The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1885-12-25
THE WORLD AT LARGE.
A Summary Of the Daily News.


CONGRESS.
IL the Senate on the 18th Joint resolu.
ton was presented from the Legislature OF
Connecticut asking the passage. without de
lay. of bill to provide for the Presidential
praying for admission - . State. was also
presented. The Presidential succession bill
was reported favorably by Mr.. Hoar. The
to ten members, and Senator Logan up.
pointed to that committee. Mr.. HOar. from
The Committee on Judiciary, reported favor
ably bill fixing the salary Of United States
went into executive session. When the
doors were opened message was received
from the President transmitting the Kelley
Senate adjourned In the House Mr.. Nor
rison. from the Committee on Rules, SUBJ
mitted the report Of the committee on the
dered to be printed and laid over one day.
permission being given to Mr.. Randall, OF
Pennsylvania. to submit minority report.
A motion BY Mr.. Weaver. Of Iowa. for the
call of States for the introduction of bills
was defeated, and the House adjourned.
In the Senate on the 18th . bill was in
troduced for the admission Of Q portion Of
Dakota as a State. Mr.. ingalls, introduced .
bill for the sale of the Kickapoo diminished
reservation in Kansas. Senator Georgd ir-
trodnced bill to pension soldiers Of !, the 9
bill granting a pension to Mrs. Julia D. Grant.
and another bill granting her the franking
privilege. The report Of the Committee on
the two houses OF Congress was then called
up and after O lengthy debate on rule IL, pro-
hfbitng the sale o. intoxicating liquors in
House Mr. Morrison called up the report Of
the Committee on Rules and Q lively debate
At once commenced and was continued until
adjournment.
In the Senate on the 10th Mr. Manderson
introduced bill to provide for the pension
ing Of all persons who served for at least one
year during the late war and were either dis
ity, or who were discharged with the re-en-
listment clause stricken from their certid-
cate. Senator Plumb introduced bill to
provide for the payment OF bounty to certain
discharged soldiers of the United States
Army. Senator Teller introduced q bill to
provide for the free and unlimited coin
duced a bin to provide for deter
mining the existence and removal of the
inability of the President to discharge the
powers and duties of his Office. The Chair
laid before the Senate a message from the
President transmitting the report of the Sec
rotary of the Interior, calling attention to
the condition of some of the Cheyenne In
dams. The Presidential Succession bill was
then discussed until executive session. after
which the Senate adjourned. In the House
the Senate bill passed removing the political
N
Georgia The discussion OF the proposed
revision of the rules was resumed and lasted
all day, and without concluding the general
debate the House adjourned.
In the Senate on the 18th Mr. Plumb
introduced a resolution, which was adopted,
requesting the Secretary of the Interior TO
furnish the Senate with the names of all
sections of land settled upon by such settlers
within the granted limits of each of the and
grant railroads in the State of Kansas. Mr..
Henderson introduced a bill to provide for
locating branch Of the Soldiers Home. Mr..
Mitchell, the new Senator from Oregon. was
sworn in. Mr.. Hoar reported favorably the
Electors of President and Vice-President.
Tue Presidential Succession bill was then
passed. After executive session the Senate
adjourned. In the House Mr.. Dibble intro
ouced resolution proposing Q conetitu-
tional amendment providing for the election
of Second Vice-President, who should be
vice-President in case the first succeeded to
the Presidency. The debate on the new rules
then commenced and continued until ad-
5ournment.
In the Senate on the 18th the bill grant
ing pension to the widow Of General Grant
passed without debate. Mr.. Hampton intro
duced q bin making II unlawful for Senators
appointments to once Mr.. Ingalls, intro
duced bill to prevent the unlawful enclos.
ure OF public lands. 1t is the bill introduced
Dakota resolution offered by Mr. Butler then
came up and q lengthy debate followed, when
the Senate proceeded to consider the joint
rules, and after q short debate accepted them.
Adjourned until Monday. :. In the House
consideration of the report Of the Committee
on Rules was resumed, and after o lengthy
debate the report was adopted by an over
vhelming vote. On motion of Mr.. Mason, of
Indiana the Senate bill granting Q pension
10 the widow of General Grant was taken up
and passed, Mr.. Price. of Wisconsin. alone
voting in the negative. Adjourned.