The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1892-02-26

affairs it appropriated S465,705. After
passing through the ordeal of the COM
mittee Of the whole the amount was re-
duced to 1896, 6jj and at this fgere it was
passed by the house. This is $500 less
than the amount carried by the bill for the
current fiscal veai
WASHINGTON, Feb. 15.-When the house
met Saturday the speaker announced tho
appointmea5 of the following committee to
Investigate the pension offlce Messrs
Wheelock of Michigan, Little of New
York, DUNCAN Of Ohio Lind of Minnesota
and Brosius of Pennsylvania
On motion of Mr.. Hoar Of Massachusetts,
resolution was taken up directing the
committee on manufactures to investigate
the so-called sweating system Of tenement
labor.
WASHINGTON, Feb. l6-The house, OF
representatives has decreed that the
first investigation into the operations
Of the Mckinley law shall be con-
Quoted by the committee on agriculture.
This arrangement has the formal sanction
Of the Democrats Of the ways and means
committee, as the inquiry of Chairman
Hatch ard his committee is to be directed
particularly to the effect that the high tar
| if has had upon the agricultural interests
of the country.
1t is understood that later the committee
on manufactures will be authorized to con-
duct an inquiry as to the effect of the
tariff law on the manufacturers and
skilled wage workers, and thus in the end
reports will be made on the various phases
Of the new law by as many different COM
mittees.
It is probable tina there will be an in
teresting struggle between the tariff bills
and the Bland free silver coinage bill for
precedence in tho house. In fact the
struggle has already begun. The silver
men have urged through Chairman Bland
and others that the way to prevent
the silver question from being made
unduly prominent is TO take it
up and pass it promptly.
Mr.. Cultivate of Ohio from the COM
mittee on military affairs moved to sus-
pend the rules and pass bill to establish
lineal promotion in the army. After
short discussion the opposition being led
by Mr.. Breckenridge of Kentucky, the
motion was agreed to and the bill was
passed. 1t provides that all promotions in
the several lines of artillery, cavalry and
infantry up to the grade of colonel shall
be by seniority in the next lower grade ac-
cording to the original entry into the reg
ular service as commissioned officer.
WASHINGTON, Feb 17--Speaker Crisp
was at his post of duty yesterday morning
evidently none the worse for his temper
airy indisposition.
In the morning hour, Mr.. Wise of Vir-
ginia, from the interstate and foreign COM
merce committee, called up the bill author
izing railroad companies to grant reduced
rates to commercial travellers. Tne morn
ing hour having expired, the bill went over
until to-day.
Under the rules Of the house if the
Bland bill should not be disposed of with
in two days, after being reached in the
order of consideration, it would pass to
the calendar as unfinished business.
There are now the Russian relief resolu-
ton and several other measures on the
calendar of unfinished business, and
it is the plan of Mr.. Tracy and
his followers to filibuster against
all these measures in order
to prevent the free coinage bill ever being
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The house.
MAo..-AuroN, tcU l.. - Immediately
after tho introduction Of bills aud resolu.
tons the house went into committee Of
the waole (Mr. Bynum of Indiana in the
chair) on the Indian appropriation bill,
Mr. Peel of Arkansas aud Mr.. Wilson OF
Washington, representing the majority and
minority Of The committee on In.
dian affairs, were in entire accord
as to the propriety Of restrict.
ing discussion to tho small st
possible compass but the Peoples party,
speaking through Mr. Watson OF Georgia
and MIR. Simpson of Kansas, insisted upon
its right TO debate the measure and dis.
clssion was begun without any limitation.
Mr.. Slocldalc of Mississippi critic zed the
appropriations for the Indian school al
Carlisle, Pa, characterizmg it as Il 81 0,O00
folly. He protested against taking money
out of tie pockets Of his people to pay Tor
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