Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1886-07-03

gave notice that it would move tomorrow
to take it up. The judiciary committee, re-
ported bill providing for terms of court in
Colorado; passed. The committee on COM
merce, reported brck the river and harbor
bill, with amendments. Mr.. Allison, In the
absence of Mr.. Logan, submitted the con
ference report on the pension appropriation
bill, the house receding from its disagree
ments. The report was agreed TO.
Mr.. Teller introduced bill authorizing the
president to appoint and retire Alfred
Pleasanton as major general. Referred.
Mr.. Edmunds called up the bill granting
pension of 800 per month to Emily >. Stan
ard, widow of General Stanard, of Vermont.
The bill was passed. The senate then, on
molten of MI. Plumb, took 10 the presi-
dents veto of the bill to quiet titles of the
settlers on the Des Moines river lands.
Pending debate an adjournment was taken.
HOUSE.
In the house on June 22nd, on motion of
Scott, of Pennsylvania, the senate bill was
passed granting the right of way to railroad
companies through the Indian reservations
in northern Montana. Mr.. Watson, of In
diana, from the committee on invalid PEN
sions, reported back a resolution calling
on the secretary of the interior for in
formation as to the number of persons
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 provision for the imposition of
a tax to meet the expenditures required by
the bill. After several hours debate, the
houoo odionrpo6 without fokinY action nv,
this question.
In the house June %, Morrison, of Illi-
nois, called up the report of the committee
on rules, amending the rules of the house
upon which the debate occurred yesterday.
Reed, of Maine, raised the question of con-
sideration. and Hiscock, of New York, e1-
pressed desire to 60 on with the sundry
civil bill. Randall remarked that he could
take care of that measure. On q standing
vote the house refused, 80 to 81, to consider
the report, and the result was read with ap-
plause from the republican side, but on a
yea and nay vote the house determined
yeas, 134, nays, l15-to consider the report,
Reed charging his vote at the last moment
to enable him to move to reconsider. Having
make that motion, he yielded to Hiscock
to move to adjourn, and this motion sup
plemented with another that when the house
adjourns to-day, it be to meet Friday next.
Burrows, of Michigan, ironically suggested
that Friday was too early day, moved to
substitute Saturday. Thus having laid the
foundation for a day of filbustering, the re-
pubIicans RETAINED from voting, which left
the house without a quorum. Mr.. Morrison
demanded call of the house. Mr.. Reed
suggested that the house must consider the
sundry civil bill. 81 will take care of the
sundry civil BILL" remarked Morrison.
"You, too," exclaimed Reed, in aff, cted sur
prise. 81 am afraid the sundry civil bill is
being taken too much care Of" A call
of the house was ordered and the
doors of the chamber were closed.
Then roll call followed roll call with mo-
notonous regularity. Members lounged in
their seats reading and writing, or retired to
the cloak room for talk. Both sides were
determined in their course, and but little at
tention was paid to the proceedings, which
were unattended by any occurrence to break
their uninteresting character. resolution
was adopted. direc ing the sergeant alarms
to arrest absent members and bring them
to the bar of the house. The house remained,
as one member characterized it in state of
"innocuous desiretude," until quarter past
four when further proceedings under the
call were dispensed with and the question
on Mr.. Burrows motion to adjourn
until Saturday. This was voted down
yeas, 2; nays, IA; and no quorum, and anoth-
or roll call consumed the time to 5 o'clock,
when the house adjourned.
In the house June oath, the section of the
bill concerning the coast and geodetic sur
vey having been reached, according to the
previous agreement. the general debate was
in order; and Mr.. Ryan, of Kansas, proceed
I'D to criticise the bill. He said there had
been no dimipution of expenses thus far by
the democratic administration, while the ex-
penditures for the next fiscal year would not
be less than $39,0OO,OOO. In that estimate
he took no account of the navy, coast de-
limitations on the arrears of pensions, the
Mexican pension bill, and other pension
bills. Whether the revenue would suffice to
meet the expenditures would depend upon
the general prosperity of tie country. What
assurance had the people that the admins
tration was making an honest effort to cur
tail the expenditures. when the house had
declared that more than 5000 600 of the
estimates were not needed. Adjourned.
Mr.. Bragg, of Wisconsin, joint resolution
was passed appointing General William J.
Sewell, of New Jersey, General Martin T.
Nc Mahon, of New York, and Captain j. L
Mitchell, of Wisconsin, to fill the vacancies
On the board of managers of the nationa-
homes for disabled volunteers. At the even
ing session the pension measures we're dis |
,ussed, and the president was defended for
The several vetoes he had made by Warner,
Of Ohio.
In the house on June 26th, Mr.. Crisp, of
Georgia, submitted the conference report |
On the bill requiring. the land grant railroad
to pay the cost of selecting, conveying and
their lnnds. As the bill original
y passed the house it applied only to the
Union Pacific system, but as amended by
The senate and agreed to by the conference
the provisions are extended to
Ill land grant roads. The report was
adopted. After considering the sundry
,ivil appropriation bill in committee of the
whole. The house adjourned.
In the house on June 9th, under the call
If states the following bills etc., were
introduced and referred: By MI. Gallinger,
Of New Hampshire, resolution reciting
that it is q matter of current newspaper
rumor that officers of the democratic
campaign committee, through persons now
employees of the government, are engaged
in soliciting contributions from democratic
and others in the employ of
the government, and directing the COM
mittee on civil service reform to investigate
the facts with a view of ascertain1ng
whether section IL of the civil service
law had been violated. BY Mr.. Randall,
of Pennsylvania, to reduce and equalize
duties on imports; to reduce internsl
taxes, and to modify
the laws in relation to the collection of reve-
nue.. By Mr.. King, of Louisiana-A pre-
amble and resolution stating that: The
French government informed the United
States that the project of De Lesseps was q
private enterprise, for which the French
l.