Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1890-07-12
FlFTY-FIRsT CONGRESS.
Paw on sxzAroRs' CLICKS.


In the senate further conference was or
The only point of difference Is the 6mend-
ment to increase the pay of senators clerks.
THE IDAHO BILL
Tha bill for admission of Idaho as q state
was reached and some talking done upon it.
CONTINUING ANNUAL APPROPRIATIONS
The house joint resolution continuing the
annual appropriations for thirty days after
the close Of the fiscal year, (if the appropn-
alton bills have not then become law, was
reported by Senator Allison and passed.
The house had passed this resolution on
the same day.
DISCUSSION CONTINUES.
The house carried on the discussion of the
federal elections bin, by dozen or more
speeches at each session
PLU1GB's sCRooI. LANDS BILL
The senate bill to authorize the leasing of
school lands in the territory of Oklahoma
(for the benefit of the public schoolsl was
taken from the calendar, explained by Sena-
tor Plumb, and passed. The leases are not
to be for longer period than five years, and
the necessity for the bill arises out of the fact
that homesteaders have settled on the lands,
not knowing that they were school lands,
and that special agents from the general land
office have been serving notices on the set
tiers to remove from the lands Immediately.
These notices, Mr.. Plumb referred to as
without parallel as to brutality IN the his
tory of civil government"
AFTER MoRldoNs.
Senator Morgan introduced bill (which
was referred to the committee on public
lands) providing that no person should enter
any of the pubic lands of the United States
in Wyoming under the homestead or other
Ian rho - hiOor1iet nP VDnluOoTD10t M
who teaches, counsels, advises or encourages
others to enter into bigamy or polygamy, or
who is a member of any association that
teaches polygymy.
MERCHANT MARINE.
The senate considered two. bills from its
committee on commerce, to grant bounties
or subsidies to American vessels engaged In
foreign trade.
FEDERAL ELECTION BILL PASSED.
The house concluded its discussion of the
federal election bill, and then passed it, yeas
155; nays 149.
1t was amended before its passage by in
ssrting a provision for the appointment of
United States jury commissioners in every
judicial district; whose duty it shall be from
time to time, from the qualified voters pre-
pare list of persons who, under the laws of
the United States and of the state, shall be
eligible for jury duty without respect to race
OF COlOIs LUG pIONlQcS
hereafter all PANELS for jurors shall be
drawn by the board in the presence of dis
trict or circuit judge.
This amendment was adopted, ayes $50;
nays IA.
Mr.. Hemphill offered an amendment TO
section 30 of the bill to insert the words Sex
cept section 1889 of the revised statutes of
the United States" He explained that that
section of the bill empowered the supervisors
to use the army and navy at the polls, and
the purpose of his amendment was to elm
mate that provision.
This was rejected, yeas AS; nays 156.
MESSAGES FROM THE PRESIDENT.
In the Senate messages from the president
as to Indian lands in Kansas, as to postal
and cable communication between the
United States and the Latin American States.
as to the celebration of the fourth centennial
of the discovery of America, and as to agree
ment between the Cherokee commission and
the Iowa Indians in the Indian Territory,
were presented and referred.
HOW DO WE STAND?
Senator Edmunds offered a resolution
which was agreed to, instructing the COM
mittee on appropriations to prepare and re-
port to the senate a statement of the gross
amount already appropriated, in the several
appropriation bills of this session.