Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1891-02-26

continue its Investigations during me recess was
agreed to.
Army APPROPRIATIONS BILL
The senate agreed to the conference report on
the army appropriation bill
RESOLUTIONS.
The senate il the same session considered and
sdopted two sets of like resolutions; one on the
death of Admiral Porter and the other relating to
General Sherman's DEATH
A committee Of fiye senators was ordered to at
tend the funeral of General Sherman
QUAY HEARD FROM.
Genator Quay addressed the senate in refutation
AZ infimafed tbef he had waited for a time to
come when there should be luil in the industry
neat and reitefate the accusations; and time
when no heated political night was raging rarity
through indifference to SANDER and parity py tue
advice of friends he had so far treated the assas
sins of his reputation as undeserVing OF open
He took the various charges made against him,
running back % years, and pronounced them aIi
lies, with exceptions He related the true his
tory of the transactions upon which the slanoeEs
were based, showing that the truth, UNDERSTOOD
took away the possibility OF hls quit as charged
HAWAIIAN CABLE
The senate agreed to an amendment TO the consu-
lar and diplomatic appropriation Dill, authoril-
ing the president to make arrange ments with
maintain telegraphic communication with the
Sandwich Islands; and appropriating S25OOOO a
year for fourteen years to that purpose
FUNERAL. COMMITTEES.
Senators Eyarts. Hawley, Henderson, Pierce.
Cockrell and WalthaIl were appointed as a com
mittee of the senate to attend General sherman s
From the house a like committee was named,
composed of Representatives Cutcheon, splnola,
CogSwel, Cummings, GrosVenors hlnsey, 1aril-
sey, Henderson Qllinolsl. and Cultivate.
STREET CARS TO FORT RILEY.
In the senate the conference report on the bill
granting right of way to the junction City Fort
Riley Street Railway company through the Fort
Riley military reservation In Kansas was pre-
sented and agreed TO.
cHERoKEE OUTLET
Mr. Holman, Of Indiana, offered in the house
an aInendient t ei s I Of tbe IN
terror for the sale of the Cherokee outletA dopte
COPYRIGHT.
The copyright bill was taken up, the pending a
offered by Mr.. Power, to admit copyrighted books,
ETC., printed in foreign countries, on payment OF
tariff. 1t was agreed to; yeas S6, nays "a
Senator Ingalls, offered amendment which
reads And except IN the case OF ne%spapers anu
hibition of importation" was agreed 10 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 tenn.
| INGALLS, RESIGNS.
| Mr. Ingalls,, who was occupying the vice presi
dents char as presiding officer pro tem., made
personal statement He said: -Four years age
| on the 25th of the present month L was chosen
| president of the senate PRO tom, and by subse
cent election continued in that station unit !
April last, when by another resolution OF MARI
| q, preceding, l was unanimously designated tt
preside during future absences OF the vice presl
| dent and the pleasure of the senate, a junction
| not previously exercised by any member of thai
| body during the century of its existence ht
added that in view of the carly close OF his tern
as senator, in order to avoid embarrassment anc
| afford opportunity for delibeTation, he tenderec
his RESIGNATION as president of the senate pro tenn
| pore 70 take effect the election OF his success
| sor 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 yea
| 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 be
ing to retain control of the appropriation bills 81
| as to put them as weapons against the measure.
| PENSION BILLS.
The senate passed las private pension bills II
| forty five 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 70 the amount
/ of 800, 100000.
| AFTER FILIBUsTERING
| by the opposition to prevent such action, th'
| house advanced the bill for the relief OF the su
| preIne court to the conferences stage.
70 QUORUM.
prevented like contemplated action upon the bill
fixing the salaries of United states district Judges