Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1888-09-06
THE WORLD AT LARGE.
Summary OF the Daily News.
CONGRESS.

THE Senate was not in session on the
25th. :. In the House Mr.. Crisp, of Georgia. was
elected speaker pro TEN. during the absence OF
Speaker Carlisle. The Senate bill was passed
amendatory of the act authorizing the con-
struction ola bridge across the Mississippi
ri er at St. Louis. Some time was consumed
in talk over the resolution calling for iuforma-
ton as to pardons granted Mormons in Utah
and the resolution was adopted. Then COM
menced a struggle to take up the Deficiency
bill. but no quorum being present the members
INDUCED in a controversy as to which party was
responsible, but as the absentees seemed to be
about equally vided politically there was no
quorum to decide the question. A resolution
was a>sed revoking all leaves OF absence, ex-
cept for sickness, and the House adjourned.
THE proceedings of the Senate on the
27th were unimportant. resolution was
adopted calling for copies of certain documents
upon which the Commissioner of the General
Land-ofice based his recent letter in regard to
timber depredations, and the Jackson. MISS,
municipal election was then talk ed about until
adjournment. -. In the House Messrs. Bynum
and Cannon had aswar OF words as to which was
authority as to the proceedings of Congress,
the Record or the journal. Mr.. Breckenridge,
of Arkansas, introduced hi to suspend the
operations OF the law relating to the sinking
fund: Mr.. Mason, of Illinois, bill to Investigate
certain National banks; Mr.. Anderson, OF Iowa,
to define trusts, and to punish persons connect
ed with them. quorum being present. the
House went into Committee of the Whole on
the Deficiency bill. The decision of the chair
ruling out the French spoliation clause was
sustained, and the bill was reported to the
House and passed, with the spoliation clause
omitted. Adjourned.
THE Senate on the 2Sth adopted Senator
Hoar's resolution calling on the President for
unfair treatment by the British Government OF
American citizens. The conference report on
the Deficiency bill was then taken up and Sen
ator Allison spoke at length in criticism of GER
tain acts OF the President Pending discussion
OF the report the Senate adjourned. When
the House met number of requests for leave
of absence were acted upon and the Oklahoma
bill was taken up in Committee of the Whole,
and after some discussion the House adjourned.
SENATOR REAGAN introduced a bill in the
Senate on the Goth to permit the free importa
ton of jute bagging This bill is a blow at the
jute bagging trust. Senator Plumb'S resolution
in reference to the diversion Of the waters OF
the Platte and Arkansas rivers was agreed to.
ference report on the Deficiency bill but no
action was reached. Several private bills
passed and the Senate adjourned. The House,
after passing joint resolution extending GER
tain appropriations until September l., took
up, considered and passed the bill Troviding fol
the printing of Government securities in the
highest style OF the art. The Oklahoma bill
was t en- taken up and discussed until adjourn
ment.
AFTER the introduction of resolutions
the senate on the SUtn resumed consideration
OF the Presidents retaliation message and Sen
. atOrs George and Cullom addressed the Senate
The conference report on the bill to provide fol
the disposal of the Fort Wallace military res
ervation in Kansas was agreed to and the
Senate adjourned. After routine business
the House went into Committee of the
Whole on the Oklahoma bill and the amend
ment of Mr.. Anderson. OF Iowa. providing fol
the free entry OF lands by honorably discharged
soldiers who had served six months was reject
ed. The whole afternoon was consumed in eff
forts to secure a quorum and the House ad
journed without accomplishing any thing