Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1893-02-23
CONGRESSIONAL.


TO-. The bill then wont on tho calendar,
| IL IL customary for committee chairmon 70 So
lect conforees on bills in thor charge and Semi
tor Plat urged Chairman Peel, OF tho house
committee, 10 select house conferoes az once, "a
that tho conference committee might get "a
work perhaps get report ready by the time the
bill gets over the parliamentary route. =,
MIR. Catchings democrat, Mssissipphl called
| up tho resolution of tho committee on rules set'
| ting apart this Legislative day for the considcra'
ton Oh the bill repeating the Sherman silver act.
The house refused by l53 TO Ill TO grant clo'
ture on the silver bill
| The house thon rccOmmitted tho entire sllYer
| special order TO tho rules committee which Kills
the eilyer repeal for this time
| Tho invalid pension bill was considered by the
house. II calls for Sl6B 100000. twas proposed
| TO cut II down TO SlG0, 000OOJ, under arguments
| that new pensions ought to be prevented there
| were enough on the rolls now.
The select senate committee to investigate the
Pnkerton detective system made report en-
Dracing tho following cOnclusons
The rights Of the employers and workmon arc
equal, Employers have tho undOubted right,
provided they fulfill their agreements, TO employ
and dismiss mon at pleasure Workmen can
legally organize for mutual protection ana I'M
provement When dissatisfied with wages, or
hours, they should attempt to arbitrate. Fail
ing in this, they have the right TO discontinue
work, either singly or in n body. Having dis
continued they have no right legally or NOR
ally by force or intimidation, to keep others
iniure or destroy property of their employers.
In all controversies arbitration having failed,
reliance should be placed upon the power and
adequacy Of the law. Whether assumed 10 DO
legal or not the employment OF armed bodies OF
men for private purposes, either by employers
or employees should not be rosortod to and such
il an assumption of states authority by private
citi2ons.
Among bills passed by the senate were two to
authorize the construction of two dams across
the Kansas river in Kansas
The speaker placed before the house rosOlu-
ton OF tho Oklahoma legislature asking that
their session be extended thirty days. IL was
referred to tho committee on territories, which
is not expected to make report on 1t,
The senate passed the house bills regarding
right of way for railroads through Oklahoma
and Indian territories
Two weeks remain of the Fifty.second con-
gress. Only one of the annual appropriation
bills-tho army bill-has become u law, and
from this time on until the 4th OF March both
houses Of congress will bend every energy to the
completion Of the remainder of the important
measures For this reason it is uncertain
whether the senate will be able to carry out the
programme Of legislation, shortas il is arranged
by the republican caucus.
The Nicaragua canal bill is the unfinished
business, but as it promises to provoke u long
debate, it must, from time to time, give way to
the appropriation bills and conference reports,
Next to the Nicaragua bill on the caucus pro-
gramme is the omnibus statehood bill. Senator
pose to lose any opportunity to advance it, and
whenever recourse is had TO the calendar, on
which the bill occupies favorable position, he
will endeavor TO press the measure without
waiting for action on the Nicaragua bill.
1t in possible that the senate may be plunged
into financial discussion any day in the week,
should Mr.. Sherman call up the amendment to
one of the appropriation bills, of which he has
given notice, authorizing the secretary of the
treasury to sell bonds to maintain specie pay
ments.
Now that the silver question is definitely
shclyed for this congress, the leaders in the
house do not see anything ahead between now
and the 4th of March to cause trouble except
the appropriation bills and the ant.options bill.
IL is purposed to keep the house pounding away
on the appropriation bills with but little inter
missions until the last one of them is sent over
to the senate
Those still remaining before the house arc the
pension, (which is still under consideration,
the postotce, the agricultural and the naval
bills
The senate pissed the car coupler bill and
sent it back to the house.
The house resumed, in committee of the whole,
the consideration of the invalid pension appro.
pration bill. The attempt to limit the debate
gave rise to lilibustering movement, led by Mr..
Burrows, and the motion for limitation was
withdrawn. Messrs. Curtis and Harris opposed
the proposed amendment of the pension laws.
Mr., Livingston approved them and said he did
SO as a southern man,
struction of the Nicaragua ship canal provides
that per cent. bonds of the company to an
amount not exceeding SlOO,0O0G0J shall be guar
anteed, principal and nterest,by the government
of the United states, these bonds to be issued
according as the money is actually paid out and
expended by the company in the construction of
the canal. The government is then to own the
capital stock of the company with the exception
of S2,OO0OO0, which is to be retained by the com
pany, and except the shares to be delivered to
the governments of Nicaragua and Costa Rico
The importance of this guarantee by the gov
eminent was demonstrated in a speech by Sena-
tor Frye, who undertook to show it would, with
the guarantee. be finally completed at cost of
l0OO00,00O, and that its fixed charges would be
only S. 100000 year, outside of a sinking fund
whereas, without the guarantee, the cost would |
be not less than $500 10000, and its fixed charges
Sli, 600 per year.
Senator Cullom introduced Joint resolution
to transfer to the state of Illinois at the close of
the Columbian exposition the naval exhibit of |
the United States government. as naval armory |
for the use of the naval militia of Illinois and |
asked to have it considered and passed. Sena- |
tor Cockrell objected, saying that this was sim
ply the entering wedge of Chicago to get every |
thing that would be sent there for exhibition. |
The joint resolution was referred
The sundry civil bill as reported to the senate |
carries a total appropriation of $i0,3jO,lti an |
increase of 1924 ,l6l upon the bill as it passed the
house. The corresponding bill for last year APP |
propriatcd S2,t65,OI6, Among the items of in |
CIthSt HTt, lOF IIe prevention VI epluenlC dis |
eases S550OO0; expenses for entertaining gov |
eminent guests at the worlds fair, $4,000; sur |
yeylng public lands, S2OO,OOO; artificial limbs |
for soldiers, S225,00O The chief reductions are;
Mississippi river, $o6jUjO; Missouri river, $780, |
CO.,
Senator Quay gave notice of an amendment to |
the worlds fair appropriation bill making it |
conditioned on Sunday opening, Work on the |
sundry civil bill was pushed forward.
Filibustcring in the house over limiting de. |
bate on the invalid pension bill resulted in fix
ing time for debate to close.
Mr. Hatch gave notice that he should press !
the anti-options bill against everything, pen
sion bill included, if vote was not reached on |
the latter at the time set.
All amendments to the sundry civil appropri- |
alton bill reported by the committee on appro- |
priations, including the worlds fair items were |
disposed Of with the exception of the series re- |
latlng to the river and harbor improvements |
and those were in full tide of debate when the |
presidents Hawaiian message was delivered, |
and then, without delay, the senate, on Senator |
sherman motion, vent into executive session. |
Tho invalid pension appropriation bill monOp- |
oli2ed the attention of the house. Tho general |
debate was enivened by Mr.. Boutelle, of Maine. |
who made n vigorous characteristic speech. |
But the house at large looked upon the contro- |
yersy without excitement and it ended without |
any gain on either SIDE Against the amend |
mcnts changing the existing pension laws points |
of order were made, the determination of witch |
was postponed. After further debate the gem |
eral discussion closed and the bill was cad for
amendments, Tho committee ON approximations |
offered an amendment transferring the ponsion |
bureau from the interior to the war department, |
Points OF order were raised but adjournment |
prevented action upon them.