Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1892-07-21
FIFTY-s SECOND CONGRESS

FeTs and Ts1fysys Of public lands 10 $50 600;
Senator Hill made speech tpreetesa9itg I aIi
first enc in the senate) in explanation OF the Dill
introduced by MIN changing the date OF o. l me
dedication of the worlds iair bplldings az ~! IL
cego from the 18th TO 2lst of October, and the
Eefiats rand the compliment of Immediately
passing the bill without the Formally OF refer
The b bo NE pas ed the tin plate bill lstd
bill, and a bill 10 limit the amount or WeaIlln9s
eoun1rT free Of duty; also bill amending the
land forfeiture tin of 1890. The house also passed
the bill providing local governments Tor OtAn'
and the bill regulating car-couplinR.
The lead ore bill provides that Ore CONTAINING
tents shall be greater than the value OF LEAD
contents. according 10 sample and assay at the
port Of entry. shall be eonside, ed SILVER Ores anu
as such shall Be exempt from duty. H., l..
TIE land forfeiture bill extends fortetturs %
portions Of roads which were uneompleted Entn
the time expired within which the roads were
required TO be eompleied. -
The river and harbOr bill, as agreed upon y
the conference COMMITTEES, and which has been
approved by house leaves the appropraAla91oiR
the senate. This allows for the present nsc1
year $4,000, and for the three following years
The senate approved a clause in this sundry
civil appropriation bill giving 10 the wllpo"s q
Chief Justice Waite and Justices amer allu
Bradley a sum equal to one years OF their de-
ceased husbands salaries.
Nhsn the item providing for the coinage OF
100000 Souvenir half dollars to aid the Colum-
ban exposition was reached senator quay
ton Be- ci6sed On shhdays. Ne action was taken
at that time -, =, s,s5, .t,s i,onse
The silver Dill WuB a1cnOEeu upon
calendar. and only the committee on Iulss can
again set 1t adr11t- -,
The senate passed the naval aPPi9p ~ t6ti
and the pension appropriation on. ! ne y s0IaI
amount Of PensIen PIP 95 az az t5sa Tie
amount voted BIZ the LAST congress-
The house committee on fules decided to report
the following resolution 10 the houss - -
ssThat Immediately upon the adoption Of this
resolution the house Proc eed TO the consloeTsaS5
bI sSal at be isposed Of on said day, then
the consideration thereof shall pc SonIln9 ts
F1Is for The considsrafion Of the bill be voted
down the advocates of the measure will surrefi-
der SHOULD It be adopted they Tl he
| postponed until Decem Der, but II the 1not2n 70
postpone Is oefeated the an-slSe 4 1e ~ E'5
sort to hhbustertng motions and men men me 90 &c
| offices of the committee on rules viii again oe
invoked 10 bring IN clotn5e rue; Al b; IsiiiU
| in such rule and Will do so only when they are
absolutely compelled TO do so by the force OF
| circumstances, such a request from the ma
jority of the total democratic mem bershlp OF inc
| house. The republicans are still retieent as 70
Nj Ouky's amendment requiring the Colum7
| bian exposition to be closed on Sunday proYokeo
| q discussion which listed two hours and Rail-
/ and was not finished. -. -s,. :.
] The conference report on the military academy
/ appropriation bill was agreed 70 by the mouse,
| The bill passed GpprOprlating Sl5O,OOO Tor the
/ publication OF the eleventh census.
| The army appropriation bill still hangs IN
/ conferences Oh the matter of paying for army
| transportation over non-b5nded roads controlIed
| by the Union Pacinc and the Southern Pacific.
| The senate decided, 80 to 10, to make the ehtl
/ option bill unfinished busiHessi but the next
| thing done was to return 1t to Its old place on
senator Peifer said that he had made mistake
| Saturday in voting to pay the WidoWs OF deao
| iustices OF the supreme court year salary, and
issifed to SO state TO the senate and the country
ton reiative TO the election OF senators by pop
ular vote, but did not reAeh vote on it
| Judge Broderick secured haffimoEls consent
and passed the bill pc hitting the II on Ihofnss
| Moonlight of Kansas. TO go into the court OF
| tines he was barred by the statute of limita-
| ton. When first called up. Holman, Mcmillan
| and Watson objected, but they were nnally
fmoothed down and the bull passed Cd
| The first vo e reacl ed by the senate on Sunday
opening of the worlds fair was upon motion
| 10 table Senator Quays amendment requiring
| closing On Sundays. The senate refused TO table
the amendment. II to -, the affirmative vote be-
| in0 bV Messrs. Blodgett, Carlisle, Daniel, Glib
| son q. d., Hunton. Palmer, Peher. Sanders
! When the resolution reported by the rules
| committee, fixing time for consideration and
| final disposition of Senator Stewards silver
| COINAGE hill the previous quest on the adop-
| ton of the resolution was ordereI by a vote OF
| i63 to I2s But the free coinage men we're not
| strong enough on the direct proposition and he
I resolution reported by the committee on rules
was defeated by a vote of 1876 yeas against I54
This practically kills the measure. at least set
| ties it that no action can be reached at TIM
The senate adopted the amendment by Senator
| tbst action next day by a vote of p TO %.
| Senator Quay's amendment requiring the fair
| grounds 10 be closed on Sundays was adopted
without division, after the big vote against
WIFI this condition attached the senate voted
10 issue TO the world fair managers ten mlLlCn
souvenir silver half dollars. p,
| Senator Higgins introduced bill to authorize
retaliation for certain unjust seriTnlnatlon oy
the Dominion Of Canada against the United
Senator Sherman introduced a bill to repeal
certain portions of the liver act OF is 0, espe-
cfally the provisions for the monthly purchase
Of 4 10000 ounces of silver bullion, and for the
issue of treasury notes In payment theTe5f. . p.
| Senator PETER introduced BILL 10 prohiDil
the coinage of gold in the mints OF the United
Senator Stewart introduced bill reducing by
p per cent the salaries Of all government en-
ployes now getting over 500.
| The senate committee on contingent expenses
| reported a resolution for the appointment OF Z
| select committee Of seven senators on the Home
stead trouble and on organization and employ
ment of Pinkertoa forces.
| Senator Morgan offered resolution instruct
will make legal tender money absolutely legal
tender, irrespective of any contrary condition II
the contracts.
E6Representrtive Scott. of Illinois, introduced 9
bill in the house 10 prohibit railroads or steam
boats from carrying armed forces (Pinkertons
| Except state national military forces.
| The committee on foreign affairs reported ai1c
| the house adopted a resolution requesting the
| department of state TO inquire into the cir
| cumstances relative TO the imprisonment OF DR.
| Gallagher, American citizen now IN an Eng
liEh PRISON, and endeaYor to secure his Ie ease.
ment to the senate amendment TO naval appro
priations for an appropriation of $4,000 for tn
/ naval review, and the authorization for the con
| struction of new battle-ship.