Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1888-02-23
NEWS OF THE WEEK.
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CONGRESSIONAL.

SO[NUAAESSSAO>NAAS
WHEN the Senate met on the 18th TIE
desk OF Mr. Riddleberger contained large and
handsome floral harp which had been placed
| there by the Irish Clan-na-Gael as recogni
ton OF his tight against secret sessions and the
British extradition treaty. Mr.. Vest again
spoke upon the fallacy and extravaganza OF
printing SO many useless pubic documents
When the Blair Educational bill was reached
Mr. Plumb addressed the Senate In opposition
to It, The resolution in regard to the alleged
inef1ciency OF the mail service in certain local.
ties was debated at some length, and aftel
passing few bills the Senate adjourned. %. Un'
der the call of States in the House many bills
and resolutions were introduced. The bill to
punish the advertising OF lottery tickets In the
District of Columbia was the subject Of a lively
debate upon the liberty OF the press, and finally
referred. Mr.. Bland introduced bill to pro
hibit the coinage OF three-dollar gold pieces and
the House adjourned.
In the Senate on the 18th, after commit.
tees reported and the introduction Of bills the
resolution for an inquiry into inefficient mail
service was taken up and several Senators
spoke on the subject. Mr.. Haw!ey also I'D.
dressed the Senate in opposition to the Blair
Educational bill. Other business was unim-
pcrtant -. In the House committees reported
and In Committee of the Whole the Urgency
Deficiency bill was considered, and in the gen.
eral debate Mr.. Peters, Of Kansas, made an
argument in favor OF the bill to require subsi-
died roads to construct their own telegraph
lines. and he strongly condemned the Western
Union monopoly Adjourned.
In the Senate on the 10Th Mr.. Beck intro
duced bill to reimburse the States for interest
paid on money expended in raising troops for
the war Of the rebellion: The Blair Educational
bill was then taken up and further discussed.
Mr.. Blair made final argument In its favor.
After several amendments had been offered and
voted down the bill passed by q vote Of 80 yeas
to % nays. The credentials Of John S. Barbour,
as Senator from Virginia to succeed Mr.. Riddle
berger, were presented and filed. The House
bill for the appointment Of two additional divi-
sion superintendent of railway mail service
was passed. and the Senate adjourned -. In
the House bill was passed creating
board of arbitration to determine the
controversy between the United States and the
State OF Texas as to disputed territory. This
has reference to Greer County,. A bill was
passed providing that Nebraska shall consti-
tute entire judicial district known as the
district OF Nebraska. Mr.. Randall reported q
resolution, which was adopted, providing for a
special committee to investigate and report as
TO contracts and amount expended on the new
library building and the House went into Com
mittee Of the Whole on the Urgency Deficiency
bill. The debate took q wide range, embracing
tariff and revenue reform and many other sub
jects. When the committee rose the House
adjourned.
AFTER committees reported and the intro
duction OF bills In the Senate on the 10th Sena-
tor Pumb's resolution in regard to Western
mail service was taken up and agreed to. The
resolution Of Senator Henderson requiring the
Secretary Of War to furnish a list OF persons to
whom copies of the record Of the rebellion arc
to be furnished brought on o lengthy debate as
to the printing Of superfluous documents and
also extended to the question of secret sessions
of the Senate. After passing 1903 pension bills
the Senate adjourned. -. In the House after re-
was taken up in Committee Of the Whole and
sion was held for debate on the Pacific Railroad
Telegraph bill.
THE Senate having adjourned until Monday,
the LIST, was not IN session on the 17th.. In
the House the Blair Educational bill was re-
ceived from the Senate and referred to the Com
mittee on Education. The Committee on Manu-
features was instructed to report back to the
House Friday, the cath. Mr.. Milliken's resolu-
tion directing the Secretary OF the Treasury to
investigate the sugar trust in New York. The
House then took up and passed the Urgency
Deficiency bill with q provision directing the
Public Printer to rigidly enforce the eight-hour
law. The Mckay Relief bill then passed. A mo-
ton to reconsider was followed by q motion BY
Er. Springer to amend the title which occa-
stoned much talk, but the motion to reconsider
was tabled. The House then proceeded to in
volve itself into a parliamentary tangle. which
only ended by an adjournment until Monday.