Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1892-02-20
FIFTYBEoOND CONGRESS

/ FIFTYBECOND CONGRESS
the creation Of two tiiliors Of collars In treogun
notes TO form national loan fund. % This none
10 to Be subject 10 the draft of state ofce1s Ia
L e ssn on Il and the s
i security.
The house discussed at great length the resolu-
ton ordering the committee on appropriations 10
investigate the Columbian exposition, gathel
facts concerning the expenditure of former appro-
An amendment was offered to place this WORK
IN the hands OF the comm ttee On Co umbian ex-
position instead OF the appropriations committee
| and upon this most of the debate was conferred.
Ihe amendment Yves lost, los to Al
another amendment, to create q special COM
mlttee to do the nvestgating, was then voted
down, and tie resolution was adopted, placing
the Investigation in the hands Of thu appropria-
The senate committee on the quat;ro centennial
reported Joint resolutions extending invitations
to attend to presidents of South American repnb-
king and queen of Spain and to the descendants
OF Columbus.
Senator Gibson, of Louisiana, introduced a
SION OF five senator's, seven representatives and
three experts to take evidence and inquire into
the depressed condition of agricultural interests
especially of cotton; the causes thereof, and
whether these causes are of permanent character
and whether they have been created or can be
Iemedied by legislation. Referred to the commit
tee on agriculture.
The house passed the bill introduced by Hatch,
of Missouri placing the secretary of agriculture
in the line OF presidential succession after the
The house for tie first time went into commit
tee of the whole. The military academy appro-
$4e5 which was $sS, q less than the estimates
of the department, but $64 600 more than apprO-
priated BY the last congress. Consideration was
Mr. Newberry, of Illinois, has bill TO stop pay
ing pensions to foreigners or non-reeidents. It ID
asserted that in one province OF Canada over .OO
ton, and General NeWberry himself estimates the
foreign bene6ciaries of our pension laws to asgre-
gate at least Is Quo.
relief of settlers the Fort Dodge reservation In
Kansas.
Senator Sherman introduced bill to prohibit
The new features of the bill provide ways and
means for detecting the presence OF large class
of Chinese persons who have smuggied themselves
into tie United States from across the border
line,
The Bland free coinage bill is now in the house
and Its friends will press 1t to vote within sixty
days. and they believe it will pass the house and
be sent to the senate in time for action upon 1t
there before the June conventions.
There was contention over the disposition OF
the Bland bill, some contending that as it involved
~ ,.bni ho,s. b;Io r.. torSs So,andoT tbot
# 90 NJ cncs f,nbn The calen5sr.
Speaker Crisp, after taking time to consider,
1aIe Seiofe ao'ourln'en'' pia'eu 'ne I'LL w 'no
The house ordered new Investigation Of the
pension bureau.
,;t;a Uayis or hansas' pFesentea apeIitlon .rom
on the Union Pacific railway be foreclosed and
.iiat Ihe go!eInment NUN ASSUME cohtroA
hoo infrO rad fo hav
ae . mas ai OIL u ndSo
~ que tne to pasaoie
IA "A hansas lntteao OF IN inc telrieoI!.
Inc house committee on teIrs2Iies near ,i ar
@ TON d otn.s z,s1;n op fsrnr
apae aSuon on tne OIL 70 aamit ; Okianoma anu
E e ndian .errltorS mig .ne union ION G as saoe
and attorneys for other of the five civilized
u1pes are acing a1 .ney can 10 deieai tne Din Tho
me sehaEe contnaeu Sonsl na as,n, y. ;ne
PrlnllnS puI. Amenuntu tI we,S dsueI W II.
nom a0OOO 20 hal1 mlin9n; ano 10 increase
tne number OF tne rePSGt on 1n no bureau OF AM
MAJ lnqusuy from 4O,VVV 70 O,uo. .-
gers and assistant door-keepers !or tne mouse
consumer mocn une IN tnsi. a dssi' H UGe
we're an ADOPTED. during tne dlscGse.6n Mr.
plapse. He charged new kind OF reciprocity,
IN the matter OF making places I9r Pets' DetWeen
members OF the oid parues, WINE the Ieques1s
1i memDeis DeisSngmg 70 'ne ne" party VIII
Consideration Of the the military academy appro-
pElaQon serves to I'LL out the time OF the DAILY
A resolution has appeared in the house which
reads: resolved, Ihae the commitSee , OF ways
and means DO instructed to report Dill repeal
ing the provisions of the law providing for the
OF all bountles on sugar. .:.u
The only opposition developed In the majority
party on the day the resolution was introduced
vas from members representing sugar-mlaklng
and from those who considered That
this kind Of legislation should be handled by the
committee instead OF the ways
and means committee, as 1t Is question OF re-
1ucton OF appropriations rather than OF RAISING
\ revenue. 1t is likely to finally go to the ap- |
Preparations committee.
The senate received from the presldenS the
OF Rowland b; Manoney, NeM lo1k'
Is envoy extraordinary and minister pienlpoten-
iaEy to Ecuador:
The name OF Miss Laura Good1eiiow was a!so
ent TO the senate Dy the presioent, as apRSShn?e
y postmlstress at Fort LeaNenw3rtn. ono ID
he daughter Of a deceased army officer:
The house passed the military appropriation
ill, with various amendments making reduc-
ions, in all amounting to about sou 49,.