Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1886-07-24

In the house on July 18th, the bills passed
increasing to $780, 900 the limit of the cost
of the public building at Galveston and ap-
propriating 800, 900 for a public building at
Oshkosh, Wis. The house then went into
committee Of the whole for the cOnsid6ra-
ton of the surplus resolution. Mr.. Morrison,
Of 1 liHois. offered the following amendment.
The surplus or balance herein referred to
shall be the available surplus ascertained &C
cord1ng to the form Of the statement Of the
United States treasurer of the assets and
liabilities of the treasury Of the United
States employed June so, 1886. The amend
ment was adopted and after considerable
debate the entire resolution as amended was
adopted All the Kansas delegation were
absent except Mr.. Perkins. Adjourned.
In the house on July 18th, Mr.. Randall, of
Peunsy lVania, from the committee on ap-
preparations, reported a joint resolution
continuing in force until the 5lst Of July,
the provisions Of the joint resolution pro
viding temporarily for the expenditures of
the government. Passed. AT the evening
session the house passed the following bills
from the committee on labor To prevent
the employment of convict labor and alien
labor upon public building or public works,
and amending an act to prohibit the
Importation or immigration or foreigners
under contract or agreement to perform Ia
Dor in the United States. An act 10 protect
mechanics, iabOreEs and servants in the Dis
tr' ct of Columbia in their wages The SEN
ate bill providing for the payment of per
diem to government employees Tor DecOra-
ton Day and the Fourth Of July. An act di-
recting the commissioner Of labor TO make
an investigation ia regard 70 convict labor
in the United States. The bill extending
provisions of the eIght-hOuF law to letter
carriers gave rise TO some opposition and
pending action of the house adjourned.
In the house on July 10th the considera-
ton of the conference rspOr on the
legislative appropriation bill was re-
sumed, and it was agreed to, thus dispCsing
of so many of the amendments IN dispute
as were agreed to by the conference commit
tee. Mr.. Cannon, Of Illinois, moved that
the house recede from its disagreement to
the senate amendment providing for the IN
crease of the clerical force Of the civil ser
vice commission. Agreed to yeas lz3, nays III.
Mr.. MatsOn, of Indiana, calledup the report
of the committee on invalid pensions on the
message of the president VetO1ng the bill
penEioning CantrO w. I1ller. Upon the
statement that the case had been opened IN
the pension Office the consideration OF the
report was postponed until next sessiOn. Mr..
MatsOn then called up the veto message on
the bill granting pension to Elizabeth
Luse- The committee on pensions recon-
mended the passage over the pr6z1-
dents veto but the house refused to do so.
The next veto message called mp was that
upon the bill pensiOning Catharlne McCar-
thy. On this question also the majority OF
the committee on invalid pensions recon-
mend the passage OF the bill while the NIL
nOrity recommended the sustaining OF the
veto of the president. The house refused 70
pass this bill over the presidents veto. The
next message called mp was the one FS5olng
the bill granting pension to Joseph Rom
lesser. In this case the committee on lnya-
lid pensions is unanimously Of the opinion
that the bill should be passed over the veto
The bill was passed over the veto-yeas ll5i
nays IS. Adjourned
In the house on July 57th, number Of re-
ports from commits were presented the
house went into ca.d. ittee OF the whole,
E; sloqnI, efe has b5eLa299 ea a4 On i9
ering it fo1e.-Senlig the bill was reported
back tg,TT-,s+l,t-, without change. AIlsE
pass me -L-5al5us bills for the printing Of
PD-eb agtuments tine hous= adjourned
IN the house on July Is, after the reading
of the Journal the consideration OF the 1ortl-
fication appropriation bill was resumed.
Mr.. Randall offered an amendment which
was adopted by unanimous consent pro
Viding that the guns, proJectlless etc. pur-
chased shall be OF American manufacture.
The bill was then passed. The next business
was the consideration OF q senate concurrent
resolution for the printing OF 265IOO copies
Of the third annual report OF the civil service
commission Agreed tO-4e5s les nays 40
Mr. Cobb, Of Indiana, from the conference
COMMITTEES on the bill repeating the pre-
emption, timber culture and desert land
laws, reported complete disagreement
Mr.. PaysOns Of Illinois, ran over the points
OF difference between the two houses and
was severe in his condemnation of the sen
ate amendment which provides that after
final proof OF q claimant under the home
stead or prs-empsion laws, and the is
suance of duplicate receivers certificates
it shall be proved to the satisfaction
Of the commissiOuertha fraud has entered
into the title so acquired by the claimant,
unless IL shall appear that the land has been
sold or conveyed to g bOnahds purchaser
for 8 valuable consideration the commits
sioneE shall suspend the issuing Of the pat
ent for the same. This provision be re-
garded as an incentive TO fraud, es is re-