The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1886-05-28
THE WORLD AT LARGE.
4 Summary OF the Daily News.
CONGREsR

CONGRESS-
In the Senate on the 18th the bill to re
taliate on foreign countries for seizure OF
American vessels was passed. This bill ID
intended 10 retaliatc on Canadian fishing
The Pension bill was then debated until ex-
ecutive session, after which the Senate ad-
3ourned. :. Under the call Of States several
the House went into Committee of the Whole
on the Urgent Deficiency bill. which was re-
ported to the House and passed. The Sem
schools Of the Territories Of the effect Of al
cohoi. ETC.. on the system passed. After .
lengthy debate on a resolution to set apart
June and subsequent days for the con-
Committee, in which the Education bill was
also discussed. the motion prevailed, and the
House adjOurHed.
In the Senate on the 18th several COM
munications from the Secretary of the Treas
ury we're received transmitting information
called for. Several bills of a local nature
placed before the Senate, but was temper
arily laid aside to permit Senator Coke to
address the Senate on the Labor Arbitration
DILL when It was AGAR taken up. and pend
ing consideration the Senate went into ex-
ecutive session and then adjourned. In
the House several standing committees re-
Office Appropriation bill. with the Senate
amendment, being that known as the $SO0.O0O
subsidy to American vessels. The House went
into committee OF the Whole upon the bill. and
which was the subject of contention, VT s
characterized by Mr.. Guenther of wiscon-
sin. as a gift to the Pacific Mail monopoly.
Without reaching final action the House ad-
journed.
AFTER routine business in the Senate on
tho 18th. the Pension bill was taken UP and
after several amendments had been offered
md the one making pensions not less than
~ per month and an amendment making the
service three instead of six months were
adopted the bill finally passed by vote of "a
to II. The Bankruptcy bill was then laid be-
Tore the Senate Adjourned. In the House
the Committee on Laws Regulating the Elec-
ton OF President, reported Joint resolut on
proposing a constitut onal amendment ere
atinE the office of Second Vice-President
The House then went into Committee of the
Office Appropriation bill. After general de-
pate the committee rose and the House ad-
jourNed.
THE Senate on the Goth passed the bill to
authorize the Cheyenne & Northern railway
to build road across the Fort Russell and
Fort Laramie reservations The Staten Island
Bridge bill was then discussed until two
O'Clock, when the Bankruptcy bill was laid
before the Senate, but temporarily laid aside
TO continue debate on the Bridge bill The
bill was finally passed. This is bill giving
the baltimore Ohio road certain terminal
facilities at New York. The Bankruptcy bill
was then further discussed until adjourn
ment. In the House the Senate amendment
taken up in Committee of the Whole, and the
$SIOO0 subsidy to American vessels elected
q long debate The amendment was finally
defeated by the decisive vote of I1s to SO.
after which the House adjourned.
AFTER the usual routine business in the
Scnata no
closing the business of the Court of Claims
was taken up and finally passed. The
Urgency Deficiency bill was passed without
debate. The Senate insisted on its amend
ments to the Post-office Appropriation bill
anu conference committee was appointed
The House bill establishing certa N add .tonai
ife-saring stations was passed. Several
pension bills were then passed, and pending
The consideration OF others debate wa;
sprung on the practice of passing private
pension bills without proper consideration.
Inc senate then ad tourncd until Monday.
In the House the bill passed prohibiting the
importat on OF mackerel during the spawn
ing season. Among the bills passed was ore
removing the charge of dcsertou from the
the case OF woman who for two years
served IN Michigan regiment as a soldier
without disclosing her Identity. Thirty pen
SION bills passed at the evening session.
WASHINGTON NOTES.
COMMISSIONER CoLNAH delivered the
opening address at the meeting OF the Ma
tional Viticultural Association in Wash
ington on the 18th, during which he paid
high tribute to Americas wines and grapes
The President has nominated John o.
trander to the register of the land office at
Olympia, ". 7.
SENATOR TELLER introduced in the SEN
ate recently bill to appropriate $1,000
for the establishment of military post
near Denver, Col
The House Committee on Territories has
informally agreed to report adversely the
bill for the admission Of Southern Dakota
rs State and favorably the bill for the
admission of the entire Territory.
The House Committee on Banking and
Currency has instructed Chairman Miller,
of Texas, to formulate bill adding Omaha,
Kansas City, st. Paul, Minneapolis and
several other cities to the list of National
bank depository cities.
SENATOR BLAIR has introduced bill in
the Senate to restore to officers and their
widows and minor children the rate of
pension received prior to the reduction of
July 25, 1866.
SENATOR DAWES has reported from the
Committee on Indian Affairs a bill appro-
priating 10000 for the removal of the
Eastern Cherokee Indians to the Indian
Territory
A TELEGRAM was received at the War De-
partment on the Goth from General Miles,
stating that Lieutenant Browns infantry
troops and the Fourth cavalry had struck
the Indians Sunday evening and captured
seven Winchester rifles, ammunition. sad
dies, and a few horses The Indians turned
westward again and were followed by
Lawton's and Hatfield's commands. They
Monday.
WILLIAM ARMSTRONG filed declaration
In Washington recently to the effect that
Eugene Higgins, of the Treasury, offered
to sell him the position of photographer of
the Department for $1,000 Higgins en-
phatically denied the story.
SENATOR CHACE has made favorable re-
port on the proposed copyright law, which
covers foreigners and natives alike and
gives an author the sole right to dramatixe
his copyright books.
SECRETARY BAYARD has recommended ad-
ditional legislation for the repression of
the opium trade in accordance with the
supplemental treaty with China, which
went into effect in 1881.
ATTORNEY GENERAL GARLAND was again
before the Telephone Investigating Com
mittee on the 2lst.
THE EAST.
The other night at Port Dickerson. on
the Syracuse & Binghampton division of
the Delaware IacEawanna &, WoStorn