Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1886-03-27

In the house March 10th, Immediately
after reading the journal an adjournment
was had out OF respect for the memory of
Representative Michael Hahn, of Louisiana.
In the house on March 10th, under the
call of states the following bills and rssOlu-
tons were introduced and referred: BY Mr..
Oates OF Alabama, amending rules So as to
prohibit the speaker from receiving any reso-
luton authorizing the appointment of a
committee to accompany the remains of any
deceased representative, or senator bevond
the corporate limits of the city of Washing
ton BY Mr.. Anderson, OF Kansas, to amend
the act to adj the construction of telegraph
lines, approved July q, 1856. The bill pro-
Y1des that every telegraph company which
shall have accepted the provisions of this act
herein before provided, shall be, and is,
hereby prohibited from engaging in the col
lection, or selling election news, or other
news reports OF current events OF the day, eL-
cept quotations of stocks and comm ercial
markets. By Mr. Comas, of Maryland to es-
tabllsh savings banks as branch of the post
Office department. By Mr. Warner, of Mis-
souri, for the appointment OF q commission
20 investigate The war claims Of loyal citi-
zens residing IN the border states. By Mr..
Reagan, of Texas, TO provide for a confer
6nc6 OF American nations on a common
standard of silver coin. BY Mr.. Reid, of
North Carolina, directing the committee on
education to report the Blair educa-
uOnal bill forthwith with such recon-
menCatons as it may see proper.
BY Mr.. Golf, of West Virginia, a resolution
calling upon the secretary of the navy for
information concerning the progress of the
work upon the naval vessels. By Mr.. Voor-
heess OF Washington territory. Proposing a
constitutional amendment prohibiting DOlV-
gamy. The senate bill passed, authorizing
the comptroller of the currency TO permit
the receiver of a national bank TO use the
trust funds Tor the purchase OF property up
on which the clerk holds a mortgage or other
evidence OF indebtedness. Adjourned.
In the house on March 18th, CasWeu of
airy, reported back the resolution calling on
the secretary OF the treasury for statement
OF accounts between the United States and
the several states and territories. of direct
1851. Adopted The report ACCOMMODATING
the resolution states that the correspondence
called for relates to proposed measures of re-
Lalau1Ou on the part OF the government
of Netherlands by way OF increased duty of
petroleum imported into that country from
the United States by reason of the duty
imposed by the United States Onlsaf tobacco.
me judiciary committee reported a Bill to
amend the act regulating the removal of
causes from state TO federal courts. House
calendar. The committee On Indian affairs,
back the senate bin granting the
ElgnG OF way through the ClOctaW and
Ch1cksaW nations to the st. Louis g. San
I francisco railway company, House calen-
oar. Ihe committee on Claims reported
the bill providing for the payment of the
al Indicated 4Eh or July claims. Re
ferred to the committee of the whole.
Inc committee on appropriations, reported
back the urgent deficiency appropriation
bill with the senate amendments. Mr..
Burns explained the report OF the committee, I
and concurrence was recommended in some I
OF the amendments and non-cOncuEreuCs I
IA others. The report of the committee was /
agreed TO, and the house went into commit
tsO Of the whole with Mr.. IOWushend, OF
Illinois, IN the chair, on the Indian appro-
prlauon bill PENDING debate the house adj I
iOuEred.
In the house on March is,Ein the con I
sideratiou Of the bill comforting Jurisdiction /
on the court Of claims to Investigate private +
domestic claims other than war claims T
Mr.. Warner, OF Missouri, the author Of the .
0llls explained It's provisions, ana advocated T
It's passage as a matter OF justice to claim +
ants, and measure Of relief to congress. T
Nj. Gibson, of West Virginia, and M. I
RstIbOne, of Tennessee, while faVcring the f
lf war claims from its provisions. lLr. I
springer SAID that the war claims committee .
would prepare a bll covering those claims.
tend1ng demand for The previous question I
The morning hour expired, and tbs bill went 4
over as diminished business. The house .
hen went INTO committee OF the whole with &
Mr. IoWnzhand. OF Illinois, ia the chair. on .
the indian appropriation bin. The c0uzsd-
grafton OF the bill dragged draaEilV along
20 amendments Of any importance being .
7hereds and such as were offered being ruled .
put on points of order after long and uuin-
leEdstIng discussion. After finishing forty
NO Of the 1ortE-elsllt pages OF the bin, the .
committee rose and the house adjourned
ln the house On March 18Th. after mum
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