Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1885-02-07
CONGRESSIONAL.

In the Senate Jan. "A, Senator Edmunds
introduced a bill in regard to the manufac-
and sale of any nitro or chlOrate explosive
compound, and parties found guilty of the
same shall be deemed guilty of felony, and
severely punished. Referred.
The Military Academy appropriation bill
passed by the House, was laid before the
Senate and referred to the sCOmmittee on
Appropriations.
In the House Jan. a, Mr.. Debriu moved
that the'HOuse 60 into Committee of the
Whole on the Agricultural Appropriation
bill. This motion was antagOnized by
TOWnshend with the Mexican war pension
bill, but the motion was agreed to, yeas
III, nays 115, and the House at once went
into Committee as indicated.
There was no general debate, and the
bill was read by paragraphs for amend
ment. On motion of Mr.. Dibble an
amendment was adopted apprOpriating So
500 for the cultivation and distribution of
the tea cultivation and distribution Of the
tea plant on the Government farm. The
committee then rose and the bill passed.
In the Senate Jan 26, the oath was adj
ministered to Chace, the newly elected Sen
atOr from Rhode Island.
The Chair laid before the Senate the Gre
Senator from Pennsylvania, which were
fled.
The Chair also laid before the Senate a
memorial from the Legislature of Kansas,
demonstrating against the establishment of
a cattle trail across or. through that State.
Referred.
Senator Plumb, from the Committee on
Public Lands, reported substitute for the
House bill, FORGETTING part Of the lands grant
ed Iowa in aid of railroad construction.
The bill was taken up, but the reading was
iDtarruDtpd nv an 0bipctiOu from Harris
After further morning business, Senator
BayRrd called up his resolution of Satur-
day and made short speech upon it.
Senator Riddleberger moved that it be
referred to the Committee on Foreign Rela-
tons. Lost; yeas, 2; nays, So.
Senator RiddIeberger moved that further
consideration of the resolution be post
pOned until next Wednesday. He declared
that the Senate had not sufficient infOrma-
ton upon which to base action of this
kind. Senators HOar, Gibson, Ingalls,,
HaWley and Riddleberger argued the dy-
Mantle question Tor snort time and Kid
dleberger's motion was lost. The follow
ing was then adopted.
Resolved, That the Senate of the United
States has heard with Indignation and pro-
found sorrow Of the attempt to destroy the
two Houses Of Parliament and other public
buildings in London and to imperil the
lives Of innocent and unsuspecting persons,
and hereby expresses its horror and detesta-
ton of such mOnstrOus crimes against civil
izatiOn.
In the House, Jan. %, bill was intro
duced by ROsencrans appropriatng 500, eco
to provide for further aid and encourage
ment in perfecting and manufacturing the
highest class guns.
Findlay offered a resolution calling on the
Secretary OF State for information as to
whether any citizen Of the United States, or
persons doniciled within the same, were
concerned or participated, directly or indi-
rectly, in bringing about the recent explO-
sions in London, provided that the trans
mission of such information is not incOm-
patible with the public interests.
White, of Kentucky, introduced a joint
resolution providing that the Office of Com
missioner of Internal Revenue and the en-
tire revenue system Of taxation be abOl-
ished. Referred.
Mr.. Hewitt offered a resolution asking
for information from the Secretary of State
tending to connect any persons in this
country with attempts 70 destroy life and
property in any foreign country. Re
ferred.
Bills were further introduced and referred
as follows: By DOrsheimer, a bill ed
mOnds') for the punishment Of crimes COM
unitted by means of explosive compounds;
Dy u u w 4sSs = 4G5O4uLAOA CaAA44u8 on the
Secretary of the Navy for q report Of the or
ders under which the TsllapOOsa was cruis-
ing at the time she was sunk, and for infOr-
nation as to what time she left Washing
ton and what places she had visited up to
the time of the collision; by Phelps, refer
ring the subject of the Venezuelan award to
the President.
Mr.. FOrney, from the Committee on Ap-
preparations, reported the Army ApPrOpri-
alton bill. Referred to the Committee of
the Whole. 1t provides for the apprOpria-
ton of 50, 429, 053. The estimates amended
we're sc, no, 40.