Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1889-02-28
THE WORLD AT LARGE.
Summary OF the Daily News.
CONGRESSIONAL


Direct Tax bill was presented and agreed to.
and the rest OF the session was occupied by
Senator Coke in addressing the Senate on the
resolution on the Washington County (Tex.)
election. I. In the House the conference report
on the Diplomatic bill was submitted
and agreed to. Two bills to re-
duced taxation were reported from the Ways
and Means Committee. Mr.. Randall reported
law (abolishing the tobacco taxi, and Mr.
Forney (Ala) reported q minority substitute.
The Post-ofice Appropriation bin was then
considered until adjournment.
The Senate on the 18th, after sending a
request to the House to return the Direct Tax
BILL took up Senator Palmer's concurrent reso-
luton thanking the Governor and people OF
Michigan for the statue of Lewis Cass After
eulog1es of General Cass by several Senators
the resolutions were adopted unanimously.
The credentials OF Senator Colquitt for his new
term we're presented and fled, and Senator
Cuilom, from the Committee on Territories
reported the House Oklahoma bill. A
minority report was submitted by Sen
ators Butler and Platt. The Senate then
resumed consideration of the Texas Election
resolution and Senator Coke concluded his re-
marks. The Sundry Civil, Appropriation bill
was reported and the bill to provide for taking
the eleventh census passed. After transact
ing routine and unimportant business the House
Ivan against FELTON,. Filibustering immedi-
ately commenced and pending efforts to secure
quorum the House adjourned.
In the Senate on the 10Th the credentials
of Senators Berry and Harris were presented
and filed. Senator Hoar, from the Committee
on Elections reported several resolutions Ito
be laid on the table) for a general inquiry into
recent elections in Louisiana and other States
and an original resolution making an investiga.
ton OF elections to the Fifty first Congress to
report in December Senator Salisbury, for the
minority, dissented. The Senate then consid-
cred Senator Vests motion to reconsider the
~np%rN me-
bill. which did not prevail, and the Sundry
Civil bill was considered until adjournment.
The House took up the Post-office Appropria-
ton bill but it was laid aside to receive the con-
ference report on the Direct Tax bill. A dead
lock ensued and the report was temporarily
withdrawn. An evening session was held for
considering business reported by the Commit
tee on Indian Affairs.
AFTER the disposition of resolutions and
motions of minor Importance the Senate on the
10th further considered the Sundry Civil bill
Pending consideration the conference report
pn the Territorial Admission bill was presented
and finally agreed to. AS agreed to the
bill admits North Dakota, South
Dakota. Montana and Washington upon
conditions mentioned. The Direct Tax
bill was received r from the House.
signed and sent to the President. -. When the
House met the contest over the Direct Tax bill
was renewed and after a long debate the con-
ference report was finally agreed to. The con.
ference report on the Territorial Admission bill
<admitting North and South Dakota, Montana
and Washington was agreed to. The, Post
ONCE bill was further considered. At the even
ing session the calendar was cleared of large
number OF local and private bills, ...f.,..
In the Senate on the 21st a resolution
was introduced for the arrest of Thomas d.
Fister, an employe Of the Supervising Archi-
tects office who had refused to answer certain
questions as witness before the Committee
on Public Lands and Buildings. 1t was laid
over. The Committee ffair ro
ported a bill to pay the Seminole Indians 81 .912
942 for all their rights to lands in the Indian
Territory. The Texas Election Inves
tigation resolution was debated awhile
and the Sundry Civil bill taken up, the debate
being continued until adjournment. In the
House Mr.. Randall offered a resolution To-
amending the rules to prevent hlibuster
ing on the Cowles bill repealing the tax OF
tooa CO, etc., which was referred. The Post
Office Appropriation bill was further considered
and finally passed. The conference report o,
tho Legislative bill was agreed to and thu
Deficiency bill considered until adjournment.
WASHINGTON NOTES.
THE President and Mrs. Cleveland wer
entertained at dinner on the night Of tn
10Th by Secretary Of the Interior and Mrs
Villas. The occasion marked the last o
the handsome series Of Cabinet dinners O
the present season.
The Secretary of State has been informe
that a supplementary treaty of CONNER
cial amity and navigation between tn
United States and Japan was signed il
Japan on the Goth.
WILLIAM WARNER. Commander in Chic
G. A. R.. was banqueted at the Hotel Nor
mandie, Washington. on the Goth by tn
officers and members of the Department
of the Potomac. The affair was brillian
and largely attended.
TIE President has signed the Nicaragu
Canal bill.
JUDGE GRESHAM. of the United State
Circuit Court, has appointed receiver fo
the st. Louis & Chicago and the Noun
Olive Railroad Companies of Illinois.
TIE Foreign Relations Committee ha
reported back the petition of Louis Schil
ling with recommendation that it lie o
the table. Schilling asserted that he ha
been thrust into prison and maltreated b
the Mexican authorities. The effect of tn
committees recommendation will be I
dispose of the case entirely
LIEUTENANT LANDON P. JOUETr has bee
dismissed from the United States nav
with one years pay.
IT was reported at Washington on ,h
Goth that demand would be made b
Germany for the punishment of Klein. til
newspaper correspondent whom the &c,
mans asserted I'D the Samoans to attac
the German forces last December.
THE Secretary of the Navy has COZ
tract ID with NJ. e. Pickering & Co,
New York, for the delivery of 2 coo tons
coal at the United. States coaling static
at Pago Pago, Samoa, at the rate of $13.
per ton.
REPRESENTATIVE O'DoNNELI., of Mich
gan, presented in the House recently a
enormous petition against the Sunda
Rest bill, which bore the signatures 9
239, 600 Seventh Day Adventists in a
parts of the country.
The President has vetoed the bill for tt
relief Of settlers on the DIS Moines rive
lands. R~D - +snfl
COMPLAINTS Of an unjust discriminate
in rates against the city of Memphis bav
been filed with the Interstate Commers
Commission by the Memphis Freight Blu
reau against the Missouri Pacific Railwa
Company, the Kansas City, Fort Scott
hoz,nh;o Railuav CoUnuanv and