Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1886-06-24
NEWS OF THE WEEK.
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IL the Senate on the 18th the Northern
Pacific Forfeiture bill was aga'n taken up
and the debate continued until six O'Clock.
The he House lou did ittie, 81 ts Eas ness of
general nature, A bill passed prohibiting
pool sei,Dy IS the b strict Of Columbia: Mr..
Hewitt Introduced a resolution for the Ap.
poinrment of a joint committee OF three
Senators and FIVE Representatives p COB.
s'der in what manner can BEST be celebrated
the centennial snnfversRfy of the organ'za-
Tinted States. the first neet'ng of Congress
and the inauguration of George Washington
rs President of the United States WI ch will
occur on April 30. 1889. Adjourned.
AFTER routine business in the Senate on
the 18th the Northern Pacific Forfeiture bill
was again taken up and after considerable
debate was brought tc vote and passed.
empt:on, Timber Culture and Desert Land
acts was then laid before the Senate. Al
iourned. In the House Mr. Frcces Tx, from
the Committee on lnve!e PENSIONS. rcporteu
back with encndihents the Senate bill for
the relief Of disabled soldiers who were dis
charged after three months service Inc
House then went into committee on tine
which took wide range. Pending discuss-
sion the comm ttee rose and the House au'
journcd.
In the Senate on the 18th petition was
received from the Massachusetts Legislature
in regard to the fisheries trouble. After
brief executive session, the Senate took up
the bill to repeal the Presumption. TIMBER;
Culture nhd Desert Land acts. The Invalid
Pension Appropriation bill was Iassea rs Re
ported from the committee, The Military
Academy Appropriation bill niso passed.
The repeal of the PFC emption and Tim.
Der Culture acts was then discussed
until adjournment In the House Mr.:
Morrison. from the Committee on Was
and Means, reported back adversely the
resolution of Mr. Grosrenor, of Ohio. de,
claring in favor of the restoration OF the wool
tariff OF 1867, and the resolution offered by
Mr.. wilkins, OF Ohio, expressing the sertse OF
present wool tariff. The House then further
considered the Lngislat We Appropriation
bill which was finally passed. At the evening
sess on many private bills passeu. among
them bill grant ng the frehkihg privilege to
the widow OF General Grant. Adjourned.
IN the Senate on the 18th Mr. ingalls,
offered a resolution requesting the Prcs!dcnt
to furnish the Senate inform atloh as to the
appointment and removal Of clerks EN-,
braced wi hih the provisions OF the Civii
Service act A large number of bills passed,
| mostly of local interest only: among thcin, a
| credit the State of kahsas with $"4. 44S Tor
! ordnance. etc. drawn to AID in the protect on
| against Indian invasiops; also a bill provid.
] ing for an ADDITIONAL Assistant Adjutanf
Generals; also a bill authorizing the Post
| master General 70 pay reut for buildings
| leased a. p0st-offices: also bill author
| izing the extension of the time Tor the
| payment of the purchase :nOhey Oh the
| sale of the reservation of The Otoe and
| Missouri ttibs OF Indians in Kansas ana
| Nebraska: also Senator Frye's bill &c
| promote the political progress and CONNER
cal prosperity Of the American nat1ons. Al
| iOurned. =. In the House the i.ahil Forfeiture
| bill was considered Until 30 O'Clock whe'
! Mr.. Morr soh called up his motion that inc
| House 20 INTO Committee Of the Whole 70,
| The consideration of the Tariff bill. The rol
| call was watched with great interest; and tht
| motion was lost by yeas 40: nays, l51. Tut
| House then went into committee on the
| Naval Appropriation bill. pending the con
| sideration of which the House adjourned:
AFTER the introduction of resolutions
and other routine business in the Senate OF
the 18th, bills on the calendar were take'
up and the House bill passed reducing t.
1--WE cents the fee for money orders for fVt
| dollars or less: also Mr.. Fryc's bill pr0viuIns
| for the payment of fifty cents milo for car
| rying the foreign mails of the United states
also the bill 20 provide for the sale of the Sit
| of Fort Omaha, Neb.: also n bill autEoriz rs
the free transmission OF weather reports, ant
the bill to increase the efficiency OF the army
| Adjourned -. In the House committees re
| ported and the private calendar beng dis
penscd with the Naval Appropriation tii
| was taken up in Committee of the Whole
The bill was about half completed when tn
committee rose. At the evening session
twenty six private pension bills passed.