Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1893-03-02
CONGRESSIONAL.

nt0 upphnIh w lnulculb Ile lilWhllhn tfOuty Will
| be ratified with several votes 10 spure.
Tho senate agreed to tho amendment TO the
sundry civil appropriation bill providing that
no moro than thr0e-fOurths OF the appropria
tons for internal improvements DO expended
during tho next fiscal year, except as TO the
Mississippi and Missouri rivers.
Tho house had stormy session while discuss
| Ing proposed amendments to the pension appro
| priation bill. tistic encounters were prevented
| by bodily interference
| After the debate tho amendment for q transfer
Of tho pension bureau TO tho war department
was disagreed TO by vote Of 90 TO 0j, Tho other
| amendment relative 10 the rGqurings of pen-
| sioners under the act of 1890, to show that they
were disabled from manual labor and have not
an annual income Of 5000, and providing that no
widow shall be granted pension II she was not
married within five years nftor tho close OF the
| war in which hor husband served was also de-
| feated without division,
| In the senate the amendment to tho sundry
civil appropriation bill, the effect Of which ia TO
continue in force tho federal supervision OF
elections, was carried by party vote, All the
OF and tho bill being open TO general amend
mont, the question w 10 the issue of 81 per cent.
bonds to retain the gold reserve was procipi-
tated. An amendment was offered by Senator
Sherman which was discussed the rest OF tho
day.
Senator Stewart said thoro was no necessity TO
sell bonds TO buy coin, There was plenty of
coin in the treasury, There was over OOOOO,-
ury and SlOS,OOOOOO gold, thus making over
SU0,0OO,OOO coin or of what might be converted
into coin, II silver was good money for the
people IL was good money for everybody and
there was plenty of il,
In the house the postollice appropriation bill
and car coupler bill wcro both reached and post
poned.
Further cxcitable debate was had on tho pen
sion appropriation bill and 1t was finally passed:
In tho discussion Representatives Dnvis and
Otis favored motion made by themselves to
pay pensions in legal tender grcenbQcks. They
also wanted tho law 30 amended that all the
silver bullion now in the treasury could be
coined and used in meeting pension payments.
Judge Broderick spoke against tho amend
ment to transfer pension agencies to Washing
ton. He regards IL as scheme OF the southern
mombors to get tho patronage OF clerks; OF an
increase in the expense of doing business and
making IL for more inconvcnient for the old SOL
diers,
The Sherman amendment, the 3 per cent, bond
proposition, was agreed to by the senate, ayes
30; nays 10.
In tic house a fight on the item in tho postof-
fec appropriation bill of $4,000 for special
mail facilities on certain trunk lines, consumed
lime anil the bill went over
The friends of the Cherokee strip bill are
greatly enraged over their luck in the house.
They met with utter defeat in two attempts to
get the bill before the house. Speaker Crisp.
according to Chairman Peel, promised to recug-
nize the chairman of tho committee on Indian
affairs Immediately after the omnibus claims
bill was disposed of, and at that moment Peel
arose for recognition, and, much to his surprise,
HtrSort was recognized and the navy bill was
taken up.
On making inquiry the speaker stated that he
had decided to make change, and IN the mat
ter his word was law. lie then promised to
recognize Peel as soon as the committee on agri-
culture was passed.
But while the agriculture committee had right
of way kilgore the Texas stoer, stampeded and
hnl bp nj IA m hV lie
This prevented reaching the Cherokee strip
bill. So it will be seen that kilgore and the
rules of the present house and the speaker OF
the house have operated fearfully against the
opening of the Cherokee strip.
Chairman Peel said: This is the first time in
my life was over deceived by the highest obi
cal in the house.
Delegate Harvey sized tho situation up in n
few emphatic words, and expressed the hope
that treason to the bill would not defeat it,
Chairman Hatch announced proposed pro-
gram by which he still hopes to get vote on
the anti-optons bill.
Senator Gorham, while opposing some amend
ments to appropri; ion bills, claimed that the
revenues would not be sufficient to meet all that
il was proposed to appropriate; and said that
special session of congress would be necessary
to devise taxation to meet the condition.
His warning did not prevent the senate from
agreeing to all the amendments that were Of
fered making appropriations for increasing the
limit of cost of public buildings.
The house passed the New York and New Jer--
sey bridge bill; also the naval and agricultural
appropriation bills.
The senate proceeded with amendments to the
sundry civil bill, democrats voting down most
of them, after long discussions. The protracted
debates almost amounted to llibustering delays
OF business.
But one line OF amendments were agreed to
after Il long time. These wore for increasing
for soldiers homes
In the house the hours were mostly employed
in fillbustering against the car coupler bill.
Some time was devoted to the postoliice APP
preparation bill. Mr.. Richardson led the oppO-
sition to the coupler bill and by parliamentary
maneuvers prevented any action being taken on
it. After various dilatory motions a vote was
ordered on n motion to adjourn No quorum
there were several attempts made to
reach compromise. At 10 80 p. m, the house
was still waiting, without hope, for the appear
ance of a quorum.
Shortly after midnight tho speaker stated that
the sergoant-atarms was unable to execute the
order as to the arrest OF abscntees lie was un-
able, on account of the dangerous condition of
the streets to secure vehicles from the livery
stables. In view of this statement MIR. Morse
moved an adjournment, but the motion was
voted down.
The house has contentedly settled itself down
at Il. me- for an all night session.
The bill granting the Martin line right of way
through the Indian territory which has passed
the senate, went through the house. The house
also passed the bill giving the Rock Island right
VI way llIOuBll llit tuNllNOlS lOl ITO bullio
tension.
The house had languid day after its all
night session, but Mr., Hatch continued to OBJ |
;truct action on appropriation bills in his fight
TO get n vote upon the anti-Options bill.
The senate worked pretty faithfully on appro-
DriatiOn bills.
Mr.. Springer introduced in the house a rosolu- |
ion calling on the president for information |
about the public debt of Hawaii, its revenues |
rs sugar production, etc.
The senate committee on irrigation reported |
bill increasing the number OF excluded classes |
7iz illiterates over II years old persons disa |
)led from manual labor, and persons belonging |
% societies who favor or justify unlawful de- |
truction of property or life.
Chairman Peel, of the house Indian affairs |
committee found a chance and used it to give |
o the house remarkably strong speech on the |
lherokce strip bill, or contract" This results |
n new efforts to convince the rules committee
If the propriety of giving the house a chance to
-ote on it.