Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1892-04-21
FIFFY-sECOND CONGRESS


The senate changed the national eneampment
bill 50 as TO appropriate out of the treasury OF
the United Sta Is S1OJO00 to provide for the sub
sistenee and quarters Of the Veterans who attend
the national encampment at Washington, ID. e.
The money is TO be paid snd disb1rsed % the
under regulations prescribed by the secretary Of
war. In this shape the senate pas ed the DILL
Ihe house continues its tarln ceoate "lth
A bill was introduced for Mr. Springer 10
authorize the holding OF an 1nternationA! none
i is5s congress to meet IN chicago IN august
The house wor, d's fair com mite has been for
several days hearing arguIne nts FOR ana against
Sunday closing Of the fair.
While the free -binding-tyine bill was being
discussed Mr.; Clover, or hans1s oIfered asa a. an
amendment adding TO the ball the entire bland
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 hes rearhed roint . > herseys
pension attorney who vas employed Dy several
representatives to conduct their pens. on core
spondenee, testified before the committee that he
had used his authority to use the names OF rep
TesentatiYes whose clerk he was. IN getting ices
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, d:d not know that ne
was getting fees by the use of their names
The river and harbOr bill has been reported 70
the house. 1t apprOpr1ates SzDiOUJAy0.
The house ways and means committee has re-
ported on tin plate, condennning the present
tariff and recommending reduction OF duty on
TN.
The house passed the cotton bagging bill. put
ting that Article the free list, by vote OF lo'
Senator Stewart continues his criticisms upon
the treasury depar. ment. He has offered reso-
luton calling the ecretary OF the tresu ry Tor
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 knoWnas the IOrIey law, by introducing It N
the senate, IS the recipient OF protests most OF
fharu Luraa inst in
son county, Kan, business men word their pro-
test thus:
1--WE protest against the, passage of a general
bankruptcy law for the following reasons; Flrst,
because there IS neither necessity nor demand
for such LEGISLATION on the part OF any CONSIDER
able number OF the debtor class, Tor whose Dehe-
fit ostensibly the law is framed; second because
the condition of this county Is now and bids
fair to be IN tho future, so prosperous that no DC
casion exists requiring such legislationi third,
because the history of bankruptcy Legislation
peaied, as expressed in the petition of debtors
Tor the repeal of the act of 1907 that the exist
ence of the act prevented them making such ar
rangements with their creditors as would enable
them to carry on their business
Ex-senator Flair has memOrlallZed the senate
to investigate the facts attendant upon the re-
fusal of the Chinese goYel nment TO receive him
minister 10 that county.
The senate took up Senator Palmer's joint res
olution providing for the election OF United
| States senators by the people, and 1t was dis-
eussed and referred to the committee on PRIV
The louise finished the urgency appropriation
Oil GOIuInlILee OF Whole anu ll46n lcl-oEA
| it. 1t carries Sl-Ol2.65. Messrs- Brodefick,
Funston and Simpson, OF kansas, are at Work 70
get action by the house on the bill establishing
| United States court at tort scott MI. holman,
of Indiana, has so far DISTRACTED It by objections
The committee on military affairs reported TO
the house bill authorizing the secretary OF war,
upon application of the governor of a state or
territory TO issue for the sole of the national
guard of such state territory, any one and one.
half inch muzzleloading rifles. field guns OF
breech-loading rifles field guns. steel or machine
| (Hotchkiss or Gatling), or rapid fire guns with
indictments and harness for same winch may De
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 a subsh tut
for it the bill already passed by the senate which
/ extends the present law, which expires May I,
1892, for ten years longer. The bill with the SUD-
stitUIe was placed on the calandar.
| The senate passed several bills relating TO the
government of army affairs; among them one
| providing for examination and promo ion of en-
| listed men to the grade of second lieutenant 10
increase the pay OF certain nop-eoinInlssl2hed =
officers; for the preservation and the custody OF
the records Of the volunteer armies tcreating q
record and pension office in the war dep rtnent }
| 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. Frederick, of Kansas, introduced joint
! resolution setting aside place IN the statuafy
hall of the national capitol for lfe-size statue
| of the late Senator Plumb, to be presented al
/ EOL-G carly Jay " t4lG GAAA-S--7 "a ~ 49,
| 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
| court at Fort Scott The new district include:
| the counties of Miami. Linn. Bourbon, Craw
| ford, Cherokee, Labette, Neosho, Alien, Ander
/ - COfTav NVoOdson Wilson MONTGOMERY
| Chautaucua, Elk and Greenwood, and RuapaH
| Indian agency. The first teIfn Is TO be held II
! Fort Scott in May.
The senate passed bill for the hotter con
trol end the promotion OF SAFETY OF natio INA
| weeks ago with amendments recommended b.
| the finance committee, and with an acdltona
| amendment esta blishlng a stricter rule than nov
/ exists to the bonds OF cashiers and othel
| officers.
Tho senate passed the bill extending the priv
leges of free delivery of mail TO cities and town
/ with a population of not less than 5000, anC
/ where the pcstOffice receipts for the prey1ou
year amounted to 5000.
Ii transpires that a number of representative
have been obtaining leave to- print speeches Il
the Congressional Record, who have embraced II
the copy furnished by them an entire book. chap
tiers following each other cOnsecutiyely from da,
to day in the speeches so printed. The book l
Henry Georges book on protection and IRE
trade Mr.. Simpson, of Kansas, furnished tn
concluding chapters of IL IN copy OF speed
sent TO be printed in the Congressional Record
| The question of permitting this sort of cam
| paign publishing and distribution through tn
mails under official frank of members was de
bated two hours in the house, but the motion q
| expunge the book from the Record did not pre-
The senate has finally passed the bill granting
the right To dam the Kansas river at Topeka. Il
| lis original form. the sections which had beei
| placed in the bill based on that river being
navigable stream, left out.
| Captain Jerome Kunlzel. of Company of tn
Kansas Eleventh. was, in 1854, dismissed from tn
| service by court martial. His OHense was per
| hitting a young man, whose father and tw
| brothers were in the same company, to take hl
| fathers place, answer to his fathers name an
serve ont his fathers enlistment.
| Captain Kunkel has had since 1857 Legislation
| before the military committee of congress to n
move this disgrace from his record and give hin
| an honorary discharge. Recently proof ha
| been furnished that Captain kunkel was a part
| to this arrangement for the exchange OF an oil
soldier for his IN the ranks, with the approve
! of General Tom Ewing, Major L. q. Ross an
| other officers of the Eleventh. With this add
| tional proof the mate military committee ha
! consented to report fagorably on the bill reEto
| ing Captain kunkel to his rank and giving hin
| On honora HE digcharge.