Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1888-10-13

had passed both houses at this session, and
had been vetoed by the president, whose OBJ
iecsions, he said. were rnimpor.sns, bu. the
bill had been amended SO as to coys- these
objections.
Senator Edmunds objected to its present
consideration. and i. was placed on the cal
encac. Later in the day, however, the bill
was passed.
The presidents message to congress an
nouncing his approval OF the Chinese ex-
ciusion bill was laid before the senate and
read.
Senator Sherman moved that it be printed
and referred to the committee on FOREIGN
relations. He remarked that the only le1is-
lative suggestion made in it had been al
ready acted upon-an appropriation of
$4,000 having been put in the deficiency
bill to indemnify Chinese for losses inflicted
on them In the territories.
Senator Hale remarked that that item WA
now in conference ts-ween the two houses.
Senator Dolph suggested that that was
not the only matter suggested for leeisla-
ton In the message. It also recommended
Immediate legislation to authorize the
landing of Chinese laborers now on thei.
way with certificates. He regarded it as o
very extraordinary proposition for the pres
ident to cut off summarily and completely
the entrance of the Chinese, and then ask
cougr- So to disapprove of it and the amend
ment. The message was referred to the
committee on foreign relations.
Senator Hale offered q recommendation
regarding the circular of General Benet.
requesting the discharge of republicans en-
MIR raa ole OF <h~t 4A~
honorably discharged soldiers of the Union
army and widows and daughters Of soldiers
have been discharged, and directing the
secretary of war to transmit to the senate
forthwith full information to such order
stating fully whether the necessities of the
department required that the order should
be issued, and why the order issued on pub
lie business should be marked "confiden-
tiaL"
Senator Hale remarked that there was
nothing in the previous history or records
of the secretary of war that would have led
him to believe that he would have permitted
or authorized the issuing of such a circular,
extending party partisanship to women and
children. He did not kro y In the history of
party politics and party conflicts, an instance
where the dogma ''to the victor belong the
spoils" had been carried to that extent.
Senator Cockrel objected to the immedi-
ate consideration of the resolution, and said
that he tomorrow would answer fully the
remarks of the senator from Maine, and
would state what the democratic party was
responsible for, what il was not responsible
for and what it should have done long ago.
The resolution went over till tomorrow.
The senate then took up, as unfinished
business the senate bill reported from tbs
committee on public lands, on August 80.
restoring to the United States
certain of the lands granted
to the Northern Pacific railroad
company. and was addressed BY Senator
Berry. He contrasted the position of the
democratic house of representatives and OF
the republican senate on the railroad land
forfeiture. and claimed that while the bill
which passed the senate this session only
forfeited between 100000 and 6,oOO,0O0
aces, the amendment to it adopted
by the house, and which was now in con-
ference between the two houses forfeited
100000 acres. In no part of the
record of the req ublican party, he said, had
it been more clearly shown that it was a
friend of corporations and not of the people
than its dealings with the public lands.
Senator Plumb said the house Of repre-
sentatives was not the democratic party.
The president of the United States was the
democratic party, and the president had
himself patented more than 700, 900 acres to
the railroad companies, which lands werS
tied in the law.
Senator Plumb would prophecy betweeH
election day and the day when congress-
would next assemble another large lot OF
land would be patented to another railroad
company, earned out of time-a railroad
company, the president of which vas one Of
the largest contributors to the democratic
campaign fund. He declared that while the
house had been making 50 much noise about
forfeitinQ land grants, the democratic ad-
ministration had been certifying the came
lands to railroad companies.
On motion of Senator Dolph, the HOUSE.
bill on the same subject was substituted for
the senate bill and then Mr.. Dolph offered
the senate bill as a substitute for the house
bill, the object and effect being the passage
of the house bill with an amendment. Pend
ing action on this motion the bill went over
till to- morrow as unfinished business.