The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1888-06-29


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THE WORLD AT LARGE.
Summary Of tho Daily Newa
In the Senate on the 18th the House bill
for the representation Of the several depart
ments It the Columbus centennial passed. The
bill also passed authoriEine the sale Of the Win
ueba9o reservation In Nebraska; also the bill
Tor the construction Of . railroad bridge 1t
Parkville, Mo-; also bills for several other
bridges. The conference report on the Indian
Appropriation bill was agreed TO. -. The House
passed the bill appropriating $4,000 for the
completion of the public building ct Wichita,
Kan. and then went into Committee Of the
whole on the Sundry Civil Appropriation bill.
When the committee rose the conference 70
port on the Indian Appropriation bill was
agreed TO- The Naval Appropriation bill was
reported and the House adjourned.
THI Senate did but little business on the
18th. passing two unimportant bills and ID.
iourning. -. The feature Of the proceedings in
she House was the elimination from the Sun
dry Civil bill Of the appropriation for the new
Congressional library. The special order, pub
Nc buildings, was set aside and the Sundry
Civil bill considered for some time A bill IVES
passed authorizing the appointment Of an add
tional associate justice for Dakota and the
House adjourned.
In the Senate on the 20th Mr.. Tarwell's
bills directing the President 70 prohibit the
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in certain cases WAS adversely reported. The
House bill appropristing $4,000 to complete
the public building ut Wichita, Kan, was
passed with IN amendment making the amount
100000. Ninety-two pension bills passed and
the Senate adiourned... In the House the
Sundry Civil bill was considered in Committee
OF the Whole. At the evesing session q large
number Of bridge bills passed, and the House
adjourned.
Ar the close Of the morning hour in the
Senate on the 21st Mr.. Blair called attention 20
the fact that il was the centennial anniversary
Of the ratification OF the Constitution by the
State of New Hampshire, and the Senate ad-
journed until Monday. In the House the Sen
ate amendments TO the Consular bill were non
concurred in, and consideration OF the Sundry
Civil bill was resumed in Committee Of the
Whole. Upon motion Of Mr.. McShane an
amendment was adopted abolishing the Sur
veyor-G Generals 0fice At Lincoln, Eeb.. and
turning the papers over to Nebraska and Iowa.
When the committee rose the House adjourned.
The Senate was not in session on the I'D.
THE House agreed to the Senate amend
ment increasing the appropriation for The
public building at Wichita to 100000. The
Naval Appropriation bill was passed and at
the evening session thirty seven pension bills
passed.
WASHINGTON NOTES.
knr - tod hot
on the 18th. The following bulletin was
issued: General Sheridan was troubled
by coughing before midnight but after
that had but little difficulty and rested
quietly. To-day he has been quite com.
Portable, with no changes in his condition
worthy Of mention"
TIE accounts Of General James B.
Ewing, late Disturbing clerk OF the De-
partment OF Justice, have been settled and
IL is found that he is 90, 40 in arrears.
General Ewing's sureties, Nathan 0off,
Jr., and Charles n. d. Harris will be sued
The President has approved the bill for
the erection OF public building at Hobok-
en-, N. J., and the act granting pension Of
600 per month to the widow of Major Gen.
eral James B. RICKETTS,.
THE Interstate Commerce Commission
has flied an opinion. prepared by Chairman
Cooley, which finds that the complaint Of
the Omaha freight bureau against various
railroad companies is not sustained. The
facts were found established as alleged,
but it was not seen how they established
illegal preference against the city of Oma-
ha The complaint was that through rates
were made from Chicago to interior towns
in Nebraska which were less than rates to
Omaha, plus the rates to those towns
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the construction of a bridge across the Mis-
sissippi river ut Hickman, KY; the act for
the erection Of public building at Bridge
port, Conn, and the act for the erection of
public building at Bay City, Mich.
E. JOHN ELLIS. an ex-Representative in
Congress from Louisiana, Is prominently
mentioned "a a probable successor TO Com
missioner Of Indian Affairs Atkins.
THE President has nominated James G.
jenkins, Of Wisconsin, to be United States
District Judge for the Eastern district of
Wisconsin.
MRS. CLEVELAND will open the Centen-
NAL Exposition at Cincinnati on the 4.h of
July.
THE offerings of bonds on the Goth aggre-
gated q, 260, $50 in lots as follows: Four
per cent. coupons. 81, 500 at ISL, and s. 600
at l2S; per cents registered, S2i 600 at
127x, $l,052, 600 at 12S and $4,000 at PSI;
~ per cent. registered. S30O. 900 at lO7. 81
5Oo,C0o at 1Os1{, Sc $50 at lOs%, S225. OO at
1917. s6O,OO0 at 1913, q, 253 OOU at l07 and
$780, 200 at lbs
The President has sent TO the Senate the
nomination OF Judge John F. Philips, of
Kansas City, to be United States District
Judge for the Western district Of Missouri,
vice krekel, resigned.
The Washington Star says that Dr. WA.
Leonard, pastor Of St Johns Church. that
city, has refused the election to be assist
ant Bishop Of the Episcopal Church in
Ohio.
THE EAST.
FIRE destroyed two of the five buildings
occupied by Phillip Stisebel as furni-
ture factory on Elizabeth street. New
York. the other night causing loss Of
$4,000 Eight horses were burned and it
was feared the Waterman Of the building
had lost his life. The buildings adjoinei
the ''big fat" the inmates Of which were
with great difficulty prevented from jump
ing from the first window.
JOHN B. DUNN, the lawyer concerned
in the Manhattan Banking Company rob
berry at New York, has been sentenced to
nine years and eight months in State
prison, the full penalty of the Law.
, TIE Pinkerton detective force has ar
rested Express Agent Huber for stealing
e2960O from the Adams Express Company
August 20, 1885, The money was shipped