The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1888-05-04
THE WORLD AT LARGE.
Summary OF tn. Daily News
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IL the Senate on the 23d the House bill 70
prohibit the making Of books or pools on trot-
ting or running races foot racing or base
ball in the District Of Columbia wss
passed; also the House bill for the sale Of
certain New York Indian lands in Kansas. Tho
International Copyright bill was then discussed
until adjournment. %. The Honse passed
the bill giving q pension OF t7s per month to the
widow Of General Ricketts,. Under the call Of
States bills and resolutions were introduced.
The balance of the day was given TO the con-
sideration Of the River and Rarbor bill In Com
uittee OF the Whole.
AFTER clearing away some unimportant
business on the 2lth the Senate resumed con-
sideration OF the international Copyright bill
which, after debate, Was laid over. After the
passage Of several bills Of = private and local
nature and an executive session the Senate i'd
tourned :. In the House the Committee on
Elections reported on the Frank Glover contest
from s.. Louis ia favor Of Mr.. Glover. The
House then, in Committee Of the Whole. re-
sumed consideration Of the Tariff bill. Mr.
McMillin, Of Tennessee, spoke in favor and Mr.
Burrows, Of Michigan, against the bill When
the committee rose the House adjourned.
IL the Seuate on the 18th resolution
was adopted calling for copies Of the reports Of
Special Agents Beecher and Nngle - to the
alleged smuggling Of opium from British Colum.
btA The motion 70 refer the Presidents
message was then taken mp and Mr.. Voor-
hees addressed the Senate at length. AZ
the close OF his address the conference
report on the Joint resolution for . conference
Of the American nations was non-concurred IN
and q new conference ordered. AS soon a. the
House met il went into Committee Of the
Whole on the Tariff bill. aad was addressed by
Messrs. Byuum. Of Indiana, and Dockery, Of
Missouri, in support Of the measure. A night
session was held and the debate on the bill con-
tinued.
AT the conclusion Of tbs morning hour in
the Senate on the e6th Mr.. Ingalls, took the foor
and gave notice that on Tuesday he would reply
TO some remarks OF Senator Voorhees, in his
speech Of the day before. The conference re-
port on the joint resolution to take part in the
international exposition ut Paris in 1889 was
agreed to The Senate then resumed consider
alton OF the Railroad Land Forfeiture bill,
which was finally laid aside, and
bills passed granting the right OF way to
the Kansas City s Pacific railroad through the
Indian Territory; appropriating eIOO.OOo addi-
tional to the public building At Wichita Kan,
and granting the Kansas Valley railroad the
right Of way through the Fort Riley reservation.
Adjourned until Monday In tho House the
Senate bill passed for the relief of the Omaha
tribe Of Indians in Nebraska and to extend the
time Of payment to purchasers Of lands nom
the Indians. The remainder OF the day was
given to debate on the Tariff bill.
The Senate was not in session on the 9Th
go Soon after the House met debate on the
Tariff bill was resumed and continued INTO
the evening session, at which seventeen pension
bills passed.