Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1890-12-20


committee on agriculture, were, by the re-
ouest of that committee, transferred to the
Committee on finance as beng more properly
within the jurisdiction of the latter COM
mittee.
H1r3B's FINANCIAL BILL
Senator Plumb introduced bill to reduce
the amount of United States bonds to be re-
oured of national banks and to replace their
EMBROIDERED notes, and to provide for the
free oinage of silver.
tt was referred to the committee of finance.
He also offered an amendment, and in the
same terms, to the bill now on the calendar,
so that that matter can be brought before
the senate independently of any report from
the finance committee In doing so he gave
notice thst if the elections bill was not dis
posed of at an early date, he should move
to lay it aside for the time being in order
that the bill lust introduced by HIM, and all
measures relating to the financial condition
of the country, should be considered.
Something, he said, ought to be done.
Congress had on it a responsibility which, IN
his Judgment, it could not avoid for any
great period of time without letting go by q
very great opportunity for helping the couu-
try, and one which, in his Judgment, would
not occur again in q great many years, If
three weeks it might as well be postponed
indefinitely.
GENERAL GRANTS REMAINS.
The house resumed the consideration OF
the resolution looking to the removal OF
the remains of General Grant to Arlington.
After long debate the resolution was de-
feated; go to 15S.
INVENTORIES PUBLIC BUILDINGS.
Bills for the erection of twenty-three pub
lie buildings were passed in the house with
limitation cost of 81, 460, 0O0 For the build
ing at Kansas City 81, 200,0 was approprl-
ated. The other buildings are TO be erected
in Ohio, Nebraska, Illinois, Wisconsin, south
Dakota, Arkansas, California and LOUISIANA
SENATOR GEORGE READS.
Senator George read four hours speech
against the elections bill.
PosToFFICE SAVINGS BANKS.
Senator Mitchell offered a resolution, which
was agreed to, instructing the postofice COM
nittee to inquire into the feasibility and ad-
visibility of law for postal savings banke
in connection with all or certain classes OF
postofices throughout the country.
NIGHT SESSIONS.
The senate debated and delayed action
upon Senator Plumb's resolution for night
sessions for debate on the elections bill.
PROTECTING BALLOTS.
The house passed bill providing penalty
for the alteration of any returns or ballots
cast for representative or delegate In con-
gress.
EARLIER MEETING HOUR.
Senator Plumb's resolution for an earlier
hour or converting the senate daily, and for
night sessions was adopted IN part. The
senate to,meet at 10 a. m. with no night ses-
sionS.
INVESTIGATION OF ELECTIONS.
Senator Dolph Introduced a resolution for
reference to the committee on privileges and
elections for an investigation into elections
in certain states of the south. What he
wanted to ascertain was whether some states
had not provided in their laws such voting
qualifications as we're not permitted by the
United States constitution.
In the discussion of this resolution Gov
ernor Tillman's message to the South Caro-
lima legislature was referred to, especially to
that part of it which stated that the whites
were in control and intended to remain there.
Senator Butler said he would endorse that
statement.
GRINDING ALONG.
Opponents of the federal elections bill in
the 81 late use all the time of succeeding ses-
sicns in talking against 1t.
INSPECTION OF HOGS.
Senate bill for inspection of hogs and hog
products was called up in the house and re-
ferred to committee on interstate commerce.
COURT FOR PRIVATE CLANS.
In the house the bill to establish a court to
adjudicate private claims in Colorado, Wyom-
ing, Arizona, New Mexico, Utah and Nevada
was taken up in committee of the whole.
The bill was agreed to with an amendment
excepting Arizona from its provisions.
RIGHTS OF HoMEsTEADERs.
The senate passed the bill charging the
rights of homesteaders on public lands. 1t
provi IS that where parties settled opposite
unsurveyed lands and therefore we're obliged
to take up less than 160 acres, they may ex-
tend their holdings not to exceed $50 acres.
NATIONAL DEPosIToRIEs.
Mr.. Mckinley, of Ohio, from the ways and
means committee, reported and the house
adopted a resolution calling on the secretary
of the treasury for the names of the several
banks in which the public money is depos-
tied, the place where such repositories are
situated, the date of such deposits, the reason
therefor and the rate of interest, If any,
which has been or is now being paid into the
treasury by such repositories IN return for
the use of the public funds. Also for in
formation as to the authority by which and
the law under which such deposits were made.
MONUMENT DEFEATED.
Mr. Spinola, from the committee on mill
tary affairs. moved to suspend the rules and
pass the bill for the erection of a monument
to those who had died in the prison ships at
Brooklyn.
The threatened deficiency, said several
democratic members, made 1t inadVisable to
expend money for unnecessary objects. The