Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1884-02-07
CONGRESSIONAL.


In the House on Jan. 26th F. w. Rock
well from Massachusetts, to succeed Gov.
Robinson was sworn in. Hatch of MissOu-
ri from the Committee on Agriculture re-
ported bill for the establishment of Blu
reau OF Animal Industry and for the extir-
patton OF pleuro-pneumOnia and other con-
tagiOuS diseases of domestic animals. The
House then went into Committee of the
Whole on the Fitz John Porter bill and
after another long debate the Committee
arose and the House adjourned.
Members of the House say that since the
Senators have provided themselves with
clerks they will do so too.
Col Isaac R. Hill of Ohio has been ap-
pointed assistant sergeant-at-arms of the
House of Representatives.
In the Senate on Jan. 18th two petitions
from wool growers in Ohio, praying for a
restoration of the old duty on wool, were
presented. The Judiciary Committee re-
enforcement of law in Utah Petitions were
presented from citizens of Oregon and
Washington Territory for the restoration to
the public domain of lands granted to the
Oregon Central road and the Northern Pa
cific. Also petition from Union soldiers
for the enactment of general law for their
relief. Upon the announcement Of the
death of Congressman Mackey, the Senate
adjourned.
The Senate Committee Appropriations
ordered a favorable report on the House to-
bacco rebate bill.
In the House, on January 28th the death
of Congressman Mackey was announced af-
ter the reading Of the Journal and the
House adjourned.
The subcommittee of the Foreign Affairs
Committee will report in favor of the Hen
ley bill respecting Chinese immigration. A
minority report will also be made.
Ex-Congressman Robinson, on being ex-
amined before the House Committee on Ac-
counts investigating the removal of en-
plOyes by the last Congress, stated that Ty-
sons removal had been demanded by
Keller.
The House committee which is investi-
eating the charges against Gov. Murray. of
fraud, while he was Marshal of Kentucky,
will either give. him a chance to testify, or
soon report that the charges are not sus-
aimed.
In the Senate, on January Goth, the bill
providing for the repeal of the Timber Gull
ture act was reported favorably, Senator
Sherman introduced a bill to establish the
Territory of North Dakota. Platt offered
a resolution providing for an investigation
as to whether telegraph charges had been
injuriOusly affected by the consolidation of
| telegraph companies The Sherman resOlu-
tons on the Virginia and Mississippi out
RACES were then taken up, and Sherman adj
dressed the Senate at length, and was fol-
| lowed by Malone, after which the resOlu-
ton was adopted-33 to 20. The Democrats
did not make remark on the matter. A
resolution was offered, providing that news
papers, periodicals and other printed matter
Shall be carried free in the mails. The
House joint resolution, apprOpriating 500,
600. for the benefit of the Grow Indians, was
amended by increasing the amount to $780,
600, and passed. The Senate passed the to-
baCco rebate and the New Mexico Legisla-
tive Appropriation bill. A long debate fol-
lowed on Mexican Land Grant matters, the
bill going over without action. Adjourned
In the House on JAN goth among the
bills introduced were: by Watson, to in
crease pensions of widows and dependent
relatives of deceased soldiers; by Wood tC
prevent the employment of operatives on
railroad trains more than twelve hours out
of twenty-fOur; by Wilson, of Iowa, pro
Viding for the inspection and certificatiOn
of meat produces for expectation by O'nei
of Missouri, to prevent adulteration Of su.
gar and mOlasses; by Hewitt, to authorize
the title to newspapers to be copyrighted
by Bennett, to prevent inter-marriage O.
white and Negro races in the District of Col
umbia; by Warner of Ohio, better to Sc
kins rising to question of privilege reciteC
that EX-speaker Keifer having charged II
V. BOyntOn Washington correspondent o
) the Cincinnati Commercial Gazette, with
having approached the Speaker with cor
rupt proposition intended to influence hi
official action, he offered resolution pro
viding for an investigation. Keifer made
F speech in which he stated that BOyntOI
, had intimated that he could make SOm
money out of the McGarrahan bill by rec
ognizing certain member when he arose
) Boynton. The resolution was amended b,
l including all other House reporters in tn
1 investigation and was adopted.
in theSenate on January 30th petition
was presented from 4, 1000 citizens of the Dis
trict of Columbia, praying for prohibition @
the liquor traffic in that district Also, pc
4 titions from Washington, Idaho and Dakot
= Territories to the same effect. The report @
? the conference committee on the Greedy re
l lief expedition bill, recommending that tn
Senate recede from its amendment, was dis
! cussed, but dropped upon the arrival of tn
hour for Congressman Mackey's funera
which the Senate attended. Afterwards &C
I journed.
a Among the nominations sent to the Sen
ate were the following pOstmasters in Kan
!. sas; Benjamin McElroy, Frankfort; Georg
: Huycke, Ellsworth; n. A. Yeager, Augusts
In the House, on January 3Oth, a resolU
s ton was adopted, ordering an investigated
of the management of the GoYernmer
T property at Hot Springs, Ark. Also, a resi-
e luton calling for all reports made
s special agents of the Postoff1ce DepaEtmeI
:, during 1881, having reference to the Sta
e Route investigation, not yet published.
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