Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1886-03-13
CONGRESSIONAL.
SENATE.

CONGRESSIONAL.
SENATE.
In the senate on March Sd, the chair pre-
scented the presidents message on the treat
ment of the Chinese in the west. 1t was re-
ferred to the committee on foreign relations
Also the message from the president relat-
ing to the payment of claims of the Chero.
kee Indians and the sale of the tract of land
belonging to the Sac and Fox Indians. Re-
ferred to committee. Beck offered reso.
luton which was agreed to, calling Cd the
secretary of the treasury to inform the sen,
alto how much if any, actual payments and
purchases of the principal of the
public debt have been made since July
1st, 1877 in excess of the requirements OF
the laws regulating the sinking fund, and
how much under the existing laws can be
paid out in relation to said fund from now
until the $3.50, 100000 of ~ per cent bonds
mature. Mr.. Frye presented petition from
citizens of New Jersey praying for legisld-
ton for the legal protection of young girls.
Petition referred to committee on district of
Columbia. Evarts presented petition of
officers and trustees of savings banks OF
New York state representing 165, 600 depos-
itors and $437, 100000 of deposits praying
congress to stop the coinage of the silver
dollar. Referred to committee on finance.
Mr.. Riddleberger offered resolution which
was agreed to requiring each senator to re-
port to the senate the name of his private
secretary. In introducing the resolution,
Mr.. Riddleberger said that some were hold
ing tickets of admission to the senate floor
gentlemen, if they we're known as Mr..
Riddleberger knew them. Such tickets
we're SO issued to people who received no pay
except admission to the senate floor to
blackmail gentlemen to libel them in their
newspapers. After the adoption of the reso-
luton Mr.. Hoar had it reconsidered and SO
amended as to have the names sent in to the
secretary of the senate. The education bill
was then taken up. Mr.. Harrison spoke in
advocacy Of the bill, and in opposition to
| Mr.. Allison's amendment. Pending the
consideration of the bill the senate ad-
journed.
| In the senate on March 4th, the chair pre-
scented a message from the president, trans
hitting the annual report for 1885, of the
board of Indian commissioners. Referred
to the committee on Indian affairs Also a
letter from the secretary of the treasury,
transmitting, in compliance with the recent
senate resolution asking information as
to the amount of bonds called for payment
on April 1, and held by the the national
banks. The secretary states that the amount
of such bonds held by the United States
treasurer in trust for the national banks is
$63S, 600, $50. The letter was referred to the
committee on finance. Among the memorials
presented and referred were the following:
Memorial of the Colorado legislature, urg-
ing legislation to protect the rights of set
tiers on public lands. By Mr.. Ingalls-Mem-
orial OF the Kansas legislature, urging the
enlargement of the soldiers home at Leav-
enworth, Kansas. The committee on Ii
brary reported favorably the bill which was
passed accepting from Jutia Dent Grant
and VIM. II. Vanderbilt objects of value
and art presented by foreign governments
to the late General Grant. The committe
on military affairs, reported favorably the
house bill for the relief of General Fitz
John Porter, with the report giving the views
of a majority of the committee. Sewell
added that Logan would later submit the
report of the minority. Logan gave notice
that he would soon ask the senate to take up
the bill to increase the efficiency of the
army. The education bill was then taken
up, and pending discussion the senate ad-
| journed.
In the senate on March 9Th, among the pc
titions presented to the senate and referred,
was one by Mr.. Sewell, from the New
Jersey state board of agriculture, praying
| that the department of agriculture may be
represented by a cabinet officer. On motion
| of Mr.. Blair the education bill was then ia
ken up and finally passed by a vote of thirty
| three to eleven. The education bill as it
passed the senate provides that for eight
years after its passage there shall be annu-
ally appropriated from the treasury the fol-
| lowing sums in account of common school
education in the states and territories and
District of Columbia and Alaska. The first
year, 100000; the, second year,
S $l0 SGS the third s,o I year 6oo So
fifth year, $11, 900, GOO; the sixth year, 5000,
600; the seventh year, $1,000, 600; the eighth
year, 81 ,OOO, 600, making ST., OOO, 600, besides
| which Ethere is special appropriation of
| $2,OOO,OOO to aid in the erection of school
houses in sparsely settled districts, making
the total $79,OOO.OOO. The money is given
to the several states and territories, in that
proportion which the whole number of per-
sons in each, who, being of the age of ten
years and over cannot write. bears to the
whole number of such persons in the United
| States, according to the census of 1856, un
til the census figures of 1889 shall be obtained,
and then according to the latter figures. In
states having separate schools for white and
| colored children, the money shall be paid
out in support of such white and colored
children between ten and twenty one years
old, in such ratio as the races bear to each
other by the census. No state is to re-
ceive the benefit of the act until its
governor shall file with the secretary
of the interior a statement, giving
full statistics of the school system, atten-
dance of white and colored children, amount
of money expended, etc., number, and COM
pensation of teachers, etc. No state or ter
ritory shall receive in any year from this
fund more money than it has paid out the
previous year from its own revenue for
common schools. If any state or territory
| declines to take its share of the national
fund, such share is to be distributed among
| the states accepting the benefits of the fund.
| If any state or territory misapplies the fund
| or fails to comply with the conditions, it
loses all subsequent apportionment. Sam
pies of all school books in use in the COM
mon schools of the state and territory shall
| be filed with the secretary of the interior.
Any state or territory accepting the proyi-
sions of the act, at the first session of its
legislature after the passage of the act, shall
receive its pro rata share of all previous an
nual appropriations. Congress reserves the
right to repeal the act. The bill now goes
to the house of representatives on concu-
renee. Adjourned until Monday.
In the senate on March 9Th, Senator
Plumb introduced bill to amend section
5, 1872 of the revised statutes 50 as to include
the cities of Kansas City, Omaha, St Paul,
Minneapolis, Indianapolis and Atlanta,
among those, in which national bank re-
serves may consist in part of balance Dire one
association by another. Among the petit
tons presented were large number from
local assemblies of Knights of Labor favor
ing the building of the Hennepin canal.
Vance offered a resolution directing the
committee on civil service reform to report
forthwith the bill before them providing for
the repeal of the civil service law. The
resolution, at Vance's request was for the
present laid on the table, Senator Wilson,
. .