The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1886-07-23
THE WORLD AT LARGE.
A Summary of the Daily News.
CONGRESS.

CONGRESS.
A BILL was introduced in the Senate on
the 18th to stop all payments to J. B. Eads.
for work on the Mississippi river. The House
hill granting pensions TO soldiers and sailors
OF the Mexc war passed. The bill grants e
Me1ican war soldiers who served sixty DAYS.
The River and Harbor bill was then taken up
aud debate continued until adjournment;
After the usual routine In the House the
Senate amendments to the Legislative Ap-
preparation bill were taken up in Committee
Of the Whole and pending action tho House
adjourned.
The Senate on the 18th. after passing the
bill appropriatine $4,000 to build . monu-
ment at Syracuse. N. T.. to commemorate
the Revolutionary battle &C that plscs, re-
sumed consideration of the River ga hsrbor
bill, which was finally compared and re-
The Senate. at midsieat. adjourned. =. In the
House. on mct:en OF Mr.. Ryan. of Kansas.
sae Senate bill passed authorizing the Secre-
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eccount with the General Government. The
blouse then took up the Senate amendments
40 the Legislative Appropriation b II. A COD.
the WAYS and Means Committee. when sew
cral bills affecting the revenue laws passed.
Adjourned.
AFTER the transaction of unimportant
business on the 18th the Senate proceeded
with the River and Harbor bill. which con.
eumed the entire day. without concluding
the bill the Senate adjourned In the House
most of the day was consumed in consider
ing Mr.. MorrsOne Joint resolution requiring
the disbursement en- mt Of the Treasury surplus in
est bearing bonds. The resolution was
finally adopted by the surprising vote OF e07
yeas to 81 nays. The House then adjourned.
In the Senate. on the 18th, three reports
were submitted in the Payne election case
Senator PuRh and the three other Democrats
evidence to Justify the charge of corruption
in the election. Senators Evarts. Teller and
Logan reported that they could ind nothing
FRYE and Hoar reported in favor of investi-
Rating the matter. After disposing of rOu-
tine business the debate on the River and
Harbor bill was resumed and continued until
adjournment -. In the House appropriations
were by resolution extended until July 81.
But little business was transacted during the
day. At the evening session Hills passed to
allen labor upon public buildings or public
works: amending the act to prohibit the i'm
portation or immigration of foreigners under
contract cor hr or agreement to perform labor 10
borers and servants in the District OF Column
bia in their wages; directing the Commission
er Of Labor to make an Investigation in re-
gard to convict labor in the United States.
The Senate on the 10th passed several
pSuSiOu uhis oiu tucH resumeu COHeluerd-
ton of the River and Harbor bill. The bill
was finally amended by striking out the
House bill and substituting after the enact
ing clause an entire new bill with horizon
tai reduction of twenty-five per cent. in all
The Senate then passed the Naval Appropri.
alton bill and adjourned. In the House the
conference report on the Legislative Appro-
priation bill was agreed 10. Much confusion
ensued when the question of passing several
vetoed pension bills came up. A majority
OF the Invalid Pensions Committee reported
in favor of passing several bills. The House
sustained the veto in the cases of Elizabeth
Luce and Catherine Mccarthy, and passed
the bill pensionfng Joseph Romiser over the
veto by yeas Us. nays 49, Pension bills were
considered at the evening session and one