The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1888-06-01
THE WORLD AT LARGE.
Summary OF the Daily News.
CONGRESS

CON0RES&
VERY little business was transacted IN
The Senate on the fist number Of minor
Hfils passed, and Mr.. Frye. from the Commerce
Committee, reported the River and Harbof bill
with amendments Adjourned. %. In the House
priAtioo bill were mon. concufred In ana . con
ference ordered. Much time Was consumed IN
referring to appropriate committees Senate
bills that had accumulated during the taFiff de.
bate. On motion Of Mr.. Hatch. OF Missouri, the
bin 70 enlarge the powers Of the Department
OF Agriculture was passed under suspension Of
the rules. Il creates a executive de-
partment 70 be known - the Depart
ment Of Agriculture under control OF .
Secretary Of Agriculture, and transie1 the
weather service from the war TO the new de-
partment The Diplomatic and Consular bill
was considered and passed without material
amendment The District Of Columbia bill also
passed. Adjourned
ArrER the morning hour In the SenaSe on
the Ed IN executive session was held, and when
the doors were opened the House bill 70 estab-
lish . Department Of Labor Was taken up and
after agreeing to several amendments the bill
passed. A message was received nom the
President returning without his approval the
bill for the relief Of L. J. Worden, late post
master at Lawrence, Kan, amounting to os2a
Tor extra clerk hire, on the ground that the
allowance for clerk hire 10 fixed by regulations
Of the Post-oflce Department. that in this ease
application for extra allowance had been
twice refused and the bill set Q bad
precedent number of bills passed
the only one Of general interest being the bill
increasing the appropriation to 100000 for
equipments and arms for the militia. In the
House the day Was accorded to the Committee
on Labor. and Mr.. ONeill Of Missouri, called
mp the bill to confine the sale OF the products Of
convict labor TO the States In which they are
produced, and addressed the House In its sup
port. long debate followed and after the
previous question had been ordered the House
adjourned before taking final vote.
Bur little business was transacted in the
Senate on the .Sd, that body adiourning that
members might attend the funeral Of the wife
OF Senator Sawyer. In the House the Senate
bill authorizing the Leavenworth Water Com
panv to purchase portion Of the Fort Leaven-
worth military reservation passed and the
House went into Committee of the Whole on
the Post-oflce Appropriation bill consideration
Of which was pending when the House i'd
tcurned.
IL the Senate on the 24th Mr.. Stewart
called up his resolution for . constitutional
amendment providing that . majority instead
of . two-thirds vote shall be suficient to pass
. bill over the Presidents veto and spoke 1t
length in its favor. Senators Vest Plumb,
Asnderson, Culi0m and Coke were appointed
the special committee to investigate the meat
product (the Chicago beef pooD and after
agreeing to the conference report on the Pen.
sion Appropriation bill the Senate adjourned
After passing several bridge bills the House re-
sumed consideration Of the Post-onice Appro-
priation bill which finally passed and the
Legislative Appropriation bill was taken up.
The Dakota bill also received another Install
ment Of political repartee, and after agreeing
TO the conference report on the Invalid Pension
bill the House adjourned.
In the Senate on the 25th . bill for the
confinement Of inebriates in the Government In.
sane Hospital Was reported and placed on the
calendar. Senator Blair introduced joint res.
olution amending the Constitution so as to pro-
hibit any State from maintaining any Law re-
spectinR any religious scot or prohibiting free
exercise thereto The Revenue Deficiency bill
was then taken up, discussed and passed. After
an executive session the Senate adjourned un-
til Monday :. Private business was laid aside
in the House and consideration Of the Legisla-
tive. Executive and Judicial Appropriation bill
resumed in Committee OF the Whole. The de.
bate. however. was mostly Of . partisan char.
acter, and continued during the day. At the
evening session fifty pension bills passed.