The Iola register., 1886-06-25
THE WORLD AT LARGE.
u Summary Of tho Daily Nswa


II the Senate on the 18th the Northern
Pacific Forfeiture bill was again taken up and
the debate continued until sixo'clock. Pend.
ing the discussion the Senate adjourned.
Inc House did little or no business of gen.
eral nature. A bill passed prohibiting pool
sHeliiGE HaM;.E, in. IN the strict Of Columbi. Mr..
pointment OF joint committee OF three
senators and fve Representatives. to consider
IN what manner can best be celebrated the
Of the Constitutional Government OF the
United States, the flrst meeting Of Congress
and the Inauguration of George washington
as President OF the United States. which will
occur ON April 80 1889. Adjourned.
AFTER routine business in the Senate on
The 18th the Northern Pacific Forfeiture bill
was again taken up and after considerable
debate was brought to q vote and passed,
yeas. ~; navs. I. The bill repeating the Pre-
emption. Timber Culture and Desert Land
5ourned. In the House Mr.. Frederick. from
the Committee on lLvH.d Pensions. reported
hack with amendments the Senate bill for
the relief . e. disabled soldier: who were Gts
House then went into committee on the
legislative Appropriation bill. the debate ON
which took a wide range. Pending discus
5ourned.
In the Senate on the 18th petition was
received from the Massachusetts Legislature
IN regard to the fisheries trouble. After q
brief executive session. the Senate took up
the bill TO repeal the Pre-empt'on. Timber
Culture and Desert Land acts. The Invalid
Pension Appropriation bill wss passed as re-
ported from the committee The Military
academy Appropriation bill also passed.
The repeal Of the Presumption and Tim
until adjournment. In the House M
Morrison. from the Committee on Ways
and Means. reported back adversely the
IssoiutiSn st o. %. of Mr. Srosvenor; Of Ohio: de;
tariff Of 1857. and the resolution offered by
Mr.. wilkins, Of Ohio. expressing the sense of
Congress as adverse TO any change in the
present wool tariff. The House then further
considered the Legislative Appropriation
bill. which was finally passed. Atthe evening
session many private bills passed. among
the widow Of General Grant. Adjourned.
IN the Senate on the 18th Mr.. Ingalls,
offered q resolution requesting the President
70 furnish the Senate information rs to the
appointment and removal of clerks EN-.
6raced within the provisions of the Civil
Service act. A large number of bills passed.
bill authorizing the Secretary of War to
credit the State OF Kansas with &24.44S for
ordnance. ETC., drawn to aid in the protection
ing for an additional Assistant Adjutant
General: also bill authorizing the Postmas-
ter General to pay rent for buildings leased
dS post Omcee: also Dill duthOr1ZI Ing the ex-
tension of the time for the payment
of the purchase money on the sale
nj the reservation Of the Otoe and Mis-
souri, tribe of Indians in Kansas and
Nebraska: also Senator Frye's bill to
promote the political progress and CONNER
cial prosperity of the American nations. Ad-
3ourned. In the House the Land Forfeiture
bill was considered until 1:3O O'Clock when
Mr. Morrison called up hie motion that the
House go into Committee of the Whole for
the consideration of the Tariff bill. The roll
call was watched with great interest. and the
motion was lost by yeas 40: nays. 155. The
House then went into committee on the
Naval Appropriation bill, pending the con-
alteration of which the House adjourned.
AFTER the introduction of resolutions
and other routine business in the Senate on
the 18th, bills on the calendar were taken
MP, and the House bill passed reducing to
1ve cents the fee for money orders for f1ve
dollars or less; also Mr.. Frye's bill providing
for the payment of fifty cents a mile for car
fyfnR the foreign mails of the United States:
also the bill to provide for the sale Of the site
of Fort Omaha Neb.: also a bill authorizing
the free transmission OF weather reports,
and the bill to increase the efficiency of the
army. Adjourned. :. In the House commit
tees reported. and the private calendar being
dispensed with the Naval Appropriation bill
was taken up in Committee Of the Whole.
The bill was about half completed when the
committee rose. Al the evening session
twenty six private pension bills passed.