The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1888-09-21
THE WORLD AT LARGE.
Summary OF tho Daily Newa
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AFTER the transaction Of routine bust
ness OF no general interest in the Senate ON the
10tk Mr.. Morgan introduced . bill approuriatine
0e,66l9 TO be paid 10 the Chinese Minister ~
fall indemnify for I'll losses and injuries sus
tanned By Chinese subjects In remote sections
Of the United States at the hands Of lawlesi
mon, and addressed the Senate. The confer
ence report on the Army Appropriation bill
Was agreed TO. Senator Mitchell, Of Oregon. Id
dressed the Senate and made curt answer to
remarks by Senator Morgan on the Chinese bill.
The Chinese Restriction bill Was then taken up
and Senator Sherman spoke In favor Of the
motion to reconsider, but without action the
Senate adjourned. -. The House agreed to
The conference reports on the Army
Appropriation and Fertilization bills, and
after the introduction Of several
oils consideration Of the conference report
On the Sundry Civil bill was resumed. the item
being the appropriation OF es60000 70 investi-
Rasc the extent to which the ard regions Of the
country can be redeemed. Adjourned without
action
TIE Senate on the 18th non -concurred in
the House amendment to the bill pensicning
the widow Of General Heinzelman reducing
the amount to ts3 per month. Senator Sher-
man reported from the Finance Committee the
bill declaring trusts unlawful. The bill known
- the Fourth Of July Claims bill was passed. A
motion by Senator Blair 10 reconsider brought
on another debate OF o political nature. The
Chinese Exclusion bill was then debated until
adjournment. =. The House resumed considera-
ton 0f the Sundry Civil bill and otter debate
the appropriation for reclaiming the arid re-
gions was reduced to el0O.' o. The vote on an
amendment by Mr.. Holman showed no quorum
and the House adjourned
In the Senate on the 18th Senator George
offered an amendment to the Trust bill, one of
which makes IT the duty Of the President to
suspend by proclamation the collection OF du-
ties ON articles the prices OF which have been in
creased by any combination. This brought out
another political debate on The subject Of trusts.
A re solution by Senator Spooner in regard to q
recent shooting in Texas extended the political
talk but in another channel. Adjourned. -. The
House further considered the conference re
port on the Sandry Civil bill A further confer
ence was finally asked The Senate bill amend
ing the set in regard to postal crimes was
passed An attempt was made bv Mr.. Springer
70 call rp the Oklahoma bin but no quorum
could be obtained and the House adjourned.
AFTER disposing Of motions and resolu-
lions the Senate on the 18th resumed consider
alton of the Chinese Exclusion BILL and Senator
Jones. OF Nevada, addressed the Senate in
iaror Of its passage. Adjourned without acrion.
THE House again took mp the Senate bill
amendatory Of the Interstate Commerce law,
which, after a number Of amendments passed
AANI suOrt tlfnc tne contest over tn6 Okka-
homa bill was resumed, and the efforts to Sc
cure quorum led to more talk for political
effect and the House adjourned.
In the Senate on the 18th Senator Vest
spoke in reply to Senator Hoar of the dny be-
fore in regari to political subscriptions. Other
Senators took part in the discussion, when
the motion to reconsider the vote by
which the Chinese Exclusion bill passed
WIS taken up and resulted in rs yeas
TO Il nays As there Was no quorum
Il was arranged that the next vote should be
taken Monday. The Senate non-concurred in
House Amendments to the Interstate Com.
merce bill and Senator Platt's resolution Of in
quiry IS to the copper syndicate was adopted
Senstors Hosr and Payne engaged in Q dis
orderly colloQuy upon charges made by tho
former rs to persons connected with the
Standard Oil Company. Several bills passed,
among them the House bill providing boards Of
arbitration for settlement Of disputes between
Interstate railroads and their employees. Ad-
3ourned until Monday. -. The House. in Com
nittee OF the Whole. considered private bills
and passed q dozen. At the evening session
thirty two pension bills passed