Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1891-03-03
CONGRESS BUCKLING DOWN TO WORK
AS THE SESSION APPROACHES
THE DAY OF ADJOURNMENT.
The Miscellaneous Mishaps and Happen
insy in Various Localities, Gathered
and Co nsed.
FITTY-FIRST CONGRESS.
Senate.

credentials of VIM. A. PETER as senator
elect from the state OF Kansas Tor the
term beginning March next, were
presented by Mr.. Ingalls, and placed on
hle by the senate to-day. Also, by Mr..
Turpie. the credentials of Mr.. Voor-
bees, amended so that the governor, in
stead of using the word commission,
uses the word "certifes." Mr.. Morrill,
from the finance committee reported
back adversely Mr.. Stanford's bill ITO
provide the government with means
sufficient to supply the national want OF
of a sound circulating medium" and it
was placed on the calender. The con-
ference report on the bill granting q
right-of-way to the Junction City and
Fort Riley street railway company
through the Fort Riley military reser.
walton in Kansas was presented and
agreed to. The diplomatic and consular
appropriation bill was taken up. On
motion of Mr.. Sherman the item OF
$500 for minister resident and CONSUL
general to Greece, ROumania and Servia
was changed so as to make it read for
envoy extraordinary and minister plen-
ipotentiary" The diplomatic and con.
sular appropriation bill was then passed
yeas, 49,: nays 16-Messrs. German,
Hampton and Morgan voting aye with
the republicans and Mr.. Pettigrew no
with the democrats. The copyright
bill was taken up, the pending question
being on Mr.. Daniels amendment to
insert in the proviso that requires copy
righted books 20 be printed from type
set in the United States the words ''Or
shall be otherwise produced in the Uni
ted States from processes executed in
the United States" After discussion,
the amendment was rejected; yeas, 10:
nays, ~. Adjourned.
Feb. 1S.-The senate bill confirming
to the Kansas Central railroad company
l-ight-of-way on the Fort Leavenworth
military reservation was reported and
placed on the calendar. Some dozen
pension bills were passed, including
bills increasing the pensions of the
widows of Gen. Custer, Admiral Wilkes
and Gen. Daniel Ullman to 500 a month.
The copyright bill was again taken up
the pending question being on the Sher-
man amendment as offered yesterday by
Mr.. Power-to admit copyrighted books,
ETC., printed in foreign countries, on
payment of tariff duty. 1t was agreed
to; Yeas, So; nays, "a. Mr.. Frye re-
newed the amendment heretofore offered
by him requiring maps, Grammatical or
musical compositions, engraving cuts,
prints photographs, chromos or lithO-
graphs to be printed from plates execu-
led in the United States. Agreed to:
Yeas, Al; nays, "a. Finally the vote
vas taken on the passage of the bill, and
;he bill was passed: Yeas, 36; nays, IA.
The senate bill for the erection of a
new custom house ia the city of New
York was passed. The following bills
were passed: Amending the act of July,
1882, dividing the state of Iowa into
two judicial district. The senate bill
10 provide the times and places of hold
ing terms of the United Stated courts
in Idaho. The senate then proceeded
TO the consideration of the substitute
for the house bill to provide for the
adjudication and payment of claims
arising from Indian depredations. A
vote on substitute offered by MIR. Ed
munds revealed the fact that there was
no quorum and the senate adjourned.
Feb 19.-Senate bill TO increase the
pension of General w. H. Howell
to $72 per month was reported and pass
ed. The credentials of Mr.. Vance for
his new senatorial term, beginning
March next, was presented and placed
on file. The bill for the adjudication
Of claims arising from Indian depreda-
Gions was then taken up as the ''un-
finished business" Mr.. Edmond's mo-
lion to strike out section 3, which pro-
oides that no claim by Indians shall be
allowed by the court on the unsupported
testimony of an Indian. Agreed to
yeas, 81; nays, IA. Mr.. Ingalls, who
presided, after referring to his four
years service as presiding officer pro-