Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1886-02-20
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In the house on February 9TH, the speaker
presented a message from the president
transmitting the response of the secretary of
the interior to the house resolution calling
for copies of any contract or lease between
the Southern Pacific railroad company and
any land grant roads of the Southern Pacific
and of any contract between the Pacific
Steamship company and any land grant
roads. Referred. Mr.. Randall, Of Pennsyl-
Vania, from the committee on appropriations,
reported the pension appropriation bill, and
it was referred to the committee of the
whole. The bill as reported apprOpr1ates
SIS, 654, 200, an increase of about S15,OOO,O 600
over last year. 1t is made up as follows:
For army and navy pensions, 1900, OOO;fOr
fees and expenses of examining surgeons,
100000; for salaries OF eighteen pension
agents, $4,000; and for miscellaneous, in
Guiding clerk hire, rents, ETC., $4,000. Ad-
journed.
bills were introduced: To amend section
1884, revised statutes, so as to preveL mo-
nOpOly in the operation of the patent laws of
the United States; calling on the secretary
of the treasury for a statement of all monies
or funds seized and collected by Generals
Butler and Banks, while in command of the
department of the gulf during the war, and
particularly of all amounts seized by Gen
eraI Banks under order No. 2O2, IN New Or
leans, from May, 1862, to May, 1868,
together with the disposition Of the
monies and funds so seized and
appropriated by the United States;
to regulate the transportation of live stock;
to create a commission, whose duty 1t shall
be to report upon the material and intel
lec5uaI progress made by the cOlOred peO-
pie since 1860; for the encouragement
of closer commercial relations, and IN
the interest of and perpetuatiOn of
peace, between the United States and
the republics Of Mexico and Central and
South America, and the empire or Brazil;
to require the recOinage of the subsidiary
silver coin into like coins of a prOportiOnate
weight to the standard silver dollar; to en-
able the people of Dakota east of the Mis-
souri, river to form q CONSTITUTION and state
government. Mr.. Crane, of Texas, from the
committee on labor, reported bill cOnsti-
tuting eight hours a days work for all
labOrers, etc, employed by the United States
government. House calendar. Adjourned.
In the house on February 9Th the speaker
laid before the house the response of the
secretary Of the treasury to the Bland RESP
luton, which was referred. The secretary
states that he VIII attempt with all due dill
genCe to make a full answer to the inquiry;
that he is now prevented from answering
the same by current business Of the depart
ment, and by special endeavOr to promote
exigent reforms In the levy and cOllec-
ton of duties on imported commodities.
The speaker also laid before the house the
reply of the secretary of the treasury to the
resolution asking for a statement of the
amount applied to the sinking fund during
the year ending June, 1885. Referred. The
secretary gives the following figures: Bond
ing principal. S45, 5SS $50 interest $751;
from the committee on pOstOfice and post
roads, to reduce the fee on money orders,
for So or less, from 8 to cents. House cal
eudar. Adjourned.
In the house on February 18th, Bingham,
of Pennsylvania, asked leave to introduce
bill granting pension Of 2,0CO yearly to
the widow of General W. S. Hancock, but
Beach, of New York, objected Rogers, of
Arkansas, from the committee on judiciary,
reported the bill comforting civil jurisdic-
ton IN certain cases arising IN the Indian
territory in United States courts, which eE-
ercise criminal jurisdiction over the terri
tory. House calendar. Z. 3. Taylor, from
the same committee, reported a bill to eZ-
tend the laws OF the United States over
/ certain unorganized territory south of
the state of Kansas. House calendar.
/ The bill enabling national banks to increase
/ their capital stock and change their location
was taken up and passed. The house then
I at two O'Clock went into committee Of the
whole, with Springer, Of Illinois, IN the chair
on the Eitz John Porter Bill. Pending con-
sideration the committee arose and the
| house adjourned.