Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1885-02-28

/ Pennsylvania ali sums expended in the
] defense OF the United States. Referred.
Senator Hale, from the Committee on Ap.
I preparations, reported the Agricultural A D
preparation bill with amendments.
The Indian appropriation bill was taken
/ up and q long debate followed. The bill
was read by paragraphs for amendments.
In the House Feb. IA, the regular order
/ having been demanded, the Speaker an
! nOunCed as the regular order the consider
/ alton Of the pension bills coming over from
/ last nights session.
Mr.. Bingham offered q resolution. which
I was appropriately referred, reciting that
/ sundry newspapers published notices dur
/ ing the Summer Of 1884 concerning alleged
I frauds In the supply of official envelopes for
| the POstOfiCs Department, and requesting
! the Postmaster General to communicate to
] the Committee on POstot6ces and Post
Roads all facts, with the papers or copies
thereof, connected with the amendment
IN August, 1884, OF the contract with i. P
Kellogg g Co, Springfield, Mass, for sup
plying official envelopes, and also to inform
the committee whether envelopes inferior
| to the requirements were furnished under
that contract, and whether any officer of the
government was in fault, and what action
the Postmaster General has taken to protect
the interests OF the government.
Without disposing of the motion, the
committee rose, and the House took a re-
cess until Monday at 10 q. m, having dis
posed Of 20 out Of los pages OF the bill.
In the Senate Feb. 10, the Chair laid be-
fore the Senate memorial from the Legis-
lature of his State urging that certain coal
fields in the White Mountain Indian reser-
YatiOn be segregated from the reservation
and the rights OF discovery thereof be recOg-
nized. Referred.
The Postof6ce appropriation bill was
laid before the Senate and referred.
Senator Hill introduced a bill to relin-
quish to the city Of Denver the land for a
public library.
Senator Morrill, reported favOrably the
bill authorizing the erection of a public
building at KeOkuk. Calendar.
Senator Sherman moved to lay the bill, to
quiet the titles of settlers of the Des MOines
river lands, on the table. Lost.
Senator Dawes then moved that the Des
MOne5 bill be temporarily laid aside, in or
der that the Senate might proceed with the
consideration Of the Indian Appropriation
bills, which was agreed to. After a long
discussion the bill passed substantially as it
came FROM the committee.
On Feb. 16, the House met in continue
ton Of Fridays session and Immediately
WentintO committee Of the whole on the
Legislative Appropriation bill. Consider
able progress was made in reading the bill.
When the committee rose the House ad-
jOurned and the session of Monday began.
Mr. Reagan offered resolution requesting
the Secretary OF the Treasury to transmit in
formation IN regard to the range and ranch
cattle traffic of Western States and Terrific
ries, with special reference to the bearings
of that traffic on the inter state and foreign
commerce of the United States. Referred.
The senate amendment to the Army APP
preparation bill was nOn-COnCurred in and a
conference committee was appointed.
The House then proceeded to the consid-
Grafton of business under the special rules.
The bill passed appropriating $75, OOO for
the erection of a public building at Aber-
deem, Miss.
On motion of Brown, Of Indiana, the
bill passed amending the statutes in rela-
ton to the immediate transportation of
dutiable goods.
Under instruction from the Military Com
miCtee, it was moved to suspend the rules
and pass the Senate bill tor the retirement
of General Grant. This is the first bill
passed by the Senate on special names Of
officers to be retired.l
Mr.. Warner, of Ohio, demanded a second
motion to suspend, which was passed-l1O
to 80. After a thirty minute debated, a
motion to suspend the rules and pass the
bill was lost. Yeas 128; nays 1O3.
Mr.. Money, from the Committee on Post
Offices and Post roads, moved to suspend
the rules and pass the bill to regulate the
IsttiDg of mail contracts. 1t provides that,
in case a bidder fails to perform the service
according to his contract, his suretes shall
be liable for the amount CT his bond as
liquidated, the damages to be recovered in
an action for debt on the bond 1t also pro-
Vides that no sub letting or transfer of any
mail contracts be permitted, unless the an
nual compensation under contract for ser
vices shall exceed 500, and in no case with
out the consent in writing Of the BOstmas-
ter General. The motion prevailed and the
bill passed.
Mr.. Stockslager, from the Committee on
Public Buildings, moved to suspend the
rules and pass the bill apprOpriating $40 goo
for the erection in Washington Of a Medical
Library Department Of the United States
Army. Agreed to, and the bill passed.
In the Senate Feb. II, petitions were pre-
sented from various newspapers praying for
q reduction Of postage on secOnd-Class mail
matter. Referred.
Regular order brought up the bill to quiet
the title of settlers on the Oss MOines river.
At 1 o'clock the bill still remained unfin-
ished business, and went over until tO-mOr-
row morning hour.
The Anti-Foreign contract Labor Bill hay
Sherman said it was MOrrilPs intention to
call up and continue discussing the Trade
Dollar bill on the completion Of the Labor
hill Pending debate on aTf amendment