Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1890-09-20
FIFTY-FIRSr CONGRESS.
RECIPROCITY.

The senate agreed to the reciprocity"
amendment to the tariff bill, reported by the
/ tnauce committee.
1t provides that on and after the LIST day of
July, 1881, whenever and so often as the
president shall be satisfied that the govern
ment of any country producing and export
/ ing sugar, molasses, coffee, tea and hides,
| raw and uncured, or any of such articles,
| imposes duties or other exactions upon the
| agricultural or other products of the United
States, which, in view of the introduction of
| sugar, molasses, coffee, tea and hides into
the United States he may deem to be recip-
! cally unequal and unreasonable. he shall
| have the power and it shall be his duty to
suspend by proclamation to the effect the
provisions of this act relating to the free in
PRODUCTION of such sugar, molasses, coffee,
tea and hides, the production of such coun-
try, for such time as he shall deem Just, and
in such case and during such suspension
daties shall be levied, collected aud paid
upon sugar, molasSes, coffee, tea and hides,
the product of or exported from such deSig-
mated country as follows. (Here follows the
rates of duty to be so, in that case, collected.)
AGAINST TRUSTS.
Senator Plumb moved an amendment pro-
Uding that where the existence of trusts or
combinations to control the productions or
sale of any article is proven to the satisfac-
ton OF q court, similar articles of foreign
production are to be admitted free of duty.
Reiected-yeas q, nays 81.
CUSTOMS COMMISSION.
Senator Plumb offered an amendment for
the appointment of a commission of five dis
interested persons, to be known as the Gus
toms commission, with permanent office in
the city of Washington. Agreed to-yeas 81,
nays 80.
ORDERED ENGRossED.
The senate. having finished the detail con-
sideration of the tariff bill, ordered it en-
crossed for third reading.
SYSTEMATIC OBSTRUCTION.
The house loses many entire sessions by
active processes of obstruction by those who
desire to prevent legislation.
PASSED BY THE SENATE.
The question being shall the bill (the Nc
Kinley tariff billy pass, after speech making
yeas As, nays %. Both Kansas senators voted
for the bill.
THE CONFERENCE COMMITTEE.
The senate then asked for a conference
with the house, committees to consist of
Sherman, Allison, Hiscock, Mcpherson,
Vance and Carlisle were appointed conferees
on the part of the senate.
The senate took up the conference report
on the railroad land forfeiture bill. The
main proposition in the report is contained
in the first section as follows: That there is
hereby forfeited to the United States and
the United States hereby resumes the title
thereto, all lands heretofore granted to any
state or to any corporation to aid in the con-
struction of railroad opposite to and
coterminous with the portion of any such
railroad not now completed and in operation
for the construction or benefit of which such
lands were granted; and all such lands are
declared to be part of the public domain;
provided, that this act shall not be construed
as FORGETTING the right of way or station
grounds of any railroad company heretofore
granted.
Senator Morgan spoke four hours against
The bill and did not finish his speech before
adjournment. He charged that the bill is in
The interest and for the benefit of the land
grant roads; as against the rights of the PEG
pie along the Northern Pacific railway.
PASSED BY THE SENATE.
The senate passed the following bills,
among others: Senate bill to subject to
state taxation national bank notes and
United States treasury notes, the same as
other money. House bill to Limit to six
years the time within which suits shall be
brought against accounting officers and their
Iureties.
TRIBUTES OF RESPECT.
The senate spentall one session in listening
% tributes to the high character of Samuel
!. Randall and TO his honorable career in
public and private life, as paid by Senators
Daniel, Cullom, Blackburn, Morgan, Gibson
md Hiscock, who followed Senator Quay,
Who was the mover of the resolutions and
he first speaker.
In the house like ceremonies we're held in
memory of Senator Beck, of Kentucky.
dessrs. Breckenridge, of Kentucky; Dunnell,
# Minnesota; McCreary, of kentucky;
Stone, of Kentucky; Blount, of Georgia;
Henderson, of Illinois; Caruth, of Kentucky;
dcMillen, OF Tennessee, and Hooker, of
disslssippi, we're the speakers.
CONFERENCE on.
The house voted to nonconcur in senate
to the tariff bill, and agreed to
he senate's request for committee of con-
erence thereon.
MONKEY BUSINESS.
Two weeks ago Mr.. Kennedy, of Ohio, in
speech in the house said naughty things
bout the senate in general, and two repub-
can senators IN particular. The speech
as challenged at the time as breach of
Ourtesy due between the two houses.
The speech did not appear in the Congress
onal Record until two weeks after it was
)oken. and then In corrected form, with
uch of the personal charges eliminated.
here was enough left in it, however, to
axe up question of privilege, and reso-
tion declaring that the house condemned
ch uncourteous utterances. This was made
e most of by the obstructionists in the
ouse, to kill time with.
BILLS PASSED BY TIE SENATE
Several bridge bills were passed by the
nate. Also the senate bill to create the
ice of auditor of railroad accounts; whose
ty shall be to receive reports from rail-
ads of all services rendered to the govern
ent.
The senate also passed the senate bill for
2 relief of certain officers and enlisted men
the First Kansas volunteers.