The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1888-02-17
THE WORLD AT LARGE.
Summary OF the Daily News.
CONGRESS,

In the Senate on the 9th Mr.. .siddleberger
succeeded in getting in some remarks upon
the subject Of considering in open session the
pending extradition treaty with Great Britain,
but vas dnaly ruled out Of order. The bill passed
70 srnend the postal laws 50 as TO permit news
papers to be sent free to persons whose post
ONCE Is In the county where papers are pub
iished but who reside in another county.
Senator Platt then addressed the Senate
On the Presidents Message. Pending
bis remarks the Senate went into
executive session and then adjourned. =. In the
House many bills and resolutions were intro
duced, among them . bill by Mr.. Landes, Of
Illinois. to protect the consumers Of butter by
requiring wholesale dealers to pay tax Of $50
and retailers one dollar, and TO repeal the oleo
margarine tax; by Mr.. Milligan, directing an
investigation Of the sugar trust. At the con-
clusion Of the call OF States the LowryWhite
contest from Indiana was taken up and upon
motion OF Mr.. Rowell. Of Illinois, the substitute
of the minority confirming Mr.. White in his
seat was adopted by vote Of 49, TO los. Ad-
iourned.
AT the expiration Of the morning hour
In the Senate on the eth Mr.. Plat resumed his
remarks on the Presidents message, at the con-
clusion Of which the House bill for the construc-
ton of o bridge over the Missouri river at Lex
i1gton, NO. was taken up and passed. Ad-
burned. In the House after committees re-
ported several bills passed, but they were not
Il general interest. Mr.. Dockery's bill to in
trease the number Of division superintendent
sf the mail service from nine to eleven passed.
.'he business OF the days session was mostly
routine. Adjourned
AFTER routine business in the Senate on
the sth the bill appropriating q. 10000 for q
public building at Kansas City, Mo-, passed.
The bill RENTING all duties upon animals i'm
ported for breeding purposes, whether for sale
or the importers own use, passed After q tilt
between Senator Riddleberger and several other
Senators the Educational bill was further
considered and it was agreed to reach final
vote on the 18th Adjourned. In the House
the bill making bills OF lading conclusive evil
dence in certain cases passed. Committees re-
ported. Other business was OF no general
importance. The Speaker announced the ap-
pointment OF the following special committee
TO investigate the existing labor troubles in
Pennsylvania: Messrs. Tillman, of South Caro-
lima: Stone, Of Missouri; Chapman. Of Michi-
gan: Anderson, Of Kansas, and Parker, of New
York. Adjourned.
IN the Senate on the 9th after reports OF
committees and other routine business the
Educational bill was reached and laid aside.
The bill to authorize the sale CT mineral lands
to aliens was discussed at some length and
finally recommltted. A bill to appropriate
$4,000 to complete the Government building at
Pensacola Fla, was the occasion OF
a long debate on public buildings
in general and economy in particular.
After an executive session the Senate ad-
journed. :. In the House the Senate bill relin-
gushing the interest Of the United States in
certain lands in Usage County. Kan. passed.
The bill to discontinue the coinage OF three-cent
pieces passed The bill to require subsidized
railroads to maintain and operate separate tele-
graph lines brought ON q lengthy debate which
had not been closed when the House adiourded
The Senate was not in session on the 10th
lin the House the resolution asking the
Postmaster General to investigate the made
quacy Of the mail service in the West was re-
ported with an amendment and adopted The
bill to create board OF arbitration to settle the
dispute between the United States and the
State OF Texas as to Greer County was favor
ably reported. In Committee of the Whole sew
'ral bills were considered, after which the Sen
ate bill authorizing the appointment Of Andrew
d. White as register Of the Smithsonian Insti-
tute passed and the House adjourned until Mon