Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1886-03-27
CONGRESSIONAL.
SENATE


In the senate on March 18th, the senate
/ agreed to the resolution to appoint Rev. j..
u. Butler DID, of Washington, chaplain OF
/ the senate. Among the petitions presented
and referred to committees were a mum
] Der from local assemblies OF knights of
l Labor throughout the country fav0ring
I the building of the Hennepiu canal; also
some from meetings of the Knights of La
l Dor, protesting against the denial of extra
/ pay which had been provided for by law for
WorEngmen IN the government service who
worked more than eight hours per day.
J Mr. Ingalls, submitted a joint resolution
I proposing constitutional amendment pro
yld1ng that the 5Jth OF April shall be the day
I for the beginning of successive administra
Z tons of the government hereafter. Refer
red TO the committee on judiciary. On mo-
| ton Of Mr.. Van Wyck the bill for increasing
the pensions or Widows, etc. OF deceased
soldiers was taken up. The bill as it came
I from the house increased the pension of
widows dependent on relatives from s. to SD
a month. The senate committee amended
the Dill so as 10 increase the pensions TO
minor children from so to $40 per month.
Mr.. Van Wyck moved his amendment pro
vld1ng that the pensions OF children who are
idiots or insane should continue during the
I existence or such 1uOcy or insanity. Mr..
Van Wyck's amendment was agreed to
yeas %, nays ?. A message from the house
OF representative announced the death OF
Representative Hahn, of Louisiana. ME.
Eustis, moved the customary resolutions of
regret, on the adoption of which, the senate,
out Of respect to the memory of the deceased,
adjourned.
In the senate, March 10Th, the chair pre-
scented letter from the secretary of the
navy Transmitting information. copies,
drawings, etc, of the recent survey of the
Nicarauguan route made by Civil Engineer
A. C.. MencOoL Referred. The chair also
presented a letter from the secretary of the
interior transmitting information in regard
TO the land grants of railroads in Kan
sas. Referred. Committee on finance re-
ported adversely on the bill introduced
by Senator Malone to allow a drawback
on imported tobacco. Placed on calendar.
among the reports was one by Blair on pen
siOns, being the bill for the relief of honor
ably discharged soldiers. OumOtiOu of MIR.
Van Wycks the house bill, increasing the pen
slons ofsoldlers widows was taken up. Sew
eral amendments were offered and agreed
to, but after considerable debate by Butter,
Logan, COckrell, Ingalls, and Jackson, the
fear became general that the widows in
crease of pensions would be postponed by
sending the bill to the house with so many
amendments that it would involve debate.
Motion was made by AE. Wilson to recon
slider the senate's action amending the bill.
This motion was agreed to. All the amend
ments then were disagreed to, and the bill
passed as 1t came from the house 1t now
needs only the presidents signature TO be-
come law. 1t increases the pensions from
So to So a month. AT . O'Clock Mr.. Cul-
lom took the hOOr IN the senate to speak
upon Mr.. Edmunds' resolution, but gave
way 70 Alr. MOErlll5 who then addressed the
senate upon the resolutions. Others fol-
lowed, and finally pending debate, the sen
ate adjourned.
In the senate on March II, the chair pre- /
scented q letter from the secretary of the
treasury, transmitting the report of Special
Agent Spaldlng IA relation to the fraudulent
importation of Chinese into the United {
states. Referred Colium moved to make I
the interstate commerce bill a special order /
for next Tuesday week. Plumb objected, 4
however, the matter went over. Van Wyck I
offered the following resolution: Res0lred /
That the commlszloner Of public lands be I
directed to examine the nature and extent of I
the alleged useless destruction OF timber 4
on public lands adjoining The line OF the [
Northern Pacific railroad, particularly by /
what, il any, additional legislation Is nee 4
essarV to protect the timber on the public 4
domain SAID committee to have power to Z
send for persons and papers.
Ihe resolution vas agreed TO. The chair I
LAID before the senate the new electoral count I
Dill and the bill was passed
The Edmunds resolution reported from +
the judiciary committee was then laid be- 4
fore the senate and Mr.. Dolph resumed the I
noor and continued his remarks in favor Of f
the majority report Of the committee. Pend /
ing debate the senate adjourned.
10 the senate On March 18Th the so-caHed +
urgent deficiency hlls were called M. ana
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