Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1888-04-11
THE WORLD AT LARGE.
Summary o, the Daily NowB
CONGRESS.


WHEN the Senate met on tho nth an in
vitation 10 attend the funeral Of the late Chief
Justice was received ana accepted. Senator
Blair called for the second reading OF his Con.
federate Soldier bill. giving preference in GER.
tain cases TO disabled Confederate soldiers in
civil appointments, and Senator Edmunds
spoke In opposition. The matter went
over and the Senate took up the Bond
Purchase BILL which was under consideration
at adjournment. zee. In the House invita-
ton 20 attend the funeral OF Chief Justice
Waite was received. In the contested election
case OF Worthington against Post CTenth ILL
noise districD Mr. Post was confirmed In his title
20 the seat Many bills were reported from
committees and placed on the calendar. The
Union Pacific Railroad Funding bill was debat-
ed In the morning hour. Then the Military
Academy Appropriation bill passed. The Gen.
erul Public Land bill was taken up and debated
until adjournment
AFTER the Senate met on the 2Sth, and
prayer by the chaplain, the members proceeded
70 the hall OF the House 10 attend the funeral
obscquies OF the late Chief Justice. After re-
turning 10 its chamber the Senate adjourned
when the House was called TO order the
Senate was received, also the President and
Cabinet Supreme Court and other high onicials
and after the funeral ceremonies over tho re-
mains OF the late Chief Justice closed the House
adjourned.
In the Senate on the 10Th several commit
ate on the subject OF the Presidents annual
message. The Senate then took up the calen.
dnr and passed n number OF bills, among them n
bill 10 annu the act OF March q 1879, relating 70
homestead and pre- emption entries; 70 extend
the southern and western boundaries OF the
state OF Kansas, and several bills for public
buildings, and many others, the number
OF bills that passed being sixty-one. In the
House the Post-onice Committee reported al.
verscly the resolution calling upon the Post
master General for certain information in re-
gard 70 late order relating TO postal rociproc.
ity with Canada. A long debate followed. Tho
bill was reported and placed on the calendar
prohibiting aliens from holding lands, and tho
Postofflce Appropriation bill was considered I'm
Committee OF the Whole. Adjourned.
THE Senate was not in session on tho
ooth..... The House non-conourred in Senate
amendments 20 tho bill authorizing a confer
enco for encouraging reciprocity commercial
relations with Mexico, Central and South
America and Brazil. The bills granting Mrs
John A. Logan n pension OF 5000 ano increas-
ina Mrs. II. II. Blair's pension TO 5000 a year
then came up After some debate the Logan
bill passed by i5i 10 o. and the Blair bill by il3
20 Of. Pension bills were considered at the
evening session.
IN the Senate on the slst the House Joint
resolution passed accepting the invitation OF
the French Republic TO take part in the inter.
national exposition at Paris. Bills passed to
abolish the ONCE OF United States Surveyor.
General OF Nebraska; for the Constitution cen.
tennial celebration In 1889; repeating the law
which barred, after a certain time, the claims
OF pensions 70 State militiamen The total
number OF bills passed was 1884 large majority
being pension bills CO.. In the Honse after COM
mittees reported discussion OF the Union Pa
cine Funding bill was resumed. The River and
Haroor bill was then reported and the House
adjourned