Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1895-02-09
CONGRESSIONAL SUMMARY.

The house committee on claims agreed to in.
clude the claim of the state of Kansas for $685..
bills to be placed by the committee before the
house on the next opportunity. 1twas arranged
that Representative Avery should call up the
bill.
The Commercial Travellers bill, for the sale
of interchangeable mileage tickets, passed the
Wilson's bill to repeal the one-tenth of cent
ditferential duty imposed by the new tariff law
on sugars imported by bounty paying countries
was taken up in the house. under special order,
and it was passed without amendment by
vote of 239 to 81.
Fifteen states are interested in a bill before
the senate to carry out the law to allow per
cent of the public land in each state to be used
for educational purposes. 1t is said this bill
would give Kansas $2,O00,000.
Senator Vest (dem., MOI in discussing the
presidents finance message asserted with dra-
matte emphasis that he had thus far held his
peace but that there must now be a separating
of the ways between him and the president.
Senators Sherman and Vest both told the SEN
ate that I'll ere was possibility Of the finance
committee agreeing on any measure to report
to the senate. This was received with evident
surprise
Secretary Carlisle was reported by senators
stating that the revenues were now Satlsfac-
tory, enough for current expenses of the gov
eminent, with prospects of commencing to show
a surplus
The house entered under a special rule, upon
the consideration of the bill to fund the debt
due the government from the Union Pacific and
year bonds Chairman Reilly of the Pacific
railroad committee, opened the argument for
&he measure by history of the roads and their
indebtedness; showing his view of the advan-
tageS to the government in the passage of the
bill Harris (pop. Kan..) bitterly opposed the
bill, claiming that it would allow the ''scoun-
drels who had plundered the road and govern
ment who had debaqched public morals and
public men, to keep their nl-gotten gains. he
preferred the government to take charge of the
roads rather than this should happen.
Under existing conditions newspaper which
prints copyrighted picture IS liable to forfeit
81 aGF T6eF roRs bill before the house to limit
the penalty to double the value of the drawing,
other original of cut.
Senator Allison rep, la.,) spoke of the man
ner in which the government was running be-
hind in its revenues. 1t would run behind ten
millions during the present month. This was
startling fact. 1t was not brought out by OBJ
scure presidential messages. 1t was communI-
Gated to the senate by the secretary OF the
Senator German declared the crisis was, far
graver than was known. He hoped the real de-
ficiencies of the treasury would be disclosed IN
response to senate resolutions. The senator
himself knew it from personal Investigation 1t
was time the country knew 1T. lie had hoped
the officers charged with the highest executive
duties would appreciate the gravity OF the con
ditions as to lack of revenues and would make
After further debate the senate adopted reso-
buttons TO secure information. The first, offered
by HILL of N. ", calls on the secretary OF the
treasury to inform the senate if legislation is
necessary or desirable toward the issue of bonds
to meet deficiencies in revenue, and If so, what
the substantial features of this legislation
should be- The other. by Allison. asks the sec
rotary as to the amount of the gold reserve used
for current expenses and the amount of pro-
ceeds from bonds similarly used.
The senate committee on Indian affairs has
reported favorably the Morgan amendment to
the Indian bill to provide additional judicial
facilities for the Indian country. The amend
ment provides for three judicial districts to be
known as the Northern, Central and Southern.
By this bill the courts at Paris, Tex, and Fort
Smith, Ark, viii close up business in hand and
then be dispensed with
The bill to temporarily revive the rank of
lieutenant general of the army, met with some
opposition in the house. but it was passed. The
purpose of the bill is to authorize the promo
ton of Major General Schofeld to that rank.
Senator Carey CWyo) gave notice of a pro-
posed amendment to the New Mexico enabling
act permitting Oklahoma and Arizona to form
constitutions and state governments and be adj
mitted to the Union. This is omnibus bill
introduced by request.
The senate passed the house bill to regulate
commerce on the great lakes and the connect
ing waters to lights, signals, etc, to extend
the International code already established.
Senator Turpie (Ind.) introduced a bill for
preliminary work for ship canal from the
lower shore of Lake Michigan to the Wabash
river. A similar resolution has been introduced
in the house by Representative Cooper tlnd-(.
The senate passed the house bill to esta blIsh
national military park at gettysburg, Pa
The house committee on public lands Will IA
vorably report bill to amend the act OF 1880
for the forfeiture of certain lands granted for
railroads so as to extend the time within which
persons entitled to purchase the lands may
make such purchases to January l, 1881.