The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1888-03-16
THE WORLD AT LARGE.
Summary OF the Daily News


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In the Senate on the 9Th Senator Reagan,
nom the Post-oface Committee, reported ad-
versely the Edmunds and Cullom Postal Tole-
graph bill, and instead reported IN original
bill subjecting telegraph companies to the
supervision Of the Interstate Commission.
Petitions were presented from citizens OF
Kansas against the Springer Oklahoma bill and
from Nebraska in its favor. When the Urgency
Deficiency bill was reached . tilt took
place between Senators Hoar and Haw-
ley upon the provision to strike out
the clause in regard to enforcing tho eighthou
rule IN the public printing once. Adjourned.
In the House, Mr. White, OF Indiana, intro
duced q resolution for the appointment of q
committee to investigate the Burlington strike.
After the Introduction Of bills the House took
up the McDufie Davidson contested election
case nom Alabama, which, after some debate,
went over. After the transaction Of unimpor-
tant business the House adjourned
WHEN the Senate met on the 9th joint
resolution was passed directing the Secre-
tary OF the Interior to investigate the prac-
ticabilitv of constructing reservoirs for the
storage of water in the arid regions Of
the United States The Pension bill was
then taken up and debate continued, Mr..
ingalls, replying in severe terms to the
speech previously made BY Mr.. Vest in opposi'
ton to the bill, to whidh Mr.. Blackburn re-
Joined with equal spirit. Adjourned. The
House resumed consideration Of the Alabama
contested election case Of McDufhe VS.. David
son. After q long debate Davidson was con-
frmed in his seat by ia to 12s. Adjourned.
AFTER routine business in the Senate on
the It'll the Urgency Deficiency bill was taken
UP. The provision inserted by the House re-
quiring rigid enforcement Of the Eight-hour
law by the Public Printer was struck out by a
vote Of 81 to %. long and irrelevant debate
followed, and the Senate adjourned with
out action. -. In the House committees re-
ported and in Committee OF the Whole
public measures were considered. The
public measures considered, however. were
mostly public buildings. After debate q bill ap-
propriating $4,000 for q building at Sedalia,
Indians, one confirming an agreement with GER
tain tribes in Montana and the other to divide
the great Sioux Indian reservation into smaller
reservations. Adjourned.
INthe Senate on the Sth monster petition
signed by over 10s 600 persons from thfrty-three
diYeret States was presented demonstrating
against the admission of Utah as State SO
long as her people were under Mormon priest
hood control. The Pension bill was taken up
All amendments that had been offered were
voted down, and the bill finally passed by vote
OF a to 16. Twelve democrats, Blodgett
Brown, Faulkner. George, German, Hamp-
ton, Kenna, Mcpherson Payne, Pugh. Turpie,
and Voorhees,. voted for the bill. There were q
number OF pairs. After routine business the
Senate adjourned. %. In the House q bill passed
appropriating $4,000 to purchase certain swords
belonging to the late General Shields. After
committees reported the House went into Com
mitee of the Whole on public land measures.
When the committee rose bill passed Concern
ing the allotment of lands to certain Indian
tribes in Minnesota, and the House adjourned.
The Senate was not in session on the 9th,
having adjourned On Monday the 12th.. =. In the
House the Omnibus War Claim bill was con-
sidered, being the regular order. Along SQUAD
bic ensued over the amendment to pay the
Protestant Episcopal theological Seminary OF
Virginia ta0O for occupation and damage du.
ring the war but it was finally Incorporated in
the bill and as amended the bill passed by a
vote Of 105 to 100. Private bills occupied the
attention Of the House until five o'clock. Al
the evening session pension bills were consid
cred.