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

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Mr.. Hit moved TO restore TO the s., 500
: class the COnsulship st HankoF, China,
which in the bill had been placed IN the
/ 81, 800 class. Lost
/ A point Of order was made against the
paragraph appropriaGng SO 600 to meet
/ the necessary expenses attendant on TIE
Execution Of the neutrality acts, and the
/ point was maintained By the Chair.
/ Mr.. Cannon appealed from the decision,
and being Of the opinion that he had been
unfairly dealt with BY the Chair, raised the
point that there was not quorum present
/ TO sustain the Chairs decision.
In the Senate, January 13, Senator Du-
pOnt from the Committee on Public Lands,
reported favOrably House bill respecting
pre-emption, timber Culture and desert
land acts and modifying the homestead act.
Senator Edwards introduced a bill au-
thorizing the President 10 appoint and
place on the retired list any ten persons
from among those who had been Generals
commanding armies of the United States
or Generals-in-Ch Of said army. Laid
over.
The Sherman-Davis resolution was taken
up and passed by a vote of % to 10.
The Interstate Commerce bill was then
discussed.
In the House January Is, an article was
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Committee on Public Buildings with log
rolling to pass bills for the erection of pub
lie buildings, involving $4,000, GOO, and
giving Randall great credit for fighting and
exposing the job.
The Speaker laid before the House a
message from the President, trans
hitting a report of the Government
Commissioners Of the Union Pacific
Railway company. He referred also
to a communication from the Secretary of
the Navy in response to the House resolu-
ton calling for information as to the death
of Naval Cadet Strang. The cOmmuniCa
ton states that Cadet Strang died from peri
tOnitis, and there is no reason to believe
that he died from cruelty. Referred to the
Committee on Naval Affairs.
Bills passed: Creating a United States
Judicial District for the Southern District
of California. Limiting the time for the
presentation of bounty and back pay claims
to three years from the passage OF this act
and of all other claims, except pensions
to six years, and providing that claims
hereafter arising must be presented within
six years from the time they originated.
Authorizing the service Of civil and Grim
inal processes Issued by the Terrific
rial courts within Military and Indian Res
ervatiOns and the Yellowstone Park. Re
peaing section $40 of the Revised Statutes,
which provides that Clerks of the Circuit
and District Courts in California, Oregon
and Nevada, may charge extra fees.
Amending section 1889 of the Revised
Statutes, so as TO prohibit Territorial
Legislatures from granting private charters.
appeals from the Supreme
Court of she District of Columbia, and the
Supreme Courts OF the Territories. To eX-
tend the laws Of the United States over
certain unOrganiZed territory south Of the
State of Kansas. Repeating so much of
section 1918 of the Revised Statutes
oc 4,yohfL.ffo To "a l.
ton of commissioned or non-com-
missiOned officers in the regular army Of
any private soldier who has served two
years since September, 1866. To regulate
the effect of judgments and DEGREES in the
Unite1 States Courts IN any State, by pro
viding that they shall take effect by way of
lien or otherwise to the same extent and in
like manner as the judgments and DEGREES
Of the courts in such State.
Mr.. Brown, of Indiana, announced the
death of Schuyler Colfax, at one time Vice
President of the United States and also
Speaker of the House, and offered a resOlu-
ton that the House express its sorrow for
his loss, and its regard for his memory by
The resolution was unani-
umOsly adopted.
In the Senate January IA, a bill passed
providing Tor the compensation ana eX-
pense of the special electoral messengers to
be sent to Iowa and Oregon for the returns
of the late Presidential election in those
States.
Senator Edmunds called up the bin Of
fered by him providing that the President
may appoint to the retired list one person
who has occupied the position OF General
Commanding the Army of the United
States, or GeneraI-in-Chief of the United
States Army. He moved to amend it by
adding, with rank and full pay to such
General or General-in-Ch as the case may
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after much debate the bill passed by vote
of 40 to g.
Senator CulIom introduced a bill to in
crease the appropriation for public build
ing in Quincy, Ill, from $4,000 to $780,
The Senate, upon motion OF Senator Hall,
took up the naval appropriation bill. The
Senate Appropriation Committees amend
ments were cOncurred in and the bill
passed.
The Chair then laid before the Senate the
Interstate Commerce bill.
Senator Harrison called theattention ofthe
Senate to the death of Hon. Schuyler Col
fax, who had been the presiding officer of
the Senate and Vice-President of the
United States. After few brief but feeling
words in eulOgy OF the deceased by SEN
atOrs Harrison and Sherman, Senator Har-
risOn offered resolution reciting that the
Senate had heard, with great sorrow, Of the
death of COlfax, and out Of respect to his
memory, the Senate do now adjourn.
In the House, January 14th, a letter was
read from the Secretary of State, stating
that one of the certificates of the electoral
vote of Iowa and one of Oregon had not
been received by the President pro tenn of
the Senate, and that it became incumbent
upon him to send a special messenger to
each of those States, and requesting that
an appropriation be made TO pay the ex-
penses of such trip. A. message from the
President, on the same subject, was read.
Mr.. Randall introduced a bill, which
passed, approPriating 81, 500 for cOnapensa-
ton and expenses Of these messengers.
Mills introduced a bill to create a Rev
anue Commission. Refarrad.