Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1886-06-26

{ ks was not disappointed III the result, and
+ had GOreseen it for many months. Tins was
+ q thing 70 which the party and the admins
/ -rat1on were pledged, and lie nsu 10 MAKE
the tight, hit or miss. When asked whether
/ be intended TO again attempt to call mp the
I blli on tuesday next with a smile he sand
I .-lt VIII give them chance to repent but
/ he declined 30 express any opinion as 20
I W ether he expected a change IN to-day G
result Adjourned
In the house on June 18th, the committee
IN foreign atfalrz5 reported back the con
81 laE and diplomatic appropriation bill,
with the recommendation that certain sen
all amendments be cOucurred in, and 9th
ersl uon-coucu=red in. The report was agreed
gO.s Anderson, of Kansas offered a EeEO- Dc
ffoIu providing for the uual adjournment of
e1-ugrass at noon on Saturday July 3. Re
fer ned to the committee on ways and means.
OrEAell, Of Missouri, from the committee of
labor reported a bill granting leaves OF alb
serb TO the employees of the United States
navy ard. House calendar. Private bust
mess having been dispensed with, the house
81 -sut INTO committee of the whole On the ua-
va4 appropriation biz. Pending cOus-d5ra=
tloAQ the committee arose and the house adj
jOuHaed.
In l5he house on June 18th, on molten of
mr.. f .raFers OF Iowa. the bill passed author
lZlng tL1e construction OF a bridge across the
MISSISSIPPI at Dubuque, Iowa. The speaker
laid before the house a message from the
presldell announcing his approval of the
/ shipping NLl, bat pointing out O defect
which De discovered to exist in the measure.
Inc mess age Is as 1OLlOWEs "DEOu the exam
iuatiOn OF bills originating in the house of
represented lVess numbered 4S3 Ss4 and t35,
entitled. an act 10 abolish certain fees for
official service to American vessels, and to
Ll6 laws r6L 4l1ngF to shipping COEumlssl OueE54
ssamen and owners of vessels, and for other
purposes j ind that there is such failure to
adjust existing laws to the new departure
proposed by the bill as to greatly eudaugsr
the public 'lsrFlce, if the bill should not
/ De dLlEll once EuDDLELlEuLEu
by additional legislation. The fees which
are at present collected from vessels for ser
vices performed by the bureau of inspection
ana which made up certain expenses appur-
tenant to that bureau, are, by the proposes
bill, abolished, but no provision has been
substituted directing that such expenses
. shall be paid from the public treasury, or
amy other source. The objects of the bill
are in the main so useful and important
that have concluded TO approve the same
upon the assurance of those actively pro
noting Its passage that another bill shall at
/ once be introduced 10 cover the defects
above referredtO. The necessity of such
supplemental legislation is so obvious that
j hope It VIII receive immediate action from
congress. The message was referred TO the
shipping committee. The house then went
into committee or the whole on the naval
appropriation bill. Adjourned.
In the house on June 2Ith the speaker
presented communication from the secre-
Lary or the treasury submitting an estimate
I VI an LJE-t-+ 10 lU-Us lLE
for the transportation of mails on non sub
sidised railroads controlled by the Central
Pacific railroad company. Referred.
Under the call of states, the following
bills etc, were introduced and referred.
By Henley, OF California, a resolution
directing the prosecution of the officers
of the Union Pacific railway company.
By Mr.. Glover, of Missouri, a preamble
reciting that the United States had received
a Judgment OF S250,OOO against Richard ID
Lancaster, of Aissouris that Lancaster
trauduleuty transferred his property aud
secured settlement with the United States
for S5,UGO; that the district attorney for the
eastern district of Missouri, who had been
Investigating the fraud applied to the treas
ury department for certain powers, which
. y ere refused hlms and a resolution calling
on the secretary Of the treasury for state
ment of the reasons which induced him 70
refuse the request of the district attorney,
and FOR copies OF all papers IN the depart
ment relating TO the subject. The house
then went into committee of the whole, Mr.
Reagan, of IeXa-s IN the chair. on the sun
dry civil appropriation bill. Pending con
slderatlon the committee arose and the
house adjourned.
In the house on June 22ud, on motion of
Scott, OF Eenusy lyaula, the senate bill was
passed granting the right of way TO railroad
Ompanies through the Indian reservations
ia northern Montana Mr.. Watson, of In
diana, from the committee on invalid pen
] slOnSg reported back q resolution calling
on the secretary of the interior for in
formation as to the number of persons
now drawing original pensions from the
government by reason of special pension
acts, and as to the amount of money re-
quIred annually to meet the obligations in
CURED by the government TO this class of
pensioners. Adopted. Mr.. Morrison called
up the proposed change of rule making it
in order to amend the general pension bill
by adding a provision for the imposition of
tax to meet the expenditures required by
the bill. After several hours debate, the
house adjourned without taking action on
this question.