The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1885-03-05
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SENATE

CONGRESSIONAL
SENATE.
WAsHIsepoN, Feb. 90 The chair
laid before the senate the credentials OF
Senator Jones, senstor-elect from Ne
yada-
Hale, from the committee on eppro-
prlations, reported with regard to the
regular annual naval appropriation bill,
which vas placed on the calendar and
ordered printed. The bill was accom-
panied by report which was also Or
dered printed.
Hale said be would endeeyor TO call
mp the bill To- morrow.
Hoar introduced q Pacific railroad
funding bill cOntalning, be said the pro-
visions of the bill already reported from
the judiciary committee. but with some
amendments suggested by expert need
senators. What that bill has been on
the calendar the bill stood. as he sup
posed. as ordered, as the business that
would be next taken up in the regular
course, except the appropriation bills
snd silver bill, but II was not ike
ly il could be considered this
session. The subject deserved serious
attention and might involve considera-
BILE discussion. He thought Il useless,
therefore, to refer it to the judiciary
committee. The bill was now intro
duced, but he introduced il for the infor-
nation of tne public. Heexpressed the
hope that before the next session the
matter would receive the careful atten-
ton of the business-me OF the country,
so congress might have the benefit OF
their suggestions as to the Justice or Ia
Justice of the measure. He moved that
the bill be printed end lie on the table;
agreed to.
ingalls, said short executive SEES
SIGN was desirable, and moved that
the senate proceed 10 the consideration
OF executive business. The Democrats
opposed the motion and called the yeas
and NAYS, The call resulted: yeas 81 /;
nays %; and the senate went into execu
tive session.
passed the house bill to provide fire
proof building to contain the records Of
the memorials in the museum or the
army.
A concurrent resolution was agreed to,
rendering the thanks OF congress To Col.
Casey, the corps of engineers aud his a.
slstants and working men, for the admir-
able manner in which he and they had
performed their respective duties IN the
completion of the monument TO the
name and tame OF Washington.
Thomas moved to reconsider the vote
by which the resolution was adopted In
order to oppose the resolution, aud he
called their attention 10 the TACT oil It's
effect would be to extend the period
during which Col. Casey would be on
! q 49, 80
wish to detract from the achievements OF
Col. Casey, but did not want the thanks
I of congress to be made too cheap. he
| did not think il right that Col. Casey's
| term of service should be increased ten
| years for achieving this simple civil en-
| terprise, while no honor was given to Of
ficers fighting on the frontier.
The motion to reconsider was agreed
/ to and the resolution laid upon the
| table.
| ForneY submitted conference report
on the army appro priatiOr bill adopted
The agreement was reported on all the
amendments except that relative to the
hours during which court martial may
was ordered.
A member from the committee or
printing reported joint resolution ap
| propriating 100000 for printing 400, OO(
copies of the agricultural report fol
1885; passed.
Cobb moved to suspend the rules anC
take from the speakers table Tor refer
ence TO the committee on public lands
| the house bill repeating the pre- emption
timber culture aud desert land laws with
the senate amendments thereto.
In supporting the motion Cobb sale
no greater evil had been done to ths
future OF the country than mad been done
through fraud and perjury under the
laws which II was proposed to repeal.
Converse asserted that more FRAUD
had been committed under the home
stead than under the presumption laws
Valentine thought he voiced the senti
ment Of the people of the west in Dro-
| testing against the repeal of these laws
The demand tor repeal came from thu
great railway corporations which coul(
notsraise the price of their lands as lonl
as the presumption law remained IL
force, and secured the great cattle king
who wished the timber culture act re
pealed in order that their herds nigh
roam over the prairies undisturbed b.
settlers.
Perkins took the same view of tn
question.
Maginus thought the bill should b
entitled to action in the interest of tn
cattle kings and to double the price o
! railroad lands.
Holman summed up the issue present
ed as being whether public lands SHOULD
be DISPOSED OF TO actual settlers, or t
railroads. Payson referred the hous
TO the TACT that tor the past four year
every sundry civil appropriation bill
had contained appropriation no
less than 100000 to ferret GU
frauds under the presumption laws, q
proof that such frauds existed and he IN
dignantly denied that the proposed leg
islatlon was in the interest of cattl
kings. The motion to suspend rules an
refer the bill was lost Yeas, 1855; nays
50; there not being the necessary two
thirds 10 the affirmative
The postofice appropriation bill, wit
the senate amendments, was then take
from the speakers table, and referred I
the committee on appropriations. Her
cock from the com mIJtee on appfoprls
: tions reported the forthcoming appropr
alton bill from the committee c
the whole. Randall move
to suspend the rules so ths
the sundry civil appropriation bill ma
be considered for four hours, which tim
, shall be occupied in debate on tn
clauses relating to the suspension OF tn
silver coinage and for the Worlds Ii
dustriaI and Cotton exposition, thre
} hours devoted to debate on the mrs
named item and one hour to the lattei
The house proceeded to vote on the me
ton.
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