The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1886-06-04
THE WORLD AT LARGE.
A Summary of the Daily News.
CONGRESS.

GhESSs
AFTER routine business in the Senate on
the 24th. many pension bills were taken up
and disposed Of The regular order was then
temporarily laid aside to give Senator Glib
son an opportunity to address the Senate re-
Earding open executive sessions. In the
House the Senate amendments to the Ship
ping bill were concurred in except the Frye
amendment. Several bills were introduced,
and the House in Committee of the W hole
took up the General Revenue bill. and con-
sumed much time in discussing oleomarga-
riEe. No final action was reached on any bill.
Adjourned.
AFTER the transaction of unimportant
business i'm the Senate on the 18th the bill was
passed FORGETTING the Atlantic & Pacific land
grants. The Senate then took up the bill to
increase the pension of soldiers who had lost
an arm or leg. and a spirited debate followed.
ficency bill was agreed to. The Bankruptcy
bill was then considered until adjournment.
-. In the House Mr. Springer. from the Com.
mittee on Territories. reported bill to enable
the peep!s of Dakota to form constitution
and state government and reported adverse
y on the Senate bill for the admission OF
Dakota The conference report on the
Urgency Deficiency bill was agreed to. The
House then went into committee on the
OleomarRarine bill. This seemed to oil the
tongues of members and a debate was COM
menced that continued until adjournment.
The Senate on the 18th took up private
pension bills which received attention until
two O'Clock. Then the Bankruptcy bill being
in order was temporarily laid aside and the
bill to tax railroad land grants was taken mp.
which received but little attention before the
bill amending the Chinese Immigration bill
was taken mp. and lively tilt took place be-
tween Senator Teller. who favored. and Sena-
tor ingalls,. who opposed the bill. Senator
Hoar also opposed. while Sherman favored the
proposed restrl ctiOn on Chinese immigration.
Adjourned. In the House the OleOmarga-
rine bill was the subject of debate during the
days session. but no action was reached be-
fore adjournment.
In the Senate on the 9TH the bill re-
storing to the United States certain lands
granted the Northern Pacific railroad was
taken up and considered during the morning
the conference report on the bill abolishing
certain fees in connection with American
shipping. the resolutions regarding the death
OF Senator Miller. of California, were taken
~. eulogies delivered and the Senate ad-
JOurned. In the House the conference re-
port on the Shipping bill was agreed to. After
reports of standing committees the House
went into Committee of the Whole on the
nleomargarine bill. During the considera-
ton OF t:is bill the committee DIR flied into a
scene of confusion and hiiaritv that blocked
every thing. The Committee finally rose and
the House adjourned.
The Senate on the 2Sth briefly discussed
the proposition to investigate the Indian
traders and then resumed consideration of
the Northern Pacific Land Forfeiture bill
Senator Van wyck's bill for the taxation of
railroad lands was placed before the Senate
and in discussing it debate got hack to the
Northern Pacific bill. and the debate had but
little reference to the bill under considcra-
ton. After executive session the Senate ad-
journed.. After disposing of private bus :
ness in the House the OleOmargarine bill
was taken up in committee and another day
was consumed in debate OH the great ma
tOnal question of bogus butter. An evening
session was held at which twenty-five private
pension bills were passed.