Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1886-04-03
HOUSE


In the house on March -, quite a sensa-
ton was produced when the chaplain devoU-
ed his opening prayer to an invocation to
God to rid the land of gamesters, whether IN
cards, dice, chips, stocks, wheat, bucket
shops, or boards of trade, and to lead the
people to know that money making other
than by the sweat of the face, was contrary
to His laws. The prayer was ordered to be
inscribed in the record. A session was or
dered for Thursday night for the consloera-
ton of resolutions relative to the death OF
Joseph Rankin late representative from
Wisconsin. The house then proceeded to
the consideration Of pension bills and the
bill granting a pension OF SZ,Ul0 a year 70
the widow of General w. ). Hancock
was passed, Yeas, 169: nays, A..
Under the call of states, the following bills
and resolutions were introduced and refer
red. By Mr.. Anderson, Of Kansas, to create
q committee to arbitrats in case Of labor
strikes. By Mr.. Van Eaton OF Mississippi
proposing a constitutional amendment pro
hibiting pOlygamy. By Mir. Swlnbourne, OF
New York, to reduce the salaries Of all pub
lie officials whose salries have been lncreas-
ed by congressional enactment since lo5O.
By Mr.. MerrIman5 OF New York. Tor the
issue Of United States coin notes. BY Mr..
Warner. of Ohio, to define the unit Of value
and regulate the coins Of the United States.
By Mr.. LefeVre5 OF Ohio, for the better
regulation of appointments to West Point
and to bring that institution and the army
more in accord with a republican form OF
government. 1t provides that cadets snail
be hereafter selected and appointed rom the
sons or descendants of soldiers who served
in the late war, ana where they cannot De
had from the younger enlisted men IN the
army. Further that when a cadet shall grad
uate from the military academy he shall De
assigned to the army as an enlisted man.
and shall serve as such in the 1eld for the
term of one year, with pay and allowance &C
cOrdingly. Then, after serving one year as
a corporal and one year as sergeant ne
shall be eligible for appointments TO the rank
of second lieutenant. AT the end or the cali
in me house, On March 23d, Mr.. Reagan
reported the senate bill to establish ma
tiOnal live stock highway, and MIR. Davis re-
ported q bill to prevent the INTRODUCTION or
CONTAGIOUS diseases into the United States.
The bill, known as the Fourth OF July claim
bill, 80 involving Sa36, 200, was passed. The
house then went into committee Of the whole
on the Indian appropriation DILL and after
some discussion, adjourned
In the house on March q a resolution was
reported calling on various cabinet officers
for information as to whether or not en-
plOyes IN their departments were permitted
to employ substitutes TO perform Ouuies5 and
whether such substitutes were employed or
appointed, and if so, by whom and whether
they have passed the civil service eZamlna-
ton. Adopted. Mr. Anderson OF Kansas,
asked unanimous consent that an order De
made allowing the committee on labor TO
report for action at any t11nes not 20 inter
fers with revenue or appropriation bills
L6ElalHllU4 LOE the purpose OF EEDFAllA8 4lE
arbitration in strikes on railroads. The In
dian appropriation bill was passed, and the
pOstOfice appropriation bill was taken mp,
but no progress was made.
In the house on March 18th a. resolution
was adopted calling on the secretary OF the
treasury for a list Of claims allowed BY the
accounting officers of the treasury. Mr..
Hill, of Ohio, from the committee on terri
tories, reported the bill to provide for the
organization Of the teEribsry Of Oklahoma
Printed and recommitted. The house then
went into a committee Of the whole on the
post0fhee appropriation bill, and after some
discussion adjourned.
In the house on March &c, the speaker laid
before the house a communication ron
Assistant Secretary of the Treasury Fair
child transmitting a draft Of the bill TO
amend the laws regulating emigration.
Also a letter from Assistant Secretary Fair
child, asking Tor an appropriation for the
storage and transmission Of the silver dol
lar. The vote by which the house. e few
days since defeated the senate bin granting
e pension Of $50 per month to the widow Of
General Benhanns was considered and the
bili passed.
In the house on March 26th, the entire day
was devoted 70 a discussion Of the silver
question