The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1889-02-08
Summary OF the Daily News.

Summary OF the Daily News.
CONGRESSIONAL.
In the Senate on the 18th . petition was
presented from citizens q New MEXICO against
its admission a. . State. The credentials Of
Senator-eiect Butler IS. CO. were presented
A bin for the construction Of bridges scross
the Missouri river near Lcavenworth, Kan,
end Kansas City. Me-, passed TIE Army
N1rses Pension bill aase passeA II allows .
pension Of as per month to women nurses dur
ing the war {under certain ceaditions and linn
itations). The Diplomatic bill was then taken
up and Senator Gibspns amendment 10 insert
the word Ambassador" instead Of Ministers
Extraordinary" etc, as applied - France,
Great Britain, Germany end Russia WAS under
discussion until adjournment. the House
the Senate bill passed increasing the pension of
soldiers or sailors Who hsve lost both hands 10
500 per month. The Senate joint resolution
for meeting February ID 70 count the elect
oral vote was concurred In. The Sundry Civil
bill was taken up. and. pending debate on IN
amendment appropriatfng 81. 600 for the educa-
ton of children In Alaska without reference 70
rsce, the House adjourned
In the Senste on the 18th . bin passed
authorixing Tie Secretary Of war TO deliver to
any soldiers home 1.-TWO obsolete Bcrvice6ble
cannons suitable for firing sslutes." A resolu-
ton was adopted calling on the9ecretary OF the
Navy for . statement of the expenditures for
construction and repair of vessels, and the
6eaate took up the Diplomatic bin, the question
being the amendment making the title of Minis
tiers 70 France, Germany, England and Russia
Ambassador which was sitter . long debate
adopted By cioserot When the amendment
In regard TO Samoa was reached the Senate
o
were opened Senator Sherman made o state
ment in regard TO the Samoan trouble, after
which Senator Dolph obtained the floor and the
Senate sdiourned.- In the House petition of
$1,000 citizens of Utah against admission as q
State was presented. The Sundry Civil bill
The bill for the better protection OF the fur seal
and salmon fisheries of Alaska was fayorably
reported and the House adjourned.
The credentials of Senator Plumb, re-
elected from Kansas, were presented IN the
Senate on the 3Oth. After adopting q resolution
calling On the Secretary OF the Treasury for a
statement OF the amount in the sinking fund to
the credit Of TIE Union Pacific and Central Pa
cific roads on February 1, etc., the Senate re-
sumed consideration OF the Diplomatic bill the
question being on the amendment affecting The
Samoan Islands and the question was under
debate at adjournment. When the House met
Mr. Springer GILL moved to go into Committee
OF the Whole on the Oklahoma bill,
which was agreed to, the pending amendment
being that OF Mr. Payson tIn.) that the priri-
leges and rights of honorably discharged
soldiers TO make homes on public lands shall
not be impaired but extended to all public lands
opened 10 settlement under this bill. The
amendment was finally agreed to in
committee with the understanding that q
vote should be taken in the House Several
other amendments were made, snd the COM
mittee rose and reported the bill II the House
Mr. Paysons amendment was agreed to; yeas
11i, nays III. Pending further consideration
the House adjourned.
The credentials Of Seaator-elect Hie-
gins DELL were presented in the Senate on the
Slst. The House amendments TO the bill in
creasing the pension to ex-soldiers who had
lost both hands were concurred IN. After the
passage OF several private bills consideration
OF the Diplomatic Appropriation bill Was re
sumed- the pending question being the Samoan
amendment making an appropriation to protect
American interests, which was finally agreed
TO. The amendment raising TO the rank of Am
bassadors the Ministers to England, France
Germany and Russia were defeated and the
bill passed. The British Extradition
treaty was considered in executive session.
- Many petitions for Sunday rest were pre-
seItcd in the House and Saturday, February
"a was set apart for eulogies on the late Rep
resentative Burnes- OF Missouri The Okla
homa bill came up as the special order The
vote by which the soldiers homestead amend
ment had been adopted Was recousidered and
the clause declaring that the rights OF soldiers
shall not be impaired by the passage Of the bill
was agreed to. The second clause extending
the right of homestead entry on the lands to
soldiers (under existing laws, was defeated.
Pending further consideration the House ad-
journed.
In the Senate on February 1 the House
amendments to the Senate bill for the adnis-
sion OF South Dakota were non-concurred in
aad a conference asked. Senator Salisbury
offered resolution, which was agreed TO- IN
structIng the Foreign Relations Committee to
inquire into the condition of affairs in the
Samoan Islands and report as soon as practical
Bile what measures are necessary 70 protect
American inter sts. Senator Chandler sreso!u-
ton as to claims OF naval officers for arrears of
pay Tor mileage, ETC., was discussed and laid
aside. Senator Sherman presented a letter
from the Secretary of the Navy with copy
OF the formal cession Of the harbor Of
PaSo-P go TO the United States by the Samoan
Government which was referred. After
an executive session the Senate adjourned un-
til Monday lin executive session the British
Extradition treaty was rejected . In the
House the conference report on the bin To
create the Department of Agriculture was
agreed to. The Diplomatic bill with Senate
amendments, was referred. The Oklahoma bill
was then taken up and after futile attempt
n hlibustering was finally passed by vote Of
las ayes TO 102 nays. The remainder OF the
session was occupied in Committee of the
Whole. An evening session was held for the
consideration OF private pension claims.
WASHINGTON NOTES
The American Shipping and Industrial
League met in Washington on the 3Oth