Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1891-02-17

was passed, with an amendment striking
out the appropriation clause, providing
for the erection of public building at
ST. Paul, Mimi, at a cost of $800,00
The house then adjourned.
Feb. 3.-The senate bill to prohibit
the sale of tobacco to minors, under Ii
years of age, in the District of Column
bia, was passed. Bill passed pensioning
the widow of General Noyes. The dip
lomatic and consular bill was discussed
the house adjourned.
Feb. 4.-The house went into COM
mittee on the whole on the diplomatic
and consular appropriation bills. Dur
ing the debate Mr.. McAdoo of New Jer-
sey, gave his hearty assent to the posi-
ton taken by the secretary Of the state
in his letter to Representative Baker of
New York, relative to re ciprocity with
Canada. The senate bill was passed for
the retirement of Lieutenant John HI.
McBlair. Mr.. Dingley of Maine, re-
ported from the silver pool committee a
resolution discharging j. A. Owenby
from the custody of the sergeant-at-
arms. Adopted. The house then went
into committee of the whole on the dip
lomatic and consular appropriation bill.
After discussion the bill was laid aside
with favorable recommendation, and
the committee proceeded to the consid-
GRAFTON of the sundry civil appropria-
ton bill. After some discussion, the
committee rose and the diplomatic ap-
preparation bill was passed. The house
TIM adjourned.
Feb.5-The house went into committee
of the whole (Payson in the Charlton the
sundry civil appropriation bill. When
paragraph providing for the Interstate
Commerce Commission was reached
Mr.. Anderson of Kansas offered an
amendment directing the commission to
inquire into the facts relating to the
Western Railroad Traffic Association.
After some discussion point of order
raised against the amendment was sus-
tanned. Mr.. Bland of Missouri offered
free coinage amendment to the para
graph providing for the re-cOinage OF
gold and silver coins. The amendment
is as follows: "That all holders of sill
yer bullion of standard weight and fine
ness shall be entitled to have the same
coined into silver dollars on the same
terms and conditions as are now pro-
vided for holders of gold bullion" Mr..
Dingley of Maine raised point of order
against the amendment, and the debate
which followed was entirely technical
in its character. Pending discussion
the committe rose and the house ad-
journed.
Feb. 6.-The speaker laid before the
house senate bill to: amend the land for
fixture act of September IS, 1890, so that
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chasers and others under the provision
of said act, may make application to
purchase lands forfeited thereby when
such period begins to run from the
passage of the act shall begin to run
from the date of PRONUNCIATION by the
commissioner of the general land Office
of the instructions to the officers of the |
local land offices, for their dispositions |
of said lands. The bill was passed |
with verbal amendments. Mr.. Bing-
han of Pennsylvania, from the commit
tee on postofflces and post roads, report
the postoffice appropriation bill and it
was placed on the calender. The house
then went into committee of the whole
MIR. Payson of Illinois in the chair on
the sundry civil appropriation bill.
The pending question was the decision
Of the chair upon the point of order
against Mr.. BANDS free coinage
The speaker proceeded to
deliver his decision, sustaining the
point of order. Mr.. Bland appealed
from the discussion and the decision
was sustained 134 to 127. Mr.. Dockery
moved to strike out the appropriation
Of $40, 900 for re-cOinage and insert the
words land so much as may be necessary
% meet the expenses of such recoinage
S hereby appropriated out of the silver
profit fund" Adopted. An amend