The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1885-12-18
THE WORLD AT LARGE.
a, Summary Of the Daily News.


Al Summary Of the Daily News.
CONGRESS.
The Senate assembled at noon Decem-
bor with crowded galleries and the walls
of the chamber draped in mourning out of
respect to the memory Of the late Vice Pres
ident. General McC0ok. Secretary of the
was offered BY Chaplain Rev. b. Hantiey,
after which Senator Edmuuds offered q res
Olution declaring Senator John Sherman
etttute the name Of Senator Isham @. Harris
was voted down BY strict party vote. and
without division Senator Sherman was
S9 sne wss Sp
pointed to wait upon the President and q re-
cess taken until afternoon. At the afternoon
session Senator'S Logan. of Illinois. and
Senator voorhees, offered resolutions Of re-
spect to the memory of Vice President Hen
bricks and the Senate adjourned. At noon
the House was called to order by Clerk J. b.
Clark, with 30 members present. Mr.
Tucker nominated Hon. John G. Carlisle, of
Kentucky, for Speaker and Mr.. Cannon NOM
ballot resulted: Carlisle W.; Reed, 49, Mr..
Carlisle was declared elected and the oath
administered. A committee was then APP
wait upon the President and notify him
that the two Houses were organized. Reeo-
buttons on the death Of Mr. Hendricks were
then introduced and the House adjourned.
In the Senate on the 9Th after the read
ing of the Presidents message many bills
were introduced, among them q bin by
of the duties Of the office Of President in
case of removal by death, resignation or in
ability, both Of President aad vice-Presi-
Sy at 20 NJ DAY fOf
and Vice. Presidenf. and the decision Of Ques-
tons arising thereon: BY Senator Ingalls,.
making an appropriation for the purchase
military posts on the Southwestern
frontier of Kansas: by Senator Plumb.
TO prevent the acquisition OF reAl property
ton of several bridges, among them two
across the Mississippi ut St. Louis. Senator
rHumb introduced by request joint resolu-
tution Of the United States in relation to the
manufacture and sale of Intoxicating liquors
LIN the House, after the reading of the
message, the death of Mr.; EiwoOd. of Illinois,
was announced and the House adjourned.
INshe Senate on the 9th numerous bills
were introduced, the more important being
a bill 20 reimburse the several States for in
serest paid on war loans; to prohibit the
mailing of newspapers containing lottery
advertisements; to prevent the Introduction
aud diffusion of contagious and infectious
diseases in the United States. and to promote
the general sanitary welfare of the people.
Mr.. Ingalls, introduced a bill to provide for
the sale of lands belonging to the prairie
Mr.. Plumb, q bill to forfeit the unearned lands
granted to the Atlantic Pacific Railroad
Company to aid in the construction of rail.
road and telegraph line through the States
OF missouri and Arkansas to the Pacific
Coast. and to restore the same to settlement;
also to provide for contesting surveys of
private land grants. A bill was also in
lands owned by railroad companies; also for
the relief of settlers and purchasers Of the
public domain in Nebraska and Kansas. :.
In the House the day was mainly devoted to
rules, and the Speaker finally ap-
pointed the Committee on Rules, as follows:
The Speaker, Messre. Randall. Morrison.
Reed and Hiscock. In order to give the
propositions referred to it, the House ad-
Journed until Saturday.
In the Senate on the 10th Mr.. Edmunds
bill to provide for the establish.
ment of q postal telegraph. and expressed q
desire to have II brought to q vote As early
as possible. Mr.. Mcpherson presented q
1oint resolution OF the Leeisiature OF New
into the fitness of portion Of the Territory
of Alaska for penal colony for long-term 1
or life-term convicts: Mr.. Dolph introduced
providing for the settlement of claims
of officers and enlisted men of the army
for loss of private property destroyed in
the military service of the United States.
Mr.. Plumb introduced bill to open to home
stead settlement certain portions of the In.
dian Territory. This is the Oklahoma bill of
the lest Congress. Mr.. Plumb also intro
duccd bill to improve the efficiency of the
militia; also q bill making an additional
article of war. 1t prohibits gambling in the
army. The President sent to the Senate all
the nominations made by him during the re.
cess. SeOatp iy-o GOO.
sion and when the doors reopened adjourned
until Monday. The House was not in ses-
sion.
NEITHER House was in session on the