Smithsonian Institute OF
| the silk flag presented to the Senate by Jo-
| seph Newman, OF California, being the nrSl
American flag made of American silk.
The House bill to establish Bureau OF
Labor statistics was reported faVorably; al
| so the Senate bill to provide for the study
in the public schools, of physiology and
the effects of intoxicating narcotics on the
human system.
Senator Wilson delivered an address on
his Joint resolution, relative to Interstate
| Commerce, which was then referred to the
Committee on Railroads.
A Conference Committee was appointed
| on the Post Office appropriation bill. Ad-
journed till Monday.
The Senate Committee on Education and
Labor, reported tavoritely the bill to pro-
! hibit the importation of labOrerS from any
| foreign country.
In the Hpuse on April 26th, the Chaplain
in his prayer invoked Divine protection on
the Greeley relief expedition and Divine
aid forth successful termination Of its
mission.
The House then went into Committee of
the Whole on the private Calendar, and the
time until $3.50 O'Clock was spent in cOnsld-
Grafton of the bill for the relief OF Myra
Clarke Gaines, when the bill was laid aside
with favorable recommendation. 1t au-
| thorizes the issue of patents for so much OF
the So, 457 acres claimed by Mrs. Gaines as
has not been disposed Of by the United
States, and provides that she shall be paid
at the rate of $1.25 per acre for such as has
been disposed of.
The bill relieving certain soldiers of the
late war from the charge of desertion, came
up as unfinished business and Steele moved
to refer the bill to the Committee on Mill
tary affairs. Pending the vote the House
adjourned.
The House Committee on Military
Affairs will ask for an immediate
investigation of the Soldiers Home at
Dayton, Ohio, charges having been pre-
ferred against Gen. Patrick, who is in charge.
The House Committee on Appropriations
will report favorably on bill to loan the
Worlds Industrial and Cotton Centennial
Exposition at New Orleans, $4,000
The leaders ofthe tariff discussion con-
template closing the general debate on May
9th.
In the House on April 26th the Speaker
announced the following Conference Com
mittees: On Naval appropriation bill,
Hutchins, Randall and Calkins; on Post
office appropriation bill, Townsend HOl-
man and Horn.
Cox, of New York, asked leave to report
for present consideration a Senate joint res
olutiOn, allowing Ensign Reynolds of the
U. S. Navy, now with the Greedy Relief ex-
petition, to accept the decorations of the
royal and imperial order of Francis Joseph
from the Government of Austria, but Rob-
inson, of New York, objected, though he
was willing to bestOw what he considered
a higher honor, a vote of thanks of the
American Congress.
The House then proceeded to consider its
! special order, being the bill to remove GER
| tain burdens from the Merchant Marine
and to encourage the foreign carrying trade,
| which, after several amendments passed
under the previous question.
The report of the Pacific Railroad Com
mittee on the bill amending the sinking
fund act, was received, and the Committee
| on Appropriations reported the Consular
and Diplomatic bill. Adjourned.
In the Senate on April 18th the original
bill to establish commission to regulate
Interstate Commerce was reported. The
other bills were indefinitely postponed.
A bill passed, to consolidate the Bureau
of Military Justice and corps of Judge Ad-
vocates with the army.
The bill to establish Bureau of Animal
| Industry came up as unfinished business,
! the motion being to re. commit to the Com
mittee on Agriculture, which was lost. An
amendment to except from the provisions
| of the bill the disease known as Texas fe-
| yer was agreed to. Plumb offered an
amendment striking out the provision for
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| length agreed to. Bayard then moved to
reduce the appropriation to $150,OO0 which
! was agreed to. Also an amendment con-
| timing the operations of the bill to cattle
| from which there was danger of disease
spreading from one State to another. Mil
Ter, OF California, submitted a substitute
pro Y1d1ng for quarantlnlng and inspection
of export cattle Plumb tried to secure the
assent of the Senate to close the debate next
day, but the motion failed.
In the House on April 18th the bill passed
for the sale of portion of the Fort Hays
military reservation in Kansas.
Bills were introduced providing that the
tax imposed on the circulating notes of Ma
tional banks shall hereafter be devoted to
the payment of expenses incurred in the
redemption OF circulating notes of any in
solvent association; also 8 bill authorizing
the lighting of the navigable rivers of the
OAAAOCO OlohtCo ny OACCN14N4ly1 d1SO q Dill 10
prohibit the importation OF articles of for
eign manufacture bearing marks convey
ing the impression that such articles are OF
American manufacture; also bill prOyid-
ing for the celebration of the Worlds In
dustrial and Cotton Centennial Exhibi-
ton.
Hewitt, of New York, made personal
explanation as to his speech on the Naval
appropriation bill, and reiterated the charge
that the Secretary the Navy had violated
the law in not covering into the Treasury
the proceeds of the sale of condemned YES
sells. Calkins defended the Secretarv's
action. The evening session was devoted
to discussion of the tagiff.
The Subcommittee of the House-C Com.
mittee on Public Lands has decided tn f..
vorably report to the full Committee