The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1888-12-21
THE WORLD AT LARGE.
Summary OF the Daily News.
CONGRESSIONAL.

AFTER the disposition of several reports
and resolutions the Senate on the 10th resumed
consideration Of the Tariff hill SENATE sub.
stitute). Senator Mcpherson offered a
number Of amendments, making reductions on
various classes of iron and steel, which were
rejected by strict party vote. Pending con-
sideration the Senate adjourned. In the
House many new bills were offered. Mr..
Holman Und) offered a resolution looking to
an inquiry into the use Of money at elections,
which was referred. In Committee OF the
Who the District OF Columbia bilr and the
Pension Appropriation bill were considered.
When the committee rose both bills passed and
the House adjourned.
THE Senate on the 18th passed Senator
Frye's resolution directing the Committee on
Foreign Relations to inquire into the state OF
affairs in the Samoan Islands and then took up
and considered the Tariff bill until adjourn
men The House, Immediately after the
reading of the journal. went into Committee of
the Whole on the Direct Tax bill pending de-
bate on which the committee rose and the
House adjourned
SooN after assembling on the 18th the
Senate resumed consideration of the Tariff bill
and debate continued until adjournment. -. In
the House the River and Harbor bill was re-
ported and referred The Elections Committee
reported in the California contested case of
Sullivan against FELTON,. finding in favor of
Sullivan. A minority report favored FELTON,,
the sitting member In Committee of the
Whole the Direct Tax bill was taken up and
after long debate the committee rose and re-
ported the bill to the House and it passed by a
vote of 17S yeas to 90 nays. The House then
adjourned.
In the Senate on the 18th Mr.. Dawes Of
fered a r solution, which was agreed to. calling
for Information as to reports OF outrage, in
Alaska. The Tariff bill was tnen taken up and
pending the discussion Senator Riddleberger
succeeded in creating a scene by rising to points
of order and lnterrupting the debate. When
he declined to take his seat he was ''sat down
on by the presiding officer Senator Ingalls,.
After executive business the Senate ad-
1ourned until Monday. In the House
the bill retiring John C Fremont as a Major
General was favorably reported and the House
went inio Committee of the Whole on the
Oklahoma bill. Amendments were offered to
cripple the bill, but the friends Of the measure
were vigorous in their fight against them
Pending a vote on an amendment by Mr. Pa =
son Ull.) TO give old soldiers their lands free
which was strongly opposed by Mr.. Warner
CMo) and others, the House adjourned.
The Senate was not in session on the
18th. -. In the House Mr.. Hooker introduced a
resolution for holiday recess which was re-
ferred. A motion that the House go into Com
mittee of the Whole for the consider
alton OF the Nicaragua Canal bill brought
out some sharp remarks from Messrs
Wilson iowa, Bland MOI and Spinola CN.YD
severely crIticizing certain comments in New
York papers as to the motives Of those who
offered amendments to the bill. The bill was
then considered until recess. No business was
transacted at the evening session and the House
adjourned until Monday.