Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1892-05-28
FIFTY-SECOND CONGRESS

| EIFTY-SEUND CONGRESS
The funeral of Senate. Barbour, Of Virginia
was attended by both houses IN tho senate
When the members retu. ned from the senate
the house immediately went into COMMITTEES q
sse msIsd an
priation Of $500 fo- detecting persons guilty OF
violation Of internal revenue laws; Agreed to.
and Reform" in which Simpson ana Davis: OF
Kansas, participated, Mr.. Simpson ridiculin9
the majority Of the house by charging them OF
haegling over small items after passing the IN
menee river and barbor bill.
Mr.. Davis talked of Kansas mortgages.
J. d. Taylor did not think that the condition
of the farmers was as bad as pictured. He had
recently purchased farm in Kansas, for which
he had paid 706 per cent more than y had been
fo5 eight years before ore; ss ;S nae
| have the snap of the people of New England.
They should talk less about mortgages and more
Simpson said the people of Kansas had snap;
| and they set the pace for other states. They had
| shaken off the ba.nacies which had 50 long been
STATES would Ids &C on follow their example.
The senate again took up tho naval approprla-
ton bill. anne ndu ents being under consideration
| which change the house provision for one new
war ship to a number OF new ones
Senator Ntst referred to statements that they
| were confronted with deficit and said that he
L
| navy In reply to Allison he said the sugar
| bounty law and the postal subsidy Law should be
repealed.
| appropriations, referred to the condition OF the
treasury, and said that at TIE end of the fiscal
year, instead OF being in bankruptcy the
| United States would have surplus OF
SIS 100000.
Senator CockreI opposed it on the grounds
| that there was 10 need Of the vessels contem-
plated, and that the condition OF tho treasury
1 ,<~<s ,,efi I've y1cho 1pHJf
A bill was reported and placed on the house
calendar to provide for another associate justice
| of the supreme court 0! Oklahoma:
The house appropriations committee reported
back to the house the resolution al ProPflaung
$4,000 for relief of food sufferers IN Warren
county with an sGs
| would gladly fsvor the resolution if there were
no other questions involved than giving succor
tie case is one which would justify congress in
| Adverse action Yves taken by the house judi
iurisdiction of the supreme court Of the United
States to include the judgments and DEGREES OF
| the highest courts of the Seminole, Choctaw and
Chickesaw tribes of IndGns.
The senate agreed to amendments reported BY
its committee to the naval appropriation Dill
and passed the bill.
In the house committee of the whole the
amount to be appropriated to continue the sur
vey Of public lands was fixed at 500 600.
Mr.. Bland offered an amendment to the civil
bullion purchased ind now In the treasury into
standa silver dollars. the cost TO te paid out
Of the segDoirage arising from the coinage OF
be covered into tie treasury as valuable money.
Al ont of order prevented present consideIa-
Mr. Simpson. of Kansas. offered an amendment
prov ding that $4,000 of the appropriation for
the Topographic surveys to be expended In North
and South dakota Nebraska, kansas a ahe Star
supply of these states. subsequently, a.ter oe.
bate, he mod fed bis amendment by striking out
the words II or the purpose Of developing the
water Sly ply of these st tes. and as uodlned
tie amendment was agi eed TO-
Mr.. Hayes OF Iowa, proposed an amendment
to the constitution of the United States proyId-
does not cease with actual service shall hereafter
lie granted allowed o. paid to or on account OF
any soldier or sailor, EXCEPT unGer provisions or
law existing at the time CT enlistment. nor I'M
less claimed within two years from the time the
right 10 the same accrues under the law. :,
Senator McPherson moved to le commit the
river and harbor bill to the committee on COM
merce with Instructions to report 1T back with
such amendments as will exclude from it al
authorization TO: new contracts for mfterial end
work and as will also propOrtlonately reduce
by 20 per cent the entire amount appropriated.
This was laid on the tatle, after which the sen;
ate agreed to numei GUS amendments 10 the OH
both increasing and decrea sing specific appro-
priations. Among the amendments was one to
change the amount 70: work On the Missouri
1iy er from $S000 to s., 0Go.
The senate adopted a resolution to abolish the
Office of principal executive clerk, now vacant,
by the dismissal of the old executive clerk and
the control of the secretary of the senate.
In tie house Mr.. Watson asked unanimous
consent to &C nsider resolution lnstructng the
committee on ways and means TO report the sub
treasury bill, but a demand for the regular oder
prevented. ,
to the sundry civil bill, providing for an In
creased coinage of silver. as not In order, being
not germape to the clause which the amend
mn sSgGs to 1n
cision was sustained on appeal by a vote OF lz9
to Is.
Mr. Coggswen, of Massachusetts,, Offered an
amend n ent appropriating 81 ,0l6, AS for continu
ing the work Of the eleventh ccnsus, and 1t ives
defeated
house and come Ill feeling when Mr.. kilgore, OF
Texas raised point of order against the clause
in the bill appropriating 5000 for the pIepara-
an Of site the sn se
city of Washington.
Henderson. Of Iowa, made an earnest appeal to
the gent eman from Texas to withdraw his OBJ
lection and permit the committee to unanimous
ly pay this ibute to the memory OF grand
commander of the aImy.
Kiigore declined to withdraw his point.
The Sc nat, finished the work of amending the
rlver and harbor bill and pass ed it, asking for
conference with the house.
CATION committee, submitted to the full COM
mittes the report agreed upon by himself and
bis Go
its duties discharged under the auspices of the
director general.
Tho report says: 1.-THE inquiry ordered by this
resolution WILL in our opinion, result in de-
crease of compensation to employees and lmita-
tons upon expenditure at many points other
than those to which reference has been made.
In pronouncing this criticism upon the expendi-
lures, the committee does SO in friendly spirit
to the exposition, for it recognizes that this
great undertaking is governed by many condi-
tions that are not enl ghtened by precedent and
experience"
Senator Perkins Is pressing his bill for the re-
lief of those who have made timber culture en-
been UNI BILE to comply with the strict construc-
lions of the law. In places where it has been
impossible to make tree culture o success, his |
bill will permit an issue of patents where it is |
established that the settler has made reasonable
effort