The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1888-03-09
THE WORLD AT LARGE.
Summary OF the Dany Nswa
CON0RElpk

A BffL was reported 10 the Senate on the
ysfA abolishins The once of SurveyorGenera
Tor the distrtc8 Il Ne0Rssks and Iowa. The
Senate then tsok ap the bill incorporating
the NicaragHA Csnal and after sosne debate
passed 1t by . VOTE Of 30 T. Is. Tho Total Dis
ability Penstua IN was then taken mp and de-
hated ct length. Senator Plumb introduced
bill for public Buildings at Lawrence and Kan
Sos City, ksn. Adjourned. -. In the House the
resolution directing an inquiry into the circular
issued BY Commissioner Black requiring certain
pensioa clS,msnts to perfect the prosecution OF
their Chains within 100 days was tabled. Bills
and resolutions were introduced. After trans.
acting business pertaining TO the District of
Columbfaa testimonial Of respect in memory
Of he hate ". w. Corcoran was placed on the
record and the House adjourned.
AMONG the bills introduced into the Sen-
ate On the 18th WAS one by Senator Sherman
authofizing'the issue OF circulating notes to Ma
tionaa Banks 10 the par value Of bonds d.
pUsfted After unimportant business and some
Political talk consideration Of the Dependent
and Total Disability Pension bill was resumed
sn Committee OF the Whole. An amendment Was
adopted extending its provisions to soldiers
OF the Aextcan and Indian wars who served
sfirty days. Then followed . long talk which
ceased 'only with adjournment In the Heuse
the Oklahoma bill Vas further considered In the
morning hour. In Committee Of the Whole
. number passed on. When the committee
rose 1he;House adjourned.
In the Senate on the 10Th the bill toestab-
1ehs National Art Commission passed The
bill to'provide for the compulsory education of
Indian 'childreh passed. The five civilized
tribes are excepted from its provisions. The
Total Disability Pension bill WIS then
lowed without reaching vote. .Ad-
.ourned. After the usual routine work
the House went into Committee of the'Whole
Tor the consideration Of the bill authorizing the
Secretary Ok the Treasury to purchase bonds
with the surplus, and debate continued until the
special order-eulogies upon the late Represen-
tGtiVe Monatt Of Michigan, was reached
Euiogies were delivered and the House ;ad-
iourned.
In the Senate on March the resolution
reported from the Committee ON Foreign Reia-
tons requesting the President to.negotiate q
treaty with China containing Q provision that
no Chinese laborers shall enter the United
States was taken up and after some debate
adopted. The Pension bill Was then taken
up and debated until ad5omnment . In
the House the bill forbidding the trans
mission through the mails OF pa
pcrs containing lottery advertisements
was reported adversely. The resolution accept
ing the invitation Of the French Republic to
take part IL the International Exhibit At Paris
in 1859. was discussed in Committee Of the
Whole. also the resolution authorizing confer
ence to be held in Washington in 1880. to pro-
vide commercial relations with the Republics of
Central and South America. When the Com
mttee rose the resolutions passed and the
House adjourned
The Senate was not In session on the
I'd In the House . resolution was adopted
setting apart each Friday evening. beginning at
$50 o'clock, for the consideration Of pension
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