Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1885-02-26
CONGRESSIONAL.

OF tcnneylyanl6, urging Tue IclIuuuIcc
ment by the United States to the State o.
Pennsylvania all sums expended in the de-
Tense Of the United States. Referred.
Senator Hale, from the Committee on Ap'
preparations, reported the Agricultural Ap'
preparation bill with amendments.
The Indian appropriation bill was taken
up and long debate followed. The bill
was read by paragraphs for amendments.
In the House Feb. a. the regular order
having been demanded, the Speaker an.
nounced as the regular order the consider.
alton of the pension bills coming over from
last nights session.
The House resumed consideration of the
River and HarbOr bill in committee of the
whole, and after an uninterestlng five
mintue debate for one hour rose, and the
House went into committee of the whole,
Mcmillan in the chair, on the Legislative
Appropriation bill. There was no general
Debate, and the bill was Immediately read
by paragraphs for amendments.
The committee then rose to q VOTE by
which it was ordered that the PostOtfice
bill should not be considered until after the
reading of the journal on Friday. 1t was
re-considered, and the bill was taken up
under the operation of the question. Sew.
eral amendments were agreed TO and the bill
passed.
Mr.. Bingham offered a resolution, which
was appropriately referred, reciting that
Sundry newspapers published notices dur
ing the Summer of 1884 concerning alleged
frauds in the supply of official envelopes for
the Postoffice Department, and requesting
the Postmaster General to communicate to
the Committee on Postottices and Post
Roads all the facts, with the papers or copies
thereof, connected with the annulment
in August, 1884, of the contract with I. z.
Kellogg 81 Co., Springfield, Mass, for sup
plying official envelopes and also to inform
the committee whether envelopes inferior
to the requirements were furnished under
the contract, and whether any officer of the
government was in fault and what action
the Postmaster General has taken to protect
the interests of the government.
Without disposing of the motion, the
committee rose, and the House took re-
cess until Monday at 10 a. m, having dis
posed of 40 out of 10S pages of the bill.
In the Senator Feb. 16, the Chair laid be-
for the Senate q memorial from the Legis-
lature of his State urging that certain coal
fields in the White Mountain Indian reser-
walton be segregated from the reservation
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nized. Referred.
The Postoffice appropriation bill was
laid before the Senate and referred.
Senator Hill introduced a bill to relin-
quish to the city of Denver the land for q
public library.
Senator Morrill, reported favorably the
bill authorizing the erection of a public
building at keOkuk. Calendar.
Senator Sherman moved to lay the bill, to
quiet the titles of settlers on the Des Moines
river lands, on the table. Lost.
Senator Dawes then moved that the Des
MOines bill be temporarily laid aside, in or
der that the Senate might proceed with the
consideration of the Indian Appropriation
bills, which was agreed to. After a long
discussion the bill passed substantially us
it came from the committee.
On Feb. 16, the House met in continue
ton of Fridays session and Immediately
went into committee of the whole on the
Legislative appropriation bill. Consider
able progress Was made In reading the bill.
When the committee rose the House ad-
journed and the session of Monday began.
Mr.. Reagan offered a resolution requesting
the Secretary of the Treasury to transmit in
formation ia regard to the range and ranch
cattle traffic of Western States and Terrific
ries, with special reference to the bearings
of that traffic on the interstate and foreign
commerce of the United States. Referred.
The Senate amendment to the Army ap-
preparation bill was nOn-cOncurred in and
conference committee was appointed.
The House then proceeded to the consid-
orotinn of bnStnaSS nnHQr ho cfocia1 rrIlQs
The bill passed appropriating $1,000 for
the erection of public building at Aber
deem, Miss.
On motion of Brown, of Indiana, the bill
passed amending the statutes in relation
to the immediate transportation of dutiable
goods.
Under instruction from the Military Com.
mittee, it was moved to suspend the rules
and pass the Senate bill forth retirement OF
General Grant. This is the first bill passed
by the Senate on special names of officers to
be retired.
Mr.. Warner, of Ohio, demanded a second
motion to suspend, which was passed-llO
to 81. After thirty minute debate, q mo-
ton to suspend the rules and pass the bill
was lost. Yeas los; nays 103.
Mr.. Money, from the Committee on Post
offices and Post roads moved to suspend
the rules and pass the bill to regulate the
letting of mail contracts. 1t provides that,
in case bidder fails to perform the service
according to his contract, his sureties shall
be liable for the amount of his bond as
liquidated, the damages to be recovered in
in an action for debt on the bond. 1t also
provides that no sub letting or transfer of
any mail contracts be permitted, unless an
annual compensation under contract for
services shall exceed 500, and in no case
without the consent in writing of the Post
master General. The motion prevailed and
the bill passed.
Mr.. Stockslager, from the Committee on
Public Buildings, moved to suspend the
rales and pass the bill apprOpriating SIC, 600
for the erection in Washington of Medical
Library Department OF the United States
Army. Agreed to, and the bill passed.
In the Senate Feb. II, petitions were pre-
scented from various newspapers praying for
q reduction of postage on second-class mail
matter. Referred.
Regular order brought up the bill to quiet
the title of settlers on the Des Moines river.
At o'clock the bill still remained unfin-
ished business, and went over until to-mor-
row mornings hour.
The Anti-Foreign Contract Labor Bill
having been laid before the Senate, Senator
Sherman said it was Morrills intention to
call up and continue discussing the Trade
Dollar Bill on the com pletion of the Labor
Bill. Pending debate on an amendment
offered by Senator Morgan the Senate ad.
journed.
In the House, February Il, resolution
was adopted calling on the Secretary of the
Treasury for information in relation to the
range and ranch trait, of Western States
and Territories.