Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1886-01-23

! Everhart, of Pennsylvania, moved to amend
the instructions SO that the measure reported
back would deyelope to presidential success
sion on the speaker of the house, president
pro tempore of the senate, secretary of state,
chief justice of the supreme court, secretary
of the treasury, and attorney general, in the
order named. Rejected. Mr.. Ryan's mo-
ton was also lost. The presidential success
sion bill then passed: yeas, 1873; nays, n,
precisely as it came from the senate. The
negative votes were cast by republicans and by
Messrs. Bennett and Green, of New Jersey.
The meeting of the house naval affairs
committee took a sensational turn to-day.
The Boutelle resolution was under considera-
ton, inquiring about the dismissal of ex-
Union soldiers and sailors from the Nor
folk navy yard and the appointment of ex-
confederates in their places. The statement
that certain inscriptions commemorative of
victories over the confederates had been
defaced was called up, and led to heated
political discussion. Wise, of Virginia, i'm
pugned the motive of the resolution in Wig
orous terms. Others followed and the ses-
sion ended without any action being taken.
In the House on January 18th the follow
ing bills were introduced. By Mr.. Cannon,
Illinois, to extend the benefit of the pension
laws to worthy applicants for pensions. who
served In the late war, their widows or
minor children, unable under the existing
laws to furnish the evidence required to
connect their disabilities with the service.
By Mr.. Durham, Illinois, to provide for the
inspection of live stock, hog products and
dressed meats. By Mr.. Weaver, Iowa, A
resolution calling on the secretary of the
treasury for information as to the total
amount applied to the sinking fund be-
under what date and in what
amount the same was applied.
By Mr.. Struble, Iowa, by request, to provide
for uniform ballot boxes. By Mr.. Pail,
Iowa, providing for extinguishing patents.
By Mr.. Hepburn, of Iowa, to create board
of interstate commerce. By Mr.. Han
back, of Kansas, abolishing Fort Wallace
it to settlement. BY Mr.. Walford, of
Mrs. Merkleham, the only surviving
grand daughter of Thomas jefferson.
By Mr.. Dingley, of Maine, to encourage
the American marine employed in the fish
cries. By Mr.. Davis, of Massachusetts, con-
ferring the rank of colonel upon Lieutenant
A. w. Greedy. By Mr.. Maybury, of Michi-
gan, to establish commission of Alabama
claims. By Mr.. Glover, of Missouri, to pro-
vide for carrying on the work of improve
ment of rivers and harbors by contract. By
Mr.. HiscOck of New York, to repeal all in
ternal revenue taxes on domestic tobacco.
BY Mr.. Henderson, OF North Carolina, to
prescribe tenure of Office for persons en-
ployed in the civil service; also for the ap-
portionment of appointments to the pub
lie service among the several congress
slonal districts, on the basis of population.
By Mr., Warner, of Ohio-To reduce the
fee for money orders for sums less than S.
also, for the appointment of special COM
mittee to examine and report ON the jetties
at the mouth of the Mississippi. By Mr.. La
Toilette, of Wisconsin-To protect depostors
in national banks, and to punish any officers
of such bank who receive a deposit when the
bank is insolyent. Mr.. Poole, of Montana
For the admission of Montana as state.
By Mr.. Joseph, of New Mexico-Defining the
powers of the commissioner of the general
land Office in respect to quoting titles in
land in the western states and territories.
There were $50 bills introduced under the
call. Wadsworth, of Kentucky, introduced
a resolution with reference to the coinage,
which was referred to the proper committee.
Adjourned.