Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1886-12-18
HOUSE.

WASHINGTON, D. c., December Cat pre-
ciseiy y O'Clock Speaker Carlisle raped
the house to order. In obedience to the
direction Of the speaker the clerk proceeded
to roll CALL when 24i members responded
to their names. The clerk was directed to
inform the senate that the house
was ready 70 proceed to business.
The president was then informed that con-
gress was ready for any communication be
might make. HeW5tt, Of New York, asking
that s. S. Cox be sworn in as a member Of
the house to MI the vacancy OccasiOned by
the resignation Of Joseph Pulitzer. No
objection was made to COL's qualifying,
Messrs. Henry W. Rusk, Of Maryland, and
Henry Bacon, OF New York, also appeared
at the bar Of the house and qualified, filing
vacancies OcoasIou6d by the death of Viii
liam 81. Cole and Lewis Beach. The house
then took recess. Mr.. Pruden, the presi-
dents assistant secretary was then an
uOunced, and presented to the house the
annual messagt. 1t was Immediately read
by the clerk. The document was listened to
with much attention by the members OF the
house until that portion which discusses the
tariff question had been read, when the in
ter st Elackened and the remainder of the
message found but few listeners. The
document was then ordered, printed and re-
Ierred to the committee Of the whole.
A committee consisting of Messrs. Guen-
Their, Morrill,, Erediek, Iaulbse, Osbourne
Hudd and LafOllstts, was appointed 20 at
tend Mr.. Prices funeral, and them as a
mark of respect 20 the memory Of the de-
ceased representative the house adjourned.
WAsHmaroa, December The following
bills and resolutions were introduced; By
Adams, OF Illinois, to change the law in rela-
latiCn to the amount Of United States bonds
required 20 be kept on deposit by the ma
tional banks as security for their circulating
notes. By Cox, of New York, to amend
section 5l5 revised statutes relating 60 the
payment OF members OF congress elected to
I'LL vacancies. By Peters, Of Kansas fort
deposit Of gold or silver com or bullion as
security for national bank circulation. BY
Lyman Of Iowa. authorizing the cOngtruC-
Bluffs By Parker Of New York. to amend
the oleomargeEin6 bill. By Herman, of Or
egons resolution calling on the secretary Of
war for information as to the delay in re-
ment Of theCOlumbia river. Committees were
then called, but no reports were submitted.
In the morning hour Bragg, Of Wisconsin,
called up for action the senate bill for the re-
lief Of graduates Of the Military
academy. The bill was passed.
Bragg called up the bill EpprOpriating
500, 600 foE the establishment at Fort Riley,
Kansas OF a permanent school Of instruc-
for cavalry and light artillery, and making
a further appropriation Of $4,000 for bar
racks and quarters at Fort D. A. Russell
Wyoming and Fort Robinson, Nebraska.
Passed After discussing the electoral
count bill the house adjourned.
WAsHHGEoE. D. c., December Safer
the reading OF the Journal the speaker
laid bsfoEe the hOuss a letter from the
director OF the mint enclosing the drafE Of
bill for the issue Of subsidiary silver coin.
Referred. Mr. CutcheOn, OF Michigan, on
behalf OF the committee on military affairs,
called up the bill amending the act for the
muster and pay Of certain oldeera and en-
listed men Of the volunteer forces, 80 as
% provide that in al eases arising under
the same any person EEo was
duly appointed and commissioned UTlsLGar
his commission was actually resolved by
hmm o. not, shall be considered as duly Gem
l11zzlozsa 90 tls grade therein lELlel from
slll. ESQ Ef1- % entitled ~ al che uF and