Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1886-12-25

I Kansas City and Omaha under the provisions
Z Of section 3, l9ls revised statutes which re-
! quirss national banks in certain cities 20
I keep on hand in money Of the United States
ton and deposits. The house then went into
committee OF the whole on the Eundry civil
appropriation bill. Pending consideration
Of the bill the committee rose. The house
then adjourned
WAsHuGroN, December l6.-HOuse.-On
motion Of WIse5 Of Virginia. the senate blll
passed providing that AdmlEals Roam and
WOrdeu may after forty years service b.
retired on their own application with the
highest pay of the grade TO which they be-
long. The house then, in the morning hour,
resumed IN committee OF the whole, Cousid-
Grafton OF the senate oil Tor the allotment
o. lands In seVeEalty 10 Indians. A number
OF Gmeudm5uts recommended by the com
n1tt56 on Indian affairs were adopted and
the committee having arisen the bill passed
Mrs Burns OF Missouri called up the urgent
deficiency bill Tor public printing reported
yesterday from the COMMITTEES on appHOprIa-
tlonE- The DIlI was passed and the house
went into committee of the WHOLE Mr. Ham
mOnds OF Georgia, in the ChHir, on the sun
dry civil bill. After some discussion the
committee rose, reported tie bill TO the
house. and the previous question was OK
dersd- Adjourned
WAsHIEerOBl, December I7.-aouse.-On
motion OF Cannon OF Illinois, a resolution
was adopted lnstruCt1ng the committee o.
appropriations to inquire into the rscOmen-
uhElOn or the secretary OF the interior Tor
the consolidation Of certain Of the offices OF
surveyors general. The house then assumed
consideration of the suudry iVil apprOpria-
ton bill The bill passed. Mr.. DinglsY,
Of Maine presented memorials of the New
England Shipping association, requesting
that IN the revision Of the treaty with Spain
all American vessels be placed on the same
footing IN Spanish American ports as YES
zei5 carrying the Spanish flag. and that no
u q l.
sells. Referred. Private business being
then IN order, the bill for the adjustment Of
ths accounts Of the A1cMimvills & Manches-
ger railroad company came up as unfinished
business The Dill was passed-yeas III,
nays l16. The senate bill was then passed
increasing the pension Of General Benia-
MIN +. Kelly, of West Virginia, to 500 a
month. Recess until 7a3O. At the evening
session number of pension bills was
passed and the house adjourned.
WASHINGTON, December 8.-House.-On
motion OF Ward, Of Indiana, the senate
amendments to the house bills authorizing
the employment OF mail messengers IN the
postal service Wec5 non COnCurred in, and
a conference was ordered. In the morning
hon. Hill, of Ohio, on behalf Of the com
mltis6 On territories, called up the bill pro
V1u1lg for an additional associate Judge of
the slpreme court of the territory of New
Mexico. The house then went into commit
tee o. the WHOLE Crisp or Georgia, in the
chair. on the Oklahoma question. Barnes,
Of Georgia. opposed the bill because il did
not p3OVids a clearly defined territory over
which the government was to be established,
the extent Of the territory being dependent
upon the ability OF the government to in
uucs or cOerce the tive civilized natious to
surr64der a portion Of their land. He be-
heVed the honor Of the country required
that Is should not pass. Pending action the
committee rose. When the morning hOur
expired instantly a hush fell over the house.
Ins noise in the galleries ceased, and all
eyes we're turned upon Morrison, VINO arts
ing in his seat, said; ''Mr. Speaker, move
that the house resolve itself into committee
Of the whole on the state Of the union for
me purpose Of considering revenue bills"
During the roll call absolute silence
reignsd in the house. The motion was lost,
yeas 349, nays 154. The announcement was
received with some applause on the rspubIi-
can side. After a little tiIlibusbering over
attempts to take up the naval reorganization
bill and the Pacific railroad funding bill,
the house adjourned.