Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1886-06-12


oil, annate, and other coloring matter
and fat oil made in imitation or SEM
Hence of butter, and when so made and
calculated or intended to be sold as but
ter, or for butter" The amendment requir-
ing hotels and restaurants in the District of
Columbia to placard the use of oleomarear-
inc, was defeated; yeas IS, nays 176. Mr..
Hatch submitted an amendment declaring
his opposition to it, however fixing the rate
Rejected. Mr.. Hatch then offered an
amendment fixing the rate at cents a
pound. Agreed to-153 to LIZ. The bill
then passed by vote of 1T to 101. Every
Kansas representative voted for the bill.
In the house on June 4th, q resolution was
adopted censuring Luthur F. Warder. an en-
ploye of the house, for receiving money from
the city, of Jeffersonville, Ind, to employ
counsel to influence the legislation of con-
bill relating to the duties on fish. Re-
ferred. The bill repeats and strikes from
the free list the paragraphs providing for
the free importation of fish fresh for imme-
diate consumption, fish sound, or fish blad-
der, or fish tongues, cod sounds, bake sounds
fish skins and shrimps, or other shell fish
It increases the duty on mackerel from 1 to
2 cents per pound; herring, picked or
sailed, from 10 to 1c per pound; on salmon,
and sailed cod sounds from 1c to &c per
pound; on foreign caught fish imported
otherwise than in barrels or one-half bar
rels, whether fresh, smoked, dried, sailed or
picked, from SOC to 81 per 100 pounds;
on anchovies and sardines in boxes, in
creased from N and 2H per box; 40 per
box, and when imported in any other than
in tin boxes, from 40 to 50 per cent ad valo-
rom. The paragraph providing for duty on
tiy, cono cop<oinino fsh ia ofyickoy, ont
The duty on fish preserved in oil, other than
anchovies and sardines, is increased from
thirty to forty per cent, ad valorem, and on
salmon and all other fish prepared or pre-
served from twenty-five to thirty per cent,
ad valorem. The act is to take effect thirty
days after its approval. Adjourned.
In the house on June 9Th the Pacific rail-
road extension bill was first considered.
Debate ensued for several hours. Finally
on motion of Mr.. Holman an amendment
was adopted increasing from forty to fifty
per cent. the amount of net earnings
required to be paid into the sinking
fund in case the companies refuse to
accept the provisions of this act
The previous question was then ordered
on the engrossing and third reading of the
bill, but the opponents of the measure show
ing disposition to filabuster until O'Clock
and thus prevent vote upon the bill itself,
Mr.. Crisp yielded to the inevitable and
stated that he would endeavor to secure q
vote on Tuesday next. The house then ad-
journed.
In the house ON June 9Th. Crisp of GEORGIA.
apoloQized to Holman of Indiana for his
Internationally conduct in the debate on
Saturday. Weaver of Iowa, offered a resolu-
ton which was referred, reciting that it is
currently reported and generally believed
that certain directors of the Union Pacific
cn:c g. L.,
been faithless to their trusts in various WAYS
and particularly by buying stock of the Kan
sas Pacific at nominalIy small sum. trans
ferring IL to the Union Pacific and then
selling the same at great profit by which,
and other similar transactions. the directors