Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1892-03-12
FIFTY-SECOND CONGRESS

Senatorvoorhees mace the occasion Of the
aging before the senate BY the vice pres.dent o.
silver to deliver a speech in defense Of silver.
Senator Stanford introduced bill declaring
the gold dollar the standard of value OF all legal
of each dollar issued by the United States shall
depend alone on the stamp of the government,
and there shall be an obligation on the part OF
the government to exchange one dollar Tor an
Senator Villas introduced . bill which proposes
to have the pensions of invalid pensioners Lno
to the guardians Of children.
The house committee on rules reported reso-
luton fixing March q for commencing the con-
The bill granting authority to construct q dam
on the Kansas river, near Topeka still hangs In
the senate. There is no objection to It save from
the fact that in the departments the Aanses nTef
d. c. Linn and others have been before the sen
ate committee arguing this matter.
The q and
Princeton, Franklin county, asking for the en-
actment of such LEGISLATION as will prevent the
issuing of federal liquor licenses In Kansas save
for the excepted purposes expressed In the state
constitution, and then only under ench festr1c-
lions and regulations as shall prohibit the eva:
sion or notification OF the spirit and letter OF
the Kansas constitution and statutes. Among
those who sign the petition is Hon. p. P. Elder,
speaker of the last house OF representatives OF
Kansas.
Senator Perkins presented memorials from
divers Grand Army posts in Kansas, asking that
no further extension beyond the requirements OF
existing laws, shall be given to the coinage OF
silver.
The house was still considering the Indian ap-
preparation bill when it was asserted In debate
that Captain Pratt, being an officer of the United
Carlisle. Pa, Indian school, had charged that the
Catholic interest kept lobby about congress
and had congressman under pay to more eftec-
tually continue to the Catholic Indian schools the
over the amounts given to all other denomlna-
tons. .
ance to Captain Pratt over his army pay, for act
ing as superintendent of the school.
This 81 600 was struck out of the bill. A sep,
arate vote was taken on the amendment to III
vacancies in Indian agencies by army officers de-
tailed for that duty by the president, and it was
MI. Joseph, of New Mexico, secured tnotwith::
an amendment increasing by almost 5000 the
appropriations for the Indian school at Santa Fe
The bill was then passed.
The senate committee on coast defenses had
under consideration the bill appropriating
81 600, 900 for the establishment OF gun factory
on the Pacific coast, and decided by unanimous
ton of the site of the factory is left to board to
be appointed by the president.
The house had under consideration the Dis
trict Of Columbia appropriation bill, and amend
of deeds of the district, B. Z. Bruce. It was
claimed in debate that this office was the most
profitable in the district, and this amendment
The senate having spent more or less time
every day for weeks on the Idaho contest, finally
reached vote which affirmed the right of Sena-
tor Dubois to retain his seat; the vote standing
IS to-
The senate then took up the Paddock pure
food bill, agreed to several verbal amendments
suggested by its author, and left 1t as unfinished
The house finished the District of Columbia
bill and passed it.
The house resumed consideration OF the Dill
permitting railroad companies to give special
rates to commercial travellers.
Mr.. OTIS of Kansas, opposed the bill: ONeiu
and Hams offered amendments, the latter relat-
ing to reduced rates to G. A. R. members.
In speaking on the bill, Mr.. Simpson, of Kan
sas referred to the author of the interstate COM
merce act Senator Cullom) as an UBIQUITOUS
railroad attorney.
He was promptly called to order by Mr.. ind.
Mr.. Simpson expressed WILLINGNESS to With
draw the "inauitous, put thus YOU'D S not Sats.y
marks were clearly out of order:
Mr.. Simpson then withdrew the entire express
sion.
In discussing the pure food bill Senator Vest
objected that this is a subject which the trainers
of the constitution evidently intended to leave
with the states. The people of the United States
were being taught to go to congress for every.
thing, from million acres OF Land to paper OF
pins. The states were rapidly having their con,
stitutional power taken away from them; and
that power was being vested In congress to-day
which the constitution left to the states exclu-
The house did no business at an afternoon fol
lowed by an evening session, for the reason that
q quorum failed to answer so their names on roll
call, although it was evident to all that there was
The house committee on military affairs has
completed consideration of the army appropria-
ton bill. The most important provision IN the
bill relates to the payment for transportation
over bond-aided railways 1t is provided that
hereafter no money appropriated for army trans
portation shall be used in payment for transpor-
tation over any of the nOn-bOnded lines owned,
controlled and operated by the Union Pacific or
by the Southern Pacific company.
The total appropriation carried by the bill Is
$24, 245, $40.
The house naval affairs committee has practi.
cally completed the consideration OF the naval
bill. The bill appropriates
No appropriation is made in the bill for the
new cruisers which are authorized. A new dry
dock at Alglers, La, is provided for IN the bill,
the cost of which will be more than s, 100000.
The house committee on irrigation has agreed
to the bill prepared by the subcommittee for
the cesson OF arid lands to states and territories
for reclamation. Representative Lapham was
authorized to report it to the house. :,
The house committee on agriculture has auth,
orized favorable report on the bill introduced
by Representative Hatch, subjectlng o!eomar-
garine transported into any state or territory or
Remaining therein for sale, consumption or
trade shall be subject to the police powers OF
such state or territory to the same extent and In
the same manner as though 1t had been pro-
duced therein. 80,
MI. Simpson, of Kansas. spoke favoring bill
for $4,000, to continue experiments at the Medi-
cine Lodge sugar station. In his speech he de-
nounced the department of agriculture as mo
good"
Mr.. Davis, of Kansas, has q bill before the
house for the protection of railroad men. 1t
concludes with this indictment of railroad cor
porations: I'm the arrangement of labor and the
payment of employees, the rights OF the men and
the safety of persons shall be deemed paramount
and the profits of railroad companies but second
airy, on the ground that labor superior to CAPT.
tai and deserves the higher consideration. and on
the general ground that railroad capitalization
is largely fraudulent, mainly designed for pur-
poses of extortlon and oppression"
The house received a statement from the treas