Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1886-05-22

In the house on May II the messages from
the presinent' yesterday presented to tht
senate and submitted to the house, were ap.
propriately referred. In the morning houl
Belmont, of New York, called up the joint
resolution providing indemnity to certain
Chinese subjects, for losses sustained within
the Jurisdiction of tt United States. The
resolution was con ,idered in committee OF
| the whole. Belmont then gave history OF
| the Chinese massacre at Rock Springs
Wyo., stating its causes and results, and
urged the adopt n of the resolution. The
resolution was offered by FELTON,. Morrow
and McKinna, of California, and was fav.
oled by Hill and Worteington, of Illinois
The RESOLUTION wen over pending further
discussion. The house then went into COM
mittee of the whole on the army appropria-
ton bill. The bill was passed. The dip
lomatic and and consular appropriation bill
was hen taken up, but without doing much
without doing much with it the house ad-
journed.
In the house, on May ID, the Chinese in
dsmnity resolution vas taken up, but no de-
cision was arrived 1t. The diplomatic and
consular appropriation bill was reported to
the powers and duties of the department o!
agriculture was then considered in commit
tee of the whole. Breckenridge, of Ken
lucky, opposed the bill to make the commits
sioner of agriculture a cabinet officer. To
give him an assistant secretary, with nothing
whatever to do, and to increase the eQpend-
itures of the department, would neither dig
Nifty agriculture nor tighten the burden upon
its shoulder. When the secretary of agri-
culture came to sit at the cabinet table he
cease to be an agriculturalist and would be-
come politician. It was the heavy burden
of taxation which kept the agricultural in
dustry from moving on. Weaver, of Iowa,
favored the bill. which would give labor a
status which it had not yet enjoyed. Pend
ing further discussion the committee rose
and the house adjourned.
In the house OF May 18th, on motion of
Perkins, of Kansas, the bill passed author
ling the Kansas & Arkansas Valley railroad
company to construct a railway through the
Indian Territory. Willis, of Kentucky, call
ed up as a special order the bill to establish
sub-treasury at Louisville, and after con-
siderable discussion, the bill was passed.
The house then proceeded to the considera-
ton of the bill for the appointment of a
commission to inspect and report on the
Indian affairs. The remainder of the after
noon was occupied in discussing this matter.
The house took a recess until 1870 D. M, the
session being for the consideration of reso-
lutions on the death of Representative
Hahn, of Louisiana, in whose memory eulo-
gies were delivered. Then as mark of re-
spect, the house adjourned.
In the house on May II, on motion of Mr..
Lanham, of Texas, bill was passed for the
erection of a public building at Ell Paso,
Texas, at cost of $150,OO0. Under call of
states the following bills were introduced:
By Mr.. O'Neill of Misscuri-TO grant leave
of absence to employees of the United States
navy yards. By Mr.. Little, of Ohio-To
provide for covering into the treasury of
specific items, appropriations, when the
president shall be satisfied that such appro-
priations are detrimental to public inter-
ests. By Mr.. Hewitt, of New York-A reao-
luton calling upon the heads of executive
departments for full and complete sched-
ules of all trust funds in their custody, from
whom and when received, to whom due,
where held, amount thereof, amount of un-
expended balance on general award, availa-
BILE for payment; judgments of the court of
commissioners of Alabama claims, and all
other unexpended balances in the custody of
their departments; the estimated amount
required for the repayment to importers of
the excess of customs dues, and any and all
claims of whatever nature, estimated or as
certained, which may within the fiscal year
become liabilion against the treasury If
the United States. The house then went in
10 committee of the whole, Mr.. Crisp, of
Georgia, in the chair, ON the urgent defic-
iency bill. The bill vas considered briefly,
and having been reported TO the house it was
passed. Several minor bills were then
passed, and June 3, and subsequent days
we're set apart. after some debate. for bust
ness presented by the committee on labor.
Adjourned.