Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1891-02-21

ndSeS Od certain employees OF the government prlnI
ing ONCE; adding proyiso that night work shal
De pad ~ Per cent. more than day labor.
CONFERENCE ON QUALIFICATIONS.
Senators Drives, Plumb and German were ap
pointed conferees on the part Of Che senate on th'
forihcatlOn bill.
NAVAL MILITIA.
An item in the naval appropriation bill wal
approved by the senate giving $2J,OO0 Tor equip
ment and arms for naval militia
FEDERAL BUILDING AT DALLAS, TEXAS.
The presidents veto message on the bill for {
public building at Dallas, Texas. with the actor
of the house passing the bill over the veto), WA
presented in the senate and referred to the com
mittee on public buildings and grounds
The house had passed this bill over the presi
dents veto, III to So
MRS. GENERAL CUSTER,
The house passed the bill increasing the pen
sion of Mrs. General Custer TO 500 month.
PORT ORCH RID.
The senate amended the naval appropriation bill
50 as TO locate dry dock at Port Orchard, or
Puget Sound, Oregon instead of on the Columbia
river.
The bill was passed.
OKLAHOMA LAWS.
The senate passed the senate joint resolution
continuing the laws of Nebraska In force In the
territory of Oklahoma until July 1, 1891.
WILLIAM JEWELL COLLEGE.
The senate passed the house bill appropriatin G
200 for the use of United States troops durln
the war of the building of William Jewell college
of Liberty, Missouri.
RECORD AND PENSION OFFICE.
The house raised the senate bill to establish a
record and pension Office IN the war department.
RAILROAD IN THE TERRITORY.
The house passed bill extending the time
within which the Choctaw. Coal aud Railroad
company should construct Its railroad through
the Indian territory.
z. & A. RAILROAD.
The house passed the senate bill authorizing
the Kans5s d Arkansas Railroad company to eX-
tend its line in the Indian territory.
The senate later concuTred in the house amend
ments to this bill, and 1t goes to the president.
PENSION BILLS.
In the senate a large number of pension bills
were passed, Including house bill granting pen
sion of 500 month to General n. 2. Banks.
CL,RKs NOT ALLOWED.
The committee of the whole house had amended
the legislatJv appropriation bill as TO give all
members OF the house session clerks at 500 per
month. Chairmen, of committees were already
When the bill came back to the house this
amendment was defeated; " to 49,.
The Legislative appropriation bill was then
COPYRIGHT IN THE SENATE.
The senate resumed consideration of the copy-
right bill, the pending question being on Senal or
ShermRn's amendment to strike out the word
prohibited" and insert the words Subject to the
duties provided by law, so that for, m editions
of books, etc, which are copyrighted IN the
United States, may be admitted to this country
on payment of regular tariff duties.
The debate on the mendment continued all the
afternoon and then, the discussion having closed
the vote was taken on Senator SEerman's amend
ment and 1t was agreed to-yeas, %; nays, "A.
ADMIRAL PORTER.
The presidents message announcing the death
of Admiral Porter having been laid before the
senate, e1logstc ad35esses wore d deliver by
Messrs. Chandler, McPherson and Plumb, ana
then the senate adjourned.
REL ,TIONs WITH CANADA.
In the senate the resolution authorizing the
select committee on relations with Canada to
continue its Investigations during the recess was
agreed to.
ARMY APPROPRIATION ELL.
The senate agreed to the conference report ON
the army appropriation bill.
RESOLUTIONS.
The senate In the same session considered and
adopted two sets of like resolutions; one on the
death of Admiral Porter and'the other relating to
General Shermans death.
Senator Hawley spoke at length on the latter.
A committee of five senators WIS ordered to- at
tend the funeral of General Sherman.
QUAY HEARD FROM.
Senator Quay addressed the senate in Yefutation
of charges circulated against him.
He intimated that he had waited for a time to
come when there should be a lul m the industry
of those who had for years made q business to "a
peat and reiterate the accusations; and time
when no heated political tight was raging. Partly
through indifference to SANDER, and partly by the
advice of friends he had so far treated the assas-
sins of his reputation as Undeserving OF open
controversy,
He took the various charges made against him,
running back 25 years, and pronounced them all
lies, with no exceptions. He related the true his
tory of the transactions upon which the ISLANDERS
we're based, showing that the truth, understood,
took away the possibility of his guilt as charged
HAWAIIAN CABLE.
The senate agreed to an amendment TO the consu-
diniOmatlC
ing the president to make arrangements with
some citizen or corporation to establish and
maintain Geographic communication with the
Sandwich Islands; and apprOpriating $250OOO a
year for fourteen years TO that purpose.
FUNERAL COMMITTEES,
Senators Evsrts, Haw1ey, Henderson, Pierce,
,Cockrell and Walthall were appointed as a COM
mittee of the senate to sttend General Sherman's
funeral.
From the house like committee was named
composed of Representatives CUtcheon, Spinola,
Cogswell, Cummings, GTosvenOr, klnsey, Iarn-
sey, Henderson QllinoIsa- and Cultivate.