Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1891-02-12

coast OF Texas at Corpus Glr1Su ana tt11ro Is
Land with amendments-)
oUAPAw INDIANA
anotments of lands in severalty to the Quapaw
Indians in the Indian Territory.
ELECTION OF SENATORS.
Senator Turpie introduced joint resolution
fvhich referred 10 the committee on judi
sriaryl proposing an amendment TO tie constitn-
toA for the election OF United States senators by
1hsdirect vote of the people of the Vernl states
SALE or TOBACCO TO MINOR s.
The house passed the senate bill to prohibit the
aaAe of tobacco 10 minors under l6 u of age an
the District Of Columbia
DEEP WATER IN TExAs.
The house concurred in senate az nendments tn
house bill to promote the cOnstruc aion OF a safe
deep water harbOr on the coast Of :exas.
orOE LANDS.
The senate passed its bill to cor firm eartaip an
tries the OtOe reservation in Kansas and Ne
Alaska
TWO BILLS.
The senate passed the fortihc alton bill and the
military academy bill
THE REGULAR APPRoP' aIA1IoNs
5ze being, considered and acted upon in both
houses with pretty fair speed
INGALLS, ExPLilINs
Senator Ingalls, arose to a question of orivilege
and replied to the censure which has n - =. -
culetion relating to his attitude On a. 1tn,a III
and on the elections bill. lux
absence with this directioa, Il Shnnld vnt IL
against the proposed change OF F1l "a and sho1Id
of any other than the election blp md an 1sireJ
accordingly with Mr.. Allison. v no Is at Ibery 10
He Tas unalterably oppos ed to the eloture
rule He has now, and Away a had been In favor
against force and tFand, no nnartisan and annli
-oanle equa1iy 70 az part 8 Of the nation. The
many of its details REQ Ave the sancfion Of hi
Judgment ~ - "a N-
PENSION APPROPRIATIONS.
7. Inc pension epP -opriation bill was taken up
iona r,-f he.
0s5; for fees m enses az LOT me yes SS
5oE 50 aries of eighteen pension agents
item e me re-. clerk hire. Sso0G0O The latter
4ii'Uee u a4P OPERATIONS to S400C00
LAND FORFEITURE,
Inc sI15 sr laid before the house the senate bill
~ 5nSn le land forfeiture act of Septem Der
-, l9'O, SO that the period within which settlers
pnrchase1E and others, under the provisions 81
salq act - ay make application to purchase lands
loILel1ed thereby, when such period begins Ia
run from the passage of the act shall begin Ia
ran iroI the date of PRONUNCIATION by the COM
tons o the officers of the local land ofiees for
1neiT ireeion in the disposition of said lands
Aile T" IL was passed with verbal amendments.
EVERY FRIDAY NIGHT.
sJ r vate pension bills are passed by the house
gbb e Friday nights the last batch was lis Of
ANOTHER ASSOCIATE SusTIcE.
In the senate Conference report on the bill to
provide for an additional associate justice of the
supreme court OF the United States was presented
y and agreed to,
RAILROAD LANDS.
The house amendments to the senate bill to
amend the act FORGETTING certaing railroad lands
We're Presented and concurred In and the bill now
goes Co the president.
SINCE JUNE 1868.
In June, 1853, congress passed an eight hour
labor bill. There is now before the senate an
appropriation bill to pay to all government en-
since June as. The amount required is estimated
at SSo.oO0,OOO.