Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1892-03-17
FIFTY-SECOND CONGRESS


In discussing the pure food bill Senator Vest
objected that this Is a subject which the trainers
OF the constitution evidently INTENDED 70 leave
with the states The people Of the United States
were being Taught To % to congress for every
thing from million acres of land 70 paper OF
pins. The states were rapidly having their con
stitutional power taken away from them; and
that power WIS being vested IN congress To-Day
which the constitution left TO the states e1elu-
The house did no business at an afternoon fol
lowed by an evening session. for the reason that
a quorum failed to answer their names on roll
call although 1t was evident 70 all that there was
quorum present.
Tho house committee on military affairs has
completed consideration Of the army appropria-
ton bill. The most important provision N the
bill relates TO the payment for Transportation
over oond-aided railways II Is protlaeu tnat
hereafter no money appropriated Tor army Trans
portation shall be used in payment Tor Transport
tatlon over any OF the non-pondeq lnes oEaeo,
controlled and operated by the Union PACING or
by the Southern Pacific company.
he total appropriation carried by the Dill IS
The house naval affairs committee has practi-
eally completed the consideration OF the naval
81. 10000.
No approximation is made in the bill for the
new cruisers which are authorized. new dry
dock at Alglers La. is provided for IN the Dill,
the cost of which viii be more than SseOO,oO0.
The house Committee on irrigation has agreed
TO the bill prepared by the subcommittee Tor
the eesson Of arid lands 10 states and territories
Tor reclamation Representative Lapham was
authorized TO report it TO the house
The house committee on agriculture has auth;
OE4LEQ favorable report on the Oil
by Representative Hatch. subiecting oleomar-
gta1ne transported into any state or territory or
trade, shall De subject to the police powers Of
such state territory, TO the same extent ana II
the same manner as though II had Deen pro
Mr.. Simpson, of Kansas. spoke favoring bill
for $1,000 TO continue experiments at the Medl-
cine Lodge sugar station In ms speech ne &c
nounced the department OF agriculture as no
good
house
concludes with this Indictment OF railroad cor
porations: .'In the arrangement of labor and the
| payment of employees the rights of the men and
| the safety of persons shall be deemed paramount
airy, on the ground that labor Is superior to CAPT
| tai and deserves the higher consideration, and OF
| the general ground that railroad capitalization
Is largely fraudulent, mainly designed Tor pur'
poses Of extorlOn and oppression.
The house received statement from the treas
/ ury department that $4,000 would be required
| during the coming fiscal year, for the purpose o.
collecting and preparing the government e1hlDi
/ for the Worlds Columbian exposition
The resolution introduced by Mr.. Otis, of Kan
sas, directing an inquiry into the Maxwell ianC
grant IN New Mexico was agreed to.
The house passed the bill appropriatlng as
| deficiency S1j0,O0O for carrying on the work o.
the bureau of animal industry and $4,000 for ex-
perlments IN the production OF sugar.
This action of the house is specially important
for the reason that this bill had been reported Dl
/ the committee agriculture and had not beer
| before the committee on appropriations. Mr.
| Holman, chairman OF the latter committee op
posed il for this reason. The passage of the bill
| breaks the assumed authority of tho chairman o.
the appropriations committee, and OYerr1des ira
| ditiOns and precedents which have given the ap
| preparations committee practical control OF al
/ legislation requiring an appropriation:
Senator PETER introduced a bill providing tina
| holders of bonds may exchange for legal tende
| notes when they may desire TO do so.
The house by large vote finally fixed upoI
| March p as the date to open the debate on thu
several silver bills before it. The vote indicate
that the house VIII pass the Bland Dill
/ The house took up the pension appropriation
| bill. voted down an amendment 10 Increase tn
| aggregate by 100000. end then passed the bill
| Senator Sawyer put in a bill to authorize tn
] postmaster general to contract with any tele
/ graph company for the transmission of privat
| charged.
| Mr. Funston. OF Kansas, with the support o
| the secretary of agriculture, has been pressing
| upon the house committee on agriculture a bll
| to provide a School for training experts IN IN
manutaetuIe OF sugar 20 far he has not mad
| progress with the committee.
The senate finished the pure food bill, amend
/ ing it in many points and to such an extent tina
itWas decided to reprint it before putting 1t upol
| It's passage. 1t is changed considerably.
| The senate confirmed John B. Buford to be rs
| sociate justice of the supreme court OF Okla
See other dispasches for executive considers
ton of the Behring arbitration treaty by III
The senate considered the .Behring Sea sea
fishery question. On the conclusion OF the read
| ing of the correspondence on the subject debat
| was begun. 1t appeared from the discussion tina
a large majority of the senators were of the opin
| ion that the treaty should be amended by the ao
/ dition of a clause providing for the renewal q
| the modus vivendi, OF that the resolution of rat
| fcation should be accompanied by direction
| Tie president to withhold the exchange of ratif
cations until Great Britain had consented 10
| renewal.
| Senator Sherman urged that the treaty shout
| be ratified by the senate, taking the ground tina
| by doing the United States would give ev1
dence to the world of its willingness to arbltrat
the questions involved. The president might b
relied upon to execute the laws and seize all o.
Tariff reform was discussed by Mr.. Millin an
Mr.. Dingley in the house, both gentlemen bein
close attention. They proceeded 10 thresh OF
miration of partisans on either side OF the IRE
Trade versus Protection question. MI Dlngle!
the Mckinley tariff has been disproyed by th
march of events. Every prediction of its benefit
has been made good. Protection Is more tina
justified. The policy which has done so much I
make this country the largest manufacturing
the largest mining and the most prosperou
country the face of the earth is here to stay.
| The senate passed the deficiency appropriate
bill to enable the department of agriculture
| continue through the fiscal year the lnspectlo
of meats for export.
| The senate reached the bill TO provide publ
buildings for all towns wherein postottice II
ceipts exceed $1,000, but took no action.
The house continued in debate on the fire
wool bill. Mr.. Dlngley, of Maine. continued hi
argument against IT. In his remarks he asserte
that the appropriations by the Fifty-tirst COZ
gress for the expenses OF the government WEI
only S7O0,0oOC00 for the two years instead of
| billion year, as is so often stated.
t6The house committee appointed TO investgai
! the pension bureau is daily at work. The lettG
OF resignation of one Edward Howard was give
to the committee. In this letter Mr.. HowaT
SAYS that over one month before he wrote 1t
| had made certain grave charges against the az
| the truth of the charges. He had patiently wal
ed to be called upon TO establish the truth OF h
charges.
NEWS BREVITIEs.