Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1893-01-26
IN CONGRESS.

The house of representatives attended the
funeral of Senator kenna in tho senate chamber.
Delegate Harvey introduced bill to enable
anyone eligible to take land under the home
stead act TO secure u TOWNSHIP from the secTo-
tary Of the interior ON any OF the public do
mains.
Tho bill provides that application be filed
with secretary and only one section can be COW
cred by the application and it must DO at least
two townships away from any other TOWNSHIP
deposit of $40 an acre must be made with the
secretary, and this money is to be given to tho
town organization for school purposes
Within thirty days after patent IL issued, the
man securing the townsite must hlo plat OF
town with the secretary, The object OF tho bill
Is to simplify the law on this question and mako
it easier TO secure lands for townsitcs. Harvey
thinks that tho bill will be passed.
The senate, after an explanation by senator
Sherman, passed bill to extend to the North
ern Pacific ocean tho provisions OF the statutes
for the r OF IG seat ana 6 PIHSg Tr
der consideration for half an hour and after a
speech against it by Senator Miller Invent over
The anti-option bill was taken up and Senator
Whites pending amendment to the, sec,
ond section was defeated. The amendment
offered by Senator Villas, which would have tho
effect of restricting the operations of tho bill to
gambling transactions, was debated and went
over without action. .
The republicans in the house iilibustered all
day against the consideration OF private war
claim bills, with the result that nothing was nc
complished.
Mr.. Richardson from tho committee on print
ing, reported concurrent resolution for tho
printing of 200 copies of the report of the agrl
cultural department on tho sheep industry and
on the diseases of cattle for distribution by
senators and representatives.
Mr.. Baker, OF Kansas, introduced bill for tho
free coinage of silver, and making 1t unlawful
for any person to make any contract, note, draft
or bill payable in any specified coin or currency,
The Cherokee strip bill was considered in tho
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drawn in conformity with the agreement be-
tween the Indians and tho government commits
sion appropriated $S5OO,OOO for tho extinction
OF the Cherokee title, tho money to no paid IN
full and by the terms of the agreement itself
unless the transaction were closed by March 4
of this year the treaty was to DO considered alb
rogated and the old status to be revived. The
condition of the treasury is such that the pay.
ment of SS580,000 in lump would create much
embarrassment and tho house committee on
Indian affairs favorably reported tho bill so
amended as to provide for the payment of only
100000 in cash, the balance to remain in the
treasury at per cont, payable in five years or
sooner at the option of the government
An amendment by Holman was agreed to, that
being an alternative to the defeat of tho bill,
which is designed to open the strip without pay
ing the Indians u dollar, but making them the
creditor of tho government in the whole sum
recommended by the commission to DO paid
within six years at tho option OF the government
and the Indians to receive per cent. interest.
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committee Of the whole and was passed without
division, without the challenge OF no quorum,
although there was very thin house.
Senator PETER spoke favoring constitutional
amendment limiting tho presidential office to
one term. He had not finished at the hour when
the anti-option bill was special order. After n
quorum was secured, az n result of n call of the
senate, considerable progress was mado on tho
anticipation bill. An amendment was agreed to
fixing July 10, 1893, when the bill should go into
effect. The amendment of Senator Villas, limit.
ing the effect of the bill to gambling operations,
was rejected, II to 49,
In the house, Mr.. Chapman, of Michigan,
moved to suspend the rules and pass the joint
resolution providing for the election of senators
of the United States by popular vote. Aftor
some tilbustering by the republicans, the mo-
ton was agreed to without division.
The anti-option bill, which has consumed tho
morning hour for so long reaches vote soon'
Speeches continue on the measure.
Sweeping denunciations of the measure were
made by Senators Hoar, Vest and Plat, as be.
ing in utter contravention of the constitution of
the United States and in violation of the rights
of states.
The Garrahan bill received death blow for
this session, the affirmative vote falling eight
short of constitutional majority.
The sundry civil appropriation bill, as re-
ported to the house, makes it the duty OF the
secretary of the interior to consolidate the dis
trict land offices so as to bring their total com
pensation within the appropriation. For tho
prevention If epidemics S350U0O, an increase Of
$2jO,OOO with which to fight the cholera, is APP
propriated.