Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1892-07-30
FIFTY-SECOND CONGRESS

|EltTY-SECUNU CONGkES0
After the deficiency bill bad PACED the senate
came tie regular order. In oppos ton to that
measure there wee then interp0sed motions
which had the character OF dilatory motions,
option bill from its position Of precedence.
friends of the measure were strong enough,
however. TO resist all these efforts, and when the
senate adjourned the anti-option bill was ''unfin-
When Shedehciency bill was under considera-
t1on in tho senate Senator Perkins asked the
the item Of $500 for the widow Of the late Sem
afor Plumb. of Kansas. No objection being
made the item was struck out.
architects competition in the construction of
public buildings.
The house voted down the appropriation item
for the worlds fair no to " = and the Sunday
sustained-lA' TO 81.
The appropriations a. made by the senate for
s6s he
ore in the employ Of the Pinkerton detective
s.r
government or the District of Columbia.
The sundry civil bill was then passed a.
amended and conferees appoin.ed.
A resolution was passed for the appointment
of special committee of rive mem ers to inves-
tgate the election laws in the city and county of
The conference report on the fertilization bill
Senator Perkins offered an amendment to the
deficiency bill to ratiy the treaty with the Cher
okee Indians for the st IL, and providing for
opening the strip to settlement at an early cate.
He supper ed his amendment by strong speech.
Senator Peukin spcceedeL IN gerrhg an
ing s47s, $50 to pay Judgments in Indian depree-
dati6 claims. 1t is e. timared that one-fourth
of this amornt viii, 60 to jCdgme nts secured by
ka. The deficiercy bi /, as it passed the senate,
app PIRATES &c. 900 to pay town site trustees in
Oklahoma.
Representative Broder ok introduced bill to
prevent Pinkerton OF any other private militia
~ force, from being transported from one state
to another, aud also to prevent the employn ent
of a private military force for protection IT
The house adopted a resolution giving each
committee one hour to call up reported b lis. 8
a result number of local and private bills were
called up and passed. among them MIR. Broder-
icks bill giving witnesses in United Stat es
courts who have to travel by stage 10 cents
mule instead of the regulor 5 cents mileaee.
In tine senate Mr.. Vest talked all day against
tune to p: event a vote on the antl-opt on bill.
To get occasional rests he sent matter 10 tie read
by the clerk as part OF his speech. with = pa
ticular choice as TO what he sent Up. The hlends
of the measure claim three to one in the senate
and insist vote will show this rat o In favor OF
tho bill If Il vote could be reached.
dent, Urging such law the house passed the
bill to en- force reciprocal relations between tho
United States and Canada.
The bill provides that when the president shall
be eatisfed that the passage through any canal
or dock connected with the nav gatit n of the st.
Lawrence river. the great lakes or waterways
connecting W tn the same, of any vessels of the
United States. or of cargoes CT passengers IN
transit to any poit IN the Unite1 States, is pro-
hibited or Is made diff cult or burdensome by
imposition of tolls or o h"rwise, whl;n he shall
dG<ar1 tn, IA nm J1Svn a
the power to gu pend tie ri hit of fee prssage
through st. Mary ais canal. so far as il re-
lates to vessels osrei hy sub ects OF the gov;
eminent di.crim mating against the In. ted
Sta.es.
The Louise committee on pensions reported a
bill to increase pensions paid 10 Veterans OF tho
The s. nate interstate commerce committe" q
agreed on bill com cling the use of automa.i nc
couplars on interstate raj roads.
senator r ffor tried t. get up his resnlr ton
providing .or a sena con NIT ee to investigate
the Hon est al CUB e. bur tailed.
Talking the anti-t p ion bill 10 death was con-
tinu' d b. enator White taking day for his
speech and then not finishing j.. After him sew
eral Others are ready to talk again time. with
the prospect Of holding off vote until final adj
Still another day was spent in tho senate in
putting tho anti-option bill to sleep bv talk.
Cnly one other matter gained attention. The
ada in the matter of the Welland canal was
ken up and UNANIMOUSLY passed.
in the hou.e the discussion OF the senate
pied a day, and n ne of them were agreed to.
Ire i era Of aymen 10 The Pacific railroads
WIS d discussed Tor over an hour, ard that t. pay
hers of the recent house $780, as inserted by
tho .enate, was amend d On motion ct MI.
Hayes. dtmO rat. of IOWA, 80 that they shall r.
ceive the balance of the salary for the whole
Cen yresg.
The committee on rules has not yet decided
upCa a date .or ad onrnment, and will be unable
to 90 n the rpued iaem !. o tbs
pr acipal obetaclc in the way of ad ournment
and thee is a strong secret opposition to it
which may hold coaeIe ,9r so% me-. time yet Tho
library committee, has reported q evolution for
the parehase Of The library of the late George
The an i-option bill occnpied the sens te again
all day, the oaiy diversion being a brief finan-
eial discussion over Proposed legal tender
amendment t. an imrortant bill relating to judy
he senate amendment to the general de6c en-
cy bill occup Cd most of the time in the house,
the french 81 Ola ton claims being DISGUISE for
two hours, the house disagree ny to thu item.
TIE Indian depreciation claim. an 0unting to
$i7s.252, as inserted by the senate was agreed to
By the close zoe OF 80 to 81.
the floor for an hour and the following bills
For the relief of the eastern band of Cherokee
Puyallup Indians and the Northern Pacific Rail
road Company.
a resolution WINS rassed calling on the presi-
dent for Information regarding the transporta-
ton of impo ted merchands, IN bond or duty
from one Dor ion of the United States over
Canadian territory into another portion Of the
Cnit,d States.
But few senators were in the chamber when the
news came of the shooJirg of MIR Trick. They
VI re deeply impressfd and somo OF them WHO
have teen torem, at in tn debat,s viii have
taken place up n the b ect of the relat ons of
capital and labor and the Homestead troub es,
were plunge into a h2ughtfui mood
1t was with q feeling of relief that they re-
ceiyed the later dispatch announcing that the
act was not committed by any of the strikers,
although come of the senators who sympathi>ed
with the latter, feared that the latter or2ani2a-
ton would be held chargeable with the occur-
renee by many people who Jump at conclusions.
Senat rs were not disposed to disclss the mat
ter. he effect of the news was more noticeable
in the house, for little attention was paid to cur
rent business.
The members of the Homestead Investigation
committee who expressed themselves for publ
cati n In regard TO thu eff. ct of the tragt dy at
Pittsbarg were very brief in their ut erances.
They pre-. erred to wait until they had heard all
the facts in tie Csc before passing judgment
upon the matter.
Mr.. Oates, chairman of the committee which
visited Homestead, said: Il have been appe,