Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1886-07-17
CONGRESSIONAL,
aENArH.

q pension bill in whose favor had been
vetoed. The petition was read in full. He
asked tho senate to do him small &C. of
Justice and pass this bill over the veto. II
was evident, he said, that in vetoing this
bill the president had relinquished his Office
and made himself "merely the mouth piece
OF some quill driving slave of the circumlo-
cutioa shop, the pension Office" If the
president had read the papers he never
would have been 80 silly, He appealed to
congress against the malignant injustice of
the president. Referred to the committee
on pensions. The senate then resumed
consider alton of amendments to the river
an amendment appropriating $15O,OOO for
the purchase of the Sturgeon Bay d Lake
Michigan ship canal and harbor of refuge
Mr. Spooner offered an amendment as a
substitute. 1t appropriates $15O, 900 for the
purpose of making free of toll the commerce
through the canal. He explained that his
substitute did not recognize the canal com
pany as the owners of the improvement. It
simply contemplated what the original act
of congress contemplated, the making of
this canal free to commerce, and 1t was to
be done by reimbursing to the state, or what
was the same thing. the canal company,
such sum of money as the secretary of war,
after careful investigation, should find
to have been expended over and above the
EOCOlpt6 kIOu lilo lduu duu VIC IOAAbs Ah0
river and harbor bill was temporarily laid
aside and the chair laid before the senate
the message of the president vetoing the
bill authorizing the construction of railroads
through the Indian territory in northern
Montana. The message was read. Mr..
Dawes moved to refer the bill and message
to the committee on Indian affairs. and he
desired to 60 with this remarkable message
the section of the treaty which had affected
the president 80 sensibly. The motion was
agreed to and the bill and message we're re-
ferred. Adjourned.
In the senate July 9Th, after the presenta-
ton of the usual number of petitions, the
senate PROCEEDED to the business on the
calendar. Mr.. Hoar stated in reference to
the bill to secure to the United States the
payment of the Indebtedness of the Pacific
railroad company, that he understood that
bill dealing with the same subject was likely to
be considered within few days, ''else-
where" He, therefore, did not propose to
ask action on the bill under the existing
order. The joint resolution for women suf-
frage was objected to by Mr.. Platt. The
the Indians 10 Washington territory for the
use of part of the Yakimi reservation by the
Northern Pacific railroad, and for right of
way to the Carson & Colorado Railroad
company through the Walker river reserva-
ton in Nevada we're passed. The bill to es-
tablish a forest reservation on the head
waters of the Missouri river and on the
headwaters of Clark's fork of the Columbia |
river was passed. The merits of the amend
the %en' purchase anpe0p Of Che FortsSe laIe
canal and the Lake Superior ship canal |
were presented by Mr.. Conger, who submit |
ted resolutions of the legislatures of ILL
nois, Michigan, Minnesota and Wisconsin |
urging congress to make the waterway CON- |
of <xvC lc froo IN fho
merce of the country, and petitions of |
various chambers of commerce and boards |
of trade to the same effect. The amend |
ment was adopted without division. The |
Hennepin canal amendment having been |
reached, it was discussed at some length. |
After an executive session the senate ad- |
journed.
In the senate July 9th, Sewell, from the |
committee on pensions, presented a report |
in the case of the vetoed bill granting a |
pension to Margaret d. Marchand. widow |
Of Commodore Marchand. The committee
repeats its former report, and recommends |!
objection. Referred. Call offered reso-
luton calling on the president to direct
the American representative in Mexico
20 investigate the truth Of the state
ments made in the newspapers that cit
zens of the United States were confined in
Mexican dungeons without trial for alleged
,fenses against the laws of Mexico, and that
heir final trial had been postponed without
,ause, and requiring the United States gov
If such statements are found to be
rue, to demand the trial of such persons
md their inhuman treatment stopped. The ]
enate early went into executive session. {
after the doors were closed an
rider was made upon motion of Mr.. ingalls,,
hat the pub ic should be excluded from the
hnv nd NIT
ooms, which order was carried into effect
t once. This resulted in closing the Offices !
4 the associated press and the Western
Union and Baltimore & Ohio telegraph COM I
,anies. ard the election of all the reporters !
rom their quarters in the senate wing Of
he capitol Ii
In the senate on July 10th, Mr.. Blair, from
he committee on pensions, submitted re- !
'ort on TWEEN y-three pension bills vetoed by
he president, and recommending that the
ills be passed, notwithstanding the prtsi.
lent's objection. Mr.. Harris resolution call
ng on the president for information as to
q foreign ports was taken up aud adopted. !
he senate then resumed consideration of
he calendar. Mr.. Riddleberger's resolution :
fered April IL, in relation to the cousid- :
ration of executive business in open ses- !.
ion was objected to and went over. at !
1aklng passionate protest against Tue )
curse and appealing against tie decision !
f the chair. After Mr.. Riddlebergsr con-
luded his remarks he withdrew his appeal I;
rom the decision of the chair and bis reso-
1tion went over. The river and harbor bill =
'as taken up and considered. Pending the !.
of the bill the senate ad-
burned.
In the senate on July 18th the chair, by re- 8
uest, introduced bill to stop the payments t
f public money to James B. Eads, his as '
)ciates or assignees for past, present or t
lture services at the mouth of the Missis-
ppi river until further orders from con- Y
ress. Referred, The house bill granting il
ensions to soldiers and sailors of the Mexi- Il
IN war was considered and passed. The =
i'll as passed directs the secretary OF t g q
lterior to place on the pension. roll the names
the surviving officers and enlisted men, in
udiDg marines, militia and volunteers, who
sing duly Unlisted, actually served sixty \
ays with the army or navy of the United e
tates, in Mexico, or on tho coasts or h
ontier thereof, or en- route thereto, |,
the war with that nation; or who we're &C Al
ally engaged in a battle during said war and G,
ere Lonorably discharged, or their survi- ~
ng widows, providing such widows have nj
1t remarked, and provided that every a
oh officer, enlisted man or widow, who is On
may become 62 years of age, and who is
may become .ubject to any disability or
'pendency equivalent to some cause reco2- TT