Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1885-03-14

stating that the Deficiency bill. as passed
I by the House, insumciently provides for
/ the expenses Of juries, etc, in connection
with United States Courts, not more than
I half Of the estimates having in any case
/ been allowed. The Attorney General
further states there viii not be money
enough to carry on the courts named dur
/ ing the coming four months unless further
| provision is made. Referred to the Com
mittee on Appropriations.
Senator Hale submitted q report from, the
/ conference committee on the Agricultural
Appropriation bill. Agreed to.
Senator Van Wych, from tbs COMMITTEES
on the Mississippi River, reported favorably
a bill introduced by him making an appro-
priatiOn Of $50, 600 for the Improvement of
the Missouri river at or near EastDort CD
pOsite Nebraska City. Placed on the calen-
dar.
Senator Hill submitted for reference to
the com mittee on public lands, resolutions
expressing an opinion that no patent should
be Issued TO the assiguer of the New Or
leans, Baton Rouge q Vicksburg Railroad
Company to lands granted said company
until the Senate has acted on the pending
bill relating TO the subject. Referred as
desired.
Substitute for the River and Harbor bill
was read q second time and referred to the
Committee on Commerce which on request
Of Mcmillan got permission to sit during
sessions Of the Senate.
Senator Mitchell offered a resolution that
the Committee on Finance be instructed to
prepare and report to the Senate a proper
bill to provide for the immediate suspension
of the coinage Of standard silver dollars, and
for the resumption of such coinage WheneV-
er the commercial value of the standard
dollars as aforesaid shall rise to within five
per cent to par of standard gold IN the
United States. The matter went over one
day under the rule.
The Senate then, on motion of Wilson,
took up the House bill to forfeit the IN
earned lands granted the State Of Iowa to
and st. Paul Railway. Pending debate, the
Senate adjourned.
In the House on the 28th, the Naval APP
preparation bill, with the Senate amend
ments, was taken from the Speakers table
and referred to the Committee on ApprOs
priatiOns.
Mr.. Hancock moved to suspend the rules
so that the House shall go into committee
Of the whole on the Fertilization bill, gen.
eral debate being limited TO two hours.
Agreed to, and the House went into com
mittee as indicated. After a long debate
the committee rose and the bill passed.
Mr.. Forney submitted the conference re- |
port on the Army appropriation bill, and it
was agreed to.
On March I'd, the Chair laid before the |
Senate letter from the Secretary of the
Interior, transmitting the correspondence
called for by Senator HIP sEesOiutiOn, and
hoped, as they were VOIuminOus, they |
would be referred to the Committee on !
Printing, to be first examined.
The House bill appropriat1ng 500, 600 to |
complete the public building at Council |
Bluffs, passed.
Senator Hoar submitted his proposed |
amendments to the Sundry Civil bill, ap- |
SIS, 900 for the WOman's De- |
parLment Of the New Orleans Exposition, |
and moved that it may be in order without /
reference to the Committee to present that
amendment in the Senate when the bill /
should come to be considered. Agreed to. /
The Sundry Civil Service bill was taken |
up and discussed without final action.
After an executive session Senator Plumb |
submitted q conference report on pOst0thcs |
appropriations, and Senator Dawes sub |
mitted the conference report on the Indian .
appropriation bill.
In the House March ID, Mr.. Randall, /
from the Committee on Appropriations, re-
ported back the Naval Appropriation bill, |
with the Senate amendments, recommend
ing concurrence in some, and nOn-cOnCur-
renee in other amendments, which were |
in the House as in Committee of
the Whole.
When all the amendments were disposed |
of, Mills moved to suspend the rules and /
adopt a resolution that the Committee ap- |
pointed to arrange the inaugural oeremO- |
MES. having declined to give the Represen-
taiYes in Congress their proper place, we |
Will decline to take part IN any of the said /
ceremonies at the Capitol. After much .
talk the resolution was lost by a vote of 55 .
to 1873.
In the Senate March Sd, Senator Dawes
called up the conference report on the In
dian appropriation bill. After a spirited .
debate on the report, and in order to bring
the question to a point, Senator Dawes
moved that the Senate recede as to the pro-
vision Of the bill relating to the legal juris-
diCtiOn as to procedure in cases of crimes
committed by Indians. The motion was lost.
A message from the House announced a !
with the Senate on the Sun
dry Civil bill. The Senate insisted on its
amendments and the Chair appointed as a
Conference Committee Senators Allison,
Hale and Beck.
The Indian Appropriation bill was again
taken up and discussed at great length, es-
DeCially in regard to Oklahoma. Senator
Ingalls, said there were no lands Of the
Oklahoma tract that were in any sense pub
lie lands. 1t had been said that contracts
existed for grazing cattle On the lands, and
5haGG the senate was Standing IN the way OF
opening the lands. Ingalls, denied that q
single contract of the character named, ex-
sted, or that a single head of cattle fed on
the Oklahoma lands. We should make the
declaration broad, clear and distinct, that
no man should be permitted to 60 on these
lands in COntrayentiOn Of law. 1t may be,
however, that before sunrise, again, mis-
guided citizens of the United States might
be in conflict with the troops. He (IngaIls)
would regret the shedding Of blood, but
avoid it, and that was for the Senate not to
invite people to go there, by the promise
hat negotiations were about to be entered
IN for the purpose Of opening the lands for