Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1890-04-12


ing the Mississippi river commission 10 puIc-
chase or hire such boats as may be lmmedl-
ately necessary to rescue inhabitants OF the
overfowed districts and lease boats for thaI
purpose.
FOR EXHIBITION AT ST. LOUIS.
The house passed bill to admit free OF
duty articles intended for the 81. LOUIS expo
sition in 1890, which may be imported from
the republic of Mexico.
GEOLOGICAL PARK.
The national geological park bill, provld-
ing for garden In the District of Columbia,
was passed by the house.
THE WHISKY AMENDMENT REVERSED.
The action of the committee of the whole
in adopting an amendment providing that
no intoxicating liquor shall be sold TO any
enlisted men at any canteen was reversed oy
the house, and the amendment was de1eateo.
Mr. Picker, of South Dakota, offered an
! amendment providing that no article, the
sale of which is prohibited by statute or ter
ritoriaI law, shall be sold or offered for sale
at any canteen within said state or territory:
1t was rejected-yeas Y, nays 81. The BILL
was then passed.
HOW PAR DOES IT GO!
Senator Edmunds, in reporting from the Ju-
dietary committee the antitrust bill remarked
that section Z went farther than it ought to 60;
retorted that section does not go far enough;
THE bill will be found among our dispatches
IRRIGATION.
The conference report on the urgency def
cheney bill was presented in the senate and
agreed to. The house recedes from its dlsa-
greement to the senate amendment, as TO
irrigation surveys, with provlso that no
part of the amount shall be expended IN
sinking wells, or in the construction OF Irrl-
not be committed to any plan of irrigation.
THE TERRITORIES.
The house discussed the several bills for
admission of territories as states. Idaho,
Arizona and New Mexico were all heard,
pleading for admission.
GOOD FRIDAY.
The senate adjourned over Good Friday.
ARBITRATION.
The house agreed to the senate concurrent
resolution requesting the president to invite,
from time to time, as fit occasion may ARISE,
negotiations with any government with winch
the United States may have diplomatic re!a-
tons, so that any differences or disputes ans
ing between the governments which can not
be adjusted by diplomatic agency, may be
referred to arbitration.
IDAHO ADMISSION BILL.
The bill for the admission of Idaho was
again discussed at length in the house. The
chief objection raised to it was the provision
of Idaho's constitution disfranchlslng Nor
mons.
The first vote taken was on the amendment
of the minority providing for the holding, of;
new constitutional convention. heIected-i
yeas, Ill; nays, 125.
The next amendment was one providing
for vote upon the present constitution. The
amendment was rejected-yeas, lO4; nays,
121.
The vote recurring on the passage of the
bill, the democrats refrained from voting.
One of the reading clerks was buSily en-
gagged in noting down the names of demo-
Gratis present and refusing to vote. The dem
ocrats say they intend to make this test
case and to have the courts pass upon the
constitutionality of the rules allowing the
speaker to count a quorum. 1t had been in
tended to make one of the contested election
cases a test case; but as this only could be
done by a suit for salary brought before the
court of claims, this course was abandoned
and the present action passed on. The bill
was passed-yeas, 129; nays, 100. Mr.. Buck
alew (the speaker) counting quorum.
PASSED BY THE SENATE.
The following senate bills (among others)
were taken from the calendar and passed.
Appropriating $4,000 for an Indian indus
trial school at Flandreau, S. d.
To authorize the conveyance of certain alb
sentee Shawnee Indian lands in Kansas.
Appropriating $4,000 for an additional
fire proof building for the national museum.
MANAGERS OF THE NATIONAL HOME.
The house passed a bill increasing to eleven
the membership of the board of managers of
the national home for disabled volunteer sol
diers, and making the following appoint
ments: Edmund n. Morrill,, of Kansas, for
unexpired term of Office of John A. Martin,
deceased; Alfred i. Pearson, of PennSyl-
vania, for the uneXpired term of Office of
John f. Hartranft, deceased, and William
B. Franklin. of Connecticut; John G. Black,
of Illinois; Augustus B. Farnham, of Name,
and G. w. Steel of Indiana, for terms of
Office commencing on April y, 1880, to fill
vacancies occasiOned by the expiration of
terms of Office and by the increase provided
thereby.
LANES BRIGADE.
The bill was passed by the house to author
ize and direct the secretary of war to place
on file in the war department the names of
the officers and members of the Frontier
guards, (under James II. Lane,) mustered
into the voluntary military service of the
United States on April 10, 1861, and issue
discharges to the same.
PRIVATE BILLS.
The house passed thirty-five pension bills
at one session.
In the senate, the same day, private bills
in the calendar was taken up, and 113 bills
were passed in sixty minutes.
KANSAS CITY's FEDERAL BUILDING.
The senate bill for public buildings at
Kansas City has been reported from COM
mittee and Is on the house calendar.
SALINAS PUBLIC BUILDING BILL.
Tho bouSa Dassed the senate hill for q T,,,h