The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1888-10-19
THE WORLD AT LARGE.
Summary OF the Daily News
CONGRESS-


In the Senate on the sth the resolution
providing for Joint committee TO inquire into
the contracts and work on the Washington
acqueduct tunnel was adopted. After othel
minor business the Senate Tariff bill was taken
up and Senate. Allison spoke in favor OF It.
After an Intellectual effort to have day
fixed for Closing the debate, Senator Vance
spoke in opposition to the substitute
for the Mills bill. Senator Hiscock obtained
the floor and the Senate adjourned. -. In the
House the Senate bill for the disposal of the
Fort Wallace reservation in Kansas passed:
also bill to constitute Lincoln Neb., port OF
entry; also bill to reimburse J. W. Patterson,
late postmaster at Humboldt Kan, for certain
moneys stolen from his office; also the bill ap,
proprlating S20OOle to suppress infectious dis
eases. Mr.. Wheeler. of Alabama, spoke on the
tariff and the House adjourned.
In the Senate OF .ae 9Th the conference
report On the Deficiency bill was presented and
after Senator Edmunds had inquired why the
item paying to the widow OF Chief Justice Waite
the balance Of his years salary had been
struck out the report was agreed to- The
bill as to the counting Of the electoral vote
was passed; also the bill to constitute Lincoln,
Neb, port of entry. Senator Edmunds intro
duced a bill 10 pay the widow OF Chief JUS
tice Waite eS,745 as the balance of year S
salary. 1t was referred to the Judiciary
passage The Tariff bill was then taken up
and Senator Hiscock addressed the Senate.
Adjourned. - In the House by unanimous con-
sent the bill appropriating $4,000 TO
enforce the Chinese Exclusion bill
passed. The bill approriating $1,000
to secure to the Cherokee freedmen
their portion Of certain proceeds Of lands a so
passed. The conference report on the bill to
allow persons who have relinquished home
4hor In
Pending consideration Of the conference report
on the Deficiency bill. the point Of no quorum
was raised and the House adjourned.
In the Senate on the 10th a number of
resolutions were introduced and adopted after
which the bill to pay the widow of Chief Justice
Waite g., i1a the balance OF a years salary, was
taken up and passed. Two other bills of local
nature were passed when the Tariff bill was
taken up and Senator Bate addressed the Sen
ate in opposition to the Senate substitute. Ad-
journed- The House agreed to the conference
report on the Deficiency bill, which disposed of
all appropriation bills: also the conference re-
port on the bill granting the right Of way to a
railroad through the Sankton reservation, and
adjourned until Friday.
The Senate on the 18th passed the House
bill appropriating $50 900 for the enforcement of
the Chinese bill. Senator Mitchell addressed
the Senate on his bill to reduce letter postage
10 one cent anu Wnen the taflH Dlll was Iaheu
up Senators Cnllom and Platt spoke in favor of
II. Adjourned. The House was not in ses-
sion.
Soon after meeting on the 18th the Sen
ate resumed consideration OF the Tariff bill
and Senator Chace continued his remarks. AZ
ter an inquiry by Senator Dolph as to the tariff
on coal and a reply by Senator Allison that coal
slack had been placed on the free list through
mistake, and the intention is to make all Coal
pay duty of seventy-five cents per ton,
Senator Call addressed the Senate, and
Senator Hawley thought it was unnecessary to
further discuss the tariff at this time, Several
conference reports were agreed TO and the Sen
ate adjourned until Monday. After agreeing
to one or two conference reports, one being to
retire General Pleasanton with the rank of
Major, the House went into Committee of the
Whole upon the private calendar. The point
OF no quorum was raised and the House ad-
lourned until Monday.