Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1884-06-19

/ " AsHINGroN. ID. c.. June IL
/ Randall moved 81 an additional 5cctio II
10 The bin his proposition again st
! p li;ical assessments.
Cannon made he point that the
Amendment Vas moi IN order under
/ tie ruir.
Randall admitted that the amend
mcnr Wa~ open 10 point OF order.
aHG expressed regr', hal The point
! .ai been u.slt adding that the judy
( rH.,si 81 ihc coplc. 81 a. ihat poIitic-l
a--c-- mcat5 had been carried on 10 an
outrageous extent.
( kas-Hn moved that the amendment
was object enable, not only as being
( ar1i~~i !hc rule, bat "a being against
/ rood polic,. II an Iowa farmer sid
a hundred bushels of oats 10 an army
iuommis-ary he could no. use any Of
( thelnoncy Tor disseminating political
Information or Tor printing tickets. \
mem Der ot congress desiring re-clec-
! ticd would not be p rinii'ed t, spend
aly o. liz rwn money for the ordinary
purposes Il his election. while his
competitor, not being member,
IA ehl eypend amy amount he chose.
Tie chairman expressed regret that
such a wholesome proposition and SO
conducive "a public morals was GU; of
order, Dl,t FELT constrained to sustain
the point of order. The proposition
was therefore not admitted.
The committee then rose and the
house agreed in bulk TO all amend
meuts reported except to strike out
the proviS0 rs t. compensation for
fur;h-cia,> pcstmasters. A vote on
striking il ont was taken los yeas and
NAYS. and re, ulted: Yeas, l5l: nays.
81 The result being in the interest
Of postma-;crs. The bill then passed
Hewitt, OF New York. from the
committee on ways and means. re-
parted /; li.i 10 carry into effect the
/ jr,atr between the United States of
America and the United States OF
Mexico. -. ned the 20!h o: January,
1883. with favorable report. The re-
por. "a, otdered printed and The bill
placed on The calendar.
The housC Then proceeded To the
consideration OF the bill reported from
the committee on Pacific railroads
10 amend several Pacific railroad acts.
1t requires companies Ia file within
ninety DAYS from the passage of this
&c; Tor within SKY DAYS after compile
ton OF the >trvevsl list of selections
OF the iand claimed hy them and 10 de-
post tie cost 81 surveying, >e!eciin.
and conveying the same. The first
question was taken on the amendment
offered hy Pavson tn one offered by
II. -
lands embodied in the notice 10 be Civ
en- by the secretary nf interior to rail-
yuaG company TO take its patents,
to bC subject 10 state. territorial
a. 4 municipal taxation after sixty
day, from the date of notice. Payson's
Wa, Than a lien oi the United States
Tor hc cost and expenses of surveying
shall $40, he affected by she sale Of
lands, ray>on's amendment was
adopted aud then liauhack'> las -
ancndedl WAS also adopted on vote
by states. Crisp demanded yeas aud
Ravs un the amendment, declaring il
MAS th, abandonment of the
security which The government
now had Ia the land. The
vote by yeas and nays resulted yeas, ~:
uas -: - the amendment was ayr, ed
n. \ vote was then taken on Paw
soa'S substitute fer the bill and amend
mcat Il provides that if railroad
companies shall not within sixty DAYS
from the receipt of notice pay the
costs Of surveying the land then their
right 20 such land shall cease and the
land >liall be restored 10 the public do
main for settlement uGder the home
stead laws. The SUI ..iiu;e was agreed
to and the bin in tina, shape passed.
The house then took up the bill to
amend the Thurman act. but without
action. Adjourned.