Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1886-07-10
HOUSE.

III Inc mouse Oh Juuo SJtn, MI. OlOVor, OI
Missouri, asked the discharge of the COM
mittee on expenditures in the treasury de-
partment from the further consideration of
the resolution offered by him some weeks
ago, reciting that the government had OBJ
tanned judgment against Richard u. Lam
caster, of Missouri; that said Lancaster
fraudulently transferred his property and
securities and settled with the government
for $500; that the district attorney for the
the case, demanded from the treasury de-
partment certain papers required in the in
vestigation, which were refused, and calling
upon the secretary of the treasury for his
reason for thus refusing. Motion to dis
charge the committee lost. Mr.. Burnes, of
Missouri, from the committee on appropria-
tons, reported the general deficiency bill.
whole. 1t appropriates Sc, ,845. Pend
ing discussion the committee arose. Sew
eral conference reports on appropriation
bills were presented, and the house ad-
journed.
In the house on June Both, Mr.. Boyle,
of Pennsylvania, from the Pan Electric
committee, submitted report signed by
four members OF the committee, upon the
subject of itsinvestigation. It is accompa
MED by the following resolution: Resolved,
That full, fair and exhaustive investiga-
ton has failed to adduce anJ evidence which
tends to show that Attorney General
Garland, Solicitor General Goode, Secre-
tary Lamar, Indian Commissioner At
kins, Railroad Commissioner Johnston or
Senator Harris, they being the officersnamed
| in the Pan Electric publications of the news
paper press, which gave riseto this investi-
cation, did any act, official or otherwise,
connected with the matter investigated,
which was dishonest, dishonorable or censur-
oh1o Tho roporf opd rooOlnfinn (which ia
concurred in by Mr.. Hale,) were referred to
the house calendar. On motion of Mr.. Ran
dali, of Pennsylvania, an amendment was
adopted. appropriating 81, $50 for the service
of the army and navy hospital at Hot
Springs, Ark. Adjourned.
In the house on July LIST, the speaker laid
before the house message from the senate
the presidents veto, the bill to quiet the
title of settlers on the Des Moines river
lands. The presidents message having been
read, Mr.. Payson, of Illinois, presented
reasons why the bill should be passed over
the presidents veto, which he said was based
on a total Misrepresentation of the facts of
the case, and of the end sought to be accom-
vote of 161 to 81. refused to pass the bill
over the presidents veto. The sundry civil
appropriation bill was then taken up and
finally passed upon. Adjourned.
In the house on July I'd, the committee on
public lands, reported back a bill forfeiting
the lands granted to certain southern states,
to aid in the construction of railroads, with
a senate amendment excepting the Gulf d
Ship island railroad from the terms of the
forfeiture. The amendment was concurred
in. On motion Observation-Disclosures were non
concurred in to the bill repeating the pre-
emption, timber culture and desert land
laws. Mr.. Taulbie, of Kentucky, from the
committee on invalid pensions, submitted a
report up IN the veto message of the presi-
dent on the bill granting pension to Car
ter W. Tiller. Mr.. Sawyer. of New York,
submitted similar report on the veto mes
sage on the bill granting pension to Mr..
Andrew johnson. After considering the de-
fc1ency appropriation bill in committee Of
the who'll the house adjourned.
The entire session of the house on July Sd,
was devoted to the consideration of the
general deficiency appropriation bill, nine
teen pages of which were completed.
In the house July 9th, Mr.. Springer, of
Illinois, offered resolution calling on the
president for copies of all correspondence
between this government and the republics
of Nicaragua and Costa Rica since 1876, in
relation to the construction of an inter-
oceanic canal by the way of Lake Nicaragua.
Referred. Mr.. Belmont, of New York,