Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1888-08-09
THE WORLD AT LARGE.
Summary OF the Daily News.
CONGRESS.

summary OF the Daily News.
1A1ag e. CONGRESS.
AFTER passing several bills of local i'm
portance only on the 18th the Senate resumed
consideration of the Sundry Civil bill Many
amendments in the form Of new items
were agreed to, among them an approprt-
Prof. Baird for services and expenses as
Fish Commissioner from 1871 to 1887. The
bill went over A bill reported
granting the right OF way through
the Fort Leavenworth military res
ervation for the Rapid Transit railway and
bills for the printing OF public documents the
House in Committee of the Whole took up gen
era, appropriation bills, but collision instant
ly occurred between the various bills on the
calendar, and after q desultory political debate
the committee rose and the House adjourned.
The Senate on the Both further consid-
cred the Sundry Civil bill. An amendment Of
fered by Senator Bowen appropriating SEQ, 600
for the purpose OF investigating the extent to
which the arid region of the United States can
be redeemed by irrigation was, after debate,
adopted. An amendment appropriating $4,000
for public building at Atchison. Kan. was I'M
der consideration when the Senate adjourned
After disposing of several motions and COM
mittee reports the House went into Committee
Of the Whole on the Deficiency bill. and when
the committee rose the House adjourned.
IN the Senate on the 31st Mr.. Frye re-
ported the Union Pacific Funding bill (the
House Cultivate billy. The committees report
was unanimous. After other reports, the
Senate resumed consideration of the Sundry
Civil bill. The amendment appropriating
$4,000 for public building at Atchison, Kan.
was rejected Pending consideration OF the
bill the Senate adjourned 1891 In the House.
after the usual routine, the Army Appropria-
tion bill was taken up in Committee OF the
Whole and considered until adjournment
In the Senate on August 1 the bill to Gre
ate the Department OF Agriculture was favora-
bly, reported from committee. 1t is the House
bill for making the agricultural bureau an ex-
ecutive department. umb-r Of bills passed
and the Sundry Civil bill taken up, which
after further cons Iteration was finally passed,
and soon after the Senate adjourned. Soon
after meeting the House went into Committee
of the Whole on the Senate amendments to the
Army Appropriation bill, and pending consid-
Grafton adjourned.
AFTER disposing of unimportand bust
pess the Senate on the I'd resumed considera-
dleberger spoke in oppo- ition and Senator Nor
gan supported tile treaty. Soon after resum-
ing legislative business the Senate adjourned
lin the House the Senate amend
,ments to the Army Appropriation
bill were non-concurred in and a new con-
ference ordered. The Deficiency bill was then
taken up in Committee OF the Whole. The de-
bate drifted into tilt between members on
political matters, including the tariff and PEN
sion legislation, and but little progress was
made before the House adjourned.
WASHINGTON NOTES.
CONGRESSMAN MCKINLEY has accepted
an invitation to visit the Georgia Chautau-
qua and make a speech.
THE War Department on the 30th re-
ceived a dispatch from San Carlos, Ariz.,
stating that a party of Apache Indians
had gone on the war path. Some fighting
had taken place, grazing camp had been
attacked and one Indian had been killed.
COLONEL A. ]. BATES, superintendent of
the free delivery service, Post Office De-
partment, has practically completed the
apportionment of the 900 additional letter
carriers provided for in the new Post
Office Appropriation bill. Under the ap-
portionment New York City has been
allowed 261 additional carriers; Chicago,
70; st. Louis, %; New Orleans, Is; St.
Paul, Is; Minneapolis, 10; Jersey City, IL :;
Kansas City, 10; Denver and Omaha 6
each.
THE President returned to Washington
from his fishing excursion early on the
morning of the 31st. Among his first
visitors was the new Chief Justice Fuller.
THE story Of a German professor pre-
dieting the destruction of Findlay, O., by
an awful combustion of natural gas is rid
iculed in Washington scientific circles.
GEORGE D. HERRIsSE, Inspector of the
Bank of France, and his secretary, Mr..
Felix Lacour, called upon Secretary Fair
child and other officials of the Treasury
Department on the 1st for the purpose of
obtaining information as to the financial
operations of the Government, their inqui-
ries, however, being directed more partic-
ularly to the National banking system.
THE EAST.
AN eight-year-o daughter of William
ROLAND was burned to death by the explo-
sion of a can of kerosene at Pittsburgh
Pa, the other morning, and Mrs. Lille
Mclaughlin received fatal injuries from q
similar explosion in the afternoon. Rol.
lands house caught fire but it was extin.
guished without much damage. The resi-.
dence of Mrs. Mclaughlin was totally de-
stroyed.
A NEW YORK sheriff's jury has decided
Broker Charles A. Johnes to be insane
Johnes was one of the most daring operat
ors that ever appeared on the floor of the
Stock Exchange.
A DISPATCH from Pittsburgh, Pa, say.
that the meners of the fourth pool have
struck for an advance of % cents per 10t
bushels.
MAYOR HEWITT, of New York, has ap
pointed the new Aqueduct Commissioner.
as follows: General James C. Duane
United States army, retired, Democrat
Walter Howe, ex-member of the Legisla
ture, independent; John G. Tucker, an ex
tensive contractor and builder, Republic
an; Francis d. Scott, present assistant
corporation counsel, Democrat.
THE Supreme Court of New Jersey ha.
rendered a decision affirming the consti
nationality of the Local Option High Lii
cense law. The opinion regards the
high license feature was unanimous. Or
the local option section the court stood
eight to seven.
= DURINGJuly IS, $50 immigrants arrived a
Castle Garden, an increase of 1,240 ovel
July last year. Thus far this year there
have been 2s, 81 more immigrants landed
than for the same time last year.
JUDGE ALFRED HAND, of Scranton, Pa.
has been appointed to the vacancy on tn,