The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1886-08-06
THE WORLD AT LARGE.
A Summary OF the Daily News.
CONGRESS.

CONGRESS.
The Senate on the 18th passed the House
bill direct 7g the Commissioner of Labor to
make investigation as to convict labor. Mr..
Blair reported Joint resolution proposing .
constitutional amendment in relation to
ton Of INQUIRY in regard to the impris0n-
ment of A. X. Cutting by the Mexican author.
fties. the Deficiency bill was taken up and
debate continued unit the Senate went into
City pens on and several public building
bills were passed -. In the House the bill
ferfeiting lands granted the Northern Pacific
railroad was reported with the recommends
tin that the House bill be Habst tuted for the
Senate bill, aud debate continued until sd-
5ournment.
But little business was transacted in the
Senate on the 9th, that body being in execu-
tive session most of the day. Several re-
ports were made on vetoed pension bills and
son Surplus resolution with an amendment.
In the House several conference reports
were submitted. There was continual dis
m oa the n ana ahs hsr"or O io1
for the Portage Lake and Lake Superior Sh p
Canal which the House insisted should be
stricken out A resolution was adopted by
che Hennepin canal. After asking . further
conference on the bill. the House took up the
Northern Pacific Land Forfeiture bill. The
bill passed. The Interstate Commerce bill
was then takeu up and the House adjourned.
In the Senate ON the 2sth the conference
committee reported its inability to agree
upon the River and Harbor bill. The Senate
insisted upon ita amendments. Several COM
mttees reported. The Senate then took up
the FOrtfications bill and after adding sew
eral amendments voting money for coast de-
fenses, the bill passed. The Senate then
took up the Surplus joint resolution. but
reports the House went into Committee OF
the Whole on the Senate amendments to the
Sunday Civil bill. After adopting the report,
which concurred in some and nOnconcurred
In other amendments, q further conference
was asked. The House then adjourned.
The Senate on the 29th:.took up for con-
sideration the House joint resolution to ap-
ply the surplus in the treasury to the pay
ment of the public debt, and the debate con-
tinued the greater part of the dar. Pend ng
action the Senate went into secret session
and soon after adjourned. Soon after as
scmbling the House went into Comm ttee of
the Whole on the Senate amendments to the
General Deficiency bill. After d spOsfng Of
attempt was made to reach the Inter State
Commerce bill, but the opponents of the
measure resorted to fllibustering tactics and
il was not reached. At the evening session
awenty pension bills passed.
The Senate on the Both resumed consid-
Grafton of the Morrison resolution directing
the payment Of the surplus on the public
debt. The resolution was amended, one of
the amendments proyid ny that trade dollars
shall be exchangeable at par for period OF
Six months for standard silver dollars, and
finally pas sed by a vote of Il to 20. The
House bill to increase the naval establish
mcnt was then taken up for cons derat!on.
amended and passed. =. In the House pension
vctoes were cons .dered and the House sus-
tanned the veto of the President on the bill
granting $50 per month to the widow of
General Hunter. Several other vetOes were
likewise sustained. The Interstate Com.
merce bill came up and the House bill (Rea-
gan's) substituted for the Senate bill tCul-
iom's). and the bill passed. An evening ses-
sion was held for the consideration of pen.
sion bills. 49,