Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1892-04-07
FIFTY-SECOND CONGRESS

The president sent to the senate appeal from
the executive committee OF the o. A; K eneamp-
ment for 10000. one-half TO be paid by the Dis
trict OF Columbia for the expenses of the en-
cempment
tiofal interest and the attendance Of surviving
union soldiers will probably be larger than any
encampment ever held. 1t seems to me that II
would be highly appropriate Tor congress 10 ald
in making this demonstration imp essIFe and IA
extending to those soldlefs Hhose HSes pene s
cent Providence has prolonged, an opportunity
to see in the security, peaceful deVelcpment and
prosperity which now 50 haphily prevail al the
national capital the fruits OF their sacrifice and
The senate and house, in joint committee,
favor of RepresentatiVe Stones (Pennsylvania)
bill to restrict immigration
III We want b desirable class OF immigrants,
gaid Mr. Stone, 1.-The laws must be more stringent
and more rigidly enforced, and to accomplish
this the present system of inspection should be
tTansferrfd TO the other SIDE of the ocean and be
placed under the supervision OF the state depart
j. b. Eberhardt, president of the Window Glass
Workers association of America said that of the
10000 i.nmigrants landed last year, many were
fit subjects for the peniteni1ary or poor houses
He also urged that inspection should DO made
abroad.
and passed l57 of them at an evening session.
The Springer free wool bill is on the program
of the democratic majority OF the ways and
means committee to come TO a vote In the house
April y or .. -,
then be pushed To a vote as soon as possible, 70
be followed perhaps by other speSlne bills at
"
Senator Mcmillan introduced a bill appropri-
ating $4,000 toward the legitimate expenses
of entertaining the Grand Army at their coming
encampment in Washington.
Senator Perkins has introduced bill directing
the secretary Of war TO place on ME IN the war
department the names OF the Oiiice-s and mem
bers OF the Frontier Guards OF Kansas, an organ
ization regularly mustered into the voluntary
military service of the United States on April 10
1861, and issue discharges TO such OF them IS shall
furnish satisfactory proof by atidayits of com
rades or officers of that organization that they
rendered military service and were hOnorably
discharged. The bill says that these discharges
are to be in the form and language used b. 6en-
eral James ii. ane, captain OF the FRONTIER
Guards, in issuing discharges therefrom.
Senator Perkins presented a memorial from
the W. {. 7. L. of Kansas, asking for a law pro-
hibiting the sale of liquor at the National Sol
diers' home at Leavenworth Mr.. BIoderiek, of
Kansas, has also introduced bill IN the house TO
the same effect.
Senator Perkins introduced bill to grant the
Union Terminal company authority to build q
railroad bridge over the Kansas river at Kansas
City, Kansas
bitration treaty with Great Britain -. ,.,,
Mr.. Funston. of Kansas. has introduced his Dill
ing OF the Cheyenne and AraPahOe lands next
month, and repetition Of the dlsgraceful scenes
the matter in the hands of the secretary OF the
interior, and provides that when Indian lands
are TO be thrown open TO settlement II II pc
comes evident there will lie great many appli-
cants. the secretary Is to cause the land 10 De
distributed by lottery, according to rules and
regulations to be provided by the interior os-
partment.
The senate discussed at length the house
amendment 10 the Indian appropriation Dill
concerning the proposed detail Of army officers
70 act Indian agents, but did not reach q vote.
In the house there Is understanding that the
debate On the free wool bill viii close this
week.
Evening sessions are held this week to give an
opportunity for all 70 be heard on the tariff dis
CussiOn. These evening sessions are usually at
tended by but few members; only twelve were
present at the close of the last speech on one
evening.
Senator Sherman, of the committee on foreign
relations replying to resolution of inquiry, SAID
that work on the Nicaragua canal was progressing
taVorably under the private corporation chartered
VOrable progress that congress has done nothing
whatever to aid it: that bill for that purpose
was reported last session, but was not acted On
| that bill was now under consideration by TIC
tions, which Is now taking testimony IN Tela-
ton to the present condition and future prospects
of the canal, and expected TO report as soon az
possible.
Senator Morgan offered series of resolutions
| instructing the committee on finance to inquire
aud report as to the effect of the silver act oil
1850 the price of silver bullion 70 the issue
OF legal tender notes, etc. and lnstructlng the
committee to report promptly on the matter, IN
/ asmuch as great anxiety existed among the IN
dustral classes as to the cause of the depression
/ of prices and paralysis Of markets.
The senate reached vote on the proposition
in the Indian appropriations bill TO provide thai
/ army officers be detailed Indian agents, anC
voted 81 to - to leave that provision IN the bill
| In the house MIR. Watson, of Georgia, asked
recognition 10 Oier resolution to instruct thi
judiciary committee to report on his Ie-ol ut1OI
concerning Pinkerton detectives, but failed Il
| gain recognition.
| During the debate of the day on the free WOO
| bill, Governor Mckinley, of Ohio, was in the
/ house. Another evening session was spent witt
/ dozen members present four OF whom go
| their speeches on the tariff into tho Congresslon