Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1890-04-19
FIFTY-FIRST CONGRESS.
rDMuxDs Asrox1sHED.

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law school in the District of Columbia, con-
nected with college, had deliberately and
after consideration refused to allow person
of some African blood, and IN every respect
gentleman of extraordinary abilities, to at
tend the law lectures on account OF his hay-
ing African blood in his veins.
ANTITRUST BILL PASSED By TEE SENATE
The antitrust bill passed the senate, 81 to
], exactly as it came from the judiciary COM
mittee, and as then published.
NAVAL APPROPRIATIONS.
The house spent a session, without final
action, on the naval appropriation bill. In
the debate Mr.. Peters, of Kansas, opposed
building three battle ships, IS contemplated
in the bill.
STOLEN MONEY MADE UP.
The senate passed the house bill appropn-
| ating 5000 to supply the deficiency occa-
stoned In the defalcation in the Office OF the
late sergeant-at-arIns of the house.
MoNrANA's SENATORS.
A part of each days session for a week has
been taken up in hearing arguments on the
Montana contest for seats IN the senate.
THE CHINESE BILL.
Senator Hale, by democratic votes, had
| the matter of Chinese census enumeration
taken up and it was discussed little, but
| went over IOr und1 dCl1Ous
SOUTHERN NAVY YARD.
In the house Mr.. Williamson, of Louisiana,
smoke in favor of the bill and advocated the
establishment of naval yard on the gun
| Mr.. Adams of Illinois, said that yard on
the gulf was already under consideration.
OKLAHOMA TowNsITEj.
REPRESENTATIVES Struble, Perkins and
Washington were appointed as con1erees on
/ the Oklahoma f0UDSita hill.
WHISKY IN INTERSTATE COMMERCE.
Senator Wilson, from the committee on
interstate commerce, reported with amend
ments the bill to amend section three
of the interstate commerce. The bill as
amended provides: ''That any article OF
commerce, the manufacture or sale of which
| is prohibited within any state, shall not be
| transported or conveyed into such state; but
this shall not be held to prohibit the trans
portation of such article of commerce to
persons in such states authorized by the laws
| to receive the same, or through such state,
prohibiting the sale or manufacture thereof,
to any state or territory in which such man
ufacture or sale is not prohibited" The re-
port was ordered by vote of to 4.
SUBSIDIARY SILVER.
REPRESENTATIVE Bartine, from the committee
on coinage and weights, reported the house
bill agreed upon authorizing the recogniz-
ance of the subsidiary coin of the United
States. An accompanying report says there
is now in the treasury subsidiary coin
amounting to $22,774, 254.
MONTANA SENATORS.
The contest case from Montana, being
unfinished business" to come up at 2 o'clock
each day until disposed of, has been before
the senate for several sessions and discussed
at great length. In this discussion Senator
Sherman said that he had always thought that
the Montana case was in nut shell. There
was a republican majority on joint ballot, or
if the contest over Silver Bow county had
come to Re decided over in the house of repre-
sentatives, there was a majority on the repub-
lican side by which the republican candidates
could be seated. These simple facts, he said,
contained all the just evidence in the matter,
and showed that the republican contestants
had majority on joint ballot, and major
ity in the house, without any reference to the
members from Silver Bow county.
PRAYER FOR REPRESENTATIVE RANDALL.
The chaplain of the house prayed for Mr..
Randall, on the opening of the house, while
the great commoner was on his death bed.
THE NAVY.
Mr.. Peters, of Kansas, moved to strike
out the entire clause for the increase of the
navy. He believed that the United States
had no need of battleships and possessed all
the cruisers that it required.
Mr.. Holman, of Indiana, moved to strike
out the paragraph providing for the three
battleships, but leaving in the provision for
an armed cruiser. Agreed to-98 to 20.
Mr.. Adams, of Illinois, offered an amend
ment providing for three low board coast and
harbor defense vessels, of the monitor type, of
eighteen feet draught, with twin screws, and
a speed of not less than seventeen knots, at a
cost not to exceed $2,500,0 600 each. Lost.
II, Il1No, e Z hon ftn1- us
motion to strike out the clause. The bill
was then favorably reported to the house.
SOUTHERN WAR CLAIMS.
An evening session of the house was held
to act upon private pension claims, when Mr..
Enloe, of Tennessee, gave notice that until
the house would allow private bills to be
considered on Fridays, he would allow no
pension bills to be passed on Friday nights.
He then made long speech in favor of the
payment of southern war claims.
MILITARY RESERVATIONS.
The senate passed bills for the disposal of
the old Fort Lyon and Fort Lyon military
reservation in Colorado to actual settlers
under the provisions of the homestead laws.
THE WEATHER BUREAU.
The senate passed the bill for the transfer |
of the weather bureau from the war depart
ment to the department of agriculture.
THROUGH THE TERRITORY.
Senator Plumb introduced bill granting |
right of way through the Indian Territory to
the Hutchinson & Southern Railroad COM
pany. The proposed road Is to be built from !
Anthony, Harper county, Kansas, to point /
in Grayson county, Texas.
WENDELL VS.. WISE.
The house decided the Virginia contest case |
of Wendell against Wise by declaring Wen /
dell entitled to the seat. The vote was 134
to 10.
PLUaB's PLAN.
Senator Plumb introduced a bill for the
disposition of funds held in the treasury for
various purposes. See dispatches for de-
tail.
ADJOURNMENT OF RESPECT.
The senate appointed a COMMITTEES to at
tend the funeral of Samuel J. Randall Both
houses adjourned upon the announcement OF
the death of Mr.. Randall.