Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1886-12-18

mittes on post Offices and post roads called
up the bill extending the rres delivery sys-
tenn TO towns having 1000 population,
and where the revenue Of the pOstofho6
amounts 70 $4,000 a year. Mr.. Cannon, OF
Illinois, offered an amendment extending
the system to towns having 10000 popuIa-
uOns or where the postal revenue amounts
70 SIO,U-u- In supporter his amendment he
Instanced towns ia his district where the
postal revenues amounted to $1,000. but
where the population, according to the Ia @
census did not quite reach 1000 Under
the committee bill these towns would not
obtain the Dene4t OF the free delivery ser
WASHINGTON D. c., Deem Der 9.-Forpey
or Alabama from the conference COMMITTEE
on the tornhcstion appropriation bill, re-
ported a continued disagreement and fur
Lner conference was ordered. Furnsy, Ran
dali and ButterWorth were appointed con
ter6es. On motion OF Morrow, Of California.
the senate bill passed r6lin0uishing the in
eefssL OF the United States in certain lands
N san francisco 20 the city and county of
San Francisco. Morrison, of Illinois, from
Lhe committee on ways and means, reported
back the bill relating 20 the taxation Of frac-
li95iaI parts q gallon Of spirits,
win the senate amendments thereto,
with q recommendation of non-concuF-
renee. The report was agreed to.
EaysOn5 OF illinois, from the committee on
puolc lands, reported back the bill to re-
sLrlcL the ownership OF real estate ia the ter
r1tOrles to American citizens, with the SEN
ate amendments thereto. The amendmsuts
were nOn-COncurred IN, and con
ference ordered. DOckery, Of Missouri,
offered an amendment to the
free letter delivery bill TO provide
that letter carriers be employed for tbs free
delivery Of mail matter as frequently as pub
nc business may require in every city con-
tanning population Of $1,000, and may be
ulatlon or not less than 10000, or TO any city
which produces a gross revenue for the pre-
cedINg u6caL year OF not less than $4,000.
Ward, Of Indiana called up and the house
passed the bill authorizing the employment
OF mail messengers In the postal service.
The house then resumed consideration of
the electoral bill which was passed. A long
discussion was had over the bitl establishing
the department of agriculture. Without
action the house adjourned.
WASHINGTON, d. O., December 11.-On
motion OF Peters, Of Kansas, the bill passed
extending the laws OF the United States over
certain unorganized territory south Of the
state OF Kansas known as ''the public lEnd''
strip and providing that this land be subject
70 entry by actual settlers undeE the home
stead law. PaysOn5 OF Illinois, on behalf of
the COMMITTEES on public lands, called up the
Dill declaring forfeiture Of the Out6uagan
and BrGls river land grant. The bill passed
without division. 1t fOEfeits 384, 600 acres.
The house then went into committee of the
whole, Hammond Of Georgia, in the
chair on the BunurY civil approximation bill
Mr.. Herbert, Of Alabama, said that while
the sundry civil bill appropriated less than
the bill of last year. the decrease Wss attrib-
uted to the fact that the committee On ap-
proprlations had surrendered jurisdiction
over the items for navy yards and the new
naval observatory maintaining that these
items could be provided for IN the regular
naval appropriation bill. Mr. Randall, of
PennsglVanis, argued that the naval com
mittee had proper jurisdiction over the sub
Jet OF navy yards hut pointed out that even
were they provided for IN the pending meas
ure, the bill would still carry less money
than that of last year. Pending further dis
CussiOn the committee rose and the house
adjourned.