Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1892-05-26
FIFTY-SECOND CONGRESS

The naval bill. as it reached the senate from
the house. provided for one armored cruiser, to
cost not mole than ssO00OOO- Tie senate COM
which provide. in addition, for one sea-golns
coast line battieship Of about 1900 tons. and 10
cost not exec eding 81 10000; one harbor defense
dOnb.e-turreted ship of the Monitor type, of
about 800 tons and TO cost not 70 exceed 81
OoOOOO; light draft gun-boat of 300 tons dis
placement and to cost not to exceed 5000. and
SIX torpedo hoats at cost not TO exceed S11 90
Senator German spoke in favor of liberal ex-
penditu IN building mp navy he recognized
the me demand by his party for economy and re-
be satisfied TO stop the work of creating a navy,
opening harbOrs, deepening rivers and making
Senator Frye, chairman of the river and har-
Dor committee, submitted detailed report
showing the wisdom and necessity of the expen-
dituIes for river and han Dor improvements. The
report states that the total expenditures for
water 1mprOyems Mt Of lakes amounted to So
OoO,OOO and that Improvements OF those water
ways has decreased frelghts corn from Is -
cents per bushel IN 1883 TO 3 cents per bushel in
lssO. The report then speaks of the value of tbs
Mississippi river and its tributaries to CON-
, niece. The efforts of the government 10 inn
prove dangerous and DISTRACTED channels, as well
as the achievements of Captain Eads at the
mouth, are spoken OF in a landatory manner
The funeral of Senator Barbour, OF Virginia,
was attended by both houses in the senate
chamber.
hen the members retui ned from the sena e
the house Immediately went into committee Il
the who e on the sundry civil approp- lat.on bill
Mr.. Culbertson moved TO strike out an apprO-
pIiatiOn of $500 for detecting persons guilty OF
Vio alton OF internal revenue laws Agreed TO.
desultory debate arose on "Ketie3nehmeni
Kansas, participated, Mr.. Simpson ridieuling
the majority of the house by charging item Of
haegling over small items after passing the I'M
mense river and harbor bill
Mr.. Davis talked of Kansas MORTGAGES.
j. ID. TAYLOR did not think that the condition
of the farmers was as bad as pictured. He had
recently purchased a farm in kansas, for which
purchased for eight years before. The trouble
with the people Of Kansas was that they did not
| I hey should talk less about mortgages and more
about business.
Simpson said the people of Kansas had snap
and they set the pace for other states They had
shaken of the baInacles which had 50 long beer
lastened upon them and the people OF othei
The senate again took mp the naval appropria
ton bill, amendm ents being under consideration
which change the house provision for one new
war ship 10 a number of new ones.
Ssnator Vest referred to statements that theI
were confronted with a deficit and said that NJ
would vote against any proposed increase OF tbs
navy. In reply TO Allison he said the suRal
bounty law and the postal subsidy law should b'
Senator Allison, chairman of the committee OF
appropriations, referred 10 the condition of th'
| treasury, and said that at the end of the hsea
| year, instead Of being IN bankruptcy thi
United States would have surplus o
Senator Coekren opposed it on the ground
| that there was no need of the vessels eontem
plated, and that the condition Of the treasurl
did not justify such expenditures.
bill was reported and placed on the housI
| of the supreme court of Oklahoma
| The house appropriations committee reporte'
/ O,OOO for relief of flood suffe.e rs IN Warrel
/ county, Mississippi, with an adverse recon
menSdauon1 The report says the commits lite
| no other questions involved than giving succo
to persons in distress, but they do not think tina
! the one which would justify congress
| making the appropriation asked
| Adverse action was taken by the house Judi
| ciary committee On the senate bill TO extend tn
| jurisdiction of the supreme court of the Unite
| states 70 include the Judgments ana oeerees .
the highest courts of the Seminole, Choetaw an
| ChickRsaw tribes of Indians
| The senate agreed to amendments reported b
| its committee TO the naval appropriation bill
In the house committee of the whole tn
amount TO be appropriated TO continue the SUI
| Vey of public lands was fixed at SZOO.OOO.
| Mr.. Bland offered amendment TO the clVl
sundry bill providing for the coinage of all silve
standard silver dollars. the cost 10 be paid GU
/ OF the seignolrage arising from the coinage Q
the bullion, the remainder of the seignoirage {
be covered into the treasury as valuable money
A point of order prevented present considers
ton.
| providing that $4,000 of the appropriation 70
the Topographic surveys to be expended IN Mort
and South Dakota Nebraska Kansas and Okll
homa. for the purpose of developing the waite
| supply of these states. subsequently, after ID
bate, he modified his amendment by striking oC
| the words s'Eor the purpose of developing tn
water SUPPLY OF these suites, and as modlne
the amendment was agreed to.
to the constitution of the United States PROVE
| that no pension any pay or emolument ths
does not cease with actual service shall hereafte
! lie granted, allowed or paid to or on account {
any soldier or sailor, except under provisions {
! law existing at the time OF enlistment nor VI
| less claimed within two years from the time II
right TO the same accrues under the law
| Senator Mcpherson moved to Ie-commlt III
river and harbor biil to the committee on con
| unerce, with instructions to report 1t back VII
such amendments as Will exclude rom lt a
| authorization for new contracts Tor material an
| work, and as Will also propOr1onately reduc
| by 20 per cent the entire amount appropriated.
| This was laid on the table. after which the ser
| ate sgreed TO numerous amendments to the bl
both increasing and decreasing specific appr'
| priations. Among the amendments was one
change the amount for work On the Nilsson
river from 5000 to 80, 900. .
Tho senate adopted resolution to abolish Il
office of principal executive clerk, now Vacan
by the dismissal of the old executive clerk, an
to place the entire clerical force of the senate
the control of the secretary of the senate.
In the house Mr.. Watson asked unanimoI
consent to consider resolution instructing Il
committee on ways and means to report the sui
treasury bill, but demand for the regular ord'
prevented.
Speaker Crisp ruled Mr.. BANDS amendmen
to the sundry civil bill, providing for an Il
creased coinage of silver. not in order, beiz
| not gernaDe to the clause which the amen
, | ments sought to change. The silver men we
| greatly disappointed in this ruling, yet the q
cision was sustained on appeal by vote OF 1
| to Is.
amendment appropriating 81 .Olb, 445 for conunl
defeated.