Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1893-01-19
(From our regular correspondent,)

comes a law, whenever in his dlscre-
ton it is necessary to keep out con-
taiilous or infectious diseases, not
only suspend immigration for any
period not to exceed one year, but he
can also suspend the importation of
merchandise from infected countries.
The authority to take possession Of
state property when it becomes ne
cessary TO use the same for quaran-
tine purposes, without the consent OF
the state authority, gives the ma
tional government all the power it
could exercise under a national quar-
antne law.
Notwithstanding the clause in the
quarantine bill giving the president
authority to suspend immigration for
any part of year, whenever he deems
it ADVISABLE, Senator Chandler says
he intends to push ais bill providing
for a suspension Of European immi-
grafton for one year, through the
senate; but it Is believed that this IS
merely a bluff on the part Of the SEN
ator to make the steamship lobby
keep its hands off the Quarantine
bill, which the house interstate and
foreign commerce committee is now
working to get before the house,
through special order from the com
mittee on rules. The representatives
of the steamship companies intimate
that they will endeavor to kill the bill
in the house in some manner not
named, but there are reasons for the
belief that they also are making a
bluff, to prevent action on the bill for
one years suspension of immigration,
and that they are wiling to accept
the bill as it passed the senate.
The indians that enlisted in the
army are dissatisfied with the life of
a soldier, or at least sixteen Cheyenne
and Arapahoe Indians who are mem
bers of troop i, 9TH U. S. cavalry are.
They have united in letter to In
dian Commissioner Morgan asking
him to use his influence to get them
discharged from the arms. They
give as a reason their being tired OF
army life and wishing to work their
farms. The letter has been referred
to the secretary of war, who has it
under consideration.
Representative Holman has been
persuaded to withdraw his opposition
to the bill providing for the purchase
and opening to settlement OF the
lands known as the Cherokee strip,
and it is expected that the bill will
shortly become a law. Mr. Holman
said all along that his reason for OPP
posing the bill was that the condition
of the treasury was not such Us to
Justify paying out the $S,5OO,0OO re-
CURED by the bill, and in order to
meet this objection the bill was
changed SO as to call for only $780,
600 cash, the remainder to be paid
within five years, at the option Of the
government, with five per cent inter
est thereon as long as it remains I'M
paid.
No change will be made by this
congress in the date for the meeting
of congress and for the inauguration
of president, the house having de-
feateF the resolution providing for
the change by a vote Of 12l to 40.
The reported action of the Penn
sylyania and the Reading railroad
companies IN insisting that their en-
ployes take their choice between leay-
ing the labor organizations and los
ing their positions, has stirred up
some feeling IN congress. Represen-
tative Miller of Wisconsin, has intro
duced in the house q resolution
authorizing the committee on labor
to inquire and report whether there
is any remedy to prevent such out
RACES upon people who are obliged to
labor.
For the second time within less
than nine months the vice presidents
desk in the senate chamber was yes
rerday presided over by Cardinal
Gibbons of the Roman Catholic
church, arrayed IN his impressive ca
nonical robes and accompanied by
the insignia Of his position. The
first time was last May, when the
cardinal conducted the funeral SER
vices of the late Senator Barbour of