Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1884-12-20
NEWS SUMMARY.
CoNGREssTONAL.

called up the Naval appropriation blIIa
which at the close Of the last session W ere
in the hands of Conference COMM u 49, -
and as that Committee reported that IL mao
been unable to agree, he moved LnaI LLie
Senate further insist on its amendInehl s
and order a new conference. 30 ordered
Senator Sherman introduced bill TO
provide for the erection Of a statue TO the
memory Of lafayette.
The States were then called up.
The OREGON Central Land Forfeiture bill
was brought up, but the Senate, oy woe
of 30 nays to % yeas, refused to consider
the bill.
It was then decided by a party vote Of 81
yeas and 20 nays to take up the bill for the
/ admission of Dakota, the Republicans
voting In the affirmative and the Demo
Gratis in the negative. The Dakota bill
thus secured the right Of way for two
O'Clock.
The Texas Pacific Railroad land grant
| forfeiture bill was made the special order
/ Tor Tuesday next.
The bill to provide for the sale of the
! Cherokee reservation in Arkansas passed
! The bill to amend sections Of the revised
! Statutes which prohibit the delivery of
| registered letters and the payment Of
/ money orders to lottery companies, passed.
/ The amendment consists in striCking out
the word fraudulent, so as to cover lotteries
/ generally and not merely fraudulent.
The bill passed providing for the ascer-
/ tainment of the claims of American citizens
for spOliatiOns by the French prior to July
! 81, 1901.
The Dakota bill was then taken up and
/ Senator Harrison addressed the Senate.
| He was opposed to the bill assuming a
/ party shape, as he considered it a matter
! of too much importance. He then recited
the value of the agricultural products
of the Territory, gave its population, $780,
600 persons, and discussed the bill thor
Oughly.
The Chair announced the appointment
of Vest, Logan and Beck on the Naval
| Conference committee.
A bill was introduced in the Senate to-
day by Senator Miller, of California, to
amend the Revised Statutes so the whole
duty paid on material imported into this
country, and which is afterwards manufac-
tured and exported from this country, shall
be refunded. The law at present requires
the retention Of ten per cent. Of this duty.
In the House December 9Th, Mr.. ChaI-
mers introduced bill to restore a Repubh-
can form of Government to the State of
Mississippi. Referred.
The consideration of the Interstate
Commerce bill having been resumed, Banks
dale addressed the House in a constitution
al argument in support of the right of Con-
3 -ess to legislate on the subject of Repre-
sentatiVes
Messrs. Hemphill, Ryan and Millken
have been appointed subcommittee to
| investigate the court officials accounts in
the First COmptrOller's Office.
General Dudley viii be subpenaed to ap-
pear before the subcommittee appointed
| to investigate the conduct of Marshal
Wright in ths\Ohio October election.
A red hot debate between Hoar and Rea-
gan on the Commission bill concluded the
! days session.
In the Senate, December 10, Senator Sher-
man presided, and presented to that body
an invitation from the Commissioners OF
/ the New Orleans Exposition to participate
in the opening of the Exposition on the
/ 10th. Tabled.
The Committee on Commerce were dis
| charged, and the bill ordered to be with
drawn from the files of the Senate.
The bill passed authorizing the CONNER
| cial National Bank Of Chicago to increase
its capital stock to 100000.
Senator Mcmillan introduced a bill in
/ creaslng the appropriation tor the erection
100000
The Senate then took up the Oregon
! Central Land Forfeiture bill. Laid aside
until tomorrow.
Senator Vest addressed the Senate in op-
! position to the admission Of Dakota.
In the House December 10th, the joint
! resolution for continuing the work on the
! Commissioners bureau WSs passed.
/ The Speaker laid before the House a
\ communication from Representative Scales,
/ of North Carolina, announcing his resigna-
/ ton, to take effect December 80. Tabled.
The House then went into Committee of
| the VII ole on the Military Academy appro-
priation bill which was amended and
/ passed.
! Mr.. Morrison offered a resolution, which
! was adopted, distributing amOngthe stand
/ ing and select committees SO much of the
/ message as relates to the revenue prOVis-
/ ions of the treaties with Hawaii, Mexico
/ and Spain.
Mr.. Morrison offered a resolution provid-
\ ing for a holiday recess from the 23d of
| December until the 5th of January. Re
| ferred.
/ AR. Phelps introduced joint resolution
! apprOpriating 800, 600 to enable the people
of the United States to participate in
the Exposition at Antwerp in 1885. Re
/ feTred.
Cox, chairman of the committee on
Naval Affairs, reported back the resolution
/ asking the President for information show
| ing the authority of the law by which a
certain commodore of the navy had been
/ given the rank Of Acting Rear Admiral
/ when, it is alleged, no vacancy existed to
| justify such action. Adopted.
the House then resumed consideration
| Of the interstate commerce bill. Meszrs.
! TOwnshend, Reagan, Stewart, Turner and
BUdd discussed the matter.
The Speaker laid before the House a
message from the President transmitting a
letter from the Secretary Of State showing
the necessity of immediate legislation for
| the nurnosa of hringina the statntaa Of the