Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1884-12-27

route for said canal.
senator Dawes presented a petition. pray
t-it-s sssPs De Laken TO prohibit the carrying
INTO eILecG OF the lease for era zine, DurDosas
OF the Crow Indian Reservation. made
WIN the Indians by a syndicate of capital
ISIS ana cattlemen. Referred.
A large number Of remonstrancessg AGAINST
the raLlncaJ1On Of the Spanish treaty were
presented and referred.
Senator Brown, from the Committee on
11allroads, reported favOrabiy on the bill to
extend the line OF the st. Louis & San
francesca road through the Indian Terri
tory lands.
Senator Dawes offered a resolution,
which was agreed to- calling on the Secre-
Iary OF the Interior for ali information in
as department relating to the Crow Indian
l4hds Tor grazing purposes, and his action
thereon.
Senator Van WYck offered bill to TX
the rate Tor the transmission of messages by
Telegraph west of the Missouri river not to
exceed the average rates east of said river
70 the SeabOard; also to tx the passenger
and height rates on the railroads running
west OF the Missouri river not to exceed
the average east Of said river TO the sea
board.
The Senate passed the bill relating to the
lands in Colorado lately occupied by the
UncOmpahrge and White River Ute
Indians.
The Senate then went into Executive
session and the nomination Of McCullOch
to be Secretary of the Treasury was debated
for an hour and laid over. Chas. +. Ashley
was confirmed to be agent of the Indians of
the Colorado River Agency, Arizona. On
reOpening the doors, consideration of the
Naval Bill was proceeded with, and finally
rkgEr1 fol
Committee.
The Chair laid the Senate Interstate
Commerce Bill before the Senate and Slater
submitted the proposed amendment to be
moved by HIM, embOdying the provisions
Of the Reagan Bill.
In the House December II, Mr.. Skinner,
of New York. introduced a bill regulating
and classifying the salaries of clerks in all
hrst-class pOst-Omces. Referred.
The Interstate Commerce bill was then
taken up, amended and the House ad-
jOurned.
In the Senate December Is among the
memorials presented was one by Senator
HOar from the WOmen's Suffrage Associa-
ton Of Pennsylvania, protesting against
the admission of Dakota on 2 constitution
made by men alone and denying the right
Of suffrage to women.
Senator Yes submitted a joint resolution
declaring that without the consent and au-
thOrity of Congress, the proposed Nicara-
qua surveying expedition, was illegal.
Laid over.
Senator Sherman called up and the Sen
ate passed the bill apprOpTiating 5000 for
the erection Of q statue in memory Of Gen.
Lafayette.
Among the bills introduced were two by
Senator Van Wyck, one to increase the pen
siOns OfWidOWs and dependent relatives of
deceased soldiers and sailors, the other to
grant pensions to invalid and dependent
soldiers who served three months during
the war of the Rebellion. Referred.
On motion ex-senator Morrill,, the Senate
went into executive session. The doors be-
ing closed, Senator Riddleberger continued
his speech in opposition to the confirmation
OF McCullOch as Secretary Of the Treasury.
On reopening the doors the Interstate
Commerce bill was taken up.
A joint resolution passed, authorizing
and requiring the Secretary of War to de-
liver to the Eighth New York Heavy Artil-
lery Association the regimental colOrs
which belonged to said artillery, which
were captured by the Confederate forces
and are now in the possession of the Secre- /
tary Of War.
In the House December Is, Immediately !
after the reading of the journal, COusidera-
resumed, and after much debate, went over. |
Mr.. Curtin introduced a Joint resolution |
providing for the representation Of the Uni |
ted States at the proposed exhibition in |
London in 1886. 1t recItes that certain /
citizens OF the United States propose and |
have arranged, to have in London in 1856 /
an American exhibition to be devoted to |
the display of the manufactures |
and resources of the United States |
and that the various departments of /
the United States Government have, /
under the action of Congress, forwarded |
exhibits to the Worlds Fair at New Or /
leans; and declaring that the Government !
shall be officially represented at London. /
Itrequests that the President direct that /
the Government exhibit, now on display /
at New Orleans, be suits by packed and put /
in condition at the close OF the fair, to be /
forwarded to London, and to assign one /
or more vessels to transport the exhibit J
An appropriation of $780, 600 is made for /
this purpose.