Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1885-01-03


! across the Mississippi river at Rock Island
The speaker laid before the House q
/ memorial from J. G. Thompson, eZ-Ser-
] geant-at-Arma of the House, asking that
/ Congress make an appropriation TO pay the
( Judgement rendered against him by the Su-
/ prens Court of the District of Columbia Ia
/ the suit of Hallett Melbourne 10 reimburse
/ him (ThOmpsOn) for the expenses incurred
/ by him, and TO pay him 3 reasonable com
! pensatiOn for time. Referred.
| Mr.. Hancock. from the Committee on
/ ApprOo ria6Ons, reported back as invalid the
/ pension appropriation oil. Referred.
The Interstate Commerce bill was then
| taken up.
/ Mr.. ErmantrOut presented, from the Com
rnittee on Accounts, a privileged resolution
regulating the manner N which the eEpen-
l ses of the committee investigating Marshal
/ Lot Wright should be disburssd.
The Speaker laid before the House a
communication from the Secretary Of the
Interior, asking Tor an appropriation of
! 5000 for tBe protection and improve
ment Of the Yellowstone national park.
Referred.
Mr.. Blanchard introduced a Joint resolu-
ton which was referred TO the Committee
/ on judiciary, proposing a constitutional
| vested IN the Executive to make
treaties, by and with the consent of the
Senate, shall not be construed to embrace
/ reciprocity treaties affecting the revenues Of
the Government, and reciprocity treaties
affecting the revenues of the Government
shall not De made by the EXecudee or con
hrmed by the Senate, until Congress shall
have agreed to the proposed changes.
In the Senate December2O, the resolution
objected to sending the proposed surveying
expedition to Nicaragua was called up by
Senator Vest who moved that the matter
be considered IN secret session. Agreed to.
On reoPening the doors Senator Hoar
moved to take up for consideration the
House resolution providing Tor an adjourn
ment from to-day until the fifth of Janu-
airy. A lively debate followed and the mat
ter Went over.
In the House December 20 further con-
sideratiOn Of the Interstate Commerce bill
was resumed, with barely a quorum pres
ent.
Mr.. Randall moved that when the House
adjourned it be to meet on Wednesday, the
oath inst. The Constitution, he said, pro-
hlDlted an adjournment for more than three
days without the consent of the Senate. He
asked unanimous consent that 1t should be
agreed that on the oath a further adjourn
ment be haduntil the 9th, then to the 31st,
and then to the Sd of January, and that on
those days no business should be trans
acted. This would accomplish the iudg-
.
holiday recess. Agreed to.
Mr.. Randall introduced a bill making
temporary provisions for the support of
the navy for the month of January, 1885.
The bill passed without division.
On motion of Mr.. Hopkins ajoint resOIu-
| ton was passed declaring Christmas and
New Years days to be holidays for all per
diem Government employees. Adjourned.
@
that no business viii be transacted on
| Wednesday, there is a tacit understanding
to that effect, and 1t is also understood that
consecutive aCjOurnments shall be taken
for three business days at the time until
Januaay 8.
In the Senate, December 20. Senator
Plumb introduced a bill to abolish the ad-
ditiOnal Land District il Dakota.
On motion of Senator Henderson the
bill passed extending to the port of Omaha
the provisions of the act relating to the
immediate transportation Of dutiable
goods.
Senator Blair called up the bill providing
for Commissioners to examine into the
liquor traffic. He said it was the bill al
ready passed four times by the Senate, but
not acted upon by the House. The motion
was opposed, but the bill was taken up and
passed. yeas q, nays 16.
Senator Hale, from the Committee on
Appropriations, reported with amendments
the House bill making temporary provision
for the naval service
After an Executive session the Senate
adjourned.
In the Senate December %, Senator Jones
presented q memorial from the Joint Com
mercial Association, of New Orleans, pro-
testing against the ratification of the Span
ish Treaty.
Senator Wagt s77 Lv,7tta6 a coy7cr7rra,,t rae
OlutiOn providing that Congressional
speeches shall be printed as delivered, with
the exception of verbal amendments and
when the speeches are withheld for reVis-
ion for more than one week the speeches
shall be printed as delivered. Referred.
Senator Hale called up the Naval Appro-
prlatiOn bill, as reported yesterday by him
from the Committee on Appro priations.
Passed.
Senator Morgan, from the Committee on
Public Lands, reported favorably on the
substitute for the bill to forfeit the lands
granted the New Orleans, Baton Rouge & /
Vicksburg Railroad Company. Calen-
dared.
Senator VanWyck moved to make a
special order for January 9, next, of the
bill heretofore reported from the Judiciary
Committee, declaring subject to State tax
alton the lands granted to aid IN the con-
struCtOn of the Iai roads and telegraph
lines from the Missouri river to the Pacific
ocean, to which lands the companies were
to become entitled upon the payment of
the costs Of surveying. The motion was
agreed to, and after an Executive Session
adjourned.
On Dec. oath, the Senate met and after
receiving the announcement that the Chair
had signed the resolution providing for
holiday adjournment, took recess until
Jan. 5th.
In the House on Dec. 24Ch, the adjourn
ment resolution Ito Jan. 5th) was agreed to. /
Some committee arrangements were an
nOunced and the House ad journed.