Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1890-03-08
FIFTY-FIRST CONGRESS.
CHICAGO.

YORK, chicago, St Louis and aShlng. on
all had large working delegations, and q;
many of them as could find place were IN
| at the finaie. The particulars of the bal
| loting are given elsewhere.
UNITED STATES WAREHOUSES;.
Senator Vance introduced bill to estab-
| ieh government warehouses In counties In
which the av rage gross amount per annum
| OF cotton, wheat, Germ, oats and tobacco,
| produced and sold in such county for two
years previous exceeds $500, 900. to be under
| the care of bonded manager, on salary.
The bill provides that producers of the crops
mentioned may store their crops In such
| warehouse, and the upon receipt therefor he
may draw from the United States treasury
80 per cent. of their market value. these
deposits of cotton and other staples may be
redeemed by the holder of the warehouse
receipt at any depository by the surrender
of the receipt and payment in lawful money
of the same amount originally advanced BY
the deposItor and such further amount as
may be necessary to discharge all interest
that may have accrued against it and all in
surance, warehouse and other charges.
LONG AND sHoRr HAUL.
Senator Paddock introduced a bill in
tended to so amend the long and short haul
clause of the interstate commerce law as to
permit the commissioners to allow long
haul rate to be mace on grain and other
products when it is needed, to enable west.
ern farmers to market their crops.
CANTANKERoUs.
Senator Chandler offered a resolution,
which went to the committee on privileges
and elections, censuring Senator Call for
personal attacks upon himself In debate.
Senator Call denounced the resolution as
being lie, but afterward apologized.
BIAIk's BILL
Several speeches were made upon Senator
Blair's educational bill
WESTERN BRIDGES.
The house passed the senate bill author
iZing the Kansas and Arkansas Valley Kali
road company to construct bridge across
the Arkansas river near Fort Smith, Ark.
Also, to authorize the leavenworth and
Platte County Bridge company to substitute
a draw bridge over the Missouri river for the
pontoon bridge.
THa CHEROKEE OUTLET.
The house, liz CON mittee Of the whole, re-
fused, "a to 12", to strike out of the Souse
Oklahoma bl the section fixing the bound
aries of the new territory 80 as to include
the Cherokee out ct.
ARKANSAS POLITICS.
Senator Chandler presented a petition
from Union county, Arkansas, represent
ing that at the last state election a system
attic reign of terror prevailed; that armed
mobs paraded the county day and night,
terrorizing whites, and shooting and whip
ping black voters; that ballot boxes were
carried off: and asking for the protection
guaranteed by the constitution. The IN
PRODUCTION of this petition was the cause of
an extremely personal debate between
Messrs. Chandler, Harris and Berry. The
petition, with several others from Arkansas,
was finally referred to the committee on
privileges and elections.
ToPEKA's FEDERAL BUILDING.
The senate passed the bill approprlating
100000 for enlargement of the public
building at Topeka, Kansas.
CHEROKEE STATUS.
Mr.. Butler offered a resolution, which
was agreed to, authorizing the select COM
mittee on the civilized tribes of Indians to
investigate the status of the negotiation be-
tween the United states government and
the Cherokee tribe of Indians in relation to
tho Cherokee outlet, with power to send for
persons and papers.
A CONTEST CASE.
The house spent a day discussing the
contest case from the First district of West
Virginia. without reaching vote.
MONUMENTS.
The senate passed bill which appropri-
ates $75, 600 to remove the naval monument
from the circle on the west entrance of the
capital to a new location, and in its place
to erect bronze statue of Christopher Col
umbus.
TRUSTS AND COMBINATIONS.
The senate commenced the consideration
of the bill to declare unlawful trusts and
com binations in restraint of trade and pro-
duction.
INDIAN DEPREDATIoNs OF 1885.
Senator Moody, of South Dakota, intro
duced bill to appropriate $623, 148 to ena-
BILE the secretary of the treasury to pay the
claims Investigated, approved and reported
to congress by the secretary of the interior
under the Indian depredations act of 1885.
ANOTHER CONTEST SETTLED.
In the contest case of Atkinson vs.. Pen
dleton, from Virginia, Mr.. Atkinson was
declared the rightful representative. In
this case the democrats refrained from vot-
ing, their object being to have the contest
ant seated by less than quorum, so that
the question of the right of the speaker to
count a quorum may be taken before the
courts. The vote resulted: Yeas 162, nays
none. (The speaker counting quorum.)
PLACE FOR TWO WOMEN.
bill has appeared in the house to amend
the worlds fair bill so as to require at least
two of the board OF control to be women.
PROVISION FOR EDUCATION IN OKLAHOMA.
The house has a bill before it setting
apart lands for an agricultural college and
station in Oklahoma
INGALLS, PRESIDING.
Senator Inga' Is was elected vice president |
pro. tenn, took his seat as presiding officer.
and thanked the senate for the renewed ex- !
preston of its confidence.
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS.
Senator Blair renewed his complaints |
against the newspapers for giving place to |
dog fights and prize fights instead of pub |
llshing important action of and speeches in |
congress. Senators Hawley and Hoar de- |
tended the Associated Press.
PENSION MONEY.
The senate considered the bill reported |
by the pension committee. Senator Davis. |
chairman of the committee on pensions, ad- |
dressed the senate n explanation of the bill |
The annual ex ense for invalid pensions |
under the pending bill he estimated at $14,- |
100000. For in Tease of existing PENSIONS, |
s., CSC, COO: for widows of unI ensloued SOL |
dIers dying annually. S1.728, OC0; for Wild |
ows of pensioners dying annually, 1854 900; |
for widows whose claims are now pending |
or have been rejected, so, 500, go; for child |
rem or widows, 81, 632, 600; for children IN
der pending bills, $4,000. Total, $685.
S08,00
Senator Plumb offered substitute for
clause in the bill which, he said, was in
tended so that under it every soldier would
know from the mere fact of his examina-
ton what pension he was entitled TO, and
would not be subject to any unfriendly Of
6cials.
DEFICIENCY APPROPRIATIONS.