Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1896-04-18
COAST DEFENSES.
Senator Squire Talks on the De-
fenselessness of Our Harbors.
THE FORTIFECATIONS BILL PASSED.
Further Conference Wanted by the House
on the Legislative Appropriation
BuI-The Fort Hays Bill
Money for Kansas.

WASHINGTON, April 15.-1t was made
apparent after a lively colloquy in the
senate yesterday that there was no dis
position among the silver and populist
senators to allow the resolution for
senate Inquiry into recent bond issues
to lapse. By unanimous consent it had
been set for consideration at 2:15 yes
terday, but at that time Mr.. Chandler
was proceeding with a speech on
the Dupont case, Mr.. Gray was wait
ing to follow, and Mr.. Cullom had an
appropriation bill in reserve. This
precipitated a clash, in which Mr.. PEI
fer, reinforced by Mr.. Wolcott, of Colo
RADIO, and Mr.. Stewart, of Nevada, as
serted with emphasis that the bond
resolution could not be crowded out
either by design or inadvertence. An
agreement was finally reached that the
bond resolution would come up imme-
diately after Mr.. Chandler and Mr..
Gray concluded their speeches. Mr..
Squire, of Washington, made an e1aba-
rate presentation of the pressing need
of coast defenses, poin ting out the de-
fenseless condition of our great sea
coast harbors. Mr.. Chandler occupied
most of the afternoon in support of
Mr.. Dupont's claim to seat in the
senate.
The house passed without amend
ment the Notifications bill carrying APP
preparations and authorizations in
volving an expenditure of $11. 3S4, 613.
The appropriations for Notifications
since the Endicott commission in 1886
reported its plan for the defense of 27
at m a "a n
500, OOO, 900 have averaged something
over $4,000, 900 annually. During the
debate yesterday there were number
of references to our foreign complica
tions and the necessity of preparing
for any possible emergency. Only one
voice was raised against the passage of
the bill. Mr.. Berry, of Kentucky,
thought it would be wiser to build
ships capable of coping with the most
powerful battleships of other nations
than erect fixed Notifications on our
coasts. Mr.. bingham, of Pennsylvania,
presented the conference report on the
legislative, executive and judicial ap-
preparation bill, and the report was
adopted aRd a further conference
agreed to- Messrs. Bingham, Dockery
and Mccall were appointed conferees.
FORT HAYS RESERVATION BILL.
WASHINGTON, April 15.-The me M
bers of the Kansas delegation united
yesterday in letter to Speaker Reed,
asking that he allow the Fort Hays
military reservation bill to be called
up on Monday next 1t stands first on
the calendar, having been put there by
Mr.. Curtis, who served short time on
the public lands committee, but it ap-
pears to be difficult matter for Col.
Blue to secure recognition to pass the
bill This arises from the fact that
the speaker is informed that a fight
will be made on the bill by Chairman
Lacey, of the public lands committee,
and Representative Dockery, who have
been convinced that the Union Pacific
road has an interest in the reservati ton,
and they are contending that when
the bill is called up they will urge
that some sort of an amendment to
protect the claims of the company be
injected into the bill.
MONEY FOR KANSAS.
WASHINGTON, April Is. = Senator
Baker has offered an amendment to
the sundry civil bill, appropriating
500, 900 for improvements at Fort
Riley, instead of $50. 900, as the bill
provides as it passed the house. The
senator also offered an amendment APP
propriating $4,000 to be applied to
erecting the United States peniten-
tiary building at Fort Leavenworth,
the total cost of buildings not to be
over $15O,O00
AIMED AT RACE GAMBLING.
WASHINGTON, April Is. = Senator
Platt yesterday introduced a bill to
prohibit the transmission of the re-
ports of results of bets on prize fights
or races from one state to another and
making such transmission a misde-
meanor, to be punished by fine or inn