Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1892-06-11
FIFTY-SECOND CONGRESS

Tho free coinage bill was taken up ana ce.;
Sherman spoke. He did not rsgeso y 81 ~
likely to divide; still there was no qu ~ "a q,
be- compared with 1t IN the importance OF ~ o.
fects on the business interests % % tSs Tepubii.
ceu party and denounced the bill unoet oos H.;1
Grafton a. wrong in principal, Wrong an :red.
and sS.s il every Fs ,Is deto 1 snd
etszation Of gold. The fsry threat OF the IT,. ~
Coinage of silver, he said, vas doing more us1
anything else to disturb the buf'ness in'erese "
n Senator Hi.cock presented memorial siSned
Inv nronainent men of all political parties es.Ins
that a committees Be appointed 70 % Ycri CIV.
r. The end that acme remedial leglslation Pe oe-
vised and enacted with reference thereto. lney
get forth that just prioLto ne ia as foSsisners
Wa attended By great irleguiarity and extensNs s
frsuds. there being in the first twenty oaYs OF
October, 1891, no less than 6.sIl nasn an ~" -
Of which 8. s5O were by q single Judge, Mno =.
each session Of court manufactured new citizens
at the rate Of about one Per mi niue. q. take No
The senate a5eed without b; Ss 1nt after June
Il, This agreement was arrived at after sherman
had closed his two days argument aeaanst tne
biil, which his last words chaIacter1zed - =
Senator Stewart has the floor to reply to sher-
man when the bill lie again up. -A;,h
A house bill to regulate the manner IN TH.cI
shall be tsd ram ths
aS ofonr 10 he PASSED without question when
Teller offered an amendment requiring oMclalss
lsf Se11an to the
ton of such an important bill under tne I'VE %
minute rule. But Morgan moved to proceed 70
It's consideration. M Inc otaS 18th
and it was on that motion tnat ILL 'o'0o "
The house is still considering the postofhee ap-
preparation bill with SLOW mp Rrosre ein,on passed
authorizing and directing the president 70 ply,
claim general holiday commemoratlng the 4O S
anniversary of the the, discovery OF America on 'n'
iI The e senate appropriations committee complet
| ed the annual appropriation Dill. carIee
total appropriation Of ina, ma aSsr Si
| 900 0OO more ttan the house bill. Inc increase
Tor the army and navy pensions and rent:
The senate committee on app S nsnar hi
The bill now carries many items appearing IN tas
original bill and which the house mao cnsnge !.
The missions to Colombia and Ecuador aIp e .
Peru and Bolivia, which were consonoateo o!
fhe house are restored to their present STATUS. =
| were also the missions to tenezuela, dnatemsn
| and Honduras. Salaries OF consul generMs =
reduced from 81, 900 to s. 600 each by the house
| but have been restored by the senate commIuee
The Indications are that there wiu pc P1a r
| uask on account of the absence OF 80 man
members at the conventions. ,>,-+a.
| The house committee on territories reRorUSe'
1
| maximum rate for carrying passengers IN the ~
| dion territory. The Missouri, kansas q IeAa
| and St. Louis d San Francisco roads nave zee
| charging cents, and number OF peuuon
iron wholesale houses doing business IN tina
| country nave asked congress for reneI. Appee.
OF this sort have come Il ON some OF the CONNER
ca Tbe senste agreed to let minority adiour
from day to day until members should return
The house continued work upou the postottc
Appropriation bill. Mr.. Blount. OF Georges
offered an amendment to reduce the amoTIn' ~ ~
| railroad Transportation of mails SCUM. an
the tn 5s laid for service
all railroad routes after july los'' 30 Oh W
duce it. u,.l.. ,
| N;ssissinni. in the matter of rates on books SCI
through the mails. and then the whole thing WI
Mr. Wilson, of West Virginia, yh So was cha cha
considering the postofice appropriaaon on
| ruled as out of order an amendment on ereo !
WISE of Virginia, to repeal the mail suDsidy &C
| This with several MINOR amendments actt
| upon, concluded the comm1ttees WORK On "
bill and it was reported to the house ana int
| passed. e,..,...;,
contest against taking up Hatch's apo-3put
bill when the information was given oy tne a
soc1ated press of the resignation OF 1ahe r.
| Blaine as secretary of state. instantly the oes
of the Associated press reporter Was suifounus
by a crowd of members; eager to learn tne eAh =
| words in which the chief magistrate anu
premier had concluded their communication
Pending mor,ons were forgotten, the teM we
"What does it meant" This question was q
swered by the republicans according to their a
ministration or anti Standardization; but a an.
democrats it prevailed that 1t meant blaAl
wonld be the republican standard-bearer:
, When the excitement subsidized the tiiib9ste
ing tactics consumed the remainder OF the DAY,
There is an agra ement between democrats a.
| rennhjicans of the house that during conventl
week no tariff legislation will be called.