The Globe-republican. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1889-1910, 1895-03-08
CONGRESSIONAL SUMMARY.

The senate finance committee made favora:
bic report on an amendment to the sundry civil
bill-Senator Wolcott's resolution for the APP
pOintment of commissioners to participate IN
an international monetary conference.
The house spent most OF the Day IN !ne CON
sideration and passage of the bill providing for
Cancellation failed) to mediate and settle differ
ences between common carriers the their en-
plOyes.
reported a second disagreement.
The senate made it too warm for Germans
amendment to authorize the treasury 70 issue
500 OOO, OOO in treasury certificates and 1t was
An amendment was offered to repeal all stat
utes authorizing the issue OF bonds without
special act of congress, but it was ruled out OF
order. =, ~, .
transfer to the department OF justice the mill
tary prison at Fort Leavenworth was struck
out by the senate. The plan Of those fighting
for the measure, at the instance OF the admin.
istration. is to wear out conference committees
with this matter and force an acceptance OF 1t
by the senate in that way.
Tie house committee on public lands reported
favorably the bill to donate to Kansas the Fort
Hays military reservation. They reported a bill
similar to the one that passed the senate.
The adoption by the senate OF the amendment
which provides for representation at an inter
national conference was the result OF varying
ruling opinions of individual senator's Several,
still see that if an agreement with Europe can
be made their main wish would be accom-
plished. Sherman doubts ii anything could be
no faith that England would change her pres
emit system: Allison, who was member OF the
Brussels conference, expresses that Engiand
Platt Chandler, Hill and Others regard the
adoption of the resolution as a good omen.
An appropriation of SD.OU was put into the
sundry civil bill for the Dawes commission. and
it is provided that the commission shall be sup
plemented with two more members, making
five.
German. Hill. Chandler and Martin being the
principals 1t arose over something that no.
body remembered over night.
The house passed a bill to authorize the pres
ident to arrange for a joint commission. to
consist of three representatives of this govern
ment. Great Britain. Russia and Japan. to IN
vestiGate the condition of the fur seals and tie
regulations necessary TO their preservation and,
pending the report of the commission. to nego-
tiate for a moduS vivcndi to protect the seals
during the approaching season. and IN case
such a modus vivendi cannot be negotiated, to
give the secretary of the treasury authority to
kill seals found on the Pribylof islands.
The senate discussed the general deficiency
bill particularly the itcm of $3.50 to pay
damages to British sealing pirates, which item
was finally left out.
An organized effort seemed to be shaping up
to pass the right of way bills through the In
dian country over the president veto.
Among Tue House DiliS pdSSeN III 'he SSh"'S ~
a bill to grant pension to Louisa Cromwell,
of North Topeka. and one to place on the pen
sion rolls Salmona Mangold, of Carbondale,
Kansas.
The senate confirmed the appointment of
Tariff Wilson tn be postmaster general
Broderick's anti-lottery bill finally passed the
house March /. 1t is nearly the same as the
bill which the senate had passed and Senator
Hoar promised to get i. through the senate.
Conferees on the Indian bill inserted prOvi-
sion requiring the secretary of the interior to
open the Wichita reservation to settlement
within one year.
The attempt to pay members salaries with
held for being absent failed on roll call, al
though it carried on a rising vote by big
majority.
In conference the $4,000 was retained to ena-
BILE the department of agriculture to continue
irrigation experiments. The senate had cut it
to 5000