Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1888-02-01
THE WORLD AT LARGE.
Summary OF the Daily NewA

NONGhESSs
In the Senate on he oath message was
received from the President transmitting the
first report or the Board OF Control as TO the
management Of the industrial homes In Utah
Mr. voorhees, introduced bin for the admission
OF the State OF Montana. resolution 10 ap-
point special committe Of seven on Pacific
railroad matters was adopted Senator Palmer
addressed the Senate in favor OF mis-
bill 20 regulate immigration after which
pending consideration OF the Deficiency
bill the Senate adjourned. In the House COM
mittees reported, and In the morning hour the
House considered the resolution concerning the
Fort Brown military reservation in Texas Sew
eral bridge bills passed, among them one for
the construction OF a bridge across the Missouri
river at Lexington, 40. The bill comforting
civil jurisdiction in the Indian Territory on
United States courts having criminal jurisdic-
ton passed. Adjourned.
IN the Senate on the 25th a resolution
was adopted paying Mr. Lucas who was a con-
testant for the seat OF Mr. Faulkner OF West
Virginia G.OOO. Mr.. Chambers resolution call
ing on the Navy Department for information as
TO the purchase OF plans and specifications from
foreign countries OF ships OF war ETC. since
March, 1881, was amended to read since $50
and adopted. The Deficiency bill was then
taken up and after lengthy debate passed.
Adjourned. In the House, after committees
reported. Mr. Bacon. OF New York, asked
consent 10 have his resolution considered di-
recttnR an investigation OF the formation of
trusts pools and such other corporate
combinations. their methods OF doing business
and the effect OF such combinations upon the
prices OF necessaries. A long debate followed
and the resolution was amended so as to in
crease its scope, the idea being TO include the
Standard Oil Company, Western Union Tele-
graph Company, the anthracite coal monopoly
and other kindred trusts" The resolution
was then adopted and the House adjourned.
AFTER the presentation of petitions in the
Senate on the 26th, the bill 10 carry into effect
the act in regard 10 experiment al agricultural
stations was reported from the Appropriations
Committee. The bill increasing the pension 10
$50 per month for deafness was taken up and
passed. The bill granting q pension of g. 900
year TO the widow OF John a. Logan passed by
vote of55 TO :, and bill increasing to 1000
year the pension OF the widow of General F. p.
Blair also passed. Pending consideration OF the
Educational bill the Senate went into executive
session and then adjourned until Monday In
the House. after minor business the bill for the
sale OF certain New York Indian lands in Kan
sas was taken up and after protracted debate,
passed. The bill amending the laws relating to
navigation passed. After passing number OF
bills OF minor importance the House adjourned.
IL the House on the 9th Mr.. White, OF
New York, introduced bill for the protection
OF forests on public lands. II withdraws from
disposal the unsurveyed public lands embracing
natural forests and all lands returned by the
public surveys as timber lands. The DELAYED
Deficiency bill OF last year with Senate amend
ments. was favorably reported and passed. Ad-
iourned until Monday