Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1890-04-05
FIFTY-FIRST CONGRESS.
TIE RUSSIAN TREATY.
SENATOR SIBERIAN r1xEs BIS Brrr.

was offered by himself, which readsx
Providing that this act shall not be con-
strued to apply to any arrangement, agree
ment or combination between laborers, made
with view of lessening the number of hours
| OF their labor, or OF increasing their wages
nor to any arrangement, agreement or COM
blnatlon among persons engaged IN hort.
culture or agriculture, made with view OF
| enhancing the price of their own agricultural
or horticultural products"
FUTURES AND OPTIONS.
Senator Ingalls, amendment, aimed at
futures" and 'Options," was agreed to.
THE WORLDS FAIR FOR 1893.
The house agreed to Mr.. Chambers amend
ment to the worlds fair bill, providing for
the dedication of the buildings of the world s
fair with appropriate ceremonies, October Il,
! 1892, and another providing that the expoSl-
ton shall be open to visitors not later than
May l, 1888, and close not later than October
| 1, 1898.
The bill was passed.
AMENDING IT.
The senate considered Shernan's anti
trust bill, as in committee of the whole, and
! agreed to several amendments, extending the
provisions of Ike bill to stocks and bonds, to
cotton prints, boots, shoes and lumber, wool
en- goods and whisky: and to increase the tax
on dealers in options from 81 600 to SIC, 900.
WYOMING.
The house spent a session upon the Wyom-
ing admission bill.
REFERRED FOR TWENTY DAYS.
After an appeal from Senator Edmunds to
be careful and not 90 over the boundary and
trench upon the rights of states, Senator Sher-
mans antitrust bill, with all amendments
thereto, was referred to the committee on
Judiciary with instructions to report within
twenty days.
DEPENDENT PENSION BILL.
Senator Plumb made an argument in sup
port of the amendment offered by him on
February %, declaring entitled to pen
sion of So month, all who served three
months or more, and who are suffering
from mental or physical disability which
incapacitates them from performance of
manual labor, the pensions to be graded for
less than total disability, but no pension to
be less than So month. The amendment
was rejected and the bill went over without
action.
WYOMING ADMISSION.
After defeating several amendments to the
bill for the admission of Wyoming as a state,
the house passed the bill: yeas 139; nays 127,
a party vote, except that Mr.. Dunnel, of
Minnesota, voted nay with the democrats.
DEEP WATER.
The senate passed the bill appropriating
Sc, 100000 for the completion of the entrance
to the Galveston harbor: the expenditure not
to exceed 81 10000 in any one year.
LIQUOR IN THE ARMY.
The house was considering the appropria-
ton of 100000 for ''canteens'' at army
posts, when Mr.. Morse, of Massachusetts,
SHOW d that beer and wine were to be sold at
thes ''canteens," and offered IN amendment,
which was adopted, providing that no alcO-
holic liquors shall be sold to enlisted men in
any canteen.
ATCH1soN's FEDERAL BUILDING.
In the senate the house amendments to the
senate bill for public building at AtchisCn,
Kan, were disagreed to and a conference
asked.
DEPENDENT PENGION BILL.
The dependent pension bill was taken up,
the first question being on Senator Plumb's
amendment as to arrears of pensions, max
ing pensions on account of wounds, or in
juries, or disease, commence from the death
or discharge of the soldier.
Senator Frey inquired of Senator Plumb
whether any estimates had been made of
the cost of removing the limitation of ar
rears of pensions.
Senator Plumb replied that the commits
sion, of pensions had stated some weeks
since that the cost would be $478, 0O0, 800, and
that the chairman of the house committee on
pensions had estimated it at $500,000,OO0. 1t
would be somewhere about those figures.
Senators Hawley and Frye opposed the
amendment, and after further discussion
Senator Plumb's amendment was rejected
yeas, 8; nays, 46. The yeas were: Allison,
ingalls,, Henderson, Mitchell, Quay, Sher-
man, Turpie, Voorhees,.
Senator Mccall offered an amendment to
include those who served in Indian wars
prior to 1870. Rejected-ayes, 20; nays, %,
Senator Vest offered an amendment pro-
viding that the money necessary to meet the
appropriation under this bill shall be raised
by an income tax of per cent on incomes
between $1,000 and 5000; ~ per cent be-
tween $500 and $4,000 and 10 per cent
over $4,000. Laid on the table-yeas, %;
nays, II. "a strict party vote.)
Senator Plumb offered an amendment to
pay pension of So month to all who
served ninety days in the late war who are 81
years of age, or as they attain that age.
Senator Plumb's amendment was rejected
yeas, 10; nays, 30. The yeas were: Allison,
Cullom, Dawes, Evarts, Frye, Ingalls,, Jones
of Nevada, Henderson, Mitchell, Moody,
Pettigrew, Plumb, Quay, Sherman, Squire,
Turpie, Voorhees,, Wilson of Iowa.
The bill was then passed-yeas AZ, nays II.
ARTEsIAN WELLS.
Mr.. Henderson, of Iowa presented the con-
ference report upon the urgency deficiency
bill. The report was agreed to. The only
amendment remaining In dispute is one ap-
propriating $4,000 to enable the secretary of
agriculture to locate artesian wells. A further
conference was ordered.