Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1885-01-24
CONGRESSIONAL.

In the House january 10, Immediately
after the reading of the Journal Mr.. Ran
dali moved to dispense with the morning
hour for the purpose Of pressing the Naval
Appropriation Bill to a passage. The
motion was lost and Mr.. StOckslager moved
that the House 60 into committee of the
whole for consideration of the public
building measures. Lost and the Speaker
proceeded to call on the committee for re-
ports.
Mr.. Clafdy reported bill authorizing
experiments as to the practicability Of
lighting the naVigable waters Ofthe United
States by electricity.
The Naval Appropriation Bill passed
without dissenting voice. The bill makes
provisions for the Naval service for the six
months ending June so, 1885, on the basis
of the bill which passed the House at the
first session of this Congress, giving for
each item of expenditure Just one-half the
amount contained in said bill, with a few
exceptions.
The Consular and Diplomatic Bill was
discussed and went over.
In the Senate, January u, Senator Hoar
presented a petition from Belva Lockwood
praying Congress to see that the votes cast
for her for President be counted.
Senator Van Wyck, from the Committee
on Public Lands, reported faVOrably, with
amendments, the House bill to prevent the
unlawful occupancy OF public lands.
The Chair laid before the Senate a resolu-
ton calling upon the President for q copy
of the historical statement concerning the
public history Of the t EEeoq-
States, filed at the War Department by
General Sherman. The deoate on the resO-
luton continued some time and became
pretty warm before it closed. The pArtici-
pants, in addition to Senators HaWley,
Harris, George and Vest, were Senators
Sherman, ingalls,, Morgan, COnger and
Lamar.
The hour of two O'Clock arriving, the
matter went over till tomorrow, and the
Chair laid formally before the Senate the
unfinished legislative business, being the
Interstate Commerce bill, but this
yielded to q motion for the consideration
Of executive business. The Naval bill
lust passed by the House, was first how
to the Committee on Appropriations. The
Joint resolution providing for a meeting of
both houses in joint convention February
18th, to count the electoral vote, was also
laid before the Senate and referred to the
Committee on Privileges and Elections.
In the House January u, the Speaker an
nOunced the appointment OF Mr.. Perkins,
of Kansas a member of the Committee on
Rivers and HarbOrs to take the place of Mr..
Robinson, resigned.
The bill passed, apprOpriating 5000 for
the erection of a building for the use Of the
Appraiser at Chicago.
The bill passed, authorizing the Bloom
iugton National Bank to change its name
to the First National Bank OF Blooming
ton.
The Senate Bill passed, authorizing the
Chicago, st. Paul s. st. Louis Railway Com
pany to construct bridges across the Mis-
sissippi, one within Minnesota and one be
tween Minnesota and Wisconsin.
Bills introduced and referred: By
Rosscrans for the establishment
Of a branch of the Soldiers Home in Cali
fOrnia. By BOUtelle, to settle the claims Of
any State for expenses incurred IN the de-
Tense OF the United States. By McCOmas,
Commanders Schley and Coffin and
Lieutenant Emery and officers and
their command, for the rescue Of Lieut..
Greedy and surviving companions; by
George, to authorize the transfer Of one
of the vessels of the Greedy relief expedi-
ton to the Treasury Department for a Feve-
nue. cutter, and to retain the other two Tor
use in the navy; by Rogers, of New York,
to provide for better protection Of the north
ern and northwestern frontier and TO faCii-
tate commerce and diminish the expenses
of exchange between States; by McAdoO, a
resolution calling on the Postmaster Gen
eral for his opinion as to whether the eight
hour law applies to letter carriers.
A bill passed authorizing the Judge of
the Supreme Court of the District of Co
lumbia to appoint competent lawyer TO
prepare criminal code for that District.
This completed The district business ana
the House went into Committee Of the