Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1892-06-30
FIFTY-SEOOND CONGRESS

The committee on Indian affairs, through
Chairman Peel. reported the kickapoo oil
faVOrzbly; 1t provides for the opening OF seO.oo0
the settlers at Sl-10 per acre and on conditions
practically the same as provided for the opening
of the Cherokee strip. OF the money pe1d the
Indians S55 600 remains in the treasury drawing
per cent IN favor Of tho Indians, and S4,4IS Ii
dIV1ded among the Indians per capita .
The most striking feature IN support OF me
bill Is the recommendation that STU 6e PAID
the one John I. Hill The report says the In
dian commission could do nothing with those
Indians. as they we're wild and afraid 70 deal
with the government gents, that Hill personally
went among them rersuaded them 10 sell 70 the
government, got a contract out OF them and
turned it over TO the commissioners for services
In this line
The committee recommends payment of over
7Hiii, by the way, was one of Quantrelrs band at
the saeking of Lawrence Kansas
The Chickasaw and Choctaw Lobbyists sue
house and it passed. The resolution staUes
that In the Judgment Of the house there Is no
should not pay The 5000 90 allowed the Indians
for supposed rights in tho Cheyenne and Arapa-
hoe lands. =,
In the house the conference committee on the
river and harbor bill reported failure to come 20
dered
Representative Tarsaey secured UNANIMOUS
vote for the consideration of the bill authorizing
the DenisOn & Northern Railway company TO
construct and operate railway tnioush the III
dian territory.
The anti-option bill was taken up in the senate
and referred. after short discussion to the sen
ate judiciary committee.
The house having disposed OF all the apIIISoptl-
alton bills except the general deficiency bill. de-
cided 10 adjourn TO meet on Wednesday. L.
The senate Joint resolution authorizing the
president to issue proclamation recommending
| the observation of the 4Ooth anniversary OF the
| discovery of America was then passed.
The house considered. IN committee of the
whole the tin plate bill. Mr.. Bowers, of CRlitor-
dalton and defense of the act ,.,
The house appropriations committee mas com
/ pleted the last OF the appropriation bills, the
genaral deficiency. md reported II 70 the 4Ou5t
| The whole amount appropriated BY the bill Is
| $3.50, SIS, of which amount $4,000 is for the
census bureau during the next fiscal year
| While the tin plate bill was being discussed IN
the house telegrt m % Represe FashIe.
for improved machinery for making TN plate
| had been received in Chicago to go 10 TIN manu-
| The house has now finished initial work on all
| the regular appropriation bills except one and
| they are now before the senate. IN hands OF SEN
| ate committees. or being worked upon by con-
| ference committees. II is expected that, after
| the Chicago convention, congress w1ll rapidly
finish the work on all appropriation blls ana
get ready to adjourn.
| Senator Call addressed the senate in support
| of a resolution heretofore offered by him tor an
Investigation of railroad corporations ano LLiS.5
| interference in politics and elections. de spoke
| four and one-half hours
| Senators Chandler and GalIinger expressed
their athcation that the investgaitioR' u az;
thortzed at all las they hoRsd 1t would Eel Wonlo
| take in the state of New Hampshire the former
asserting that u would prove tnat etpriGa d NJ ~
| latter expressing the conviction that II W9uIl
| only prove the falElty OF the repfesenIalAOls
| made by certain persons IN that regard. NO &c
| ton was taken on the resolution. g.,
The subcommittee of the senate COMMITTEES or
| appropriations head some of the department
officials. Among other Subjects the free deliTerl
| department was discussed The senate h9c
! passed the appropriation giving per cent adol
| tional, and the house had changed this by cut
| ting the amount per cent below last year. IN
| commercial growth of the west II was argued
| demanded greater expenditures, while the scr
vice in the east is much better than the west eve
| had.
The postoffiee appropriation bill as completes
| and reported to the senate apprOprlates Soudois
3D. or an increase of 81 22O, AS over the amour
as the bill came from the house. To the agrlcul
additions, aggregating 81, 500, that II carrie
an appropriation of 50. "a, 995.
For two three days during and after IN
Chicago Convention the house could do nothing
for want OF a quorum.