Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1892-01-30
FIFTY-SEOOND CONGRESS

amendment to the constitution to prevent tn
| uAi1a q church and state and forbid tho appco-
pei.aen of public money to any societies undsa
| Senator PETER has bill in for national park
| On the battlefield of Lexington. Mo.
The worlds fair end the soyernmenf': sh.Ee OF
end Of discussion in the house. The house adopt
ed q resolution calling upon the secretary OF the
treasury for an tcmized account OF monies
already expended or now available for the Colnm-
Later resolution was offered to create COM
| mittee on the worlds fair to have printed such
relative to the matters REST Tefsr1ed to in It.
For this present confederation was asked, but
| In an instant Mr. Holman. OF Indiana, was on his
feet to object. and simultaneously Mr. Oeies. OF
Alabama joined in the protest against granting to
the world g fair committee such unlimited powers
OF lncurring expense.
authorizes any C t. to issue bonds bearing III Ger
| cent interest to an amount equal to one NTH OF
the property valuation of such city; the bonds to
be deposited with the government, and upon
which the treasury is to issue to the city, treasury
| notes fer the face value of the bonds.
| The senate has already passed several public
| The house has spent much time upon bill pro-
posing to reconstruct the system of public print
ing and the distr. button of public doouments The
The house committee on rules is nearing the
| completion OF its work.
There win Be only few changes made in the
rules OF the Fitch congress. The rule Will also
re added limiting to one hour the cfl of states on
Mondays for the introduction of bills, the Object
being to prevent flibusterins on suspension days
by wasting time In the introduction and reading
OF long bills. 1t Is also likely the rule will be
framed to prevent prolonged fiibustering by en-
| Aiding the house to bring to vote any measure
| on Which it desires to close debate.
4Mr. Broderick, of Kansas, has bill authorizing
the Leayenworth Missouri River Bridge compa-
IT, he
must first be approved by the secretary of war,
and reserves to congress the right to at any time
the be The main seaa 20 be
than 500 feet in length and less than fifty feet
above high water mark.
promptly on the bill before it which exteods the
general mining laws Of the state OF Missouri over
mining operations in the Indian territory.
pension, the necessary revenue to be gathered BY
means OF taxes upon incomes and lesacies, and
decided to report a measure in favor Of an amend
ment to the constitution of the United States Civ
ing the rights of suffrage to women.
Upon the suggestion of Senator PETER, the SEN
ate has set apart Saturday February 90 as the day
upon which special services in memory OF the late
Senator Plumb are to be held in the senate. The
principal address will probably be delivered by
Senator PETER, and eulogies viii also be pro
nOunced by Senator Perkins and two or three SEN
ators from other states who were intimately &C.
quainted with Mr.. Plumb.
The house ways and means committee has re-
quesed the secretary of the treasury to appear be-
fore the committee to furnish information con-
corning the finances of the country. The commit
tee desires information c. ncerning the receipts
and expenditures of the government before taking
acton with reference to the tariff.
Senator PETER read from manuscript q two
hours hon speech on senator Stanford's land loan
session. and was carefully listened to by full gal
ler1es Several representatives came to the senate
and heard it all. After about an half hour, many
senators seats were vacated.
At the same time Senator PETER was speaking
MIR. Simpson, of Kansas, gained recognition Of
the ns
the floor. he talked over nearly the whole range of
alliance doctrines.
Senator PETERS speech followed one by the
ure. Tie bill proposes the issue of United States
circulating notes to the amount of 81 0oO 00O 100
as shEll be necessary to meet the requirements
OF the act, to be lent under the supervision of
bureau, to owners of agricultural lands to an
amount not exceeding half of the assessed valua-
ton of the land at the rate of per cent interest
The senate has confirmed the following Kansas
postmasters; Edward Calvert National Military
Lindsborg; John lehman. Hsistead
The new oil portraits of ex-SSeakers Grow and
Randall, presented by the commonwealth OF Penn
sylvania: were presented to the house hg q. w.
Stone, of that state.
Mr.. Holman, of Indiana, who had been men,
Der of the Thirty-seventh congress. the only MEM
Der present in the house who enjoyed that privi-
lege, accepted the gift in The name of the house.
The house passed the bill reported from the
committee on Indian affairs, appropriating S15.-
Cheyenne and Arapahoe Indians of Oklahoma. -
Mr. Clover, of Kansas. will introduce bill pro-
viding for a graduated income tax. This is Mr..
Clover's plan for raising the money for q service
pension.
There are two bills in the senate and two in the
Topeka, Kan, S1u,C00 for special service in con-
yeying information to Union officers, which gave
them great advantages over rebel forces during
the Price raid.
The bill which Delegate Harvey of Oklahoma,
has INTRODUCED for the admission into the Union
"trip, the Cheyenne and Arapahoe lands and the
hve Indian tribes-the Creeks, Seminoles, Chick
asaws. Cherokees and Choctaws. This district
will include population of nearly 259, 600.
Mr.. Frederick. of Kansas has two private PEN
sion bills. both for Kansas women; one for Mrs.
lnson, third lieutenant in the revenue cutter ser
vice, who was drowned in Alaskan waters; TIE
other for q Mrs. Parker, who is at the Shawnee
county poor farm, and who is daughter of q SOL
der of the revolution of 1776.
Mr.. Clover, of Kansas, has a bill directing the
cover into the national treasury all moneys now
deposited with the national banks and drawing
no interest. When national bank fails to COM
ply with the demand of the secretary of the treas
my according to Mr. Clovers bill the secretary is
to charge and collect interest at the late of per
cent until date of payment.