Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1886-05-22
CONGRESSIONAL.
SENATE

In the senate on May 10th Mr.. Frye intro
duced bill to limit the commercial privi-
leges of vessels from foreign countries in
the ports of the United States to such pur
poses as are accorded to American vessels in
ports Of such foreign countries,
Dawes offered a resolution, which was
agreed to without debate, requesting the
president to communicate to the senate any
information IN the possession Of the govern
ment concerning the alleged seizure
of the United States fishing vessel David
j. Adams and what measures, If any. be
taken to protect the fishing vessels Of the
United States while engaged IN lawful com
merce Ia ports OF the dominion OF Canada.
Van Wyck introduced a bill authorizing the
Union Pacific railway company to construct
q branch road. Referred. A resolution
offered by Mr.. Wilson was agreed to calling
on the secretary or the interior for infOrma-
ton as to whether any, and # so, what
applications for the renewal of licenses of
Indian traders had been refused, and why.
Mr.. HOar submitted q resolution directing
the committee on commerce, when report
ing the river and harbOr bill to report the
facts on which each item of the bill is based.
A resolution offered by Mr.. Logan was
agreed to directing the committee on pen
ElOn5 to report back to the senate the SEN
ate bill No. 30, providing for the repeal of
the limitation or arrears of pension. This
is the ingalls, bill. A resolution was offered
by Mr.. Ingalls, directing the postmaster gen
eral to report to the senate all cases of IN
pOstmasters in Kansas, under the act of
March 3, 1888, with the statement showing
the amount of pay each postmaster would
have received If paid upon the basis Of com
mission under the act of 1853, and the
amount of salary allowed, and paid under
the act of July 1, 1864; also the amount al
lowed under the act of March 3, 1855, and
the period of service for which such allow
ance was made, such statements to exhibit
by comparison the amounts under the diff
Ierent acts Also directing the postmaster
general to send to the senate a copy of syla-
bus of the opinion of March, 1888 The
interstate commerce bill was then placed
before the senate. After some little discus
sion the senate adjourned.
In the senate on May u, Ma. Mitchell sub
mitted a concurrent resolution expressing it
to be the sense of congress that negOtia-
tiOns should be entered into between the
United States and the Chinese government
with view of securing such notifications
TO the present treaty with China as may re-
suit IN stopping the coming of Chinese to
this country, except in cases of diplomats
and their servants; except also in the case of
persons at sea driven to seen a place of se1e-
ty. Referred to the committee on foreign
relations. Consideration of the interstate
commerce bill was then resumed. A pro-
tracted debate arose on the various amend
ments, especially the amendment to the
long and short haul clause. In the cOure of
the debate Mr.. ingalls, said the bill was be
coming more and more metaphysical as it
proceeded. The trOuble was that the sena
tors were not praCticed railroad men, bu
were dealing with pracuced railroad ques
tons. He thought the matter Immediately
under consideration as to the details of the
long and short haul should be left to be
dealt with by the proposed commission.
After f4-ther discussion the bill then came
20 a vote and was passed-yeas Al, nays 4.
Alessrs. Brown, COlquitt, Morgan and Ran
som voted IN the negative, and a number of
pairs were announced. Adjourned. The pen
sion bill comes up tomorrow.
In the senate on May ID a bin was passed
creating a new Judicial circuit of the
United States. Under the bill the Eighth
circuit Is made to include Nebraska Kan
sas, Arkansas and COlOradO; the Ninth to
include Minnesota, Iowa and Missouri the
Tenth to include California, Oregon and
Nevada. The bill also provides that the
present judge of the Ninth circuit heretofore
constituted (being California, Oregon and
Nevada), shall be judge of the Tenth circuit
and the president shall appoint judge for
the new Ninth district. At O'Clock the
general pension bill was placed before the
senate. Mr.. Blair explained that 1t was in
tended to provide for those disabled Union
soldiers of the late war who had found 1t
impossible, without their own fault whether
by loss of papers or death of Witnesses) to
prove their cases under the existing law.
having served six months or more, had be-
come disabled since their service, from any
I cause not due to their own vicious conduct
and who were now dependent upon their
manual labor, or on the contributions of
others not legally liable for their support.
The highest pension under the bill, Mr..
Blair added, would be S24 month for total
helplessness, and prOpOriOnately less for
less disability. After some discussion the
D ese4r ns1fa nd ed