Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1896-03-07
BILLS PASSED.
Agricultural and Postal Bills Pass
the Senate.
HOUSE DEBATES THE FEE SYSTEM.
The Day Spent Considering an Amendment
to the Legislative Appropriation Bill
The Padding of Business I'm the
Federal Courts.

WASHINGTON, March 4.-The senate
gave most of yesterday to the agricul-
tural appropriation bill, and passed
that measure, carrying So, 262, 900, with
out material amendment Another
bill passed during the day changes the
limitations of fourth class mail matter
SO as to free the postal service from
bulky articles heretofore sent free by
the government departments. Senator
Wolcott, in urging the bill, said roller
top desks and electric motors were
among the articles sent as mail by the
departments. Late in the day word
came from the house that the error
concerning the Cuban resolutions had
been corrected. In its corrected form
the house resolution is an amendment
to that passed by the senate. As thus
reported back the subject was referred
to the committee on foreign relations,
Senator Sherman stating that the COM
mittee would consider the question at
the meeting to-day.
Senator Berry introduced for his
colleague, Senator Jones, bill to pro-
vide further security to persons and
property in Indian territory. The bill
vests exclusive Jurisdiction in the
over all controversies and suits con-
corning tribal lands and other tribal
property and all other civil and Grim
inal cases, except that in criminal
cases and civil cases other than those
applying to tribal property the juris-
diction of the courts at Fort Smith,
Ark, and Paris, Tex, is not to be in
terfered with. The bill also provides
that no act passed by the legislative
assembly of either of the five civilized
tribes shall be valid until signed by the
president of the United States. 1t
also contains provision for allotment
of the lands in severalty to the In
dams.
Senator German gave notice of his
intention to move to reconsider the
bill passed Monday authorizing the
secretary of the navy to enlist 1000 ad-
ditional men.
The house spent the entire day in
debating the amendment to the legis-
lative appropriation bill to abolish the
fee system in the cases of United States
district attorneys and marshals. The
salaries fixed by the amendment range
from So, 600 to So, 900. The amendment
was Endorsed by ALMOST every member
of the judiciary committee It was
argued the amendments would reduce
the expenses of the United States
courts, which have doubled since 1878,
at least $780, 600 for the first year and
result in stopping the pernicious pad
ding of the business of the federal
courts. The debate will be continued
to-day under the fve-minute rule.
Mr.. Updegraff, of Iowa, made the
principal argument in support of the
amendment.
REPORT ABOUT TARsNEY DENIED
WASHINGTON, March 4-The story
published in the daily papers that ex-
Representative Tarsrey had been to
the white house and the department.
of justice and demanded the removal
of Gen. Shelby from office as United
States marshal for the Western district
of Missouri is absolutely false
GOLD WITHDRAWAL SINCE JANUARY j.
WASHINGTON, March 4.-The records
of the treasury department show the
Withdrawals of gold at the sub-treas-
ury at New York from January to
date have been $50, 6S1, 52S, of which
only S9,924, 1873 was for export, the
remaining $50, 757, 395 being largely
used in the payment of bonds
PENSION FOR GEN. BLUNT's WIDOW.
WASHINGTON, March 4.-The house
committee on invalid pensions report
ed favorably bill to allow a pension
of S75 per month to the widow of Gen.
Blunt, who lives at Leavenworth. A
similar bill has passed the senate, be-
ing introduced by Mr.. Baker.
A HIIGE SwINDI