The Globe-republican. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1889-1910, 1892-06-06
FIFTY-SECOND CONGRESS

senate By Sherman, Stewart and Teller. and
then went over until Tueaday to accommodate
Sherman, who Was having Information com
speak on the bill.
NJ. Hatch Was beaten By tie vote in the
house in his motion to consider his anti-optiou
the consideration Of revenue bile, this bin vii
calendar among that class Of bills.
the bill TO classify and prescribe the salaries OF
railway postal clerks, and the senate bin 10
latin9 to the Topeka dam on the Kansas river.
bill an amendment was agreed to limiting the
number OF copies OF public documents which
may be printed BY the heads of bureaus, without
agriculture being expressly excepted from this
This concluded the work Of the committee Of
TIE whole house ON the sundry civil appropria,
The houee then commenced consideration Of
the poetof6ce appropriation bill
bill to place iron ore and scrap iron the free
list and to reduce tho duties ON manufactures OF
iron and other metals.
and tri-weekly publications mailed at certain
free delivery oaces was authorized to be favor
ably reported by the house committee ON post
offices. 1t provides that the rae Of postage on
not exceeding two ounces IN weight when de-
posted for flee delivery by shall be uni
form at 1 cent each. Periodicals weighing more
BY Garner to postage Of : cents each. In cities
of less than 5000 population, having free deliv-
cry Offices, semi;weekly and tri-weekly publica.
tons may b delivered by carrier upon payment
by the publisher of tho pound rate postage az
provided for weekly publications at carriers
Offices.
The agricultural appropriation bill was COM
pleted BY the house committee on agriculture
and viii be reported to the house, 1t appropri-
ates s. 500 more than the bill Of last year. One
million dollars is appropriated to carry out the
provisions OF the meat inspection law, which Is
half million dollars in excess of the apprOpria-
ton of the current year for this purpose.
passed thirty bills. none Of them of general pub
lie interest
The free coinage bill was taken up and Senator
san or political measure, on which parties were
likely to divide; still there was no question to
be compared with 1t IN the importance of its Of
fects on the business interests of the country.
He defended the financial action Of the republi-
can party and denounced the bill under consid-
Grafton a. wrong in principal, wrong in detail
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etlzation Of gold. The very threat Of the free
coinage of silver, he said. was doing more than
anything else to disturb the business interests OF
Senator Hiscock presented memorial signed
BY prominent men of all political parties asking
that committee be appointed to inquire into
the system of naturalization in New York City,
to the end that some remedial legislation be de-
v1sed and enacted with reference thereto. They
get forth that just prior to the last election In
New York city the naturalization OF foreigners
was attended by great irI egularity and extensive
frauds, there being in the first twenty days of
October. 1891, no less than 6s11 administrations,
OF which $50 we're by a single judge who at
each session of court manufactured new citizens
at the rate of about one per minute.
The senate agreed, without dissent, tc take no
Ut
II. This agreement was arrived at after Sherman
had closed his two days argument against the
bill which his last words characterized as a
SeDator Stewart has the floor to reply to sher-
man when the bill is again up.
house bill to regulate the manner in which
property shall be sold under decree OF United
States courts. was taken from the calendar and
was about to be passed without a question when
Teller offered an amendment requiring officials
to receive LEGAL tender money in satisfaction OF
ton of such an important bill under the five
minute rule. But Morgan moved to proceed to
its consideration. notwithstanding the objection,
and 1t was on that motion that Hill voted with
the free silver men.
The house is still considering the postoffice ap-
bill with slow progress.
authorizing and directing the president to pro-
claim general holiday concentrating the 4OOth
anniversary of the discovery of America on the
The senate appropriations committee complet-
ed the annual appropriation bill. 1t carries a
total appropriation of $l46.& 0, 0OO, making about
$500 600 less than estimated, and little over Sill
600 900 more than the house bill. The increase Is
'Or the army and navy pensions and rent
The senate committee on appropriations re-
ported the house diplomatic and consular bill
The bill now carries many items appearing in the
original bill and which the house had changed
The missions to Colombia and Ecuador and to
Peru and Bolivia, which were consolidated by
the house. restored to their present status. as
were also the missions to Venezuela, Guatemala
and Honduras. Salaries of consul generals at
London, Paris, Havana and Rio De Janelro were
reduced from S. 600 to 5000 each by the house,
but have been restored by the senate committee.
The Indications are that there will be a prac-
teal suspension of business in congress for
week on account of the absence of 80 many
members at the conventions.
The house committee on territories reported
bill making cents per mile the
maximum rate for carrying passengers in the In
dion territory. The Missouri, Kansas Texas
and st. Louis Il San Francisco roads have been
cents, and a number of petitions
from wholesale houses doing business In that
country have asked congress for relief. Appeals
of this sort have come Il ON some of the CONNER
cial interests of Kansas City.
The senate agreed to let a minority adjourn
from day to day until members should return to
Washington.