Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1884-05-22

the legal question involved. Pending &C
ton the Indian Appropriation bill was tax
en- up, the question being HaWley's motion
to increase to $25, 900 the appropriation fol
education IN Alaska. A lengthy debate en-.
sued during which Ingalls, said he thought
the best thing that could be done for the
Indians would be to make them ameDabIe
/ to the law, which they are not now. He
said educating Indians produced phenOme-
ma rather than results. No action was taken
! The shipping bill was taken up. but with.
out action, the Senate adjourned.
In the House on May 18th, among bills
introduced were the following: To place
Gen. Grant on the retired list; by Hewitt
| a bill to prohibit any non resident or alien.
who has not declared his intention to be-
come citizen of the United States, from
! acquiring, owning possessing or holding
real estate in any Territory; also to place
/ lumber on the free list; also to reduce rates
/ of duties on sugar 30 per cent. a bill to
prevent any solvent bank from retiring
more than 10 per cent. per annum ofits en-
tire issue of notes, and provides that any
bank violating this prohibition shall forfeit
its charter; to repeal all internal revenue
taxes on tobacco and on brandy and wine
manufactured from fruit.
The Senate bill passed to prevent and
punish cOGnterfeiting in the United States
OF securities of foreign Governments.
Slocum, Morgan and Steele were appoint
ed a Conference Committee on the Fitz
John Porter. bill. On the Animal Industry
Bureau bill, Hatch of Mo-, Dibrel and Will
son of Iowa.
The business relating to the District of
Columbia was taken up and discussion on
lotteries was INDUCED in. An amendment
repeating the law imposing license tax on
commercial travellers in the District was
adopted and the bill passed.
Mr.. O'NeiI, of Missouri, introduced the
following bill:
Whereas, The existing tariff taxes on ar
ticles of food increase the cost of living to
the people and produce q large surplus rev
enue; therefore be it enacted that from and
after July 1st, 1884, the following named
articles be exempt from duty: Raw sugar
mot retned), molasses, salt, rice, rye, bar
ley, potatoes, oat meal, currants, raisins,
prunes, peas, beans, butter, cheese, live
animals, and vegetable chicery. Refer
red.
Mr.. O'Neil estimated that the bill will &C
complish reduction of $57,O0O,O0O in the
revenues.
In the Senate on May 18th recon-
mendation from the Secretary of War for
the appropriation of $25, 900 for repairs at
Jefferson Barracks, New Orleans, was pre-
scented.
Among the petitions were the following,
opposing any action that would lead to the
destruction of healthy competition in the
telegraph business; also placing Gen. Ere
mont on the retired list.
The Pensions Committee made an unfa-
vorable report on the bill to pension Gen.
Ward B. Burnett. A minority report was
also made.
The bill to place Gen. Grant on the re-
tired list was faVOrably reported by Logan
and passed without debate.
A bill was reported to provide for the ex-
penses OF the Commission for the explOra-
ton of Alaska.
Slater was excused from further service
on the Committee of Commerce and Farley
appointed to fill the vacancy.
Logan gave notice that he should move
to strike from the bill to pension Mexican
soldiers the amendment allowing pensions
only to those unable to support themselves.
A Conference Committee was appointed on
the Shipping bill, consisting of Frye, Miller,
of New York, and Vest.
Consideration of the Indian Appropriation
bill was then resumed and the bill was per
feeted and passed.
In the House, on May 18th, a minority re-
port on the bill 10 amend the Thurman
Sinking Fund act was made
The bill providing for a civil government
Of the Territory of Alaska passed. It pro-
vides for the appointment ofea Governor,
Judge, District Attorney, Marshal and
Clerk. Court to be held twice year at Sit
ka and Wrangle. The general laws of Ore
gon to govern so far as practicable.
The next measure considered was the
TOwnshend bill, which provides that here
after no Territory shall ask for a COnstitu-
lion or apply for admission as a State into
the Union until it shall contain a perma-
nent population equal to that required in |
districts in order to entitle it |
to representation in the House. The bill |
was laid on the table.
The bill passed extending the jurisdiction |
of Justices of the Peace in Wyoming, and |
one providing that hereafter the Legislature |
Of Dakota shall consist of a members of |
the Council and 48 members Of the House. |
In the Senate on May 18th Cockrell said |
ne was not in the Senate when the bill to |
place Gen. Grant on the retired list passed
hat if he had been he would have voted |
against it.
The House bill to establish Bureau of
Labor Statistics was taken up and Garland |
moved substitute, providing that the |
Bureau of Statistics of the Treasury Depart
nent shall do the work required to be done
~ the bill, and also providing for the col
ection of information relating to marriages |
md divorces in the United States.
Vest rose to a personal explanation and |
;aid that word had been sent over the coun- |
Try that the bill to retire Gen. Grant had |
passed unanimously and that he had voted |
against it.
An exciting scene occurred in the Senate.
Senator nWyck severely criticised Sena- |
5or Blair for something he had done in |
Committee. He was repeatedly called to |
order by the president of the Senate. Sena- |
or Blair said Senator VanWyck was either |
grossly mistaken or he was an intentional /
alsifer.
In the House on May 18th, resolutions |
we're reported unseating Mckinley and |
Peele but we're laid over.
A bill was reported favorably for mint
It St. Louis