Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1892-07-23
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nx Quay'e amendment requiring ths Colpn.
. diecuaeion which lasted two hours and hal4
and was not finished.
fhs conference report on the military academy
Re- Sd De. ed sppsopastns xso 90 sor the
The army spprop-iation BIN sim hangs in
snspo9sssso1 Over nonbonSsd lceds oo0trolisd
b tie Union Pacinc and the Southern Pacific.
Tho senate decided. s. to Is, to mako the anti
tkinx done was TO return It to its old place On
Ssnator Peder said that be had made nistaks
s e ,sDs to pay the .do.; 9, d :sd
doGired to 90 state 10 tho senate and the country.
The house discussed. all day, the joint resolu-
Hco rsl.sSs e g.; tne eel % Q, , oo.sos " POP
Judge Broderick secured unanimous consent
end posed the ball permitting the Hon. Thoma:
Aooneht Of Ksnsss to 60 into the he. cont Of
times he was barred by the statute Of imita-
ton. When first called up. Holman, Mcmillan
and Watson objected, bTt they were finally
The first vo 9 reacl ed BY the senate on Sunday
opening Of the world: fair was upon . motion
to table Senator Quay's amendment recurring
The amendment, Ii to IS, the affirmative vote be-
lne by Messrs Blodgett, Carlisle, Daniel, Glib
son IN. d.. Hunton. Palmer, PETER. Sanders,
When the resolution reported by the rules
committee. fixing time for consideration and
final disposition of Senator Stewards silver
coinage bill, tho previous question on tho ad0p.
Hon Of the resolution was ordered by vote Of
1873 to l2S. But the free coinage men were not
strong enough on the direct proposition, and the
Tss deteatsd By vote Of Iss sssnst ia
nays, a majority against the consideration OF
tie Stewart bill of Is.
This practically kills the measure, at least set
ties it that no action can be reached 1T this
session.
The senate adopted the amendment by Senator
PETER to prevent the sale OF liquor on the worlds
fair grounds by q vote OF 70 to rs but reversed
that action next day by a vote OF q to e.
SENATOR Quay's amendment requiring the fa1r
grounds to be closed on Sundays was adopted
Without division, after the big vote against
With this condit; on attached the senate voted
to issue to the world q fair managers ten million
souvenir silver half dollars.
Senator Higgins tIoduced bill to authorize
retaliation for certain unjust scrlmlnatlon by
the Dominion of Canada against the United
States.
Senator Sherman introduced bill to repeal
certain portions of the Q liver act of $50, espe-
cially the provisions for the monthly purchase
of 500 GOO ounces of silver bullion, and for the
issue OF treasury notes in payment thereof.
Senator PETER introduced q bill to prohibit
the coinage of gold in the mints of the United
Senator Stewart introduced bill reducing by
Is per cent the salaries of all government en-
plOyes now getting over $500.
reported a resolution for the appointment of
select committee OF seven senators on the Home
stead trouble and on organization and employ
msnt Of Pinkerton forces;
ing the finance committee to report bill that
will make legal tender money absolutely legal
tender, irrespective OF any contrary condition IN
6GRepresentrtive Scott, of Illinois, introduced q
bill in the house to prohibit railroads or steam
boats from carrying armed forces (Plnkertons)
The committee on foreign affairs reported and
the house adopted a resolution requesting the
department of state to inquire into the or
cumstances relative to the imprisonment OF DR..
Gallagher, an American citizen now In an Eng
ish prison. and endeavor to secure his release.
The house voted to recede from its disagree
ment to the senate amendment to naval appro-
priations for an appropriation of $4,000 for the
naval review, and the authorization for the con-
struction of a new battle-ship.
senate to three of the principal appf opriation
Legislative, navy and army-the COME, ence
report in each of them having been presented
Most of the days session was spent in the dis
cussion of the fortfca ions bill, particularly as
to the construction of bIeech-loading rifles,
coast for an a1mory for the finishing and as
In the house Mr.. Watson asked consent for the
d
committee on labor to investigate the labor
trouble at Coeur d'Alene. Idaho and the con-
duct Of the Sullivan police therein. Mr.. Pendle-
ton objected and the resolution was referred.
Mr.. Holman, from the committee on resolutions,
reported land the house passed. Joint resolu-
ton extending temporarily to July 30 the ap-
reported hack the sundry civil appropriation
bill with the senate amendments, with the rec
ommendation that all senate amendments be
committee of the whole for the purpose Of con-
sidering the senate amendments. All amend
ments. except those relating to the worlds fair,
were read and nOn-cOncurred In. The latter were
reserved for dicussion.
Ten of the regular annual appropriation bills
have gone to the president and become laws, or
my, legislative, diplomatic and consular, post:
Office, army. navy, river and harbor, District of
Columbia and agricultural bills.
in conference, and but three remain to pass
through that stage: namely. sundry civil. now
before the house for action on senate amend
house, and the deficiency. which is in the senate.
The joint resolution passed continuing the ap-
preparations until July 20 will therefore apply
In the senate Senator Jones, of Nevada, from
the committee on contingent expenses, reported
back resolution (which was agreed to) instruct
to the working of the laws on the subject of i'm
migration from foreign countries, the import1-
tioo of contract labor, and the laws tnd prevail
ing methods of naturalization since 1880
The last of the appropriation bills, that to sup
ply the deficiencies for the fiscal year June 80,
1852, occupied about half days session in the
senate All the amendments reported BY the
committee ON appropriations were acted up
ON and the bill was then offered to general
amendment Only few of such, however, wore
offered.
Representative A. c. Hopkins introduced .
resolution m the house asking the attorney gen
eral what steps If any, have been taken to indict
pnd punish tie members OF the American SUGAR
Refinery company. OF the sugar trust, and tho
Wholesale Grocers' association of Pennsylvania
and New jersey, recently organized as an adjunct
forming an illegal combination to raise, control,
and arbitrarily regulate the price of an article OF