Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1889-12-28
FIFTY-FIRST CONGRESS.
rW DxDCr TAX HI1L.

rM OBJECT TAX BuL.
/ Among the bills reported BY committees
| and placed on the senate calendar - TIN
bill TO credit and pay to the several statel
| and territories and the District OF Columbi,
tho amount of the direct tax paid BY OF
charged to them.
| MARATnlE coNTKRKNCE
| A communication from the president Of
/ the United States to congress In regard tC
| the international maritime conference nov
| IN session at Washington and recommend
the limit of its continuance for two months
from January I, 1880, be authorized, wal
presented and was with accompanying pa
pers) referred to the committee on foreign
relations.
| TOTALLY HELPLKSs.
| Senator Turpie, from the committee on
pensions, made favorable report on Sena-
tor Quay's bill fixing at $72 per month the
| pension to be granted all persons who are,
| or may become totally helpless from in
juries received or diseases contracted while
in the military or naval service of the
| United States.
DUE THE CHICKASAws.
| Senator Morrill, presented a memorial OF
the Chickasaw nation, representing that the
| government of the United States is indebt-
| ed to the Chickasaw nation for arrears OF
| interest at 5 per cent from 1910 on $lS4, 143
| enormously dropped from the books OF the
United States prior to that date, and re-
stored in 1887 by an award of the secretary
| of the interior. The fund with interest
| now amounts to over $l45, 900.
House committees that were first appoint
ed have organized and are at work. The
| ways and means commi tee are more than
q month ahead of previous sessions OF con-
gress in shaping their work.
Senator Sherman, from the the commit
tee on foreign relations. reported Tin con-
formity with the presidents message)
1, 10 o. the time for holding the national
maratime conference Passed.
Senator Mitchell reported back the reso-
luton calling on the postmaster general for
estimates of the cost of extending the free
delivery system to towns of 5000 and of
5000 inhabitants. Agreed to.
The senate committee on territories will
undoubtedly make favorable report on
the bills admitting Idaho and Wyoming to
the union as twin states.
Mr.. Payne, of New Hampshire, from the
Silcott committee of the house. reported a
resolution authorizing the sergeat-at- arms
to offer reward of 5000 for the arrest and
delivery to the marshal of the District of
Columbia of c. E. Sllcott, the ASCENDING
cashier, the reward to be paid out of the
contingent fund OF the mouse. Adopted.
Among the new bills are:
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postal telegraph of the United States; also
to prevent the use of railroad and other
passes and telegraph franks by members of
congress and the judiciary of the United
States.
BY Perkins, of Kansas-To shorten to
three years the period required in home
stealing public lands. also fixing the price
of government lands at $1.:5 per acre.
By Peters. of Kansas-For the deposit
of gold and silver coin or bullion as securi-
ty for the circulating notes of national
banks.
By Dockery, of Missouri-To ascertain
the amount of the mortgage Indebtedness
of the farmers of the United States and the
percentage of faim ers who are tenants; also
to enlarge the free list and equalize taxa
ton.
The number of bills introduced under the
first call of states was 1854. Many of these
are duplicates, if not IN language, at least
in the subject matter of their provisions. A
dozen or more measures based on the Blair
bill were introduced, and the silver men
we're not idle. and fully twenty propositions
were presented for the free coinage of silver.
Nearly every member of the tobacco grow
ing states was armed with a measure for
the repeal of the tobacco tax, while many of
them went still further and introduced bills
for the total abolition of the internal reve-
nue. system.
MISSOURI RIVER BRIDGE.
Among the bills reported from senate
committees and placed on the calendar was
one to authorize the construction of bridge
across the Missouri river at or near the
mouth of the Kansas river.
NAVAL OFFICERS COMBINE.
Senator Chambers resolution was called
up and adopted. 1t is for an investigation
of an organization among naval officers. of
whom there are 1,5O0, who propose to put
up S. each as q lobby fund to secure an
increase in their pay by act of congress: and
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gent fee of 10 per cent. of the first years
increased salary SO obtained. The resOlu-
ton was discussed at some length. and
ridiculed by some as cover to other lobby
schemes.
STATUS OF INDIAN LANDS.
Mr.. Plumb offered a resolution. which
vas agreed to, calling for information as to
the legal status of the Indian territory, and
as to the instructions issued to the commits
sion to negotiate for the session of the land
west of the 96th degree.
FREE co NAGF.
Senator Regan has introduced bill for
the free coinage of gold and silver, the is
sue of certificates TO serve as money and
the retirement of United States and national
bank notes of small denominations.
RECOGNITION OF BRAZIL.
Senator Morgar's :oint resolution for the
recognition of the Brazilian republic was
called up and discussed; It's author urged
its early adoption to save trouble to Brazil
by breaking up the secret Vaccinations
now at work for the restoration of the en-
pire. Senator Sherman hoped that the time
would soon come when propriety would ad-
NIT of the recognition of the sister repulic
by q unanimous vote of the American con.
gress; but the matter should be delayed
until the several states of Brazil had ex-
pressed their recognition of the new form
of government Besides respect due, Dom
Pedro, one of the most distinguished men
of the century, more thorough democrat,
Q more thorough republican than could be
found in any part of the world. should IN
duce conslderate action. He hoped. there
fore, that the resolution would be referred
to the committee on foreign relations
This was supported by Senators Evarts and
Ingalls,; the latter opposing formal recog-
nition until authentic accounts are at hand
showing the establishment of the new gov
eminent by the people, with a copy of its
national constitution. after its adoption,
etc. He referred to the brazilian revolu.
ton as "a palace revolution" Among the
prime reasons alleged for it was that the
Shareholders objected to the emancipation
of their slaves, yhich had Just been pro-