Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1891-02-28
FFTY-FIRST CONGRESS.
sTREEr oARs no POET RnEE.


In the senate the conference report On the bill
granting right of way to the Junction City q Eori
Riley Street Railway company through the FOR
Riley military reservation In Kansas was pre-
sented and agreed to.
CHEROKEE OUTLET.
Mr. Holman, of Indiana, offered in the house
IN amendment providing that the Cherokee ma
ton may negotiate with the secretary OF the In
terror for the sale of the Cherokee outetA dopteo
COPYRIGHT.
The copyright bill was taken up, the pending
question being on the Sherman amendment a.
offered by Mr. Power to admit copyrighted books
ETC., printed in foreign countries, on payment OF
tariff 1t was agreed to; yeas 80, nays "A.
Senator ingalls, offered an amendment winch
reads "And except in the case of newspapers and
periodicals which are hereby exempted from pro
hibition of importation, was agreed to without
The bill was then passed.
SPEAKER PRO TEN.
Speaker Reed being confined to his room by Q
cold the house elected Mr.. Payson, of Illinois
speaker pro TEN.
INGALLS, RESIGNS.
Mr.. INGALLS,. who WIS occupying the vice presi-
dents char as presiding officer pro tenn, MADE a
personal statement. He said: -Four years ago
on the 18th of the present month was CHOSEN
president of the senate Pr tenn ana py suDse;
cent election was continued IN that statlon pntIl
April last, when by another resolution OF March
q preceding, was unanimously designated to
preside during future absences OF the vice presi-
dent and the pleasure of the senate, function
not previously exercised by any member OF that
body during the century of its existence" He
added that in view of the early close OF his term
a. senator, in order to avoid embarrassment ana
afford opportunity for deliberatiOn, he rendered
his resignation as president of the senate pro tenn
pore to take effect on the election of his success
eor in Office He made a graceful recognition OF
the honor conferred upon him by the senate
AGAINST THE SHIPPING BILL.
The democrats of the house demand the yeas
and nays on ever motion. This action was con-
sidered on both sides of the HOUSE as an obstacle
to the passage of the shipping bill, the object De-
ing to retain control of the appropriation bills so
as to put them as weapons against the measure
PENSION BILLS.
The senate passed 145 private pension bills ID
forty-flve minutes.
NICARAGUA CANAL.
The senate gave some time to the bill which
proposes the guarantee of the United States gov
eminent to the company's bonds TO the amount
of 500, OOO 600.
AFTER FILIBUsTERING
BY the opposition to prevent such action, the
house advanced the bill for the relief OF the su-
preme court to the conference stage.
no QUORUM.
prevented like contemplated action upon the bill
fixing the salaries of United states district judges
NICARAGUA CANAL.
The Nicaragua canal bill comes up each day for
a while in the senate, but little Is done about
it yet
NAVY APPROPRIATIONS.
The conference report on the navy appropria-
ton bill was presented and agreed TO Dy the
senate,
WILD DISORDER.
The house is now daily repeating the scenes OF
disorder which were so common GARNER IN the
session; the purpose of which is to delay and pre-
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 148 nays 90. 1t provides that the salaries OF
the several Judges of the district courts OF the
United States shall be $500 per annum.
CIVIL SERVICE.
An amendment Offered in the senate to the civil
appropriation bill, giving the secretary OF the
treasury power to fill certain places Temporarily
without a civil service examination, brought up
the old Quarrel on the civil service commission
ers Senators German, Regan and CockreH de-
nounced the commissioners as without common
sense, but well supplied with audacity.
ALLOTMENT IN sEvERALTY.
In the house Mr.. Perkins, of Kansas, presented,
and the house adopted, the conference report on
the bill amending the act for the allotment Oh
land in severalty to the Indians.
RELIEF FOR OKLAHOMA.
On point of order raised by Mr.. Clements of
Georgia the clause approriating $4,000 for the
relief of the citizens of Oklahoma was stricken
from the deficiency bill.
PosToFFICE APPROPRIATIONS.
The house passed the postofhce appropriation