Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1888-07-26
THE WORLD AT LARGE.
Summary OF the Daily News.
CONGRESS.

THE Senate was not in session on the
14th. -. The House resumed consideration Of
the Post-ofice Appropriation bill and refused to
agree to Mr.. Bingham's amendment to the
Senate subsidy amendment and by vote OF
.l41 20 81 further insisted its disagreement to
the Senate subsidy amendment The Tariff
bill was then taken up In Committee OF the
Whole and the wool clause debated until
recess At the evening session nineteen private
relief bills passed.
In the Senate on the 10th the House joint
resolution passed electing Colonel Harris. OF
Ohio General Martin. OF Kansas, and General
Hartranf. OF Pennsylvania, managers of the Ma
uonal Soldiers Homes to I'LL vacancies. The Dill
appropriating 25, 600 to erect monument in the
city Of Louisville KY, to General George Rogers
Clark, in recognition of his services in the con-
quest OF the Northwest Territory passed after
number OF Senators had spoken OF the great
deeds of the Revolutionary hero. The Fish
cries treaty was then further discussed, after
which the Senate adjourned. In the House
the Tarin bill again had the right OF way and
after q long talk the wool clause. as reported
by the committee, was adopted by vote of leo
to 102. The bill was further debated, pending
which the House adjourned.
THE Sundry Civil Appropriation bill was
reported in the Senate on the nth and placed
on the calendar. The bill to place General
Fremont on the retired list of the army with
the rank OF MajorGeneral was passed by vote
OF 90 to 81. The bill to adjust laborers' claims
under the Elght-hour law also passed. The
ton bill was agreed TO, the Senate receding
from the subsidy amendment. The bill
admitting the Territory of Washington
as State was taken up and the
Senate adjourned. -. Soon after assembling the
House went into Committee of the Whole on
the Tariff bill and its consideration completed;
the time OF its going into effect was placed at
October /, 1888. Mr.. Mills gave notice that he
. would call the previous question on the passage
of the bill at II 80 o'clock Saturday. At the
evening session bills reported by the Com
MERGE Committee were considered and num-
Der passed.
THE Senate on the 18th had under con-
sideration the bill to admit Washington Ter
ritory into the Union. An amendment was
offered to include in the new State portion OF
Idaho. Pending consideration OF the bill the
Senate went into executive session and then
adjourned. -. Soon after meeting the House
went into Committee OF the Whole on the Tariff
bill and after considering it some time and
adopting several committee amendments the
committee rose and the House adjourned.
THE Senate ON the 10Th passed number
OF bills, among them bill providing for ad-
ditional justice OF the Supreme Court of Da-
kota; amending the act of 1883 as to postal
crimes; House bill supplementary to the Pacific
railroad acts requiring the Pacific roads to
maintain and operate telegraph lines and to
afford equal facilities to all connecting lines.
After lengthy executive session the Senate
adjourned. After disposing OF unimportant
business, the House, in Committee OF the
Whole, resumed consideration OF the Tariff
bill Mr.. Springer, OF Illinois, made n speech
in favor OF the free wool clause OF the bill Con-
sideration of the bill was completed and it was
reported to the House with the recommenda-
ton that 1t pass. By n vote of 141 yeas to "a
nays the House refused to pass the Allentown
Public Building bill over the Presidents Veto
At the evening session the bill passed requiring
that the army be paid monthly whenever the
Secretary OF War may SO direct. Adjourned.