Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1886-12-25
CONGRESSIONAL

NONUuGEACOlOlNAL
THE NATIONS SOLONs
SENATE.
WASHINGTON, D. c., December H-Mor.
rill, from the committee on finance. re-
ported back favorably the bill for the re-
tirement and recoinage of trade dollars.
and the bill to prevent frauds on Ameri-
can manufacturers. Among the bills in.
troduced aud referred were the folloNino:
Harrison (by request) to increase the pen-
sions of those VINO have disabilities eauivs-
lent to the loss of hand or foot. On mo.
ton of Hoar, the house amendments to the
electoral count bill were non-concnrred
in, and q conference asked. McPher-
son introduced a bill to amend the
oleomargarine bill. Also bill for the pre-
sentation of medals to each of the officers
and soldie who volunteered for the three
months service under the presidents call Of
April Is, 1861. On motion of Ingalls, the
senate took up the bill directing that none
of the avenues, streets, alleys
or reservations of the city of
Washington be occupied =. other than ordi-
nary purposes without the .onseut of con-
gress being first obtained. After consider
able debate the bill pfssed. The senate
then took up the bill repeating the tenure of
Office law and Edmunds took the floor in op-
position to the bill. Pending discussion
the senate went into executive session, and
when the doors were reopened adjourned.
WASHINGTON, D. c., December 15-Among
the bills introduced in the senate and re-
ferred was one by Vance, to repeal chapter
n of the act of 1885, relating to civil service.
VanWyck offered resolution calling on the
secretary of war for information as to how
the Missouri river commission apportloned
| certain money appropriated IN the river and
harbor bill for the improvement of the Mis-
souri, river at Omaha and other points
dered printed. Mr.. Cullom presented the
conference report on the interstate COM
merce bill, and ask ed thatit be printed and
sugzested that he would next Monday ask the
senate to take it up, when. if debate was de-
sired, it might be postponed. Plat then
called up the resolution that executive nomi-
nations heretofore would be considered in
open session except when otherwise ordered
by a vote of the senate The resolution
sion on the resolution fSrbidding senators
and representatives from acting as attorneys
for subsidized railroads, the senate ad-
| iourned.
WASHINGTON, December 16.-Senate.-
Among the bills introduced and referred
were the following: By Pugh, fixing the
salaries of commissioner of education and
commissioner of labor at $1,000 each. By
Van Wyck, proposing an amendment to the
constitution in relation to the election uf
United States senator's. Blair offered eeso-
luton instructing the committee on fnanc q
to inquire into the propliety of reporting q
bill providing for rebate on all imported
| materials, incorporated with domestic ma
terials or converted into other articles. and
exported to foreign countries for sale, there
by providing for the extension of foreign
trade without q reduction in prices of Amer.
can labor. Adopted. Senator Plumb in
troduced a bill providing that any corpora
ton engaged in inter state commerce shall
not have, OF keep an Office for, or otherwise
provide for or permit transfer upon the book
of such corporations, Of any portion of
capital stock of the same at any place out
side of the state by or under the laws of
which said corporation was incorporated,
and all the transfers of stock of any such
corporation at any point or places outside of
the limits of the state by which such corpor-
alton was Incorporated, shall be void. A
bill granting pension to Mrs, Barbara
Fuchs, the step mother OF a soldier, was op-
posed by Mr.. Cookrell, as establishing
Edmunds, Blair anC Pla.i. The bill was
passed, and a motion to reconsider was re-
jected. Yeas 8, nays 36. Mr.. VanWyck
moved to make a special order for the sec
ond Tuesday in January of the bill for the
relief of settlers and purchasers of lands in
Nebraska and Kansas, adjoining the Denver
& st. Joseph railroad. Ike senate then took
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After some discussion, the senate went into
executive session and soon adjourned.
WASHINGTON, December 17.-SeLate.-
Petitions for reduction in the tax on oleo-
margarine were pressn ed by Coneor, Gull
and Hoar. Referred to the committee IN
agriculture. bill was introduced by Nor
gan to regulate fees and salaries OF United
States district attorneys in New Mexico and
Arizona. On moIion of Miller the senate
took up and passed without discussion and
without division, tho bill for the retirement
and reooinage of the trade dollar. On mo- |
ton Ct Congor the house bill to extend the |
free delivery system of the poatofdce de- |
partment (passsd by the house on the 9th) |
the employment of mail mes
sengers in the postal service, was taken up,
passed, and a conference asked. |
Aldrioh introduced bill to provide for the
of interest on the bonded debt of |
he United States. Referred. Itauthorizes
The secretary of the treasury to receive
md ~ per cent bond, and issue in ex-
change for them 211s per cent bonds, paya-
Die in 1907, but not to be subject to be called
n and paid SO long as other higher interest
ponds are outstanding. The 211 per cent
bonds are to be availsble as deposits for
,ank circulation. The senate then ok up
he unfinished business of yesterday, being
he bill to repeal the tenure of Office act and
Without further discussion the bill was
'assed, yeas 20, nays %. The senate then
ook up the special order being the bill to
members of congress acting as at
orney. for subs idized railroad companies;
ut as Mr.. Evarts had requested that it
hould not be acted upon in his absence, it
1as laid aside. After an executive session,
djoarned until Monday.
WASHINGTON, December 1S.-Senste.-NotI J
, session to-day.
WASHINGTON, December 90 Senate. Il
mong the petitions presented and referred
ere several in favor of the reduction of
Z on the oleomargarine bill. Mr.. Vest
ltroduced a substitute for the bill to incor- 2
bate an Atlantic and Pacifcyship railway
,mpany. It was made the special order.
r. George offered a resolution instructing
10 judiciary committee to inquire into tho
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