The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1886-06-18
THE WORLD AT LARGE.
A Summary Of the Daily News.


CON0RwD0.
In the Senate on the 9TH, after q spirited
discussion. the Oleomargarine bill was 70
ferred to the Committee on Agriculture by 9
vote of = to q. The opponents Of the bill
The Consular and Diplomatic bill was passed
After some debate the bill passed to provide
for the settlement Of accounts with railroad
companies that had received property from
the United states during 1885 and lS8B. After
executive session the Senate adjourned. Ia
the House Mr.. Crisp. of Georgia, apolOgized
for language used against Mr.: Holman, OF
rrscefaly ACCEPTED the apcIosy. Under the
call OF States several bills were introduced.
A motion to suspend the rules and pass the
bill repeating the Prescription. Timber Cui.
ture and Desert Land acts prevailed BY vote
OF 1888 to 20. The same motion prevailed as to
the bill appropriating $4,000 for public
building at Springfield. Mo. But little other
business of importance was transacted, when
the House adjourned.
In the Senate on the Sth Mr.. Morrill,,
from the Committee on Finance. reported q
bill for an Assistant Secretary Of the Treas
ury. This 10 intended to assist Secretary
Manning during his ill-health. A resolution
was adopted calling on the Secretary or the
Treasury for certain Information as to ex:
tending the bonded period on whisky. A bill
was passed providing for . commission OF
three persons to be appointed by the Presi.
dent, by and with the advice and consent Of
legged discoveries Of the specific cause Of vel
low fever. In the House the Committee on
Pensions agreed to report as q substitute for
Senator Blair's Pension bill the bill intro
duced by Mr.. Barry, of Mississippi, with an
amendment. The oil agreed upon provides
for uniform pension OF twelve dollars per
month for all soldiers and sailors absolutely
disabled and unable to maintain themselves.
After Mr.. Kelley had addressed the House
upon his resolution upon the subject Of Mr..
Wheeler's remarks a. printed in the Record.
rejecting upon Edwin NJ Stanton, the House
in Committee Of the Whole considered the
Legislative. Executive and Judicial Appro-
priation bill. When the committee rose the
House Ad jOurned.
JUNE being private bill day in the SEN
ate large number OF such bills passed, One
being the bill to legalize the incorporation of
National trades unions. =. In the House the
priation bill was taken up in Committee of
the Whole. and the debate which followed
opened I'D the question OF civilservice, upon
which many and diverse opinions were ex.
pressed BY members. The debate closed. and
pending the reading Of the bill and the de-
cision of a point of order raised by MIR. Nor
Sison, the House adjourned.
In the Senate on the 10th Senator Beck
called up the bill to prohibit members of
Congress from accepting retainers or en-
ployment from railroad companies which re-
ceived land grants or pecuniary aid from
Congress. and il was passed by a vote OF 81 to
II. The Agricultural Appropriation bill was
then discussed at some length and passed.
The Northern Pacific Land Forfeiture bill
motion by Senator Hawley to reconsider the
vote by which the bill passed prohibiting
members Of Congress from accepting re.
tanners from certain railroads, the Senate
adjourned. In the House the Legislative,
Executive and Judicial Appropriation bill
was taken up in Committee of the Whole,
the consideration OF which continued until