The Delta independent., 1889-12-10

in value BY combinations, and declares tho
officers Of trusts guilty Of misdemeanors.
Five hundred and tive other bills were
introduced during the day, among which
BY Cockrell, of the Kansas City Com
mercial Exchange, in favor Of st. Louis as
the site for the Worlds Fair, with Chica-
go as second choice; also in favor OF one
cent letter postage.
employees and postofice inspectors from
the operations OF the civil service law. To
provide for the disposal of the Fort Sedg.
wick military reservation in Colorado and
Nebraska to actual settlers; TO permit the
organization of National banks with q cap
ital of less than 10000 in towns Of less
than 1000 population.
Adjourned until Monday.
THURSDAY. DEC. 5,
SRSArE-Among the bills introduced and
referred to the Senate to-day were the fol
lowing:
Circuit and District Courts of the United
States.
The Ingalls, bill to aid and secure the
commemoration'o of the 4O0th anniversary
Of the discovery Of America, provides for
the appointment by the President Of
commission, consisting Of two members ss,1
stions, and one from the territories, the
extension of an invitation to all American
Nations and the States to participate, and
to European powers, II they desire, % Join.
The commission IL 70 decide on . site for
the exposition and purchase the grounds,
not :less than 1901 acres. The President
shall apportion the land for the buildings
of the various countries, each one to select
its own style or architecture. Appropria-
tions are as follows: For the purchase OF
ing, 81, ,5o0, 600; for buildings Of the United
States, $500, 600; for incidental expenses,
81, ,0OO.00O. Total, tS.0O0.O0O.
Secretary Rusk has received . report
from the agricultural experiment station
in Southwest Kansas, announcing that 1t
has been demonstrated that the arid lands
Of the West can be made productive with
out the aid of irrigation. Experiments
proved that desert land unirrigated will
produce plentiful supplies Of grasses and
forage plants, including sorghum, and it is
believed wheat, corn and potatoes grow
equally as well. The ground was pulver-
lied to make bed for holding water that
falls in rain; the planted surface was
covered after the sowing Of the first crop
with matted straw to keep the loam from
blowing away, and with It the seed. Sub
sequent crops will require no straw for the
reason that the matted roots will keep the
dry earth from being blown away with the
high winds.
The President having informed the Sen
ate that he would be absent from the city
tWO OF tufoc u8Vb next Wcck.
was elected president pro tenn during the
absence of the Vice President. The Sen
ate then adjourned till Monday.
HousE-The Speaker laid before the
House the following communication from
J. p. Leedom, late sergeant at arms Of the
House, directed to the Speaker.
II regret to report that c. E. Silcott,
late cashier Of the ofice Of the sergeant
alarms, has departed from this city with
out settling his accounts, and have been
unable TO ascertain his whereabouts, and
there IL . deficiency in the cash Of the
ofice.
I'm view Of these circumstances, re
spectfully request an immediate investiga-
tion Of my accounts under such action rs
the House Of Representatives may take in
the premises"
Mr.. Adams Of Illinois presented q reso-
luton reciting the above facts and stating
that tho amount of the defalcations was
SIS. 900; and providing for the appointment
Of q select committee by the Speaker to in
vestigate and report; adopted.
The following were appointed: Adams,
Stewart Of Vermont Payne, Reed OF
Iowa, Holman, Blout and Hemphill.
The Speaker also appointed the follow
ing committees:
On Rules-The Speaker and Mckinley,
Cannon, Carlisle and Randall
On Acknowledgement, Boothman, Kelly
of Kansas, McCord, Hansbrough, Hayes,
Grimes. Lee and Kerr Of Pennsylvania
Enrolled Bilis-kennedy, Townsend OF
Pennsylvania, Moore of New Hampshire
Kilgore and Williams.
Adjourned until Monday.