Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1884-05-15
CONGRESSIONAL.

III IQ6 SENATE Oh May "a, Inc Cndlr 1a1Q
before the Senate letter from Wecker, late
collector at Key West, Fla, asking an in
vestigation of the charge against him.
The House bill requiring Governors of
Territories to be residents of the Territories
two years before appointment was reported
adversely; also the memorial and joint res
olutiOn from the Legislature of Wyoming
asking additional compensation. !
Van Wyck offered resolution, which was
was adopted, asking into alleged fraudulent
entries of lands in Colorado by corporations
organized under the laws of Great Britain
and other corporations.
The Shipping bill was taken up and Vest
made a formal offer of his amendment per-
hitting admission to American registry of
ships bought abroad, and the admission,
| free of duty of ship building materials.
| Mcpherson moved to amend, excluding
ships bought abroad for the coasting trade.
| Debate followed until adjournment which
was until Monday.
The Senate Committee on Agriculture
and Forestry reported to the Committee the
amendment intended to propose to the
agricultural bill to provide an apprOpria-
ton of $4,000 to be expended under the
direction of the Commissioner of Agricul-
ture in the encouragement and develop
ment of the culture and raising of raw
oaks.
| Plumb has introduced a bill to provide
! for opening to homestead settlement certain
portions of the Indian Territory, which pro-
| Vides that theIands in the Indian Territory
coded by the Creek tribe of Indians by the
treaty of 1866, and the lands coded by the
| Seminole tribe by the treaty of 1866, except
such as has been granted other Indian
tribes by act of Congress, or by treaty, or
have been set apart for Indian occupancy
| IL, r
entry under the homestead laws, and that
so much Of the grant lands made to the At
! lantic & Pacific Railway Co. by the act OF
! July 9th, 1866, as lies within the Indian Ter
ritory excepting the grant for Alright of way
and station purposes, shall be wholly forfeit
! ed and the land restored to the public domain.
| 1t provides also that the President shall be
| empowered to reduce the limits of any res
ervation established by executive order in
| the Territory, where the amount of land is
in excess of the necessities and the rights of
Indians OCCUPYING same, and that lands thus
taken out of the limits of any reservation
| shall be opened to settlement under the
| homestead law, and that he shall be au-
| thoriZed to remove the Indians from Oar
lington agency with their free consent to
! lands mentioned in the treaty of 1868 be-
! tween the Government and the Cheyenne
and Arapahoe Indians, and that he shall
be empowered to open negOtiOns with such
Indian tribes located in the Indian Terri
| tory as in his Judgement are in possession
of greater quantity of land than their ne
cessities require, for the cession of their
surplus lands to the Government, in trust
or otherwise, and at such prices as may be
equitable for the purpose of opening the
said surplus lands to settlement under the
| general land laws.
In the House on May I'd the morning
hour was dispensed with and the tariff bill
was considered IN Committee of the Whole
Duester gave notice of an amendment he
proposed to offer providing that on and
after July 1st, 1884, lie duty shall be levied
or collected on any kind of raw material
which may in any manner be consumed by
the people or by factories of the United
States. The discussion on the merits of the
bill lasted until adjournment.
The evening session was devoted to pen
sion bills. @ ..s u
Representative George L. Converse, OF
Ohio, will Introduce in the House at the
earliest opportunity an amendment or sub
stitute for the Morrison tariff bill. The
4 features of this proposed measure or amend
ment are as follows: The wool duties of
1867 have been restored, except as to carpet
woods which will be placed on the free list
with SEINE twenty other articles. The
metal schedule will be equalized by re-
ducing the duty on some articles and in
creasing it on few others. The tobacco
q,
and provision will be made for giving
alchohol to manufacturers free of tax,
manufacturers who manufacture for export
to receive rebate on their raw materials
equal to the duty less 10 per cent. A reduc-
ton of 10 per cent. is to be made in favor
of goods imported in American bottoms.
This is said to be similar to the old law
passed in Jefferson's administration, except
that the Jefferson differential duty was an
increase of 10 per cent. on the then existing
tariff, while COnverse's proposes a ten per
cent. reduction. Converse thinks the bill
will will reduce the revenue $40, 100000 a
year. ----- ,-,---t. ..---a,--'
The House Committee on Military Affairs
agreed to faVorably report the bill provid-
ing for the erection of Soldiers Home in
Michigan, at cost of $3.50, 900.
The House Committee on Invalid Pen
siOns, instructed Representative Morrill, to
report favorably on Mr., Ryan's bin, repeal
ing the limitation in the arrears of Pension
Act
In the House on May Sd the Chinese. I'M
migration bill was taken up in Committee
of the Whole and at length passed. The
entire day was consumed In the discussion.
In the Senate on May 9th among the re-
ports of COMMITTEES were: amendments to
the Agricultural appropriation; to adopt
I international regulations to prevent coils
ions at sea; granting a pension to the
widow of Gen. Judson Fitzpatrick.
Plumb introduced bill to prevent the
acquisition ofreal estate by aliens. Van
Wyck introduced a bill to prevent foreign
ers or corporations existing under foreign
laws from acquiring a greater quantity of
land in the Territories than $40 acres.
The Shipping bill was further discussed
but no action taken.
James A. Connolly, of Illinois, was con
frmed Solicitor of the Treasury
In the House on May 9Th, a bill was in
troduced to exclude public lands 10 Arkan-
sas from the operations Of the law relating
to mineral lands.
The committee on the contested election
case of 0Ferrell VS.. Paul, from Virginia,
asked further time to report which was re-
fused and the previous question ordered
and O'Ferrel was admitted by a party vote
of 40 to 81. O'FerreIl anneared and took