Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1888-05-30
THE WORLD At LARGE.
Summary of the Daily News.
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AFTER the uorqing hour in the Senate on
the ed an executive sessi n was held, and when
the doors were opened the House bin TO estab-
lish Depa trneEt Of LABOR taken Up and
after agreeing TO several amendments the Sfll
passed. n message vas received from the
President returning without his approval the
bill for The RELIEF of L. Worden, late post
master at Lawrence, Kan, amounting to SOS
FOR extra clerk hire. on the ground tli.t the
allowance for cloris hire is fixed by regulations
OF the Post-ofiice Department, that IN this case
application for extra allowance had been
twice refused ana The bill set a bad
precedent. number OF bills passed
the only one OF general interest being the bin
increasing the appropriation to $4,000 for
equipments and arms for the militia In the
House the day WIS accorded 70 the Committee
on Labor and Mr. ONeiil OF Missouri. called
up the bill 70 coniEe the sale OF the products Of
convict labor TO the States in which they are
produced, and addressed the House in it's sun
port. long debate followed and after the
previous question had been ordered the House
adjourned before taking final vote
But little hu mess was transacted in the
Senate on the 81, that body acjourninQ that
members might attend the funeral OF the wife
OF Senator Sawyer..-.In the House the Senate
bill authorizing the Leavenwcrth Water Com
pany 20 purchase portion OF the Fort Leaven-
worth military reservation passed and the
House went into Committee of the Whole ON
OF which was pending when the House ad-
iourned.
Is the Senate on the 24th Mr.. Stewart
called Up his resolution for a constitutional
amendment providing that a majority instead
OF twO-thtrds vote shall be sufficient to pass
bill over the Presidents veto and spoke at
length in its favor Senators Vest Plumb.
Henderson, Cullom and Coke were appointed
the special committee to investigate the meat
product (the Chicago beef pooh and after
agreeing TO the conference report on the PEN
sion Appropriation bill the Senate adjourned
After passing several bridge bills the House re-
sumed consideration OF the Post-ofice Appro-
priaiion bill WIFI h finally passed and the
Legislative Appropriation bill was taken up
The Dakota bill also received another Install
ment OF political repsrtee, and after agreeing
TO the conference report on the Invalid Pension
bin the House adjourned
IN the Senate on the 25th bill for the
confinement OF nebriates in the Government In
sane Hospital was reported and placed on the
calendar. Senator Blair-introduced Joint res
olution amending the Constitution so as to pro-
hibit any State from maintaining any law re-
spectinR any religious sect or prohibiting free
exercise thereto. The Revenue Deficiency bill
was then taken up, discussed and passed After
an executive session the Senate adjourned I'M
I'll Monday. -. Private business was laid aside
In the House and consideration of the Legisla-
tive, Executive and Judicial Appropriation bill
resumed in Committee OF the Whole. The de-
bate, however, was mostly OF q partisan char
aeter. and continued during the day. At tho
evening session fifty pension bills passed
IHE Senate was not in session on the
26th....The day In the House was devoted To
the consideration OF the Legislative Executive
and Judicial Appropriation bill.