Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1892-03-10
FIFTY-SECOND CONGRESS

The senate reached the joint resolution to pro
vide for an international bl-metal agreement
on the calendar. but laid il over without action
The senate agreed to the conference report on
the census deficiency bill
Mr.. Claggett, contestant for seat Ii the sen
ate from Idaho. was given hearing and talked
for several hours. He Was attenuVely listened
70 and replied 10 many quertions asked OF him
The house settled the Pennsylvania contested
case BY removing Stewart, republican. and seat
The debate on the case lasted two days.
On the final vote few democrats voted Tor the
eas all did the same.
Mr.. Pendleton, of West Virginia presided dur
ing this contest. He is the same Pendleton who
was unseated BY the Fifty-frst congress and re-
publican given his place
The house agreed 10 the report Of the confer
enee committee on the urgent deficiency bill.
The bill appropriates S42sie6i-
Hearings in the Utah local government and
statehood bills By the house committee on terri
tories are begun. Rev. j. p. Smith republican
n politics. argued in favor OF absolute Statehood
for Utah. He opposed the local government bill
because it implied distrust Of the people OF the
territory.
signed BY B. c. Burney and OVerton Love, from
the ChickasaW nation delegates. relative 70 the
presidents message of the 18th instant In re-
gard to the payment TO the ChickasaW and ChOc-
taw Indians for certain OF the lands now oecu-
pied by the Cheyenncs and Arapahoes, and the
allowance of improper attorney fees, the memoir
Ia says. .lf the ChOctaWs and Gh1ckasaWs are
to choose whether to be robbed of = per cent OF
the United States, they would rather take the
risks at the spiggot than at the hung"
In conclusion they say if the United ssates
should attempt to transfer the lands TO citizens
OF the United states the OllickasiWs wlli r. gard
the action as forfeiture of the trust of the estate
now held by the United States, and VIII assert
the right of the Choctaws and NhlckasaYs TO re-
sumo full ownership and active possession OF
said lands and to resort TO measures to test the
validity of transfers OF said lands to white men,
made or attempted by the executive department
of the government.
The members OF the ways and means commit
tee of the house have decided that the wool bill
will be the first of the tariff bills TO be saken mp
in the house. 1t will be followed by the binding
Irvine bill, and then wall come the cotton bag
Secretary Ruslz. in answer TO the senate resolu-
ton. communicated 10 the senate the report OF
the special agent OF the department OF agrlcul-
ture upon the experiments IN the production of
rainfall. General Dyrenforth says: The few
experiments which have been made do not fur
nish sufficient data from which to form definite
conclusions upon which TO uphold or condemn
the theories of artificial production of Increased
rainfall nv concussion What has been done 50
far is altogether preliminary, but with the bene-
fit Of the experience gained, hopes the subject
The house adopted an amendment to the In
dian appropriation bill providing that the presi-
dent may appoint officers of the army TO act as
Indian agents when vacancies occur, and that
such army officers, while acting as Indian agents,
shall be under the orders and directions OF the
secretary of the interior.
Mr.. Reed, of Maine, offered an amendment in
ereasing from 100000 to s., 10000 the appro-
priation for the support of the Indian day and
industrial schools but ii was lost.
to rest month or 30 before consideration Is re-
Eumed by the house committee The committee
has before il the deficiency appropriation needed
by the agricultural department TO carry out
the provisions of the recent meat inspection
law, pure food bill and silk culture bail. Be
sides, no work has yet been done on the annual
agricultural appropriation bill, 50 that the COM
mite has considerable work to do before II can
very well again devote its time exclusively TO the
anti-options bill.
SenatorVoorlees maze the occasion of the
aging before the senate by the vice president OF
q %
silver TO deliver a speech IN defense OF SILVER.
Senator Stanford introduced a bill declaring
the gold dollar the standard OF value of all legal
tender dollers; also that the legal tender value
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 for an
other.
Senator Vilas.introduced bill which proposes
to have the pensions of invalid pensioners who
desert their families paid to the wives if any or
TO the guardians of children.
The house committee on rules reported a reso-
luton fixing March y tor commencing the con
sideration of the silver bill.
The bill granting authority to construct dam
on the Kansas river, near Topeka stlll hangs IN
the senate. There Is no objection TO ~ save from
the fact that in the departments the Kansas river
still stands on record as d navigable stream. DIR.
II. c. Linn aud Others have been before the SEN
ate committee arguing this matter.
. The senators from Kansas presented to the
senate petitions from citizens OF Richmond and
Princeton, Franklin county, asking for the en-
actment of such legislation viii prevent the
issuing of federal liquor licenses in kansas save
for the excepted purposes expressed IN the state
constitution, and then only under such restTlc-
tons 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. =. 2. Elder
speaker of the last house OF representative 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
The house was still considering the Indian ap-
PROPAGATION bill when 1t was asserted In debate
that Captain Pratt, being officer of the United
States army, and who Is superintendent OF the
Carlisle, Pa. Indian school, had charged that the
Catholic interest kept a lobby about congress
tually continue to the Catholic Indian schools the
excess of appropriations they are now receiving
over the amounts given TO all other denomlna
tons
4In the bill was an item for 81 600 extra allow.
ance to Captain Pratt over his army pay, for act
ing as superintendent of the school.
This 81 900 was struck out of the bill. A sep
arate vote was taken on the amendment to I'll
vacancies in Indian agencies by army officers de-
tailed for that duty by the president, and 1t wa
adopted-yeas, ~; nays -; , ,-.-..,
standing HOlnan's OppOsiuon) the adoption Of
an amendment increasing by almost 500 th'
appropriations for the Indian school at santa he
The bill was then passed.
The senate committee on coast defenses had
under consideration the bill appropriatinE
81 COO 900 for the establishment of gun factOrl
on the Pacific coast, and decided by unanimous
vote to report il favOrably to the senate. Loca
ton of the site of the factory is left to board Il
| be appointed by the president
The house had under consideration the DIS
trlcr of Columbia appropriation bill, and amend
ed il in way to cut down the pay of the registe
! of deeds of the district, i. h. Bruce. 1t wa
claimed in debate that this office was the mos
profitable IN the district, and this amendmen
would cut down to Sil 900 or $4,000 year.
The senate having spent more or less tint
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 5.
The senate then took up the Paddock pur,
| food bill. agreed TO several verbal amendment
suggested by its author, and left il unfinished
business.
The house finished the District Of Columbii
| appropriation bill and passed il.
The house resumed consideration of the bIl
| permitting railroad companies to give specia
rates to commercial travellers.
Mr.. Otis, OF Kansas, opposed the bill: O'Neil
and Hains 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 Culloml as an 'iniquitou
railroad attorney"
He was promptly called 70 order by Mr.. I ind
Mr.. Simpson expressed willingness TO with
| draw the ubiquitous" but this would not satisf
| Mr.. Lind who insisted that Mr.. Simpson s re
marks were clearly out Of order.
Mr. Simpson then withdrew the entire expires
sion.
The bill is now on the calendar as unfnishe,
| business.