Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1891-03-05
FIFTY-FIRST CONGRESS.
NICARAGUA CANAL.

NICARAGUA CANAL
a while IN The senate, but EtIie IS done about
NAVY APPROPRIATIONS.
The conference report or the nav; appropria-
ton bill WIS presented and agreed to by the
senate.
Wild DISORDER.
The house Is now daily repeating the scenes OF
siol ~, winch were so en4 On eI1eT " me
vent the doing OF any business
SALARIES OF JUDGES.
The senate bill fixing the salaries OF the. United
states District judges was passed by the house
yeas rs, nays s. Il provides that the salaries Of
United States shall be $500 per annuIn.
oDIL SERVICE
An amendment offered in the senate to the civil
appropriation bill, giving the secretary Of the
treasury power 10 MI certain places temporarily
without a civil service examination. brought up
the old quarrel on the civil service commission
eis- senator's dorlilAn, heasan ard CoeAlfelI De
nOunced the commissioners as without common
sense. but well supplied with audacity-
ALLOTMENT II szyERALTT.
In the house Mt Perkins Of Kansas. presented,
ard the house adopted, the conference report on
the bill amending the act for the allotment OF
land in seyeralty TO the Indians.
REIEF FOB OKLAHOMA
On point OF order raised by ar. Clements. Of
Georgia. the clause aIproriating $4,000 for the
relief of the citizens OF Oklahoma was stricken
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PosToFFICE APPROPRIATIONS.
The house passed the postOffcs appropriation
bill
MoRE DOLLARS.
Senator Plumb offered an amendment TO tn
Sundry Civil Appropriation bill, which was
agreed to. adding proViso requiring the secretary
OF the treasury coin into standard silver dollars
the trade dollar bullion and the trade dollars now
IN the treasury the expense thereof 70 be charged
to the silver profit fund.
PREVENTION oF EPDEucs.
The paragraph authorizing the use Of unexpend-
cd BALANCES for the prevention OF 1daInlc5 gave
rise TO a long discussion.
Mr.. Chandler moved TO place further sums at
the disposal Of the president for the same purpose
the whole amount Of the expenditure of the year
not to exceed S25O, 900. Agreed to.
PoWEL1's B.rAILIoN.
The house passed the senate bill granting pen
sions to the members Of Powell's battalion Of
Mexican war.
TIE DIRECT TAX BILL.
The house passed the direct tax bill; 172 TO 1ol.
This Is the measure TO repay 10 states the amount
of direct tax paid by them during the war. The
bill has be Il fought over IN succeeding coz
crosses for years. Its passage now without any
ado, IS a striking illustration of legislative
The speaker appointed Messrs. Caswen, e. B..
Taylor Ohio and Mr.. Oates as eonferees on the
direct tax bill
In a debate over the agricultural appropriation
bill in the house, Funston OF Kansas and Butter
worth of Ohio had wordy war, which created
much amusement
The bill was passed
THE SHIPPING BILL
The house made q special rule to FIX time for
concluding debate on the shipping bill
THE sUNDRY cIvILRILL.
The senate agreed TO amendments to the snndry
To give $1,000 for brick barracks at the Sol
diers home at Leavenworth, Kansas.
To give 5000 for an elevator in the public
The bill was then passed by the senate.
A BIT AT wANAMAKER.
An amendment was offered in the senate to
create the Office OF fourth assistant postmaster
Senator Plumb said he believed thedepartment,
under its present management. was unnecessarily
extrayagant, and characterized by lack OF care
ful attention TO the public expenditure Inns
new Office would simply enable me I9ostIhsslt z
general to devote all his time TO his private Dusl-
The amendment was withdrawn.
NICARAGUA CANAL.
The house heard several speeches on the bill 10
assist the construction of the hicGraguan canal,
republicans fayoring the bill and democrats op-
posing.
An amendment to the general deficiency appro-
paiation bill 70 strike out the appropriation 70
pay the Pacific railroad fer services performed,
was agreed tO-l4l 10 c..
PEERoGATIyE DEFENDED.
The president has vetoed the bill TO establish
the record and pension office OF the war depart
file new Office crelted by It. This the president
says it is not competent for congress to do.
NICARAGUA CANAL BILL NOT PRESSED.
The committee on foreign relations. through
Senator Sherman. gave notice that the Nicaragua
canal bill wonld not be further pressed, on &c
count OF lack OF time for il to De acted upon, e6
pecially by the house.
TIE PADDOCK BILL.
The pure food bill was advanced TO the position
Of unfinished business in the seua q; bat this ac-
ton was almost immediately reversed by vote 10
take NJ
THE INDIAN APPROPRIATION BILL.
! The amount for support of Indian schools was
raised from $50, O0J to 81 .0l0,tOJ.
On this Senator Plumb said the education OF
TIE Indian meant nothing but refined loaferisIn.
In connection with the Cheyenne and Arapahoe
agreement comprised in the bill. Mr. Plumb OF
fered an amendment declaring ali the lands n
Oklahoma to DE agricultural lands and that proof
of the nOn-minersl character shall not De required
as conditions precedent 10 hnal entry. Agreed TO.
THE SHIPPING BILL.
An amendment offered in the house TO the ship
ping bill to confine subsidies entirely TO ships
propelled by steam was defeated. .
A vote was taken ordering the bill NOV IN the
for-of house substitute for the senate bill to
third reading, and it failed causing manifesto
tions of pleasure on the democratic side Another
vote was reached and tie bill was ordered to third
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