Western Kansas world., 1886-03-06
CONGRESSIONAL.
SENATE.

In the senate, on February oath. Morrill,
called up the house bill permitting national
banks to change their name, location and
capital, by vote of two-thirds of the share
holders. The bill makes the changes sub
ject to the approval of the comptroller of
the currency. Passed. Miller, of New York,
introduced bill in the senate to establish a
postoffice department.. The committee on
railways and canals called up, and the senate
proceeded to the consideration in committee
of the whole, of the Hennepin canal bill.
Mr.. VanWyck called up, and the senate with
out debate passed bill for the relief of the
settlers and purchasers of lands on the pub
lie domain in Nebraska and Kansas. 1t ap
propriates $3.50, 900 to be expended for the
purpose of reimbursing persons and their
legal representatives who, under the land
laws settled upon, or purchased land within
tn. grant made to aid in the construction of
the Northern Kansas railroad, to whom pat
ents have been issued for the land, but
against which DEGREES have been rendered by
the circuit court on account of the priority
of the grant to the railroad. The persons
entitled to the benefit of the acts are to be
reimbursed at the rate of $3.50 per acre.
The bill authorizing the president to grant
permission to one or more officers of the
army to accept temporary service from the
government of Corea, was then taken up.
Pending the consideration of the bill the
senate adjourned.
In the senate on February 25th, Mr.. Ed
munds introduced in the senate bill provid-
ing for the inspection of meats for exporta-
ton, and prohibiting the importation of
adulterated articles of food and drink, and
authorizing the president to issue a
proclamation in certain cases. The bill
gives the president authority to retaliate
WI orn
mated against in foreign countries. The
senate then resumed consideration of the
bill to provide allotments of lands in sew
crafty to the Indians. The bill passed.
The committee on commerce, reported fa-
vorably the bill authorizing the construction
of bridge across the Staten Island sound.
Calendar. Among the bills introduced and
appropriately referred was one by Mr.. Ed
munds, providing for the inspection of meats
of adulterated articles of food and
drink, and authorizing the president
to make proclamation in certain cases. Mr..
said the bill contained section
giving the president authority whenever he
was convinced that unjust discrimination
was made against the admission of Ameri--
can products into other countries, to sus-
pend the importation from those countries
of such articles as he thought tit for the pro-
States. The education bill was laid before
the senate. Mr.. George continued his re-
marks in favor of the bill. The debate was
continued by Messrs. Dolph, Platt, Logan,
Edmunds and Hoar. Pending debate the
senate adjourned.
In the senate on February 26th, after the
of routine business, Mr.. Mitch
ell, of Oregon, obtained the floor to deliver a
speech on the bill recently introduced by
him to provide for the abrogation of all
treaties permitting the immigration of Chi
nese to the United States. At the conclusion
of Mr.. Mitchell's remarks the educational
bill was taken up. MI. Allison made formal
of the amendment suggested
by him to the effect that where separate
white and colored schools exist, the money
should be paid out for the support of such
white and colored schools, in the proportion
that the illiteracy of the white and colored
persons aforesaid bear to each other as shown
by the census. The debate was followed by
an executive session, after which the senate
adjourned.
In the senate on March 1st, the chair pre-
sented lengthy message from the president
bearing on the right Of the senate or sena-
tors to have access to papers, etc., in the ex-
scutive department relating to suspensions
from Office. 1t is in substance as follows:
To the Senate of the United States:
Ever since the beginning of the present
session of the senate, different heads of the
departments have been piled with various
questions and requests for papers by COM
nittees of the senate, from members of such
and at last from the senate it
self, requiring the transmission of the rea-
SONS for the suspension of certain officials
during the recess of that body. or for papers
touching the conduct of such officials, or for
all the papers and documents filed in such