Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1888-01-26
THE WORLD AT LARGE.
Summary OF the Daily News
CONGRESS,


In the Senate on the 10th but little was
done in open session except reports OF commit
tees and the introduction Of bills. At the ex-
p,ration OF the morning hour on motion OF MI.
Riddleberger the Senate went into executive
session and Immediately took up the nonina-
ton OF L. O. C. Lamar to be Associate Justice
of the Supreme Court. When q vote was reached
Mr. Lamar was confirmed by a vote OF % to %,
those not voting being paired. The nomina-
tions of w. F. Villas to be Secretary OF the In
terror and Donald M. Dickinson to be Post
master-General, were also confirmed. At the
close OF the executive session the Senate ad-
journed. :. In the House, Mr. Dingley's resolu-
tien calling for Information relative to discrim-
ination in tolls against American vessels pass
ing through the Welland canal was reported
from committee and adopted A lengthy and
somewhat spicy debate followed the report Of
the Committee on Printing relative to the de-
lay in the printing Of bills ordered. The States
were then called and many bills introduced.
After the adoption OF resolution assigning
clerks to all the committees the House ad-
journed.
In the Senate on the 18th bill was re-
ported from the Finance Committee to REIN
burse depositors in the Freedman's Savings
Bank. The House bill relating to permissible
printing or writing upon second, third and
fourth-class mail matter passed A message
was received from the President transmitting
the report OF the Pacific Railroads Com
missioners. Several resolutions were
adoped calling on heads of departments
for desired information. The bill relating to
marriage OF white men and Indian women was
passed 1T provides that white men marrying
Indian women shall not acquire tribal property
rghts.l The Educational bill was then debated
until adjournment -. In the house the illness
OF Speaker Carlisle was announced and Hon. S.
S. Cox was chosen Speaker pro tenn. The re-
mainder OF the session was taken up in filibus-
tering the bill to provide for the issue OF cir
culating notes to National banks. Adjourned.
AT the expiration of the morning hour
in the Senate on the 18TH the bill for refund
ing the direct tax OF 1881 was taken up,
amended and passed by a vote OF 4S to 10. The
Educational bill was then considered until ad-
iournment. In the House after committees
reported the minority report Of the Elections
Committee on the Thoebe Carlisle contest was
presented. After some time spent in Commit
tee OF the Whole the Banking bill was called
up, and after the House agreed to consider it
the opponents OF the measure commenced fill
clustering and the House adjourned.
The Senate transacted no business OF
eneral interest on the 10Th. At the close of
Che morning hour an executive session was held
And when the 1cOrs opened the Senate adjourned
until Monday. In the House the Joint resolu-
ton accepting the invitation extended 10 the
United States to participate in the Melbourne
(Australa) exposition was considered and final
Iy passed. Mr.. Foran. OF Ohio. reported the In
~aliG Pension bill. The Wilkins Banking bill
then came up and fiiibustering continued until
arecess was taken. After recess the ceremony
of the presentation to the House by the State
Of Massachusetts OF the portraits of Ex-Speak-
ers Theodore Sedgwick, Joseph Il. Vainum and
Nathaniel p. Banks was proceeded with. APP
propriate speeches were made, resolution of
acceptance and thanks adopted and the House
adjourned
The Senate was not in session on the
Goth In the House bill passed providing
that the terms of the Circuit Court held at
Kansas City shall begin on the first Monday in
March and fourth Monday in September. The
Thoebe-Carlsle contested election case was
then called up and argued for some time. The
contestant was given one hour to prepare his
case but when a vote was taken most of the
Republicans refused to vote, which left the
House without quorum and an adjournment
was taken.