Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1890-08-08
CONGRESSIONAL.
RAUM's OFFICE.

RAUM's OFFICE.
Mr.. Mckinley, of Ohio, from the COM
mittee on rules, reported resolution di-
recting the speaker to appoint a committee
of five persons to investigate the charges
brought against Pension Commissioner
Raum by Representative Cooper, of Indi-
ana. Adopted.
A bill has been passed granting a PEN
sion OF s., 90 year to the widow of tho
late Major General George Crook.
REPORT OF THE COMMISSION.
The report OF the operations of the Mis-
souri, river commission for the fiscal year
ending June 80. 1890. has been submitted
10 the secretary of war. The work of the
commission was divided into two trianCu-
lar divisions and covered about 907 miles
of the river. There still remains gap of
3S5 miles between Sioux City and Fort
Leavenworth, Kansas. The amount OF
money expended during the last fiscal year,
exclusive of outstanding Liabilities was
Si32, 166. The commission estimates that
$4,000 will be required for Improvements
above Sioux City and 81, 100000 below.
SPECIAL RATES FOR ALL CLASSES.
Representative Mason from the COM
merce has reported bin as substitute
for all measures which have been before
that committee relative TO the rates afford
ed theatrical companies travelling in
parties. The substitute proposes an
amendment 10 the interstate law which
VIII not only permit theatrical or other
companies to secure from the railroads
special rates, but will give farmers, mers
chants or any societies the benefit OF
special rates where seven or more travel
TO and from the same point
EXTENSION OF APPROPRIATIONS.
1t has become necessary in view of the
failure of congress TO act finally upon all
the regular appropriation bills to provide
for further extension of the apprOpria-
tons on the basis of those made last year
and Chairman Cannon, of the appropria-
ton committee, has been instructed to re-
port to the house a suitable joint reSOlu-
ton. The bills that remain undisposed
are the sundry civil, Notifications, and
Indian and District of Columbia appro-
priatiOnS.
RELIEF FOR THE SUPREME COURT.
The senate committee on judiciary has
practically concluded its consideration OF
the bill for the relief of the supreme court
and will report it to the senate in a few
days. AS stated heretofore the committee
will recommend 4 substitute for the house
bill creating an intermediate appellate
court
HAVE AGREED.
The conferees on the original package
bill have agreed to report TO their respec-
tive houses the senate bill On this subject.
KANsAN APPOINTED.
The president has appointed l.. Conklin,
OF Kansas, special agent of lands in
seyeraity to Indians. The compensation
is S. per diem.
NoN-CONCUR IN THE INDIAN BILL.
The house committee on Indian affairs
has decided to recommend that the house
nop-cOncur in all the senate amendments
to the Indian bill and ask conference.
FREE DELIVERY IN SMALL TOWNS.
Senator Mitchell, from the committee on
pOst-QtficeS and pOst-roadS, reported favor
ably with amendments the bill to extend
the free delivery system. The bill as pre-
sented, proposed to introduce the system
into towns and cities of not less than 900
population, or where the poStoflice receipts
We're not less than 5000 for the previous
fiscal year. The committee changed these
figures to 5000 population and $1,000 post
office receipts.
THE LAND FORFEITURE AGREEMENT.
The conferees on the land grant forfeit
ure bill have about come to an agreement
upon the measure. 1t is understood that
the measure agreed upon provides for an
absolute forfeiture OF the land described in
the act. The section of the house bill look
ing to further forfeiture of land is said to
have been stricken out.
NEW PosTMAsTERs.
The following new postmasters have
been appointed in kansas: Berwick, Ne
maha county, ID. o. Force, vice W. B. Buck
resigned. TiSdale, Cowley county, ID.
Smith, vice j. NJ. Bliss, resigned.
KANSAS CASTOR BEAN.
In the senate discussion over the tariff
bill, Mr.. Mcpherson moved to reduce the
duty on castor oil from 80 cents to % cents
per gallon and said the former rate was
equivalent to 125 per cent ad yalorem. Dis
agreed TO.
Mr.. Plumb moved to increase the rate to
50 cents per gallon tpresent duty. He
said that One-third of the entire castor oil
bean crop of the country was produced in
Kansas. He was willing TO forego that
rate ofduty if the farmers of Kansas were
permitted to buy the other drugs they used
at corresponding reduction of duty. lie
wanted to get out of the bill what he could
get out of it fer his own people. The
amendment was agreed TO.
TO REMOVE GRANTS REMAINS.
Mr.. Plumb has offered the following con-
current resolution in the senate:
That the congress desires the removal of
the remains of the illustriOus soldier and
statesman Ulysses S. Grant to, and their
interment in Arlington national cemetery,
and that the president be requested 10 con-
vey to the widow of this eminent man
such desire, tending TO her on behalf of the
nation, all necessary facilities for such re-
mOval and interment
TARIFF DECISION.
In resDonse to an inouirv from the man.
ager of st. Helen's smelter, Trinidad. Col,
on the subject, the secretary of the treasrl-
ry has replied that copper ore can not be
imported in bond for smelling and export
alton of the resulting matter or blister cop
per, without the payment of duty, and that
no drawbacks can be allowed on the ex-
portatiOn of copper matter or blister cop
per, as such product is not, in the opinion
Of the department, manufactured article.