Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1888-05-03
THE WORLD AT LARGE.
Summary OF the Daily News
CONGRESS.

The Senate was not in session on the
21st. After a contest for consideration be-
tween the friends OF the Homestead and the
River and Harbor bills. the latter prevailed and
the House went into Committee of the Whole
upon the River and Harbor bill and the day was
devoted TO its consideration. When the COM
mittee rose the House adjourned.
In the Senate on the 23d the House bill to
prohibit the making of books or pools on trot-
ting or running races, foot racing or base
ball in. the District OF Columbia was
passed; also the House bill for the sale OF
certain New York Indian lands in Kansas. The
International Copyright bill wasthen discussed
until adjournment. The Honse passed
the bill giving a pension of SIS per month to the
widow of General Ricketts, Under the call OF
States bills and resolutions were introduced.
The balance of the day vas given to the con-
-slderation OF the River and Hafbor bill in Com
mittee of the Whole.
AFTER clearing away some unlmportant
business on the Gath the Senate resumed con-
sideration OF the International Copyright Dill
which. after debate, was laid over. After the
massage OF several bills of q private and local
nature and executive session the Senate ad-
iourned. -. In the House the Committee on
Elections reported on the Frank Glover contest
from St. Louis in favor OF Mr.. Glover. The
House then, in Committee OF the Whole, re-
sumed consideration OF the Tariff bill Mr.
McMilin, of Tennessee, spoke in favor and Mr..
Burrows, OF Michigan, against the DILL When
the committee rose the House adjourned
In the Senate on the 25th a resolution
was adopted calling for copies of the reports OF
Special Agents Beecher and Tingle as to the
alleged smuggling OF opium from British Column
bia. The motion to refer the Presidents
message was then taken up and Mr.. Voor-
hees addressed the Senate at length. AT
the close OF his address the conference
report.on the joint resolution for conference
of the American nations was non-concurred in
and a new conference ordered AS soon as the
House met it went into Committee OF the
Whole on the Tariff bill, and was addressed by
Messrs. Bynum, of Indiana, and Dockery, of
Missouri, in support of the measure. A night
session was held and the debate on the bill con-
tnued.
AT the conclusion of the morning hour in
the Senate on the Goth Mr. Ingalls, took the floor
and gave notice that on Tuesday he would reply
to some remarks OF Senator Voorhees, in his
speech of the day before. The conference re-
port on the Joint resolution to take part in the
international exposition at Paris in 1889 was
agreed to, The Senate then resumed consider
alton OF the Railroad Land Forfeiture BILL
which was finally laid aside, and
bills passed granting the right of way to
the Kansas City Pacific railroad through the
Indian Territory; appropriating 100000 addi-
tonNl to the public building at Wichita, Kan,
and granting the Kansas Valley railroad the
right OF way through the Fort Riley reservation.
Adjourned until Monday. In the House the
Senate bill passed for the relief of the Omaha
tribe of Indians in Nebraska and to extend the
time OF payment to purchasers of lands from
the Indians. The remainder of the day was
egiven to debate on the Tariff bill.