The Globe-republican. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1889-1910, 1895-02-01
CONGRESSIONAL SUMMARY.

Moore, of Kansas. presented bill to provide
pensions for the Eighteenth and Nineteenth
cavalry Of Kansas, which served In the indian
war during the years 1868 69. The latter regl-
ment had about 100 men,.
Chairman Wilson, of the ways and means
committee, reported to the Louise the bill to
abrogate the discriminating duty OF 1-lO cents
per pound on sugar imported from cOuEsries
paying bounty on exports.
The Indian appropriation bill finally passed
the house. 1t carried S6.649ss4 when reported.
but as passed the total was considerably greater,
one amendment alone TO pay the first INSTALL
The house, operating under a special order,
voted on public building o ths wb%e
thorize the construction of public buildings at
Chicago to cost $4OD0,OOO; S2Oo.0OO at South
Omaha, Neb. The appropriating clause in each
bill was stricken out and the appropriations
must be in future sundry civil bills.
The fortifcation bill. carrying S,0OO,OOO ap-
proximately. was passed by the senate, and the
deficiency BILL including the income tax appro-
priation. being finally agreed to as it came from
the conference of the two houses.
Senator Jones' of Arkansas offered an amend
ment to the general Indian bill to raise the pay
of fifty-seven Indian agents now in the service
In the list is the POttawatomie agent raised to
81 go .
The house committee on election of president
and vice president agreed to report joint reso
luton amending the constitution SO as to pro-
vide that the president shall be eligi1le 10 ser
vice but one term There was one dissenting
vote.
The senate committee on foreign relations has
authorized favorable report on Senator Nor.
gan's amendment to the naval appropriation
bill making an appropriation Of $liO,O00 fol-
dredging Pearl harbor (Hawaii) bar There
was also informal discussion of the project fol
the amendment of our treaty with Hawaii SO as
to permit the landing of a cable to be built by q
British company. on one of the Hawaiian isl.
ands. but the matter did not appear to com
To- of fba av1f n
Mr.. Hale rep. Me.,) introduced an amend;
men to the diplomats nat snd csa
connecting the Hawaiian islands with the
United States.
Statehood for Oklahoma and territory gov:
eminent for Indian Territory were both killed
at once in the house committee which had the
bills in hand. Chairman Wheeler, of the COM
mittee, asserts that administrative influence
caused the death of the bills, though he voted
that way himself. ~
tiOnal Central railway. to construct and MAIN
tain a continuous railway from the Hudson
river to San Francisco. A guarantee OF interest,
by the government, OF 8 per cent Donds IS a iea'
Senator Palmers resolution to make members
of Missouri state and provisional militia elig!-
BILE for pensions was passed by the senate. rms
was to stop cancelling the pensions of these
soldiers; 400 of whom have recently been taken
off the rolls.
Before the senate took final action on the
Nicaragua canal bill by passing it. Mills made
son and upholding this Administrations Hawa
iian policy. Following Mills, Vest offered a
resolution defending President Cleveland's pol.
icy toward Hawaii.
The provision in the sundry civil bill to trans
fer the military prison at Fort Leavenwortll
from the department of war to the department
of justice passed the house.
dependent mother of a soldier, Mrs. Louisa
Cromwell, of North Topeka, was prevented from
receiving pension of SD month by the objec,
ton offered in the house by Meredith, OF Nlr
ginia. :,
Senator Palmer introduced a bill directing
that the senior mortgage bonds OF the Unio!
Pacific railroad shall be payable in silver dol
lars, and that if there are not enough silver
dollars coined and in the treasury to meet these
bonds. the secretary of the treasury is author
lied to coin from bullion in the treasury enough
to meet the deficit.
Senator Martin has introduced in the senate
bill for the relief of ''sooners similar to the
one Representative Moore has before the house
1t gives great advantages to sOOners In claim
contests. -
Delegate Flynn called up and had passed the
bill to grant right OF way to the Oklahoma
Central railroad through the Indian and Okla
hOma territories. An amendment was added tc
the bill forcing the company to run through the
town of Chandler. This was done under the
policy to force railroads to make points OF
county seats located by the department.
The bankruptcy bill has advanced to position
of unfinished business in the senate.
Among house amendments to the sundry civil
bill are one appropriating 100000 for PRINTING
the report of the secretary of agriculture; $A.
| 600 for printing 5000 copies of the famou:
Horse book" and $4,000 for printing for eacf
member of congress a complete set of the Unior
and Confederate records,
The reading of the presidents finance mes
| sage in the house was followed by the introduc
| tion by Chairman Springer, of the banking an6
currency committee, Of the administration bill
| covering all the suggestions of the message.
Senator PETER offered resolution calling or
the secretary of the treasury for a statement OF
| the kinds and amounts of money received In
exchange for bends issued, and sold under the
refunding act of 1898.