Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1888-04-13
In the House.

WASHINGTON, April 2.-COngressmen Stu-
BILE of Iowa, Saturday asked consent for the
consideration of the senate bill for the
erection OF public building at Sioux City.
but McAlilIfn Of Tennessee objected The
appropriation bills were further behind than
ever before and he desired that they be dis
posed of so as to enable the house to consider
the revenue bill, which VIII soon be brought
before it
In the morning hour discussion was re-
sumed upon the Union Pacific railroad fund
ing bill The measure was opposed by
Anderson of Iowa
DaIzeu OF Pennsylvania advocated the bill,
which he commended dealt in business ike
way with the material and moral aspect OF
the problem presented The morning hour
having expired the bill went upon the
calendar as unfinished business.
The river and harbOr bill was reported
and was referred to the committee of the
whole.
WASHINGTON, April 3.-AIr. Grain of Texas
yesterday moved to suspend the rules and
put upon its passage the joint resolution
proposing a constitutional amendment,
changing the time Tor the annual meeting
of congress. Lost
Mr.. Randall, from the committee on rules,
reported a resolution designating certain
days and evening sessions for the cOnsidera-
ton of measures to be called up by certain
committees in some cases. particularly the
agreed to.
WASHINGTON, April 1.-The house Tuesday
went into committee Of the whole on the
direct tax bill c. B. Taylor of Ohio said
while the bill was important on account OF
the money involved in it, the facts of the
case We're so simple he did not think any
extended discussion necessary. The bill
proposed to rehnquish the amount of direct
tax unconected and to provide for repay
ment to states and individuals who had not
paid any Of the money.
Oates OF Alabama, in opposing the bill,
argued that under the constitution congress
had a perfect right and power to levy direct
| taxes, but denied the constitutional right
/ of congress to refund tax which had been
legally levied and applied
After further debate the committee rose
and the house took recess until 8 p m, the
/ evening session to be for the consideration
| of bills reported by the committee on mill
tary affairs.
At its evening session the following bills
were passed: ApprOpriating 100000 Tor
the construction Of an arsenal for repair,
/ storage and distribution of ordnance and
/ ordnance stores at Columbia, Tenn; pro
/ Viding for the promotion OF officers of the
army after twenty years continuous service
| in one grade; senate Dill for the OrganlZa-
/ ton of an army board to inquire what is
/ due by the United States to John B. Read
for the use of his invention in prOjecGiles.
After a speech by Mr. Hooker OF Missis-
/ sippi a bill introduced by Mr.. Grain of Texas
was passed for The retirement of Alfred P.
/ Stanton, with the rank OF colonel
WASHINGTON, April San of yesterday
was consumed voting upon dilatory mo-
tions.
! A motion at o'clock to take a recess was
/ objected to and withdrawn, and the house
/ did not take recess until 2:l5 a. m.
WASHINGTON. April 2.-saturday was an
! other good day here for Nebraska Senator
! Paddock, who reported faVOrably some time
! ago NIandersOn's joint resolution abOIishing
the office of surveyor general of Iowa and
Nebraska and also his bill to pension Joel
B. Morton of Friend, pushed both through
the senate today.
! MandersOn's bill requiring sureties on
/ bonds OF principals to the government to be
! given notice of any deficiency, and fixing a
/ limitation when prosecution on bonds shall
! proceed was also reached and passed The
senate also took up and passed a bill re-
ported by Henderson, for the relief of a
constituent of ex-senator Benjamin Harri-
son. The senate also reached and passed
| ManderSOn's bill giving a liberal sum to
/ complete the quarters, barracks, etc, at
! Forts NiObrara and Robinson to accOmmO-
/ date the companies. also his bill for the re-
lei OF the WIDOW OF CapU CnaS. x. SulGn OF
/ Iowa, and the bill reported by him to grant
| Oregon credit for ordnance borrowed by
/ her OF Washington in the NeZ Perces war,
| and bills for the relief Of J. H Marion of
/ Arizona and Fedius LiVermOre.
! Senator Henderson goes to Philadelphia
next week with Senator Hale and others as
a member of the civil service investigating
committee.
On a call of the calendar, MandersOn's bill
! to increase the pension of the widow of Mai.
| Free of YanktOn was passed
Paddock pushed the Moran and several
other pension bills through which had been
reported by him. Nebraska has reason to
make long mark today for the severe work
being done here in her behalf.
Laird's speech on the bill to pension Mrs.
Logan, that passed yesterday, was short anC
incisiVe, as not only to secure the applause
OF the house and galleries, but is the subject
OF much comment tonight among repre-
senUatiVes.
Paddock offered a bill concerning post
masters IN presidential offices
The free traders having given their report
on the Mills tariff bill to the country in ad
vance OF Offering the bill itself q thing quite
without precedent, the republicans vii
give the country the minority report OF
Monday
The democratic senators held a caucus
this morning on the house surplus bono
bill, and the Stewart silver amendment
Vetoed by the President.
/ Wa sHTSGTON ADTiI < THE president sen