The Globe-republican., 1892-04-18
FIFTY-SECOND CONGRESS

FIFTY-SECOND CONGRESS
| bill 50 a. 10 appropriate out of the treasury OF
tho United States 10000 to provide for the sub
sistence and quarters of the veterans who attend
The money is to be paid and disbuTsed b. the
| citizens executive committee of Washington
under regulations prescribed by the secretary Of
| war. In this shape the senate passed the bill.
The house continues its tariff debate with
small attendance and declining interest.
suthorize the holding of an international none.
tay yy congress- to meet in Chicago in August
The house worlds fair committe has been for
several days hearing arguments for and against
Sunday closing of the fair.
While the free binding-twine bill was being
discussed, Mr.; Clover, OF Kansas. offered As an
free silver bill This was ruled out Of order
and upon his appeal from the decision of the
chair his own was the only vote sustaining the
appeal.
The pension Office Investigation committee Of
the house has reached a point. S. S: Hersey, q
pension attorney who was employed BY several
representatives to conduct their pension core
had used his authority to use the names of rep
resentatives whose clerk he was. in getting fees
from pension agents for information secured
from the department by himself. He said that
other clerks did the same, but that his employ
ers, members of congress did not know that he
was getting fees by the use of their names.
The river and harbOr bill has been reported 20
the house. 1t appropria,es S2OOOO.0OO.
The house ways and means committee has re-
ported on tin plate. cOndemning the present
tariff and recommending q reduction OF duty on
The house passed the cotton baeging bill. put
ting that article on the free list by vote of 167
Senator Stewart continues his criticisms upon
the treasury department. He has offered q reso-
luton calling on the secretary OF the treasury for
information connected with the purchase and
coinage OF silver.
The house spent a day in considering local
measures for the district of Columbia
Senator Perkins having revived the bankruptcy
bill known as the TOrIey law, by introducing 1t in
the senate, IS the recipient of protests, most OF
them from Kansas. against its passage. Ander-
son county, kan., business men word their pro-
test thus:
I'VE protest against the passage of q general
bankruptcy law for the following reasons: First,
because there is neither necessity nor demand
for such eelslation on the part of any consider
it ostensibly the law is framed; second, because
the condition of this country is now and bids
fair to be in the future, prosperous that no Oc
because the history of bankruptcy Legislation
shows that such laws are made only to be re-
pealed, as expressed in the petition Of debtors
ence of the act prevented them making such ar
rangements with their creditors as would enable
them to carry on their business
Ex-senator Blair has memorlalized the senate
to investigate tho facts attendant upon the
fusal of the Chinese government to receive him
as minister to that country.
The senate took up Senator Palmers joint res
olution providing for the election Of United
States senators by the people, and it was dis
cdssed and referred to the committee on privi-
leges and elections.
bill in committee of the whole and then passed
It. 1t carries $lO12.636 Messrs. Broderick,
Funston and Simpson, of Kansas. are at work to
United States court at Fort Scott. Mr.. Holman,
of Indiana has SO far obstructed it by objections
to take it up.
the house bill authorizing the secretary of war,
upon application of the governor of state or
territory, to issue for the sole use of the national
half inch muzzle-loading rifles. field guns of
wrought iron, or three and two-tenths-inch
breech loading rifles, field guns. steel or machine
indictments and harness for same, which may be
on hand and not needed Immediately for the reg
ular service.
The senate committee on foreign relations re-
ported the bill passed by the house for the abso-
lutte prohibition of the coming of Chinese into
the United States, recommending as substitute
extends the present law which expires May :,
1892 for ten years longer. he bill with the sub
stitute was placed on the calandar.
The senate passed several bills relating to the
providing for examination and promotion OF en-
listed men to the grade of second lieutenant; to
Increase the pay of certain non-eommlssionedt
officers: for the preservation and the custody OF
the records of the volunteer armies (creating
record and pension office in the war dep1rtment)
The house worked upon the naval appropria-
ton bill and all went smoothly until the section
was reached authorizing the building OF another
war ship. This was fought and the bill went
over without final action.
Mr. Broderick, of Kansas, introduced joint
resolution setting aside place In the statuaiy
hall of the national capitol for lfe-size statue
of the late Senator Plumb, to be presented ut
gress.
The house passed the bill creating third di-
vision of the United States district court of Kan
sas and providing for semi-annual term OF
the counties Of Miami Linn. Bourbon, Craw-
son, Cofey, Moodscn, Wilson, Montgomery,
Indian agency. The first term is to be held in |
Fort 6cott in May.
The senate passed bill for the better con- |
troll pnd the promotion OF safety OF national
weeks ago with amendments recommended by |
the finance committee, and with an additional |
amendment establishing stricter rule than now |
officers.
The senate passed the bill extending the privi- |
leges of free delivery of mail to cities and towns
with q population Of not less than 1900, and |
where the pcstoffice receipts for the previous |
year amounted to $50
1t transpires that number of representatives |
have been obtaining leave to print speeches in |
the Congressional Record, who have embraced in
the copy furnished by them an entire book. chap
ters following each other consec1tiyely from day
TO day in the speeches so printed. The book is
Henry Georges book on protection and free
trade. Mr.. Simpson, Of Kansas. furnished the
concluding chapters of it in copy of a speech
sent to be printed in the Congressional Record.
The question of permitting this sort of cam
paign publishing and distribution through the |
mails under official frank of members was de-
bated two hours in the house. but the motion to
expunge the book from the Record did not pre-
vail.
The senate has finally passed the bill granting |
the right to dam the Kansas river at Topeka, in
it's original form. the sections which had been
placed In the bill based on that river being
navigable stream, left out.