Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1891-03-07
FIFTY-FIRST CONGRESS.
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Senator Plumb offered an amendment TO tn
Sundry Civil Appropriation bill, which wa.
of the treasury to coin into standard silver dollars
the trade dollar bullion and the trade dollars nov
in the treasury the expense thereof to be chArgec
| TO the silver profit fund.
PREVENTION OF EPTDE1nCS
| The paragraph authorizing the use of unexpend
| ed BALANCES for the prevention OF epldemlcs gave
| rise to q long discussion
| Mr. Chandler moved to place further sums al
the disposal of the pres dent for the same purpose
the whole amount OF the expenditure of the yea;
not to exceed Sz5O,OO1 Agreed TO.
PowE1Ls B TELIIoN
! The house nassed the senate bill granting PEN
1 sions to the members of POwell's battalion OF
mounted volunteers of Missouri who served In the
Mexican war.
TEE DIRECT TAX BILL.
The house passed the direct tax bill; Ia to 1ol.
This Is the measure to repay to states the amount
of direct tax paid by them during the war. The
| bill has be n fought over in succeeding con-
| crosses for years. Its passage now, without any
| ado, Is striking illustration OF IeglslatlVe
methods.
The speaker appointed Messrs. Caswen, E. B.
Taylor Ohio and Mr. Oates as conierees on the
direct tax bill.
In 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 special rule to fix time fcI
concluding debate ON the shipping bill.
THE sUSDRY cIvILRILL.
The senate agreed 10 amendments to the sundry
civil appropriation bill:
To give $4,000 for brick barracks at the Sol
diers home at Ieavenworth, Kansas.
To give 5000 for an elevator in the public
building at LeayenTorth.
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ANT At wANAMAKER.
An amendment WA offered In the senate to
create the Office Of fourth assistant postmaster
general.
Senator Plumb Said he believed the department,
under Its present management, was unnecessarily
extravagant, and characterized BY a lack OF care
full attention 20 tho public expenditures. This
new Office would simply enable the postmaster
general TO devote all his time 70 his prlVats DusS~
ness.
The amendment was Withdrawn.
NICARAGUA CANAL
The house heard several speeches on the bill 20
assist the construction Of the AicsFsRGan canal,
republicans fayorins the bill and democrats Op-
posing. -
An amendment 10 the general deficiency sppro-
paiation bill 70 strike out the appTopfatsfSfa 70
pay the Pacific railroad for services performed,
was agreed to-147 10 o..
PRERoGATIvE DEFENDED.
The president has vetoed the bin 20 establish
the record and pension Office Of the war depart
ment because the bill nOmiEates a person 70 III
the new office created by Il. This the pTsslcsnI
says II is not competent Tor congress 70 90,
NICARAGUA CANAL BILL NOT PgEssKD.
The committee on foreign relations, through
Senator Sherman, gave notice that the Nicaragua
canal bill would not be further pressed, On ac-
count of lack of time for 1t to be acted upon, es-
pecialy by the house.
THE PADDOCK BILL
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of unfinished business in the senate; but this &C
ton was almost Immediately reversed by vote to
take up
THE INDIAN APPROPRIATION BILL.
The amount for support of Indian schools was
raised from 800, 600 to 81 100000.
On this Senator Plumb said the education OF
the Indian meant nothing but refined loaferlsm
In connection with the Cheyenne and Arapahoe
agreement comprised IN the bill, MT Plump Of
fered an amendment declaring all the lands IN
Oklahoma to be agricultural lands and that proof
of the non-mineral character shall not be required
as conditions precedent to final entry. Agreed 70.
THE SHIPPING BILL.
An amendment offered in the house to the ship
ping bill to cOntne subsidies entirely 10 shlps
propelled by steam was defeated.
vote was taken ordering the bill NOW In the
form of house substitute for the senate DILL 10
third reading, and it failed causing manHeSta-
tions of pleasure on the democratic side. Another
vote was reached and tie bill was ordered to third
reading.
WIDOW PENSIoNED.
The senate passed the house bill granting PEN
sion of $3.50 year to the widow OF Admlra
Porter.
INDIAN APPROPRIATIONS.
The senate substituted new sections in the In
dian appropriation bill, intended not to partlc-
ularly change the intent of the bill, but to put
the matters it contained concerning Ing ia
of certain treaties, and the disposition OF lalus
acquired under them in proper form.
further amendment was agreed to, TO pay me
Choctaw and Chickasaw tribes nearly 81, VOOVOO
for lands occupied under executive OIuer ny Ine
Cheyennes and Arapahoes-
Senator Plumb moved to insert provision that
the school land reserve In Oklahoma may De
leased. for term not exceeding three years for
the benefit of the school fund OF the territory,
Agreed to.
PRIVATE LAND CLAIMS.
> The senate and house both agreed to the con-
ference report on the bill to establish United
States land court for settlement OF private Land
claims.
TIMBER CULTURE REPEAL
The senate agreed to the conference report on
the bill to repeal the timber culture laws.
BARGAIN.
A conference between republicans and demo-
Gratis in the house resulted in a tacit agreement
that none of the contested election cases should
be called up and that the democrats should not
further obstruct appropriation olls.
IMPEACHMENT.
luton: That Alex B. ardman, judge of the United
States district court for the western district OF
the state of Louisiana, be impeached for high
crimes and misdemC anors.
POSTAL SUBSIDIES.
The aenate concurrred in the house amendments
n the hill giving subsidies for carrying United
states nails in American vessels. The bill now
goes to the president.
aArDERsoN SUCCEEDS INGALLS,.
2 Senator Sherman offered resolution electing
Senator Henderson, of Nebraska, as president
pro tenn, to hold Office during the pleasure OF the
senate
Senator German offered resolution rendering
the thanks of the senate to Senator ingalls, Tor
the "eminently courteous, dignihed. able and
impartial manner in which he has presided over
the deliberations and performed the duties Oh the
president PRO tempore.
Both resolutions were agreed to, and the oafn OF
office was administered by the vice president to |
Senator Henderson, who was escorted 70 the |
chair by Senator ingalls,.
RECIPROCITY WITH HAWAII
The senate passed the house bill relating to rec
iprocity with the Hawaiian islands
A MILLION FOR AN EMERGENCY.
The senate passed the house joint resolution |
million dollars for the improve /
ment of the Mississippi river, to be Immediately |
available
IRRIGATION.
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