The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1888-03-30
THE WORLD AT LARGE.
Summary OF the Daily Nswa
CONGRESS,

CON0B88Ss
In the Senate on the 18th among the bill,
reported and placed on the calendar WAS tina
providing for an arbitration board to settle tn,
boundary dispute with Texas. Among the bill
passed were: To settle and adjust the claim o
any State for expenses incurred in defense o
the country during the war; appropriatinl
100000 TO erect . monument In Washington
to negro soldiers, and two pensioning volun
teer female nurses during the war 1t q
Per month. Mr.. Teller introduced . bill
for the admission Of Wyoming Territory. II
the House Mr.. Anderson, Of Iowa. introduced
. resolution for . committee to investigate the
railroad strikes. The preamble recites at grea,
length the Burlington strike and provides for q
committee to inquire into the whole matter.
Bills wero introduced. After committees re.
ported the bill authorizing the issue Of frac-
tional silver certificates was under suspension
Of the rules passed. Adjourned.
AMONG the bills favorably reported in
the Senate on the a0th WAS one authorizing the
purchase OF Government bonds with the surplus
In the treasury. Senator Blairs bill giving pref
erence for civil service appointments (among
men who had been dsloyal during the war; to
those who had served in the Confederate army
and who were suffering from wounds or disa-
bilities brought out lengthy discussion, in
which Senator Daniel, Of Virginia, made
. brilliant speech, disclaiming that ex-Sen-
federates asked for such . measure. The bill
went over. In the House M. O'Neill- of Mic
souri,, introduced . bill to protect free labor
from convict labor He also reported from the
Labor Committee the bill to establish . depart
ment OF labor; also to prevent the EMPLOYMENT
of convict or alien labor on public works.
After . long squabble Mr. O'Neill's resolution
setting apart certain days for labor bills was
adopted. Pending consideration of labor bills
the House adjourned.
In the Senate on the Olaf Mr. Rlairss hill
to give preference to disabled Confederate vet
Grams in civil appointments was laid over INIT,
Tuesday, The Senate then proceeded with the
calendar. Bills passed for the inspection of
meats for TRANSPORTATION and prohibiting the
importation of adulterated articles of food:
establishing a United States court in the In.
dian TERRITORY; granting soldiers " bo nave ,ost
the use of both hands 500 per month nens;on
and great many other bills, MANY of a
private nature. 80 The House, soon after
assembling, went into Committee of the Whole
upon the bill referring to the Court of Claims
for adjustment the accounts of laborers, work
men and mechanics arising under the Eight.
hour law. No final action was reached. The
committee rose and a bill passed to prevent the
introduction of the product of convict labor into
the departments or public buildings Of the Gov.
eminent. The House then considered the hin
to establish departmeut of labor until adionrn.
meut.
In the Senate on the eond the conference
report on the Urgency Def,ciencv hin vos nv.
sented and apreed to Senator San,shnrr "a
dressed the Senate on the subject -, The p,esi.
dents messase. Bills on the calendar vere
numher heinz hr;do. hiIIs Sena,n, Sss