The Globe-republican. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1889-1910, 1895-02-22
CONGRESSIONAL SUMMARY.

The legislative and executive appropriation
bill was before the house when Delegate Flynn
20. T. made point of order against a & UO
item for the private secretary of the secretary
of the interior, ON the ground that there was no
such office known to the law. Flynn was sus-
tanned.
The Hawaiian cable item will command the
and of the republicans, but there is every prob
ability of a majority against the bill. The con-
ference committee upon the bill will be I'M
friendly to the cable amendment.
The senate committee on privileges and cleo
tions reported unfavOrably on the resolution
providing for the election of senators by direct
vote.
The house finally killed the provision to give
the individual clerks of members annual saia-
ries. They now get 500 month during the
The senate commerce committee reported
favorably for International commission to
inquire into the feasibility of waterway con-
Meeting the great lakes with the Atlantic ocean.
The senate committee on public lands has
agreed to the Martin Moore sooner bill. to re-
lieve sooner contestants of Oklahoma claims.
Senator Villas (dem., Wis., presented bill
last message: viz. for the issue of 3 per cent
gold bonds with which to carry out the contract
made by Carlisle for coin bonds.
Senator Sherman also introduced . per cent,
thirty year. geld bond bill.
The resolution was agreed to providing for
the participation by congress. through a COM
in the opening of the Chickamauga and Chatta.
nooga national parks on September IL and ~
next.
The contract for gold made by Secretary Car
Isle with New York and London bankers, which
has been in demand. appeared in full in the
report of the house committee, covering new
per cent gold bond scheme.
The senate and house committees on claims
agreed to allow S., 900 to the family of each vic
tim to the Ford theater disaster. This is of
special interest to two families in Kansas. One
of the victims was Emanuel g. Shut. who left
a small estate and life insurance, and a widow
and child. His widow, Mamie r. Shut, of To-
peka, is Administrative. Another was Joseph
r. Pagan, who left q small estate and life in
surance, and widow and three children. The
Washington Loan and Trust company is admin
istrator, and also guardian for the children.
The widow, Mrs. Pagan. received an appoint
ment in the pension bureau in response to an
urgent appeal made by Representative Curtis.
The senate in executive session confirmed the
following Kansas pOStmasters: L. A. Saunders,
Mankato; John n. Cox, Ellis: John Schlyer,
Hays; James A. jackson. Howard.
The senate voted to make no changes in the
present railway mail system. The subject has
been the chief point of contention of the post
Office appropriation bill. The bill as amended
gave to the postmaster general authority to use
for postal cars and cut off the present fast mail
line from north to south.
A joint resolution was passed to extend the
time for making income tax returns to April ID.
The house discussed the naval appropriation
bill. which carries S3I ,S0'.023 and authorizes
three new line-of-battle ships and twelve tor
pedo boats The discussion was upon the latter
feature.
The house disagreed to 4 senate amendment
to extend the time for making income tax re-
turns from March l to April Is. This would
have been agreed to but for Senator Hill; who
succeeded in Incorporating in the amendment
a clause making Il stipulation that certain ques.
tions which he considered inquisitorial should
be stricken from the blanks to be filled by tax
payers. The department preferred to lose the
extension of time to permitting this change In
blanks.
The senate passed the postoffice appropria,.
tiOn after defeating proposed amendments ana
then took up the agricultural appropriation.
1t brought out animated discussion of the
meat inspection system. for meats Tor eAporta-
ton.
The senate finance committee reported favor
ably on the bill repeating the One-tenth OF
cent discriminating duty on sugar from coun-
tries paying a sugar bounty. and a motion was
entered to recOmmit the bill to the committee
with instructions for reciprocity bounty on do
nestle sugar and for meeting treasury dehcien-
cies. No action was taken
The Office of the eleventh census. it is pro-
vided in an appropriation bill. shall be abOl.
ished on March I. 1895. and the terms of all
employees cease with the exception of force
der the direction of the secretary OF the lnte-
rior
The total amount of deficiency appropriations
for this session is SS.SS2, S95.
The senate passed the agricultural appropria-
ton bill after a Sharp debate, which resulted in
continuing the $1,000 for irrigation expert
mentS.
The bill for free coinage Of silver was ad.
vanced in the senate in position to unfinished
business by a vote of 80 to q.
The senate committee on public lands with
drew its favorable report on Senator Martins
sooner" amendment to the Indian bill. This
resulted from the opposition to the measure
coming from Oklahoma.
Under suspension of the rules the house
passed bill to raise the rate of pensions to
Mexican war veterans to Sl2 a month.