Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1886-07-24
HOUSE..

In the house on July 18th, Mr.. Lower, o
Indiana, from the committee on expendi
lures in the treasury department, reported
| back resolution calling for information
from the secretary of the treasury as to the
reason for the failure to investigate the
charges of fraud against r. d. Lancaster, at
present surveyor Of the port of st. Louis.
Resolution adopted. On motion of Mr..
Ryan, of Kansas, senate bill was passed
authorizing the secretary of war to credit
the state of Kansas with certain
sum of money on her ordnance &C
count with the general government.
The floor was then accorded to the COM
of Georgia, on behalf of that committee,
called up the bill amending sections 1852
and 1858 of the revised statutes. The
statutes as amended provide that tobacco,
snuff and ETC., shall be packed in certain
ways before it ia offered for sale and pro-
vides penalties for failure to concur with
this law, the bill repeating section 3,151 of
pointment of inspectors of tobacco,
cigars and snuff. On motion of Mr.. Morri-
son, bill was passed reducing to $3.50, with
| an additional $50 for each person employed
in making cigars, the amount of the bond
to be given by manufacturers of cigars.
The house then went into committee of
the whole, on the joint resolution directing
the payment of the surplus in the treasury
on the public debt. The following is the
text of the resolutions: That whenever the
surplus or balance in the treasury, including
the amount held for redemption of United
States notes, shall exceed the sum of $780,
100000 it shall be, and is hereby made, the
duty of the secretary of the treasury to ap-
ply such excess, in sums not less than &c.
OOJ, 900 per month, during the e1istance of
such surplus or excess, to the payment of
the interest bearing indebtedness of the
United States, payable at the option of the
government. Pending debate on the resolu-
ton the committee arose and the house
adjourned.
In the house on July 18th, the bills passed
increasing to &250, 600 the limit of the cost
of the public building at Galveston and ap-
propriating $100, 900 for public building at
Oshkoah. Wis. The house then went into
committee of the whole for the considera-
ton of the surplus resolution. Mr.. Morrison,
of inois. offered the following amendment.
The surplus or balance herein referred to
shall be the available surplus ascertained ac-
cording 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 30, 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
Pennsylvania, from the committee on ap-
preparations, reported q joint resolution
continuing in force until the S1st 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 Of foreigners
under contract or agreement to perform Ia
Dor in tho United States. An act to protect
mechanics. laborers and servants in the Dis
ct of Columbia in their wages. The SEN
ate bill providing for the payment of per
diem to government employees for Decora-
recting the commissioner of labor to make
an investigation in regard to convict labor
in tho United States Tho bill extending
provisions Of the eaghthour Law to letter
carriers gave rise 70 some opposition, and
pending action of the house adjourned.
In the house ON July 18th the considers
ton of the conference repor on tho
Legislative appropriation bill was re-
sumed, and it vas agreed to, thus disposing
of 90 many of the amendments in dispute
AZ were agreed to by the conference commit
tee. Mr.. Cannon, OF Illinois, moved that
the hou>e recede from its disagreement to
tho senate amendment providing for the IN
crease Of the clerical force of the civil scr
vice commission. Agreed TO yeas IL, mays III.
Mr.. Matson, of Indiana, calledu up the report
of the committee on invalid pensions on the