Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1884-02-14

transmit to the Senate the testimony taken
last Summer relating to Supervising Archi-
tect Hill. A resolution asking the President
for a record of the proceedings o. the Proteus
inquiry was introduced. Adjourned.
At a meeting of the Senate Committee on
Privileges and Elections, the following sub
committees were selected under the Sher-
man resolution: For the Mississippi branch
of the Neutrality-suspicious., Cameron, OF
Wisconsin. Frye, Salisbury and Jonas
For the Virginia branch-Sherman, Lap
ham and Vance.
At meeting of the Senate Committee on
Finance, Senator Beck called up the bill to |
extend the bond period on whisky, and up
on his motion it was referred to the Secreta- |
nv of the Treasury for information, which,
it is probable, will effect its passage.
Senator Beck introduced bill repeating
certain annual appropriations. among them
one of So, 800 900 for collection of customs.
The bill practically repeats allthe permanent
or indefinite appropriations, except the
sinking fund for the payment of the princi-
pal and interest of the National debt, the
expenses of the Marine Hospital service and
the Smithsonian Institution, refunding the
taxes and customs dues Illegally collected,
and the payment of interest upon various
classes of obligations guaranteed by the
Government.
In the House on r6DS OCl, q r0SOluC1On
providing for a Committee to visit Hot
Springs. to pursue the investigation of pub
| lie works, was defeated. A bill granting copy
rights to citizens of foreign counties was re-
ported. Mr.. Broadhead from the Judiciary
| Committee reported adversely on the joint
resolution proposing constitutional amend
ment for the election of pOstmasters, reVen-
ne collectors and United States District At
| torneys. Tabled. A bill granting right of
way through the Territory to the San Fran
cisco road was reported. The bill forteltlng
the land grant to the Iron Mountain rail
way for building from Pilot Knob to Hele-
ma, was reported. The bill for the election
of Territorial Governors and Secretaries was
reported adversely. A bill granting Ward
| B. Burnett $100 per month pension in ad-
| dition to fifty dollars he now receives was
| reported A bill was introduced to prohibit
| lotteries. lottery tickets and lottery advertls-
| ing in the District of Columbia and the
! Territories In Committee of the Whole
| the bill to establish a Bureau of Animal
| Industry was partially considered but the
! Committee arose without taking definite
action.
A memorial from the Western Associated
Press requests that transient newspaper pos
tage be placed at one cent for four ounces.
In the Senate on Feb. 9Th a bill appropri-
ating $777, $50 for the completion of the cap
itol terraces and stairways connected there
with passed. The bill to provide for execut-
! ING the treaty stipulations relating to the
Chinese was reported. Buffers resolution
asking for the proceedings of the Proteus
inquiry was agreed to. After an Executive
session, adjourned.
The Senate Committee on Agriculture
agreed to report favorably Senator Mil
ler's bill to prevent the spread of pleuro-
pneumonia among cattle.
In the House on Feb. 9Th, a resolution
looking to the investigation Of pension at
torney frauds was adopted. Among bills
: introduced were: By Thomas, authorizing
the purchase of snug harbOrs for disabled
vessels; by Curtin for the establishment O.
a branch Soldiers Home in one Ofthe West
ern States A resolution was introduced
providing for an investigation of unusua
expenses of the Department Of Justice il
, West Virginia. A resolution was adopted
asking for correspondence with Great Brit
ain respecting extradition of alleged fugi
| tiVes from Justice since the suspension Of tn
, treaty of 1912. Also resolution for infor
, nation as to how many and which fOre:gl
? ministers and other officers have been alb
sent from their posts since January 1882
t and whether their salaries were paid during
that time. Adopted. In Committee of tn
| Whole the pleurO pneumonia bill was dis
cussed but no action taken. Adjourned.
The House Committee on Appropriation
= will report on the Naval appropriation bill
providing $14 329, 1876, being SIS, 1926, 304 les
than the estimates and 81, 565, 2O8 less thai
the appropriation for the current year
, Enough was provided to complete the fou
: steel cruisers.
There are indications that the appropria
e tons for rivers and harbors will not exceed
i $10,000.OO0. The estimates are $50, 600, 600.
! In the Senate on Feb Sth a bill to reliev
! purchasers and settlers on the Denver & S
Joe railroad lands was favorably reported
The same bill passed in the Senate last ses
sion, except the present bill fixes the prize
, per acre at So. so. Senator CullOm introduced
: bill for the relief of persons whose land
were confirmed by the Governors of the ole
, Northwest and Indian Territories, anC
whose lands so confirmed were afterward
: sold by the United States. A resolution
. was introduced inquiring into the cause o
: the removal of John Dudley colored por
f ter; and directing the Committee on Civi
Service to report what changes in the rule.
are necessary to protect Senate employe.
from removal. Senator Hills bill relatine
! to the lands now occupied by certain set
tiers, formerly believed to form a part O.
) the Ute reservation, was taken up and after
+ an amendment by Senator Cockrel prOvid
ing that the lands referred to be returned tt
the public domain the bill passed. The
Mexican land grant and title bill was again
discussed and pending action theSenate ad.
Journed.
A bill has been introduced in the Senate
giving the U. S. Circuit Court jurisdiction
on all questions of forfeiture of railroad OF
canal land grants to determine whether the
constitutional rights of any state, corpora
ton, or citizen have been abridged or i'm
paired by such forfeiture.
A bill has been introduced in the Senate
which provides for the extension of the
work of the Mississippi River Commission
to include improvements of all pavigable
tributaries of that river.
In the House on February 9TH, a resolu''
ton was adopted declaring vacant the posi-
tons of stenographers of committees, and
providing for their appointment by the
Speaker on request of the committees, at a
compensation to be fixed. A bill was intro