Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1888-02-16
THE WORLD AT LARGE.
Summary or the Daily News
CONGRESS.

AFTER the disposition of routine business
- the House on the 4th, the Lowry-White con-
IN the regular order, the pending question being
upon the adoption OF the report of the majority
OF the committee declaring the seat vacant be-
cause the sitting member (Mr. White) had not
established his citizenship. lengthy debate
followed and without reaching vote the House
adjourned
In the Senate on the 9th Mr.. Riddleberger
succeeded in getting in some remarks upon
the subject OF considering in open session the
pendin9 extradition treaty with Great Britain,
but was finally ruled out OF order The bill passed
TO amend the postal laws so as to permit news
papers to be sent free to persons whose post
ONCE is in the county where papers are pub
lished but who reside in another county.
Senator Platt then addressed the Senate
on the Presidents Message. Pending
his remarks the Senate went into
executive session and then adjourned. In the
House many bills and resolutions were intro
duced, among them a bill by Mr.. Landes, OF
Illinois. to protect the consumers of butter by
requiring wholesale dealers to pay tax Of 500
and retailers one dollar, and to repeal the cleo
margarine tax; by Mr.. Milligan, directing an
investigation Of the sugar trust. AT the con-
clusion of the call OF States the Lowry White
contest from Indiana was taken up and upon
motion OF Mr.. Rowell OF Illinois, the substitute
of the minority confirming Mr.. White in his
seat was adopted by a vote OF 1S7 to 105. Ad-
journed.
in the Senate on the 9TH Mr.. Platt resumed his
remarks on the Presidents message, at the con-
clusion of which the House bill for the construc-
ton OF a bridge over the Missouri river at Lex
ington, No. was taken up and passed. Ad-
jOurned. In the House after committees re-
ported several bills passed, but they were not
of general interest Mr.. Dockery's bill to in
crease the number of division superintendent
of the mail service from nine to eleven passed
The business of the days session was mostly
routine. Adjourned.
AFTER routine business in the Senate on
the Sth the bill appropriating S1,5O0,CO0 for a
public building at Kansas City, Mo-, passed
The bill remitting all duties upon animals i'm
ported for breeding purposes, whether for sale
the importers own use. passed. After tilt
between Senator Riddleberger and several other
Senators the Educational bill was further
considered and it was agreed to reach q final
vote on the 18TH Adjourned. In the House
the bill making bills OF lading conclusive evil
dence in certain cases passed. Committees re-
ported. Other business was OF no general
Importance. The Speaker announced the ap-
pointment OF the following special committee
to investigate the existing labor troubles in
Pennsylvania Messrs. Tillman, of South Caro-
lima Stone, of Missouri; Chapman, of Michi-
gan; Anderson OF Kansas, and Parker, of New
York Adjourned.
IN the Senate on the 9th after reports of
committees and other routine business the
Educational bill was reached and laid aside.
The bill to authorize the sale of mineral lands
to aliens was discussed at some length and
finally recommitted A bill to appropriate
$4,000 to complete the Government building at
Pensacola, Fla, the occasion of
long debate on public buildings
in general and economy in particular
After an executive session the Senate ad-
journed. In the House the Senate bill relin-
gushing the interest of the United States in
certain lands in Usage County, Kan, passed
The bill to discontinue the coinage of three-cent
pieces passed. The bill to require subsidized
railroads to maintain and operate separate tele-
graph lines brought on lengthy debate which
had not been closed when the House adjourded.