Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1886-03-27

/ were not properly of an urgent deficiency
I character. Inc senate passed a bill to au-
/ thOrlze the Belilngham Bay Railway
I q Navigation company TO build certain
/ bridges IL the the territory Of Washington.
: The senate also passed. without debate,
the bill providing for commission of dFe
/ persons to investigate the alcoholic liquor
francs ITS relations 10 revenue taxation, and
I Its general economic, criminal moral
\ and scientific aspects. The senate also
I passed the bill providing for the study.
7 in the schools of the territories
and the District Of Columbia, of the nature
+ or alcoholic s1mulants and narcotics.
The senate passed a bill to remove the
charge of desertlOn from the records Of the
ad5utant general of the army against soldiers
who re-enhsted in the late war without nav
I ing received a discharge from the first regi-
uents, provided the secretary of war shall
be satisfied that the Ee-euiiztment was not to
[ secure bounty. Mr.. Logan called up his
bill to increase the efficiency of the army.
1t was amended and ordered reprinted
AT ? O'Clock the unfinished business was
placed before the senate, being the resOlu-
tlons reported by MIR. Edmunds from the
Judiciary committee, expressing the zenate's
condemnation Of the attorney general for
refusing TO furnish the papers called for BIZ
the senate. Pending debate on the resolu-
ton the senate adjourned
blackburn presented a memorial of the
legislature of kentucky urging the passage
OF a OH to prevent the retirement al Rear
\
Referred Coke called up the bill to rs-es-
tabish the national live stock highway and
10 promote commerce in live stock between
states. The bill sets apart for ten years as
such highway, the public lands in range
81 along the eastern line of the state of
Colorado II being fractional range, aV-
erGgIng above twenty miles IN width. The
bill passed. Plumb called M the bill for
the relief of the heirs of legal representatives
OF certain recruits for the 18th Kansas caVaI-
~ volunteers killed at Lawrence. Kansas.
August 81, 1865, by gueEEillas. The bill passed.
Davies called up the bill authorizing the
president to appoint Lieutenant William p
Randall United States navy, lieutenant
commander, and to place him on the retired
list with such rank. Bill passed. The sen
ate having read and passed all pension bills
tayOrably reported on the calendar, Blair
called up the bill recently reported by him
from the committee on pensions. After
some debate, the hour of . O'clock arrived,
and the CHAIR land before the senate @ com
municahOn from the secretary of the treas
ury. TO the president pro tempOrs of the
senate; j have received a resolution of the
senate dated February -, 1886, adopted by
the senate IN executive 5esslOu-At
this point something seemed to have burned
Clerk G1lfrey's mouth, for with quick III
halat1On OF breath he stopped short, folded
up the paper and handed It back to the
president pro LSmpOref who announced
that the communication would be with
held for executive session. The incident
created for the moments buzz OF suppressed
UAI4LH-4AG1LL III the GLlallDEEF LOADME4 DE
deep silence. Mr.. Platt was the first sena-
tor to recover his voice, and he inquired of
the chair whether the communication was
marked executive" President pro tenn
pore, Sherman, replied that it was not.
Mr.. Platt submitted that in that case it
was for the open session of the senate. The
president pro UempGr6 said he felt bound to
submit the motion to the senate in eZecu-
tive session. After pause MIR. COckr6ll in !
quired what had become of the letter of the
secretary of the treasury. The president
pro tempOre replied that on examination
the letter was found TO be an executive doc /
ument. The chair then placed before the I
senate the resolutions reported from the
Judiciary committee regarding the refusal
OF the attorney general to furnish papers I
called for by the senate. Mr.. SpOOner re- I
sumed the floor, and his speech in support I
of the resolution reported by the minority /
of the committee. The senate then adj +
jOurned till Monday next.