Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1888-02-22
THE WORLD AT LARGE.
Summary OF the Daily News.
CONGRESS,

CONGRESS,
IN the Senate on the 14th. after commit
tees reported and the introduction OF bills, the
resolution for an inquiry into Indifferent mail
service was taken up and several Senators
spoke on the subject. Mr.. Hawley also ad.
dressed the Senate in opposition TO the Blair
Educational bill. Other business WINS unin.
portant. In the House committees reported
and in Committee OF the Whole the Urgency
deficiency bill was considered and in the gen
eral debate Mr.. Peters OF Kansas. made an
argument in favor Of the hill to require subsi-
died roads TO construct their own telegram
lines, and he strongly denounced the Western
Union monopoly. Adjourned.
IN the Senate on the 18th Mr. Beck intro
duced bill TO reimburse the States for interest
paid on money expended in raising troops for
the war of the rebellion. The Blair Educational
Dill was then taken up and further discussed.
Mr.. Blair made a final argument in its favor
After several amendments had been offered and
voted down the bill passed by vote OF 30 yeas
tosY nays. The credentials OF John s. Barbour,
as senator from Virginia to succeed Mr.. Riddle
berger, were presented and filed. The House
bill for the appointment OF two additional diyi.
sion superintendent OF railway mail service
was passed, and the Senate adjourned In
the House bill was passed creating
board OF arbitration to determine the
controversy between the United States and the
state OF Texas as To disputed territory TThis
l.
passed providing that Nebraska shall consti-
tute an entire judicial district known as the
district OF Nebraska. Mr.. Randall reported a
resolution, which was adopted. providing for n
special committee 70 investigate and report as
70 contracts and amount expended on the new
library building and the House went into Com
mittee Of the Whole on the Urgency Deficiency
OIL The debate took wide range embracing
tarin and revenue reform and many other sinh
lecis. When the committee rose the House
adjourned
AFTER committees reported and the intro
suction OF bills in the Senate on the 10th Sena-
tor fiumbs resolution in regard TO Western
mail service was taken up and Agreed Ia Tho
resolution OF SENATOR Henderson requiring the
Secretary OF War TO furnish list OF persons 10
whom copies Of the record OF the rebellion are
70 be furnished brought on a lengthy debate as
10 the printing OF superfiuous documents and
also extended 20 the question OF secret sessions
Of the Senate. After passing los pension bills
tne senate adjourned 80. In the House after re-
port OF cOmniitlecs She Urgency Deficiency hill
was taken mp in Committee OF ne Hhole ana
debate continued until recess. An evening ses.
Telegraph bill.
THE Senate having adjourned until Monday
the Est was not in session on the 17th. In
tne hinsc the Blair Educational bin was re-
eeived from the Senate and referred to the Com
mittee on Education. The Committee on Manu-
t~.eeuASs was instructed 70 report back to the
house Friday. the s4th. Mr.. Milliken's resoli-
sion directing the Secretary OF the Treasury tn
tnfeSlgate the sugar trust in New York The
House then TOOK mp and passed the Urgency
Deneiency bill with provision directing the
Fuone Printer TO rigidly enforce the eight-hour-
law The Mckay Relief bill then passed. A mo-
ton TO reconsider was followed bya motion nv
/ Mr.. Springer to amend the title which occa-
stoned mach talk, but the motion to reconsider
was tabled The House then proceeded to in
Foiye itself into parliamentary fangle which
only ended by an adjournment until Monday.