Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1888-02-18
Wednesday.
THE SENATE.

| WASHINGTON, D. O., February Son mo
| ton of Mr.. Stewart, the senate bill to auth
orize the sale to aliens of certain minera
lands was taken up. The bill amends tn,
aliens land act of March 8, 1887, providing
| that that act shall not relate to or effect tn,
title to mineral lands or mining claims il
| territories.
Mr.. Stewart explained and advocated thu
bill, which, he stated, would be entirel,
satisfactory. He stated that more money
was expected, probably, in developieg mines
that was taken out of them. It made no diff
ference to miners and mining communities
whether the capital employed was for
eign or native. The object of the bill
was to restore the law as it had stood for the
last thirty years in regard to mineral lands.
The senate to-day passed bill ap-
propriating 81, 5OO, 900 for public buildings
in Kansas City, Mo.
At pm. the senate took up tbs Blair edu
catlonal bill, and Mr.. Call spoke in favor of
it: At the close of Mr.. Calls remarks Mr..
Blair asked to have time fixed for vote on
the bill, and pending amendments, he sug
gested O'Clock tomorrow.
Mr.. Plumb objected to that. He would
be glad to have time fixed, but farther in
the future. He would have something to
say about the bill, but he was not prepared
with statistics which he wanted to use.
Another senator had informed him that he
also wished to speak. He suggested next
Wednesday at o'clock, and Mr.. Blair, &C.
cepted that suggestion and unanimous con-
sent was given to it.
THE HOUSE.
WASHINGTON, D. c., February S.-Speaker
Carlisle to-day appointed the following
special committee on existing labor troubles
in Pennsylvania: Tillman, of South Caro-
lima; Stone, of Missouri; Chapman, of
MlChIp an; Anderson, of Kansas. and Par
ker. of New York.
Thursday.
THE SENATE.
WASHINGTON, d. c., February Ex-senator
Edmunds, from the committee on foreign
the maritime canal of Nicaragua.
Placed on the calendar. To provide for
the sale of the site of Fort Omaha, Nebras-
ka, and for the purchase of a new site.
The resolution offered by Mr.. Plumb call
Ing on the secretary of war for information
BIS to why adequate care is not taken of the
military cemetery at Mound City, Kansas,
was adopted.
The Blair bill was taken up as the unfin-
ished business and laid aside.
he bill to authorize the sale to aliens of
certain mines and lands was then taken up.
Placed on calendar.
The bill was opposed by Mr.. Plumb. Mr..
Stewards reply, he said was as
worthless as desert without capital.
That capital, 40 far from interfering with
he laborer and bearing him down, bought
to him and raised the price Of
his labor. 1t was the laboring men of the
territories who were demanding the passage
If this bill. They were asking that capital
'hould not be kept out of the mines and
themselves deprived of the employment.
The law of the last congress was an unjust
on the development OF the terri
ories, discrimination against them which
10 state in the union had put upon its own
mining industries. The bill was recon-
nended to the committee on mines and
mining.
On melton of Mr.. Morrill,. the senate joint
esOlution for the erection of a statute to
be late Spencer F. Baird, secretary of the
smithsonian institute, was passed.
On motion of Mr.. Coke, the bill to provide
N additional mode of taking dispositions of
witnesses in cases pending in the United
states courts, was taken from the calendar.
The senate bill appropriating $50, 900 addi-
ional for the public building at Pensacola
vas taken up and became the text for gem
raj discussion.
After an executive session the senate ad.
burned until Monday
THE HOUSE
WASHINGTON, D, c., February 9.-The An |
erson bill, directing the attorney general |
. institute suit against the officers of the |
Jnion and Central Profile railroads for vio- |
stion of the law, was taken up by tho house |
1diclary committe to- day, and after some |
iscussion it was held to be subject prop |
rly within the jurisdiction of the Pacific |
abroad committee.
MIR. Tarsney, of Michigan, reported bill |
Or the adjustment of the accounts of labor |
rs arising under the eight hour law. Conn
1ittee of the whole.
On motion of Ryan, of Kansas, the senate |
Ill was passed to relinquish interests Of tho |
United States In certain lands IN Osage
ounty, Kansas.
Mr.. Glass, of Tennessee called up and the
Adjourned.