The Globe-republican. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1889-1910, 1892-08-12
FIFTY-SECOND CONGRESS

Senator Perkins introduced resolution pro-
vidinS fora special committee OF three to be
sent into the herokee country end make q Per-
sonal investigation of the intruder question
The resolution was referred 10 the committee
on contingent eA penses.
sent the following telegram to each OF the alb
sentees:
Il urgently request your Immediate presence
here. We cannot break The deadlock without q
full attendance and we cannot adjourn without
disposing Of the sundry civil bill. All leaves of
absence are revoked
The senate. in the course OF an hour and a
half session. cleared off the only three unop-
osed house bills remanirg on It. cal ndar, and
then waited for some Agreement from the house
OF the sundry vii bill.
The proposition .ubra;tted BY the worlds fa,r
advisory committee tn reconsider the vote or
the sundry civil bill and place II in conferences
and vote for s. $4,000 as direct gift to the fair
In a separate bill not later than saturday, VIII
probably be acceptable to all parties
The house disentangled its parliament ary
SNAIL by reconsi ierng its vote agreeing TO 3 n
ate amendments TO the sundry civil bill. and
sent that bill back to conference with nothing
of importance IN dispute except the world far
The house then discussed the Durburrow bill.
which gives the fair s, 40 WO outright and fixed
an hour the next day to vote on It,
Another Joint re oution was passed extending
appropriations covered by the sundry civil bill
six days more.
the house ~ on the sundry civil bill. and. with
out taxing any action upon the report, or pro-
vid ng for further conference, adjourned until
an hour one hour later than that nXed by tho
house to vote on the DurbUrrow bill.
: Both houses passed the Durburrow bill donat-
In S2.5O0.tC0 to the worlds fair.
Then the conference report on the srndry civil
appropriation bill was agreed to and business OF
the session was at an end
This long delayed bill according 10 Mp. HoI-
mans statement. as finally agreed upon. appro-
priated S57.>27.0G. This was $4,000 less than
the bill as passed by The senate. and ,2,6lt 90
more than as il passed the house. As to he
pirta ar1pn HYr 4
ing: That no uplOye of the Plnksrton detect
i've agency. or any similar agency, shall be en-
ployed in any government service or by any
officer of the district OF Columbia. As the prop
osition originally passed The house. II provided
that no government Official having right to
make contracts. could contract with any corpor
alton or firm of persons " no employed PInker
or other armed guards.
Senator Allison said he would state IN general
terms the appropriations Of this session as COM
pared with the app OPERATION. OF the first session
OF the flfty-hrst ngress- The appropriations
of that session were, n round numbers, sio3Uo,-
OOO and those OF the present session we're 81
Coz. COZ showing an increase OF $4,000. The
principal increases were IN the appropriations
Tor pensions and for the postotce DEF artmen..
Ii was obvious to I'll that the postal authorities
and postal e1penditrre- were con~tantly IN
creasing and so there had been Ss.e0ca added
TO the postotfce appropriation bill at this ses-
sion. And the postal appropriation " uld fan
short Of NEE, ne the nece>sars eIpend Itures FOR
the fiscal year OF 1-9a Large defcienciesf for the
DO totfice der ar trnent and other departments OF
the government would be necessary at the next
Senator German. member Of the committee on
appropriations. commended the Chairman OF
tina, committee for this fair and candid state
ruept OF the i'm M nse sum Of so COT app O
priated at tie pre-ent ion, $40 co.. co. had be-
come necessary because of legislation OF the
Ffry-frst congress, a congress for which the
democratic party had no responsibility. twenty
Of that sixty millions had come from PENSIONS
alone. Appropriations for pen-lons az the next
-essi would be az least twenty millions moro
than at the present sessio7 ami be doubted very