Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1892-02-04
FIFTY-SEGOND CONGRESS

Mr.. Clover, Of Kansas. vii introduce bin pro
Lldins Tor graduated income TAX. This is NJ.
Cloyer's plan for raising the money for service
pension
There are two bills in the senate and two in the
AouHe eaen proposing 70 give D w BOUTWELL, OF
Topeka Kan. So Coz for special service IN con-
NsyIng information 10 Union officers, which gave
TEN ~, great advantages over rebel forces cnr1ng
The bin which Delegate Harvey. Of Oklahoma
has introduced for the admission into the Union
Of the state Of Oklahoma includes the Cherokee
iiFs Indian tribes-the Gees semin oles, Chick
esaWs. Cherokees and ChoctaWs- This district
VIII include population Of nearly $4,000.
Mr.; BrOderiek, of Kansas. has two private Pen
Cora Robinson, of Centralia. widow of l. l. Rob
inson- third lieutenant in the revenue cutter ser
wee. who was drowned in Alaskan waters; the
other for Mrs. Parker. who Is at the Shawnee
county poor farm. and who is daughter Of & sol
oler OF the revolution OF l7T6.
Mr., Clover. Of Kansas. has a bill directing tn
secretary Of the treasury to call IN at once and
deposited with the national banks and drawing
no interest. When national bank fails TO com
my according 70 Mr.. CloVer's bill the secretary is
10 charge and collect interest at the rate of per
cent until date of payment.
clleaAer Srlsp 80 lar recovered as 10 assume me
e1slE jan = for the hrst time since the holiday
II was generally known when the presidents
message concerning Chilli would be received, and
both houses were crowded Upon no occasion in
recent years has there been so quiet an hour
passed in the house as while this message was
fe4di every member and spectator seemed anxious
In the senate the message was. upon motion Of
senator Sherman, referred to the committee on
foreign relations; the senator saying. in making
portance of the subject he did not think IL eIpe-
dent 70 make aly remarks.
Inc house 81 ut the message TO Its committee on
1ofsign Affairs without any talk.
Senator Hale introduced bill for the purpose
authorizes the president TO have constructed, BY
contract lease. battleships Of 5 to 1OUO1 tons
displacement, two armOred coast defense vessels,
hYe gunboats Of 500 to - tons displacement,
and eight frst-class torpedo boats.
Mr.. Otis, of Kansas offered resolution which
provides for committee of one from each state
on the order of business. This committee, instead
house is to be conducted; is to name ali pIece-
Dents name committees and run things generally.
According to this resolution. the delegation from
each state Is to name the committees on WHICH
their mem bers are TO serve. and the speaker win
nave nothing TO do with Il MIR. Otis may get an
opportunity to speak on the resolution. but even
this is doubtful.
Mr.. breckenridge, of Kentucky. Offered resolu-
ton ca11lng upon the president for information
as to whether any reply had been received from
the ultimatnm sent TO Chill, and asked for imme-
Messrs. BlOunt. of Georgia, Herbert of Alabama,
and others; mostly democrats, favored reference
OF the solution to the committee foreign af-
fairs, arguing that pressing the resolution thus
early and hastily would be taken by the country
as imputing to the executive bad faith to the
house; and that present discussion would become
partisan, which should be avoided. The resolu-
She senate passed the house bill for the compile
ton Of the allotment of lands to the Cheyenne
and Arapahoe Indians.
The bill to amend the act granting right of way
% the Hutchinson Southern Railway company
through the Indian territory was passed by the
senate.
Tie senate requested. by resolution, that the
PRESIDENT send to that body the correspondence
with China relating to the objections of that gov
eminent TO receive Senator Blair as representa-
tive of the United States.
The senate adopted the report of its committee
privileges and elections declaring MIR. Chiffon,
OF Texas entitled to retain his seat in the senate
The house committee on agriculture claimed
jurisdiction of the bill making oleomargarine
transported into any state subject TO the laws
Speaker Crisp stated that its proper reference
was TO the committee on judiciary, but after pro
tracted discussion the house voted Us 70 us, de-
clalng that the bill go 10 the agriculture COM
mittee.
In discussion of the report of the house com
mittee rules alliance members nearly all took
a part and got IN the main points of their cam
paign speeches. Mr.. Simpson and Mr.. Funston,
both of Kansas, entertained the house, provoking
much applause and merriment by their tits.
President Harrison's message submitting the
latest correspondence with the CHILEAN govern
ment was received in the house by applause.
tin the senate the feeling Of satisfaction at the
peaceful adjustment of the difficulties was ez-
pressed by Senator Sherman, who, IN moving the
reference of the message to the committee on for
eign affairs, said he supposed every member
heartily joined IN cOngratulatiOn at the hope OF
dent.
Mr.. Hale's resolution directing the secretary of
state 10 furnish the senate with copies of all
agreements made with other countries relating
70 an interchange OF trade and commerce under
the tar1n act OF october i 1880 with all intorma-
ton as to the practical effect of such agreement,
was taken up and Mir. Hale addressed the senate
on the subject
Re spoke at great length on the benefits of rec
1proc1ty- The democrats We're everywhere de-
nouncing II, and wherever democratic authority
was heard on II It carried d against that
measure. There was farmer. no manufacturer,
no miner no labOrer, who was not interested in
Its success and its maintenance as part of our
system of foreign trade and when at last il had be-
come incorporated and accepted as a part of our
neTuOCTarIc bTfzfh
be seen hOcking to its support, and trusting to
that short memory which is said to be common
70 all people, claiming to be the author and I'm
lsher of this great achievement.
General Raunl appeared before the sub-eom-
mittee OF the lhouse appropriation committee
and asked for an appropriation for pensions for
the next fiscal year of Sl44 $500