Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1888-05-31
THE WORLD AT LARGE.
Summary of the Daily News
CONGRESS.

sTHE Senate was not in session on the
10Th. In the House the tariff debate closed
with speeches by Mr. Reed. of Maine. against
and Speaker Carlisle in favor of the Mills bill
every available space in the galleries and upon
the floor being occupied by an attentive audi
ence.
VERY little business was transacted in
the Senate on the 21st. number OF minor
bills passed, and Mr.. Frye. from the Commerce
Committee reported the River and Harbor bill
with amendments. Adjourned :. In the House
the Senate amendments to the Pension Appro-
priation bill were non-concurred in and a con-
ference ordered. Much time consumed in
referring to appropriate committees Senate
bills that had accumulated during the tariff de-
bate. On motion of Mr.. Hatch. OF Missouri, the
bill to enlarge the powers of the Department
OF Agriculture was passed under suspension OF
the rules. 1t creates executive de-
partment to be known the Depart
ment of Agriculture under control OF q
Secretary of Agriculture, and transfers 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.
AFTER the morning hour in the Senate on
the ED an executive session was held, and when
the doors were opened the House bill to estab-
llsh Department OF Labor was taken up and
. after agreeing to several amendments the bill
passed. A message was received from the
President returning without his approval the
bill for the relief of L. j. Worden, late post
master at Lawrence, Kan, amounting to 1925
for extra clerk hire, on the ground that the
allowance for clerk hire is fixed by regulations
of the Post-onice Department. that in this case
application for extra allowance had been
twice refused and the bill set a bad
precedent. A 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
Son Labor, and Mr.. O'Neill, of Missouri called
up the bill to conine the sale OF the products of
convict labor to the States in which they are
produced, and addressed the House in its sup
port. A long debate followed and after the
previous question had been ordered the House
adjourned before taking final vote.
BUT little business was transacted in the
Senate on the I'D, that body adjourning that
members might attend the funeral Of the wife
DILL 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-office Appropriation BILL consideration
of which pending when the House ad.
1ourned.
IN the Senate on the oath Mr.. Stewart
tailed up his resolution for a constitutional
amendment providing that majority instead
of two-thirds vote shall be sufficient to pass
bill over the Presidents veto and spoke al
length in its favor. Senators Vest, Plumb,
Henderson, Cullom 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-of1ce 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