Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1886-06-12
KEENEY, KANSAS, SATURDAY, JUNE H. 1885,

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desired the bill. It was desired by bankers,
brokers and creditors generally, as we'll as
by lawyers. It was good bill for these,
but a bad one for the remainder of the peo-
pie. Consideration of the Northern Pacific
forfeiture bill was then resumed. The ques-
ton pending was Van Wyck's proposed
amendment providing for the forfeiture,
not of the lands of the Wallace branch alone,
but the lands appertaining to such
branches of the road as shall not have been
completed at the time of the passage of this
ct. Call said it was the conviction and
determination of our people that all unearned
grants be forfeited. Some 30,OO0, 600 acres
of grant to the Northern Pacific company,
not having been earned, should be forfeit
ed. The senate adopted an amendment
proposed by Mr.. Plumb, on behalf of the
committee on public lands, providing for
the repayment in proper cases of the cost
submitted an amendment to exclude un-
surveyed lands, which was agreed t.. Mr..
Hoar's amendment heretofore submitted
was then brought up for consideration. 1t
provides that no more than $40 acres of
land sold under the provision of this act
shall be purchased by any one person, or
shall thereafter be acquired or owned or
held in trust tor any one person and any
title or interest acquired in violation thereof
out any act of entry or process, what
ever. After debate and without
action upon the amendment the senate went
into executive session and soon adjourned.
In the senate on June 81, the chair pre-
sented several messages from the president,
vetoing private pension bills. They
have been already published. Dawes pre-
scented petition from the city council of
Gloucester, Massachusetts,, praying for re-
taliation on the government for the seizure
of American fishing vessels. The bill pro-
viding for the taxation of railroad grant
lands was taken up. Mr.. Plumb, while
sympathizing with the purpose of Mr. Hoar's
amendment, limiting purchases under the
act to $40 acres, feared it would embarrass
the operation of the bill. He suggested that
Mr.. Hoar withdraw his amendment and en-
body it in q separate bill, with properly de-
tailed provisions, in which form he would
support it. He (Plumb) did not believe that
any man ought to own more land than he
could reasonably use, and he would pledge
himself to vote Tor any bill that would make
as to prevent speculation in land.
The committee on Indian affairs. reported
back the resolution of MI. Wilson, of Iowa,
calling for an investigation of the matter of
appointment of Indian traders, with a
recommendation that special committee
of five senators be appointed to make the
investigation, agreed to. Mr.. Evarts called
up the bill to indemnify the Chinese for the
losses incurred by the riots at Rock Springs,
Wyoming. After reading letter from the
secretary of the interior, giving information
of the delay in acting upon pension app
cases, because of pressure of other business,
Mr.. Edmunds, of Vermont, submitted an
amendment to the legislative, executive and
judicial appropriation bill, which, on his
suggestion, was referred to the committee
on pensions. The amendment is as follows:
speedily dispose of the appeals from the
commissioner of pensions to him in pension
cases, the president of the United States is
hereby authorized to, and by, and with the
advice and consent of the senate, to appoint
not exceeding seven special assistants to the
secretary of the interior for the considera-
ton of such cases, at a compensation not
exceeding $40 per day for a period not e1-
ceeding twelve months. Adjourned.
In the senate on June 4th, Mr.. Ingalls,
offered resolution which, on objection by
Mr.. Beck, went over till tomorrow, calling
on the secretary of the interior to inform
the senate whether a certain circular had
been issued by the commissioner of the
general land Office with the approval of the
secretary of the interior. The resolution
recites in full the recent circular to registers
and receivers of land Offices, stating that no
new application for entry under the pre-
emption, timber culture or desert land acts.
The resolution directed the secretary of the
interior to inform the senate by what act it
was claimed that congress had delegated to
or the secretary of the interior power to sus-
pend by executive order throughout the
United States the pre-emption, timber cul-
ture and desert land acts and to deny citi-
zens of the United States their rights under
said acts. The Chinese indemnify bill was
next taken up and passed by vote of 30 to
10. The bill authorizes the president to as
certain the actual loss sustained by China
men by the riot at Rock Springs, Wyoming,
The amount appropriated by the bill for
that purpose is $4,000. Adjourned.
In the senate on June 9Th, Mr.. Ingalls,
of the interior for information as |
TO the authority for the issuance Of the re-
cent order of the commissioner of the gen. |
oral land Office suspending the receipt of ap- |
plications for public lands under the pre-
emptiOn, timber culture and desert land |
acts. Ingalls, arose and made abitter attack |
On the course which the general officers has
IF late pursued. The resolution after con-
siderable debate, was finally agreed to.
After passing go private pension bills the
senate adjourned.
In the senate on June 9Th, the oIeomarga-
inc bill was presented and MIR. Miller
moved to refer it to the committee
IN agriculture. After considerable de-
bate the motion was carried % to q, and
he bill was so referred. The consular and
diplomatic appropriation bill was passed.
l bill to provide for the settlement of &C.
counts with railroad companies that had re-
'eived property from the United States dur
ng 1863 and 1866 was passed. Mr.. Beck
unlimited an amendment to the oleomarga-
inc bill for reference with that bill to the
ommittee on agriculture. He said he did
lot wish to be responsible for all the detailed
royisions of the Amendments and then an