Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1886-12-18

tOnal parta OF gallon OF spirits, |
with the senate amendments thereto,
with q recommendation of non-concur-
renee. The report was agreed to.
Payeon, of Illinois. from the committee on
public lands, reported back the bill to re-
strict the ownership of real estate in the ter
ritories to American citizens, with the GEN.
ate amendments thereto. The amendments
were non-concurred in, and con-
ference ordered. Dockery, of Missouri,
fres letter. delivery Si to provide ids
that letter carriers be employed for the free
delivery of mail matter as frequently as pub
tic business may require, in every city con-
tanning population of 0,OO0, and may be
so employed at every place containing pop
ulation OF not less than 10000, or to any city
which produces gross revenue for the pre-
ceoiNg fiscal year of not less than $4,000.
Ward, of Indiana, called up and the house
passed the bill authorizing the employment
of mail messengers in the postal service.
The house then resumed consideration of
the electoral bill which was passed. long
discussion was had over the bitl establishing
the department of agriculture. Without
action the house adjourned.
WASHINGTON, d. c.. December lion
motion of p, tsrs, of Kansas the bill passed
extending the laws of the United States over
certain unorganized territory south of the
strip, and providing that this land be subject
to entry by actual settlers under the home
stead law. Payson, of Illinois, on behalf Of
the committee on public lands, called up the
bill declaring forfeiture of the Ontanagan
and Brule river land grant. The bill passed
without divi-ion. It forfeits 1884. GOO acres.
The house then went into committee of the
whole, Hammond, of Georgia, in the
chair, on the sundry civil appropriation bill.
Mr.. Herbert, of Alabama, said that while
the sundry civil bill appropriated less than
the bill of last year, the decrease was attrib-
uted to the fact that the committee on ap-
preparations had surrendered jurisdiction
over the items for navy yards and the new
naval observatory, maintaining that these
items could be provided for in the regular
naval apl ropriation bill. Mr.. Randall, OF
Pennsylvania, argued that the naval COM
mittee had proper jurisdict on over the sub
ject of navy yards, hut pointed out that even
were they provided for in the pending meas
ure, the bill would still carry less money
than that of last year. Pending further dis
cussion the committee rose and the house
adjourned.
WASHINGTON, D. c., December 13.-Under
the call of states the following bills aud res
o)utions we're introduced in the house and
referred: By Mr.. Oates, of Alabama, to pro-
hibit the appointmentof congressional COM
mittees to attend funerals, aud to prohibit
draping public buildings in mourning except
by order of the president; also authorizing
the appointment OF clerks to senators and
representatives who are not chairmen of
committees. By Mr.. Lawler, of Illinois, a
resolution reciting that the rapidly accum-
ulating surplus in the treasury is in excess of
the needs of the government for its support
and discharge of the bouG ed debt; that the
coast defonses are inadequate to protect our
lake and sea coast cities; that nearly l,OO0,-
GOO men are unemployed, and declaring it to
be the sense of the house that large pro-
portion of the surplus in the treasury be
expended through liberal appropriations for
repairing and properly equipping the coast
defensee, and for construction of ships.
By Mr.. Weaver, of Iowa, resolution call
ing on the secretary of the treasury for in
appropriated by the sundry civil bill last
year had been expended in issuing treasury
notes of large denominat on in lieu of notes
of srnallt denominations cancelled and re-
tired;also as to how many 81 and 81 notes had
been Cancelled and destroyed since the pas
sage of the act; by what authority said notes
had been destroyed, how M any of said notes
we're mutilated notes, and whether notes Of
like denomination were issued in their stead.
By Mr.. Allen, of Massachusetts, granting
pension to postal railway clerks who become
aged CT disabled in the service. By MIR.
Mofatt, of Michigan, granting the ranking
privilege to the inmates of soldiers homes
BY Mr.. Hewitt, of New York, authorizing
the secretary of the treasury to anticipate
the payment of interest on the bonded debt
of the United States, and to provide for
special deposits of public money.
By Mr.. White, of Pennsylvania, for the fee
coinage of silver. By Mr.. Grant, of YER
mont, to enable people to name their
own postmasters. By Mr.. Cox, of North
Carolina, fixing the salary If the civil SER
vice commissioner at 5000. By Mr..
Springer, of Illinois, for the admission into
the union of Dakota. Montana, Washington
and New Mexico. By Mr.. Throckmorton,
of Texas, providing for the leasing of unoc-
cupied Indian lands. By Mr.. Holme of
Iowa, to quiet the title of settlers on the Des
Moines river lands. The house then ad-
journed.