Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1890-08-16
FlFTY-FIRST CONGRESS.
TEDIOUS rAH1TY TALK.

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in the interest of the eastern states.
| Senator Wilson showed that there had bean
| great reduction in the price of household
and farming implements, and necessary
commodities during the past ten years; and
that never, in human history. would q davis
labor purchase as much as it would to-day.
CLAYTON BRECKENRIDGE.
The house committee on elections submit
ted majority report il the Clayton Breck-
| inridge election case from Arkansas. The
| report declares the seat vacant, as Clayton
was elected, but has been killed. The report
was laid over.
Senator German spoke at great length in
| favor of the reduction of the duty on BesSe-
mer ore. He argued that with a reduction
of duty on foreign Bessemer ores, the result
would be that steel ships would be built as
cheaply IN Baltimore as on the Clyde
BLAINE EXPLAINED.
Secretary Blaine's letter to Senat-r Frye
having been frequently quoted as saying that
| the Mckinley bill had not line in it which
would open up markets for American pro-
auctions, Senator Frye said that Mr.. Blaine's
letter SAID nothing about opening foreign
markets for American manufactures; be
was IN favor of opening up foreign
markets to American producers of provi-
sons and breadStutfs. Mr.. Blaine had
criticised the bill in simply one re-
gard-the provision making sugar free.
In his Judgment Mr.. Blaine had simply criti-
cised it because the free Sugar provision was
not accompanied with a provision that woulp
open up the markets of the South American
countries to the products of American farms,
THE ORIGINAL PACKAGE BILL
Mr.. Reed, of Iowa, presented the confer
ence report on the original package bill.
The report is the bill exactly as it passed the
senate. and is dissented from by Mr.. Oates,
of Alabama, one of the conferees.
After debate the conference report vas
adopted-yeas, 40; nays, SO.
FULL RIGHT OF WAY.
Action in the senate seems to demonstrate
that the tariff bill will not be interfered with
until finished. Friends of the river and
barber bill have been trying TO have their bill
sandwiched with the tariff bill and be con-
cluded first, but have failed.
Senator Aldrich said that he was in hopes
that the c. 'sideration of the tariff bill would
Se pract' finished within the next week.
sUNpRr Evil APPROPRIATION BILL
Senator Allison presented report of the
conference committee on the sundry civil
appropriation bill, and gave a general ex-
PLANTATION of the report. The bill, he said as
it passed the house had carried $4,000, 900
and had been increased by the senate about
$5,UOO,OOO. The net reductions agreed to IN
| the conference committee amounted to S.
| 10000, so hat the bill carried under the
conference report $29, So, COO The changes
| made in conference related first to public
buildings. The appropriation for that at
Alexandria, Louisiana, had been reduced
| 5000; for Beaver Falls, Pa, 5000, and
Salina, Kan, 5000. The appropriation for
repairs of the Chicago custom house had
been cut down from 100000 to $45, 900.
| The amendment as to the Latin-American
memorial library had been struck out; also,
the provision for the expenses of two addi-
tional land offices. The appropriation of
$4,000 for military posts, had been reduced
to $4,000 and the provision for the acquisi-
ton of additional ground in the Crown Hill
cemetery at Indianapolis had been struck
out. All the senate amendments relating to
national soldiers homes Including that ap-
pointing managers) had been also struck
out. (The matter will now go TO the mill
tary committees of the two houses.) The
provisions in relation to irrigation surveys
had been postponed for further conference.
STATUE OF GENERAL GRANT.
In the senate a joint resolution was
passed to accept from the national encamp-
ment of the Grand Army of the Republic
statue and pedestal of the late General
Ulysses S. Grant, to be erected in the capitol.
QUESTION OF PRIVILEGE.
While there was call of the house Repre-
sentative Enloe was passing out and the
doorkeeper stopped him. He at once offered
resolution to bring the doorkeeper to. the
bar of the house for contempt of the house.
and for breach of the privileges of men,
Der.
The speaker, in ruling upon the question,
said that the rights and privileges of all the,
members of the house in the discharge of.
their functions was sacred, and that the
house could undertake no higher duty than
the conservation of these rights and privil-
eyes intact. The chair thought this was a
question which ought to be passed upon by
the house. The rules of the house made pro-
vision for the obtaining and retention of g.
quorum. In order to accomplish that, the
rules of the house required that whenever
call was ordered the doors should be closed.
Such closing of the doors, IN the opinion Of
the chair, prevented any member from leav-
ing the chamber. But that was the opinion
of the chair as an individual member. The
speaker had issued no order in regard to the
matter, but, In response to question of the
dOOrkeeper or one of his assistants as to the
meaning of the rule, the speaker had stated
that to be his opinion, and the doorkeeper
had acted upon it, always subject. of course,
to the decision of the house. As this resolu-
ton raised a question which must be dis
posed of by the house. the chair ruled it to
be admissible. The resolution was referred
to the judiciary committee.
GETTING NERVOUS.
Senator Sherman spoke of the little pro-
gress that was ing made with the tariff bill.
He did not wish to see any change IN the
rules of the senate if it could be avoided, but
there was duty imposed upon the majority.
It was responsible for the delay, although il
did not cause the delay.
SHOWING INTENTION.
Senator Vest gave notice that every item.
in the bill would be discussed, if necessary,
unless it was prevented by force applied in.
some sort ofSfashion. Democratic senators
intended to go through the bill just exactly
rs if there was no legislation behind it or be-
fore it. It had to be analysed, and it would
be analysed before the debate was con-
cluded.
CAUSE OF LOWER VALUES.
The discussion having turned upon the de-
probation of farming property, a statement
was read by Senator Vest az to such depreci-
alton in some of the best farming counties
In Pennsylvania, and Senator Comeron re-
marked that while the statement was correct.
the tariff was not Tin his opinion) the cause
OF 1t. Its cause was the demonstration of
silver IN 1873. Ever since that act, the price
of land and farm products had decreased.
Since the passage of the silver bill prices had
risen e0me IN nor cant