Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1896-04-25
.SECTARIAN SCHOOLS
An Animated Debate in the Senate
Over the Indian Bill.
A MINIATURE NAP OF THE COUNTRY.
Mr. Cannon Speaks on His ResoIutIOn-The
Fifth Alabama Contested Election
Case in the House-A General
Service Pension BILL

Service Pension BILL
WASHINGTON, April 22.-Tne senate
spent most of the day on the Indian
appropriation bill, but did not
complete it. The sectarian school
question was taken up late in the day,
and brought out an animated debate,
Senators Gal1inger, Thurston and
Teller opposing, and Senators Gray
and Pettigrew supporting the amend
ment offered by Mr.. Cockrell, extend
ing for two years the time for the en-
tire abandonment of sectarian Indian
schools. Final action on the question
was not reached. Mr. Cannon made a
| speech in support of his resolution for
map of the United States. He ex-
| planned that the map would cover 625
acres and would give an object lesson
on the extent of our country. The
Mississippi river would be shown by
an actual stream three feet wide and
| 2, 600 yards long, while Lake Michigan
would have 90, 600 square yards of
water. Mr.. Cannon said he would
have the map include ''Crucified Cuba
and also leave sufficient space to the
north to permit the addition of other
countries which might choose to join
the union. The bill was referred to
the committee on public buildings and
grounds.
The house unseated James E. Cobb
(dem.), representing the Fifth Ala
bama district, and voted-121 to 45-to
seat Albert T. Goodwin (pop.), but the
point of no quorum being made, the
L \
still pending.
BILL TO TAX IMPURE BEER.
WASHINGTON, April %. In line with
the recent legislation against adulter-
alton of food and drinks, Congressman
Cooper, of Wisconsin, has introduced a
bill in the house, which is of special
interest to the manufacturers and con-
sumers of beer. The committee on
ways and means will have charge of
the bill It is a measure which pro-
vides for the defining of beer as an
article manufactured of malt, hops and
water solely, and additional taxes are
imposed on any article sold as beer, in
the composition of which glucose, fusel
oil or drugs appear. Manufacturers of
pure beer are said to be in favor of the
legislation, believing it would be bene-
fetal to the trade in honest goods
PENSIONS FOR oUANTRELL's VICTIMS.
WASHINGTON, April 22-Both the
house and senate committee on mill
tary affairs have made strong reports
in favor of granting pensions to the
heirs of II recruits for the Fourteenth
Kansas cavalry volunteers, who were
killed at Lawrence, Kan, by Guam
trell's guerrillas, August 81, 1868, at the
Lawrence massacre. one of the events
in the history of Kansas which will
never be forgotten. These men had
been furnished with clothing and
equipments, but had not been mustered
in. The bill provides for correcting the
muster rolls, and its advocates have
confidence in it's success.
FRICTION BETWEEN oLNEY AND BAYARD.
WASHINGTON, April 22.-There has
been serious friction between Secre-
! tary O1ney and Ambassador Bayard
over the Venezuelan boundary con-
troversy, which now comes to light.
This, it is said, is of so grave a nature
| it has strained the personal relations
between the two Ambassador Bayard
held that the Monroe doctrine did not
apply to the Venezuelan boundary dis
pute, and that Secretary Olney's at
tempt to give it that application was
an untenable position.
GENERAL SERVICE PENSION BILL.
WASHINGTON, April 22.-The invalid
pensions committee of the house has
begun the consideration of a general
service pension for all soldiers of the
late war. The committee has secured
data showing that pension of SO a
month to all soldiers who served 90
days or longer and who have reached
the age of SO years will increase the
annual budget by from $4,000, 900 to
R1O, 900, 600 for few years, when the
amount will decrease as a result of
| death.
CONGRESSIONAL ADJOURNMENT.
WASHINGTON. April 22.-Though the
prospect of an early adjournment was
generally admitted week ago, it APP
pears now that the conditions are
changing, and the session may last I'M
til the middle of June. The house will
be practically ready to adjourn about
May Is, but the senate is behiRd with
its work and cannot readily finish by
that time unless night sessions are
called. which is not probable.
DR.. BROWN AGAIN.