The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1888-02-10
THE WORLD AT LARGE.
Summary OF the Daily News
CONGREss

IN the Senate on the 10th after the uro
sentation Of petitions and bills Senator Hoar
,pnorted the hin for n ronstitutson.l amend.
ment I'm regard tn the Meeting of Conpress.
The hin to reduce letter hostage IN one cent
ma ADVERSELY renorted nv senator SAWYER.
frcm the Posf.ofice Committed THIS renort
ms the occacion ~ come debate and vn. Anal.
" n,aced on the calendar for discussion. Sen.
ator Plu.nh ofYered n resolution REQUIRING the
po..-ofy,ce Commtttee ~ tnonire into
tina inensciencv os the n,aiI seryice IN
the west laid over. The House
hiIl for carrying into effect the Law e.tablshinc
nor,cu,turai erperiment stations was passed.
The Educational bin va. then debated until nd.
jourumeut. In the House . large number Of
hills were introduced when the States were
FAILED. among them n hill by Mr.. Turner. of Kan.
saa for a bounty on corn. wheat and -four ex.
uorted: nv Mr.. Ravuard. of MARYLAND to pre.
vent the creation Of trusts: nv Mr.. Bland. of
Missouri. for the further coinage Of silver etc
The replv of the Public Printer to INQUIRIES
made Was the occasion OF q spirited debate.
The Senate amendments to the ericultural
Experiment bill were agreed to. Adjourned.
In the Henate on the 3lst after the intro
duction Of several bills and resolutions Senator
PIumbs resolution for an INQUIRY into the in.
.f,ctencr of the mail service in the West was
saken mn and after debate laid over Several
nils of minor inheritance nassed. among them
10 nunisb burglary and larceny I'm the Indian
Territorv and for a public building At Omaha
MISC the Joint resolution to amend the Consti-
tuition. making the terms Of once of Presi.
dent Senators and other officers terminate
on April 80 instead of March L. After further
debate on the Education bill the Senate ad-
fourned, -. In the House q bill passed authoriz.
ing the construction of bridge across the Mis-
souri, river at jefferson CITY, Committees re-
ported A petition representing 5000 work
ingmen was presented BY Mr.. Blumm, Of Penn
sylvania asking for an Investigation OF the
Reading strike. After transacting business Of
no general importance the House adjourned.
IN the Senate on February very little
business was done beyond the Offering Of a few
bills and reports of committees. Pending con-
sideration of the Educational bill the Senate
went into executive session. At the expira
ton of the morning hour in the House the re-
mort of the Commerce Committee on Mr.. An
dersou's resolution to investigate the Reading
strike came nm. The Committee having
reported adversely and recommending that
the matter he referred tn the Inter.Statc Com.
mission. The minority report. which favored
nm Investigation nv Conoress vas chamnioned
by Mr.. Rayner. of MARYLAND. who made an clio.
uueut appeal in favor of the vcrl,inpmen. and
after a spirited discussion a resolution was
adopted to appoint committee of five to inyes.
tigate the whole matter of the Reading strike
md report To the House nv bill or otherwise.
Adjourned.
IN the Senate m the Cd after committees
venorted hills and reso,utions vere INTRODUCED
.monu the latter a resolution nv San.tor pIu,nb
calling for information In regard 70 the neo.
lect NJ the miIitarv cemetery nj Mound Citv
Kan Senator Plumb addressed the Senate in