Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1886-02-06
CONGRESSIONAL.
SENATE.

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SENATE.
In the senate, on Wednesday, Januar
9th ingalls, pesented a petition praying 70
the establishment of two additional millitar
stations in Kansas as protection agalns
Indians, Plumb presented petition TO
the extension of the military facilities a
Fort Riley. A resolution offered by Plumb
was agreed to calling ON the secretary o
war for lnformtion as to the number o
military bands in the army, the number o
enlisted men and civilians in such bands
The bill providing for founding a nationa
university, was taken from the table, reat
a second time and referred. Harrison s resO
luton investigating the administration o
the pension Office, was taken from the tabl
and adopted. The bi to divide part O
the Sioux reservation in Dakota, and secur,
a REIMBURSEMENT of the Indian title thereto
was next taken up. The question occurred
on Harrison's amendment to protect the
rights of SETTLERS who went on the lane
between the date of President Arthur's
executive order admitting settlers tc
lands proclamation ordering them off
Harrison then took the floor for the discus
sion of the bill for the admission of Dakota
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In the senate on January 2Sth, bills were
introduced as follows: By Sherman, to sus-
pend the coinage of silver and providing for
the purchase of silver bullion of not less
than 1000, 600 nor more than 4, OOO, eco ounces
per month and the issuing therefor of coin
certificates ofno less denomination than $40
each. The bullion to remain in the treasury
as security for the payment of notes. Nor
rill offered a resolution setting apart a por-
ton of the capital grounds for statues of
Christopher Columbus and Marquis de La
Fayette. ingalls, offered resolution ask
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the origin of the conscience fund and what
disposition is made of it. The resolution
of Call providing for the retirement of United
States judges if incapacitated from any
course. Another resolution also offered by
Call directing the judiciary committee to
report bill for the forfeiture of railroad
land grants in cases in which railroads have
not been built within time given by congress.
Mr.. Ingalls, presented a petition of Freder-
lex Douglass and other leading colored citi-
zens of the District of Columbia, complain
ing of the discrimination against them
at theatres and other places of public enter
tainment in the city of Washington, and
praying that the license laws of the District
of Columbia be so amended as to prevent
such discrimination. The petition, Mr..
ingalls, said, was accompanied by an affi-
davit in support of its averments 1t
was appropriately referred. Bills were
introduced as follows: By Plumb, to forfeit
all the uncertifed lands within the limits of
tho grant to the state of Michigan, to aid in
building railroad from Marquette to On
tamagOn, under the act of June 3, 1885, and
under any acts amendatory or supplement
tary thereto; and 81 lands, certified or un-
certified, which lie opposite the uncompleted
portion of said road extending from Lame to
Ontomagon. By Plumb, to grant the right-of-
way through the Indian territory to the Kan
sas City Fl. Scott & Gulf railroad company.
By Cameron, providing that persons now
on the pension roll, or who hereafter may be
placed thereon for permanent specific dis
ability, who may have contracted an addi-
tional disability in the service, which but for
the existence of the permanent specific dis
ability would have entitled them to pensions
shall be entitled to an increase of pension
commensurate with the degree of each addi-
tional disability, in addition to that granted
for the specific disability, Provided that
the cumulative prnsion shall not exceed that
for total helplessness, Adjourned.
In the Senate on Friday, January 10Th, the
credentials of j. George, as United States
senator from Mississippi were presented.
The committee on judiciary reported favcr
ably bill removing the political disabilitie'
of several citizens of Texas. A bill was il
troduced by Call authorizing the secretary
of the treasury to pay the claims of
the state of Florida on account of expen
ulGuIOS uIdtO Ii SuppICcSiuS 1uuldu wars.
Call gave an explanation of the bill. Plat
offered resolution, which was properly re-
ferred, providing that executive nominations
hereafter to be considered in open ses-
sion. A resolution offered by Edmunds
was adopted calling on the secretary
of the navy to transmit to the senate
copies of the drawings and report
of the recent survey of Nicaragua canal
route. A resolution offered by Eustis was
adopted directing the secretary of the treas
ury to inform the senate whether the
assistant treasurer at New Orleans
had been directed not to receive silver dol
lars ON deposit and issuing therefor silver
certificates. If so, on whose authority was
this done and for what reasons. The con-
reservation in Dakota was next considered.
The bill was discussed to considerable length
by Senators Logan and Teller.
In the senate on February LIST, Mr. Call
submitted resolution which, at his request,
was laid over for the present, directing the
committee on military affairs to report bill
providing that ex-union soldiers shall
not be required to submit to civil ser
vice examination before appointment to
any position embraced in the civil service
law. The Senate then going to the calendar,
took up and passed the bill providing for the
division of part of the Sioux reservation in
Dakota, and the REIMBURSEMENT of the Indian
title to the remainder. The next meas
ure on the calendar was Mr.. Morgan's reso-
luton relating to the appointment of officers
of the United States. The trustees
provided for by the recent Utah
bill, to participate with the officers of the
Mormon church in the management of the
affairs of the church. The resolution ex-
presses the sense of the senate to be that it
is not in the power of congress to appoint
officers by whatever name called, who in the
name, or in behalf of the United States,
should be required to participate with the
officers of any religious sect, church or soci-
ETY., and that it is practical violation of the
of the United States for the
president to appoint such trustees under any
law which assumed to empower him to do
so. Laid over. The electoral count bill was
next taken up. Pending the consideration
of the bill the senate adjourned.
In the house on January 9th, the senate |
resolutions in reference to the death of Vice |
President Hendricks were laid over until |
Tuesday next. The committee on Pacific |
reported back the resolution call |
ing on the secretary of the interior for copies |