Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1888-04-13
KANSAS.
FROM THE NATIONAL CAPITOL.
Senate Bills Passed.

cerCluCaB6S, reQe6InaDle naII IN gold coin
and half in silver bullion.
The house joint resolution accepting the
invitation OF the French republic to take
part in the international exposition Of 1889
was passed with amendments Saturday.
Amendments were adopted on the increase
OF the limit OF expenditure for the com
missioner general from 50, 600 to $4,000 and
for nine observation-disclosures from 81 200 TO
81 800 and the increase in appropriation
from 500, 200 TO $4,000
Among the bills passed were the follow
ing: Requiring a notice OF deficiency in the
accounts OF principals to be given TO sure
ties upon bonds of United States officials
and fixing the limitation of time at five
years within which suits shall be brought
against said sureUies upon said bonds; abOl-
ishing the OLfice Of United States surveyor
general for the district of Nebraska and
Iowa; apprOpriating 500, 900 Tor the com
pletiOn OF quarters, barracks and stables
of Forts Robinson and Mo brara in Nebraska;
granting title in certain lands to the county
of RanpOlph in Illinois; increasing the pen
sion TO Mrs. Gen. W. Is. Burnett 60 $lUO per
month; to amend the act of the Sd of March
1887, as TO removing the disabilities OF those
who, having participated in the rebellion,
afterwards enlisted III the army and became
disabled; repeating the law which barred
(afUer a cerUBin Uimel claims to a pension of
state mlllUIamen and also extending the law
so as to include those who served in Indian
wars.
Henderson, from the committee on mill
UarY affairs, reported a bill to confer breVeG
promotion on army officers particularly dis
Ungulshed by heroic action IN Indian war
fare.
Evarts, from the library committee. re
ported bin apprOpriaUing $4,000 Tor the
purchase from Miss Virginia Lewis Taylor
OF a sword OF Washington.
Adjourned
WASHINGTON, April j. Yesterday the house
bill to give pension OF s., 900 to the widow
of General Logan was, on motion of Mr..
Davis, passed.
An order was made assigning Justice Har-
Ian TO the Fourth judicial circuit to fill the
vacancy caused by the death OF Chief Justice
Waite
The senate then resumed as unfinished
business the house bill Tor the purchase OF
United States bonds by the secretary OF the
treasury, the question being on the motion
70 recOmnIt the bill.
MIR. Stewart moved to recOmmit with in
suucUOns TO the committee to report with
out delay a separate bill allowing the
owners OF gold or silver bullion to deposit
the same and receive coin certificates there
for.
Mr.. Sherman opposed the motion.
Mr.. MCPHERSON said The proposition Of
Mr. Stewart meant the free coinage OF
silver and nothing else.
Alr. Reagan suggested an amendment
that $lOOUUO,OOO OF gold coin now IN the
treasury be used for the redemption of
interest bearing bonds of the country.
After some further discussion Mr.. Stewart
withdrew his amendment. Without action
the senate adjourned
WASHINGTON, April Among the petit
tiOns and memorials presented and referred
Tuesday was one to send United States
troops to Chicago to protect the lives and
property OF citizens against the socialists Of
Illinois and Iowa
The consideration of the fisheries treaty
was commenced in secret session, during
which Riddleberger'S resolution TO consider
the fisheries treaty in open session was the
only subject OF debate. Ordered referred to
the committee on foreign relations.
SpOOner offered a substitute for the bond
bill as follows: That section OF the act
making appropriations Tor sundIy civil eX-
penses of the government for the year end
ing June 80, 1882, in these words: That the
secretary OF the treasury may at any time
apply the surplus money in the treasury not
otherwise appropriated, or so much thereof
as he may consider proper, for the purchase
and redemption OF United States bonds;
provided that the bonds so purchased shall
constitute no part OF the sinking fund, but
shall be cancelled as was intended to be the
permanent provisions OF the law, and the
same is hereby declared to have been since
its enactment and to be now in. fuu force
and effect. The substitute was agreed to.
Beck offered an amendment as an addi-
uOnal section providing that whenever
the circulation or any portion thereof OF
rendered and shall not be taken up by any
other national bank.
Stewart proposed an addition to the
amendment and Beck accepted it providing
that nothing in the act shall alter or repeal
the silver coinage act OF 1873
sherman approved fully OF the substitute
as agreed to and thought it an improve
1nenU on the mouse Dill. but thought IL best
TO postpone consideration of Beck's prOpO-
sitiOn till a more convenient session.
Allison suggested some verbal changes in
Beck's amendment which the latter &C
After further debate by Beck, Mcpherson,
and Plumb and without action on the
amendment offered by Beck and with the
substitute for the bill sUiu to be reported
from the committee OF the whole. the sen
ate adjourned
WASHINGTON April 5.-SOme time ago Sen
auor Walthau introduced bill for the with
drawal of public lands in Mississippi from
sale at ordinary private entry. The public
lands committee. after consideration Of the
matter, concluded to report bill covering
all public lands. and WalthalI, by directicI
of the committee, reported the following as
substitute for his bill: That from anC
after the passage of this act the public
lands of the United States now subject Il
private entry shall be disposed of under anC
according to the provisions of the home
stead laws only.
Palmer has introduced bill to test TIT
science OF spelling, etc, being the same a
LAWYERS bill in the house.
The senate resumed consideration Of TIT
bond bill, the pending question being Beck
amendments
sherman moved to amend Beck's amend
ment by substituting silver bullion Tor 81
yer coin over the to millions monthly. bu
the presiding officer ruled it out OF order
-1r1 ha his amendments wa
not in order, but wanted to show that uh
senate was forced to act upon maUte
which had not been carefully examined D.
the committee The senator from Ie11a
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