Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1886-12-16
THE WORLD AT LARGE.
Summary OF the Daily News
CONGRESSIONAL.

CONGRESSIONAL.
The Senate met at noon the 9th and
was called to order by the presiding Of
ficer. Senator Sherman, who laid before the
Senate the several annual reports of heads
of departments. Resolutions were adopted
fixing the daily hour of meeting at noon, in
forming the House that the Senate was
ready to proceed to business and for the
appointment of a committee to wait on
the president for a Ike purpose Messrs.
Edmiunds and SALISBURY were appointed
as the COMMITTEES. The credentials of Sen
ntor Williams, Of California, were presented
and the oath'pf Office administered to him.
The committee to wat on the President an
nounced that the Executive would send in
of the reading of the message the death of
Senator Pike, of New Hampshire.
journed. The Speaker called the House
TO order at noon and after
New York; H. W Rush. or Maryland. and
I'LL vacancies. and the House took recess
until two o'clock. Upon reassembling the
Hewitt announced the death OF Representa-
tives Beach and Arnot, of New York and
MIR Caswell the death of Representative
Price, of Wisconsin, and the House ad-
journed.
IL the Senate on the 7th Mr.. Cheney
appeared and took the oath of Office sue
cessor to the late Senator Pike. of New
U. a
provide foro the retirement of legal tender
and national bank bills of small denOgmina-
MIR. Van Wyck introduced a Bill 70 exempt
from duty i'm ported sugars and mOlasses and
imported boards. lumber and timber. MIR.
Morrill, introduced a resolution in effect that
it is inexpedient for the present Congress to
attempt any revision of the tariff, which was
laid over. Mr.. Dawes introduced a resolu-
ton requiring the Financial Committee TO in
Quire and report what specific reductions can
be made in the customs duties. etc. A mes
n
nouncing the decease during recess of Rep
resenrativesyPrice of Wisconsin, and Beach.
and Arnot, of New York, and the Senate adj
dourned -. In the House several bills were
introd ueed, amopg them one by Mr.: Peters.
coin or bullion as security for national bank
circulation. The House passed the Senate
tary Academy. and then Mr.. Bragg called up
the bill apprppriating 100000 for the estab-
snmen of af r9rn ney hrn OF arm bt
artillery and making a further appropriation
of Sl75.OO0 for barracks add quarters at Fort
ID. A. Russell, Wyoming, and Fort Robinson.
Nebraska. 1t was. passed. The House tGegl
decided to. consider the Senate Electoral
did not reside in the Pres dent IN of the Senate
but in the two Houses of Congress which
should count and decide the legality of the
vote cast. Adjourned.
IN the Senate on the Sth Mr.. Plumb in
troduced a bill tc authorize the Secretary of
the Interior TO certify lands for agricultural
purposes to the State of Kansas. and also to
the Fort LeavenwOrth military reseF5atiOn.
After a speech by Senator Blair Woman
suffrage and the receipt of n message from
thesPresident, the Senate went into executive
session 80. In the House, Cafter rout ne bust
ness, the Electoral Count gbill was taken up
and after some debate went over. Ad-
journed. t
THE Senate on the 9th had under Qon-
sideration Senator Morrills resolution de-
clarng it inexpedieut at the present session
to attempt any revision, of the tariff. and
debate was sprung which occupied the whole
day. Without reaching n vote the Senate
aeJourned until Monday. After the expira-
t hi Oh en9 norning nour 10 9 ane house une
TEN was taken up, amended and passed.
Considerat on OF the Electoral Count bill
was then resumed. which was finally amend
ed and passed and the House went into
Committee of the Whole on the bill creating
the Department of Agriculture. Vhen the
committee rose the Sundry Civil bill was re-
ported and the House adjourned.
WASHINGTON NOTES.
The President has appointed George e,
Allen United States Attorney for the
Western district of Pennsylvania, vice
William A. Stone suspended for offensive
partsanship.
KING HUMBERT, of Italy, has sent to
President Cleveland copy of the edition
of Dante recently printed for Victor Eman-
uel, Italian Prince Royal
SECRETARY MANNING's report on the
condition of the treasury was made public
on the 9TH.
THE President has appointed Hon.
Thomas Moonlight of Leavenworth, Kan,
TO be Governor of Wyoming.
COLONEL WILLIAM G. MOORE, COM
mander of the Washington light infansfy,
has been appointed chief OF IGslice, vice
Major Walker resigned.
THE President has appointed tArt9t9 z.
Thomas, of Pennsylvania, member of the
Utah Commission; Theodore d. Wilson,
to be Chief of the Bureau of Construction
and Repairs and Chief Constructor in the
Department of the Navy, with relative
rank of Commodore
BAYARD's correspond ence with the Brit
ish Government in regard to the seizure
of American fishing vessels in Canadian
water was made public on the Sth.
THE President has accepted forty miles
of the Cascade branch of the Northern
Pacific railway.
GUNERAL N. WALKER, a brother of Major
Walker, late chief of police, recently shot
and probably fatally wounded Mr.. j. c.
Miller, a patent attorney, on F street,
Washington. Walker fired five Shots one
of which penetrated Miller's abdomen He
justified his action byS saying Miller had
viIified his wife and had also threatened
his life.
THE conference committee on the Reagan
Interstate Commerce bill have agreed
upon their differences
THE EAST.
ARCHBISHOP RYAN, of Philadelphia, has
prohibited balls for charitable purposes in
his Jurisdiction
THE recent municipal elections in New
England generally resulted in victories for
the ''no license people. Fall River caused
surprise by voting mo license" as it had
been a strong license town. New Haven
elected Democratic mayor by 500 plural
ity. The Labor candidate got I, 100.
c. NJ. Foster & Co., importers of uphol-'
stery goods, Grand and Crosby streets,