The Globe-republican. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1889-1910, 1892-05-02
FIFTY-SECOND CONGRESS

The senate passed the house bill to extend the
line OF succession to the presidency to the secre
tary of agriculture. That department has been
created since the Law was enacted placing all the
then members of the cabinet in that list
The senate passed three Joint resolutions anens
invitatlors % the Columbian exposition: Invlt.
ing the king and queen Of Spain and the descend.
ents Of Columbus: asking OF Spain the loan Of
Columbian relics. and extending invitations %
the presidents OF American republics and the
governors of American colonies.
The senate passed the bill authorizing the Sec
Rotary of the interior to increase to SIP per month
the pension of every pensioner who Is nov on
the rolls 1t s. per month on account OF service
in the Mexican war. and wto Is wholly disabled
cumstanees that $ per month Is insufficient to
provide him with the necessarles OF life.
The house decided the Noyes-Rockve4 con-
test case from New York by confirming Rock
well, democrat. in his seat. The committee on
elections had made two reports The majority
favored the contestee. NOyes. republican. FIVE
out of seven democrats on the committee had
joined the majority report which declared Noyes
elected and entitled to the seat.
The minority report was adopted-yeee, rs
nays. l06. All the Kansas representatives voted
In the minority.
The house committee on claims has at last re-
ported favorably on q bill which has been before
CONGRESS for thirty years, to refund moneys ex-
pended in extra clerk hire and extraordinary ex-
penses in the Delaware land Office in Kansas to
Disturbing officer Daniel WoodsOn. who IS now
an old man. residing at Coffeyville. Kansas.
favorable report upon the bill consolidating
third and fourth class m Ill matter under the
head of third csss and fixing the rates for post
age one cen, for each two ounces or Iiasn ION
permissab BILE printing. ETC., now applicable to
fourth class matter are to apply to third class
matter, in addition to the privileges now con-
Senator Teller offered a resolution asking tho
president to convey to the senate information as
to what action, and its full purpose. has been
taken to call together an international confer
ence on the silver question.
More speeches were made on the Chinese ex-
clusion bill. its opponents declaring that 1t Was
q grave violation OF existing treaties.
The house passed a joint resolution appointing
General William j. Sewell, General Martin y.
Mcmahon, Captain John I. Mitchell and A. w.
Barrett as managers of national homes for dis
Mr. Stoker introduced bill to provide for an
international ratio between gold and silver. and
to suspend the purchase OF silver bullion on July
l, SO. 1t differs from previous propositions IN
the same line by instructing the president to ne
gotiate particularly with the states of the Latin
Union on this subject, and when treaty Is con-
cluded with the Latin Union, with or without q
conference of other nations, the ratio agreed
upon is to 60 into effect in the United States. 1t
Ia provided that ii no agreement Is reached oy
July l, 1893 the operation of the present law
relative to the purchase of silver bullion is to be
suspended.
The senate concluded its innings on the Chi
nese exclusion bill. which had passed the house,
by substituting for 1T a bill 70 extend existing
laws on that subject ten years.
After this was done several amendments offered
to the substitute were voted down. The bill now
goes to a conference committee.
The house spent another day without any
action. There were many more present than re-
CURED for quorum. but calls of the roll failed
to show quorum present, except when the roll
call was under an order for call of the house.
There are piles of bills in both houses to cor
rect the record of soldiers who are shown to
have been deserters. and new ones of the same
sort are continually making their appearance.
1t seems to be prevailing sentiment that but
small percentage of these cases have merit In
that the records should be changed to do justice
to the Individual, the belief being prevalent that
most of them are attempts to SECURE pensions by
sucn as have no moral right to them.
Jessie Benton Fremont will make another
trial before this congress to get back the home
near san Francisco. for which General Fremont
paid 81, 900 in gold just before the war, and
which is now part of the site of military works,
having been, with other property, occupied by
the war department
The house took up the diplomatic and consular
appropriation bill. Mr.. Blount explained the
54, y25 being 81. 600 less than the current year,
and S553.a4 less than the estimate.
The minority of the house committee on for
eign affairs have reported to the house a set of
resolutions in place of what they regarded as a
perfunctOry expression of sympathy with perse-
cuted Russian Hebrews, already reported by the
majority of the committee. These resolutions
assert that the time has now come when the
United States is entitled TO take an interest in
the persecution of Hebrews in Russia. and di-
reefs the American minister to Russia to COM
municate with the Russian government and re-
Port whether there is any prospect of the repeal
of the May laws. of the laws Limiting the places
of residence of Jews and the chaIac of their
occupations, and prohibiting foreign Jews from
transacting business IN Russia. The attorney
general Is also instructed to report on the facts
ascertained by the minister whether or not these
Russian statutes and ordinances do not consti-
tute violation of existing treaties between this
country and Russia.
Mr.. Broderick has a bill before the house
which is Intended to expedite the building of
bridge over the Missouri river at LeavenwOrth.
He is pushing it.
Another debate occurred in the senate over the
amendment to the army appropriation bill pro-
hibiting payment for transportation over branch
lines operated by the Union Pacific.
When the senate reached vote on the proviso
in the army approximation bill forbiddins pay
ment to the Union Pacific for service done the
army by its branch lines, the proviso was strick-
en- out-yeas 70. nays 20. This gives the Union
Pacific, as usual. payment for a part of its SER
vices to the army. while that part of its services
done on its main and subsidized lines. still goes
to its credit on its debt to the government
The house spent some time discussing the dip
lomatlc and consular appropriation bill In the
no need of foreign ministers and consuls and the
entire system should be abolished.
Mr.. Bland introduced resolution in the house
the committee on ways and means to
report bill imposing an income tax sufficient
to meet all expenditures for pensions, and also
bill to repeal all t>xes imposed upon currency
issued by the authority of the states.
The senate discussed Senator Jones resolU-
ton for the payment of the Choctaws and Chic
asaws for their interest in the Cheyenne and
Arapahoe reservations. Senator Allison argued
that this payment, made under this resolution,
would create a precedent which would cause fu-
ture payments to other Indians OF s. 10000. He
wanted the whole matter re-referred to the
committee on Indian affairs.
The house, still having the diplomatic and
consular appropriation bills under considera-
with no quorum voting being alter
mated with roll calls or an order for call Of
the house which invariably showed a quorum
present
Senator Perkins succeeded in getting bill
passed by the senate within "a hours from its in
PRODUCTION. 1t was the bill wanted for the
bridge.
The house committee on public buildings re-
ported in favor of raising the amount for the