Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1888-04-20
FROM THE NATIONAL CAPITOL
In the Senate.

5rawal OF public lands in Mississippi from
sale at ordinary private entry. The public
lands committee. after consideration Of the
natter, concluded to report a bill covering
a public lands. and WalthaIl, by direction
Of the committee, reported the following as
. substitute for his bill That from and
after the passage Of this act the public
lands of the United States now subject to
private entry shall be disposed Of under and
according TO the provisions Of the home
Palmer has introduced bill to test the
science Of spelling, etc, being the same as
EaVler's bill in the house.
The senate resumed consideration Of the
bond bill, the pending question being Beck's
aRendment
Sherman moved to amend Becks amend
menT by substituting silver bullion Tor sill
yer coin over the to millions monthly but
the presiding officer ruled it out of order
Sherman said he knew his amendment was
net in order, but wanted to show that the
senate was forced to act upon a matter
which had not been carefully examined by
the committee. The senator from Texas
had spoken OF there being great distress in
the country Sherman attributed this dis
tress 20 the fact that the administration had
net executed a law giving it full power to
use the surplus IN the purchase OF bonds
The democrats OF the house had also re-
fused to pass the senate bill allowing ma
t1Onal bank currency TO be Issued to q full
amount OF the bonds deposited The effect
OF this policy was that since the admins
traUiOn come into power national bank cur
rencY has been reduced by $40 600 600
When the banks commenced TO reduce the
only way they could do so was by deposit
iEg United States notes IN the treasury and
that they done to the extent of S1O2, 900 600
That SlU3, OOO,OOO OF the United States notes
was now tied up as the result of the faulty
action OF the house, so the result of that
policy OF the democratic party was to make
double contraction of currency. The dis
tress could easily be relieved by continuing
Kim q
the present restrictions on the issue of ma
tiOnal bank currency.
WASHINGTON, April 5-The senate took up
the land purchase bill of which the follow
ing is a resume: That section of the act
making appropriations for sundry civil ex-
penses Of the government for the year end
ing June 30 1882, and for other purposes,
and which is as follows: SThat the secre-
Jsry OF the treasury may, at any time, ap-
ply the surplus money IN the treasury not
OGherWlse appropriated. or so much thereof
as he may consider proper to the purchase
or redemption of United States bonds pro
Vtded that bonds so purchased or redeemed
snail constitute no part of the sinking fund,
bat shall be cancelled" was intended TO be
permanent provision of the law and the
same is hereby declared to have been. since
Is enactment and to be in full force and
eject now. That whenever the circulation
or any portion thereof of any national bank
not in liquidation shall be surrendered by
the deposit of United States notes in the
treasury or otherwise and the same or an
equivalent amount is not taken by other
national banks within thirty DAYS thereaf-
GSr, the secretary of the treasury is hereby
GaUhOrized and directed to purchase, at the
market price thereof an equivalent amount
IN silver bullion in excess OF the minimum
0f $2,OOO,OOO worth per month for coinage
purposes, which shall be coined and used
As provided in the act passed February q
1913, entitled an act authorizing the coin
age OF the standard silver dollar, and re-
store it's legal tender character" provided
that nothing in this act shall alter or repeal
said act OF February q, 1878
WASHINGTON, April 6.-The message from
tbs president with a draft of the bill for the
reversiOn Of the withdrawal of lands for the
benefit OF certain railroads was presented
and referred to the committee on public
lands
On motion of Stewart the senate bill to
3-Jhorlze the sale to aliens OF certain min
eraI lands was taken from the calendar and
read and postponed.
The senate proceeded to the consideration
Of the private pension bills and the pIeuro-
pneumonia bill
Frye moved to amend the bill by men
uOnlng tuberculosis and CHAMBERS. The
amendment was accepted and the bill made
the special order for Thursday next.
The Dill TO provide for the admission Of
the state OF Dakota into the union and for
the organization of the territory of Lincoln
was then taken up, and took its place as
unfinished business
WASHINGTON, April 9.-Payne, from the
committee on foreign relations, reported a
Joint resolution accepting the motion of the
Belgian government to participate in the
international exhibition at Brussels and ap-
prOpriating $1,000 for that purpose Passed
The house bin to give validity to certain
patents Tor inventions that were irregularly
issued by Second Assistant Secretary of the
Interior Hawkins instead OF by the secretary
himself Passed
Among the bills introduced and referred
were the following: For the establishment
OF a permanent court of arbitration between /
the United States and Great Britain and |
lax OF 1861
The unfinished business taken up. il being !
to provide for the admission of Dakota into !
the union and for the organization OF the /
BaIrlUory OF Lincoln. The substitute re- /
ported from the committee TO the original |
bill establishes the boundaries Of the pro-
posed state and designaGes the remaining /
portion OF the present territory as the ter /
rltOry OF North Dakota, instead Of Lincoln |
with Bismark as the capital
PlatU said the bill was one OF four which /
had been reported by the committee on ter /
nUOrtes for the admission OF new states. |
suggestions, he said, had been made against !
me use of the names OF North Dakota and !
south Dakota, but the conditions We're such !
mat the name of Dakota could not be taken /
from either portion of the territory without !
Injustice The proposed state OF South Da- /
ICOta had a population Of 10000. and he !
thought they had right to be admitted as /
= state and TO participate in the next presi- /
Dental election. So strongly convinced |
was he that this territory ought to be di- /
vlded that he would be in favor OF it even IL I
ths people OF the territory were against il. /
In the House.
WASHINGTON, April 5-Au of yesterday /