Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1890-06-19
FlFTYFIRST CONGRESS.
suLsrAssID IN SENATE.

BILLS PASSED IN SENATE.
Senate bill for another Judge for Arizona;
senate bill for compulsory education of In
dian children; senate OH granting the right
Hutchinson i Southern Railroad company,
a line from Anthony, Ham, to a point in
Greysorr county, Texas; house bill to grant
right of way throagh the Indian territory to
the Guthrie & Western Railroad company:
house bin to prevent desertions from the
army by Withholding part of the soldiers.
monthly pay as deposit, etc.
SILVER BILL PASSES THE HOUSE.
The substitute silver bill was passed by the.
house, yeas LBS: nays 49, Anderson. Kelley,
and Turner, of Kansas, voted with the dem
ocrats agair.ss the bill.
cocHREII's SILVER TALK.
Senator Cockrell said that all the benefit
that could be claimed for the proposed bill
was that the secretary would be compelled to-
purchase $500 900 worth of silver every month
more than he now had the right to purchase,
and that the currency would be increased to
that extent. He asked whether there was
any valid reason justifying the continuance
of the existing discrimination In favor of the
free and unlimited coinage of gold. and OF
the issue of gold certificates for gold bullion,
and against the free and unlimited coinage
of silver bullion IN standard dollars and the
issue of certiticstes.for silver bullion.
HovsE SILVER BILL
The house silver bill was received, and on
motion of Senator Teller was ordered printed
and laid on the table; without reference to
committee.
NESr PRODUCTS
Senator Vest got up his bill from the select
committee on the transportation and sale of
meat products, but, for want OF quorum,
NO action was had
PRIVATE EEGIsLArIoN.
The house spent a days session upon mat
te.. relating to the District of Columbia and
AT evening on private pension bulls.
TINE LIMITED.
After June IL, at p. M, in the senate, de-
bate on the silver ball IS limited to i've MIN
utes to any senator.
CARRIERS FAVORED.
Senator Mcmillan introduced bill to
amend the interstate commerce law so as to
permit carriers to give free carriage, or spe
cial rates, to other. carriers for materials and
supplies.
TELLER ANsw ERS SHERMAN.
Senator Teller said that Senator Sherman's
assertion that the gold dollar had always
been the unit of value IS not true.
He also challenged the statement of Sena-
tor Sherman that increase of circulation had
kept pace with increase of population. II
600 TO meet the natural increase OF popula-
ton. The bi-metallic principle had had Its
worst enemy in the treasury department, IN
fuenced by Wall street
PosrorFICE APPROPRIATION.
The house passed sine postoffice approprla-
lion bill quickly, as No opposition to 1t de-
,eloped.
VESTS BILL PASSED.
The senate passed Senator Vests bill to
prevent monopoly IN the transportation of
cattle to foreign countries, which was under
discussion lest Monday.
INSPECTION OF EXPORT CATTLE.
The senate. passed its bill to provide for
the inspection of live cattle and beef pros
ducts intended for export to foreign coun-
tries. II provides a system of inspection for
cattle and meats intended for export, under
the control of the department of agriculture.
COMMITTEES FILLED.
The speaker announced the appointment
of Mr.. Mills, Of Texas, as member OF the
| committee on rules, and Mr.. Turner, of
| Georgia as a member of the committee on
WAYS and means, to fill vacancies 0ccasioned
by the resignation of Mr.. Carlisle, of Ken
| lucky.
| CONFERENCE EXPORT AGREED TO.
The house agreed to the report of the con,
| report strikes out the dependent feature or,
| the senate bill and the service feature OF the
| house bill. The measure as determined upon
| will distribute S35, 100000 amang the poor
soldiers os the Ia ton.
| ABOUT WYOMING.
Senator Platt gave notice that Immediately.
| after the consideration of the silver bill he
would ask the senate to consider the bill fori
the admission of Wyoming asa state.
PENSION APPROPRIATIONS BILL.
| In the house. Mr.. Morrow, of California,
| presented the conference report on the penn
sion appropriation bill. The report, which
was dsagreeing one, was adopted, and o
| furthf, conference was ordered.
SHORT SPEECHES.
The last days of debate, in the senate On
the silver bill were occupisi with many short
| speeches: amounting to lMt little, but max
| ing personal records. rhe house bill, as
| amended by the seuate finance committee,
was substituted for the senate bill, and.is the
bill that will be voted upon finally.
CIVIL APPROPRIATION BILL.
In giving summing up statemer TO the
house Mr.. Cannon sad that the amount OF
appropriations carried by the measure was.
in round numbers, 2s,OoO,0C. Inns was
| SlOCOOO less than the regular estimate,
and Sl3, OOO, 600 less iaan the regular and spe-
cial estimates. Tbs .i,ndry civil law for the
current year Drovid 81 for an expenditure Oh
S250OU0. The apparent excess IN TINS Dill
was largely more tkan accounted for by GER
tain extraordinary tens. The fourteen reg
uar appropriatia.e bills. as re ,orted 70 the
house. aggregated an expendit re OF s3o5,
100000. showing al excess of S',5,0o,tUo over
the appropriations for the current year.
This excess w6s. nearly all accounted for N
three bills: Pensions, $1s,0D,Oco; postofflce,
$4,000, OOo, and naval, S2,160,UO. The other
100000 resulted from the expansion lsa,i-
dent to the growth OF the country.