Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1892-04-23

|FIFTYSEOOND CONGRESS
the troaglxy department He has offered roeo
lut3on calling on thssecrseary Of tho treasury 70.
information connected With ths purchass md
NJ house spent day in considering Local
| measures for the district Of CoiumhiA
Senator Perkins having revived the bankruptcy
eiA known = the TorreyAw, by ntxoduoing e u
them nom Ksnsas against tn passsse. Anderl
son county. Kan. business men word their pro
tese thus:
I'VE protest against tae passage OF q general
because there is neither necessity nor demand
for such lee,slation ON the part Of any cou.ider'
/ able number Of the debtor Glass; for whose bene-
the condition Of this country 10 now and bid
fair to DO IN the future, 90 proepecoue that no 90
casion exists requiring such legialation; third,
shows that such laws are made only to b 10
for the repeal Of the act Of 1851 that The exist
raneements With their creditors Is would enable
them to carry on their business.
Ex-senator Blair has memOrlal12ed the senate
fusal Of the Chineee government to receive him
- minister to that country.
The senate took up Senator Palmer's joint res-
olution providing for the election Of United
cussed and referred to the COMMITTEES on priv
leges and elections.
The kouse finished the urgency appropriation
it. 1t carries 81 ,012.6a6. Messrs. Broderick,
Funston and Simpson, Of Kansas, are et work to
get action by the house on the bill establishing
United States court at Fort Scott Mr.. Holman,
of Indiana, has so far obstructed it by objections
The committee on military affairs reported to
upon application Of the governor Of q state or
territory, to issue for the sole of the national
guard OF such state or territory, any one and one
wrought VIZ, tA IRON, OF three and twe-senshs fnck
breech- loading rifles field guns steel or machine
(Hotchkiss or Gatling), or rapid fire guns, with
on hand and not needed Immediately for the reg
ular service.
The senate committee on foreign relatione 10
ported the bill passed by the house Tor the abso-
lutte prohibition of the coming OF Chinese into
the United States, recommending a. asubettute
for it the bill already passed BY the senate which
extends the present law, which expires May I.
stitute was placed on the calandar.
The senate passed several bills relating to the
government of army affairs; among them one
listed men to the grade of second lieutenant; to
increase the pay OF certain non-commlssioned
officers; for the preservation and the custody OF
record and pension Office in the war Department.
The house worked upon the naval spproprla-
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.. Broderick. of Kansas, introduced joint
hall Of the national capitol for iifes size statue
of the late Senator Plumb, to be presented at
some early day by the citizens OF Kansas to Con-
The house passed the bill creating third d.
sas and providing for semiannual term OF
court at Fort Scott The new district includes
the counties of Miami. Linn, Bourbon, Craw-
son, Coffey, Moodson, Wilson, Montgomery,
Chautauqua, Elk and Greenwood, and Quapaw
Indian agency The first term is to be held In
Fort Scott in May.
The senate passed bill for the better con.
troll and the promotion of safeU OF national
banks The bill was passed by the house few
weeks ago with amendments recommended by
amendment establishing stricter rule than now
exists as to the bonds OF cashiers and other
officers.
The senate passed the bill extending the privi-
free delivery Ct mail to css and snd
where the postofice receipts for the previous
year amounted to 5000.
1t t4anspires that q number of representatives
have been obtaining leave to print speeches in
the Congressional Record, who have embraced In
the copy furnished by them an entire book. chap
tiers following each other consecutively from day
to day in the speeches so printed. The book Ii
Henry Georges book on protection and free
trade. Mr.. Simpson, of Kansas, furnished the
concluding chapters of it in copy OF speech
sent to be printed in the Congressional Record.
The question Of permitting this sort OF cam
md SIafrf h11f inn
mails under official frank OF members was de-
bated two hours in the house, but the motion to
expunge the book from the Record did not pre-
vail - .
The senate has finally passed the bill granting
the right to dam the Kansas river at Topeka IN
its original form: the sections which had been
placed in the bill based on that river being
navigable stream, left out.
Captain Jerome Kunkel, of Company Of the
Kansas Eleventh was, in 1884. dismissed from the
service by court martial His oHense was per-
brothers were in the same company, to take his
fathers place, answer TO his fathers name, and
serve out his fathers enlistment
Captain Kunkel has had since 1857 legislation
before the military committee of congress to re-
move this disgrace from his record and give him
an honorary discharge. Recently proof has
been furnished that Captain Kunkel was party
soldier for his son in the ranks, with the approval
of General Tom Ewing, Major r; e. Hoss ana
other officers of the Eleventh. With this add
consented to report fayorably the bill reetor-
ing Captain Kunkel to his rank and giving him
an honorable discharge.
The practice of printing with leave" speeches |
not made, and Incorporating into these long ar
tcles of partisan politics has been carried on to
80 much greater extent than ever before, in the !
house proceedings of the Congressional Record,
that the minority party, with the intent OF
checking the practice, has commenced to unload /
upon the pages of the Record also; 60 that now
that publication Is remarkably volumiDous and
heavy with political reprints.
The house committee on postoffices has about /
its work on the postoffice appropria-
ton bill. 1t amounts to about $SO,cOOOO. This
includes subsidies for carrying ocean mails al
ready provided for by law.
The opposition to these subsidies viii likely |
appear in separate legislation rather than in re-
tusing the money for contracts lawfully made.
Senator Daniels has introduced a bill to pro-
vide 100000 for the expenses of the great inter-
national gathering Of war ships in Hampton
Roads and New York harbor In April. 1885; and
Tor the entertainment of the official guests of the
nation who will accompany foreign fleets. The
pre-ident will extend to foreign nationsa formal |
invitation to participate in the review as soon |
v congress provides the necessary appropria-
ions.
The house debated the naval appropriation