Dodge City times., 1889-12-26

form OF government, II such government BE-
assailed by foreign governments ON sccount
of its republican character. This, be said,
would be saying to all the world that 20 for
a. Brazil was concerned they must keep
their hands of. T.-f
The question was taken ON the motion TO
refer the resolution to the committee on
foreign relations. All the republicans voted
aye and all tho democrats except Mr. Call
voted no. There was, however. no quorum
voting (yeas 26, nays 15), and the whole
matter went over without definite action.
IRRIGATION COMMITTEE.
The house created select committee on
irrigation of arid lands.
NEW EoUsE BILLs.
Among bills introduced in the house was
one to establish inferior courts in the In
dian Territory: one by Funston, granting
per diem service pensions; one to establish
uniform system of bankruptcy: one By
Anderson. of Kansas, for the creation of
United States commission of arbitration of
railway strikes: one aimei at the dressed
ref combine, with penalties, and one, by
Thompson, of Iowa. authorizing the pay
ment out OF the COON ing fund to every
adult colored person who may desire to en-
iprate to Africa, SiC0 for passage and rations
for sixty days and one-haf of the same
amount to minors: the passa e in al not to
exceed 100000 per annuin.
UNION PACIFIC LAND PATENTS.
Senator Plumb offered resolution (which
was agreed to- calling or the secretary of
the interior for statement of the cause OF
Withholding Iatents for lands within the
init of the Union Pacific land grant which
are free from all claims and were not re-
served al the date of the definite location of
the road.
THE CENSUS.
On motion of Mr.. Hale the senate bill to
fha o,f DO
mum pay of supervisors S1,OOD instead of
$3.50 was taken up.
Mr.. Hale made further explanation of
the bill, in the coarse of which he promised
that the eleventh census would not be al
loved to drag along as the tenth had done.
M. ingalls, remarked that the country
would b. glad to hear from the chairman of
the censCs committee that the next Gems g
was not to be a repetition OF the las.. The
tenth census had been provided for in 1873.
and now at the close of 1889 all the volumes
of that census were not published. The
rate. 1t was combined with an erroneous
mass OF matter that should have been ex-
cludel.
THE FIRST APPROPRIATION BILL.
Mr.. McComas, from the house committee
on appropriations, reported the District of
Columbia appropriation bill. Printed and
recommitted. This is the first time in the
history of the house when at the first regu-
lar session a general appropriation bill has
been reported before the holidays.
COMMITTEES coMrLErEp.
The speaker then announced the stand
ing and select committees of the house.
The speaker also announced the appoint
ment OF Messrs. Mason, Cogsweli, Snrubb.
Turner of Georgia and Wilson of West
Virginia, as the committee to investigate
the ba'l lot box forgerIes under the Eutter-
worth resolut on.
The chalrmen of the several committees
named are:
Judiciary-Ezra B. Taylor. of Ohio.
Banking and carrency-Dorsey, of Ne
braska.
Coinage, weights and measures-Conger,
of Iowa.
Commerce-Paker, of New York.
Rivers and harbors- of Illi-
nois.
Agrlculture-Funston, of Kansas.
Military yaiialrs-Cutcheon, of Mississippi.
Naual a.fairs-BoutelIe. of Maine.
Public clands-Payson, of Illinois.
Indian affairs-Perkins. OF Kansas.
Territories-Struble,o of Iowa.
Railways and anals-McCcrmics, of
Pennsylvania.
Mines and mining-Carrer, of Montana.
Pubic buildings and grounds-Milliken,
of Maine.
Pacific railroads Dalzell, of Pennsyl-
yania.
Levees and improvements of the Missis.
sippi river-Eurrows, of Michigan.
labor-Wade. of Missouri.
Militia-Henderson, of Iowa.
Invalid pensions-Morril!. of Kansas.
Pensions-Delano, of New York.
War claims-Thomas, of Wisconsin.
Alcoholic liquor traffic.. ID. Taylor, of
Ohio.
Irrigation and arid lands-VanEever, of
California.
KANSAS MEMS POSITIONS.
In tho distribution of the members of the
house among the different comm tees the
Kansas members were assigned as follows
Funston-Chairman of the committee on
agriculture and member of committee on
private land claims.
Perkins Chairman of the committee on
Indian affairs and member of the commit
tees on territories and Indian depredatiOns.
Kel y-Militia.
Peters-Patents and appropriations.
Morrlll-Chairman of the committee On
invalid pensions and member of the COM
mlttee on banking and currency.
Turrer-Public lands and ventilation and
acoustics.
Anderson-Alcoholic liquor traffic.