Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1892-12-17
IN CONGRESS.

adopted q resolution which was offered by Mr..
Of the treasury. 1t provides toe means for ar
risink ct IN exact knowledge of the treasury
A bill providing for the issue of SIS 600 900 Of
bonds, redeemable in coin a. the option Of the
in the house by Mr.. zimmerman, of Pennsyl-
vania. The proceeds of the sale are to be APP
piled for the payment of deficiency In the United
States treasury.
Representative Durborow of illinois, chair
man of the committee on Columbian exposi-
ton, introduced in the house a joint resolution
providing for the opening of the fair on Sunday,
but prohibiting the use of machinery and IN
necessary manual labor.
Mr.. Hooker, of Mississippi, introduced bill
to change the time of the meeting of congress
to the first Monday in March after election.
n. D. Harte-, of Ohio, introduced a bill in the
Which for the sss 81 sSe5
ounces OF silver bullion for gold.
Mr.. Vest introduced a joint resolution for the
appointment by the president of the United
States of three commissioners to confer with
the proper authorities of the five civilized
tribes in the Indian territory with view of
making such agreement and arrangement as
will induce them to take homesteads in sever
atty and sell the remainder of their lands to
the United States.
Mr.. Otis, Of Kansas, introduced financial
bill which provides for free coinage, and that
money paid for bullion in the treasury be COW
cred into the treasury as part OF the gene q
reserve fund. The secretary of the treasury 9
required to have coined all the silver and bull
lion In the hands OF the general government for
any purpose and to have prepared at as early a
date as possible fifteen hundred billion dollars
of paper money, all of which gold, silver and
paper money shall be used to form part of the
general reserve.
The president sent message to the senate Civ
between the United States and Great Britain as
to naval forces to be maintained on the great
lakes.
Senator Hill presented bill to repeal the act
for the purchase of silver bullion. similar bill
was introduced in the house.
Representative Caruth of Kentucky, intro
dueed the following bill: mo pensio1eE now
shall be entitled to draw pension for any period
of time during which he is or shall be entitled
to full pay or salary which an abled bodied per-
son. discharging like duties to the government,
is allowed by law"
Representative Harter, of Ohio, introduced a
banking bill for the perpetuation of the national
banking system and the restoration of the state
bank notes on a safe basis.
An attempt was made to get vote in the
house on the bill granting portion of the Fort
Hays reservation to the state of Kansas, but
the house refused to act upon it.
Delegate Harvey, of Oklahoma. is trying to
get congress to pass bill permitting the Potta-
100000 acres of valuable lands in Oklahoma
and half the tribe live in Pottawatomie
and Shawnee counties, Kan. They want it 90
they like, but under the present law cannot sell
it for twenty-five years. About 200 600 acres are
tied Up by the Sac and Fox in this way.
A bill having for its object the establishment
of q uniform revenue customs duty upon sugar
and the adjustment of the paying of sugar
bounties, was INTRODUCED in the house by Rep
tail that IN and after February i, 1898, q uni
form tariff tax, or customs duty, of one-half of
i per cent. per pound to be levied on all grades
payment of all bounties to producers of sugar
in the United States shall cease on February.
The democrats are of the mind, it is said, to
and Arizona go over C TIL the next congress, not
making any fight to pass the bills for their ad.
mission by the senate this winter.
a BIZ to reduce the postage Of first class mail
matter to cent per half ounce.
The Indian committee of the house decided to
call up during the en- morning hopr. at the first
luton. This resolution expresses the opinion
for the benefit of the president, that the house
can see no reason why the president should not
pay the 100000 awarded the Choctaws and
Chickasaws by former congress for shadow
title in the Cheyenne and Arapahoe lands The
reference to this matter in the presidents mes
luton.
Both houses met after adjournment from
Thursday to Monday; with some apparent de-
termination to get to work in earnest. In the
senate the anti-option bill was first in order and
will be called up and argued at length during
the week.
viding for the election of senators by popular
vote. It IL fully endorsed by the committee on
privileges and elections of the senate, who will
endeavor to press it to a vote
In the house the army bill was reported, and
other appropriation bills are about ready to be
reported.
Senators PETER and Call were appointed addi.
tional members of the committee on immigra-
ton.