The American citizen. [volume] (Topeka, Kan.) 1888-1909, 1889-02-01
THE WORLD AT LARGE.
Summary Of the Daily News
CONGRESSIONAL.

WHEN the Senate met on the Path mes"
sage was received from the House announcing
the sudden death OF Representative Burnes' OF
Missouri, and the passage OF concurrent reso-
luton appointing three Senators ana seven
Representatives to attend the funeral Inc
reaolution was concurred in, and Senators Vest,
Coke and Cullom Senator Teller arterWaro
substituted for Cullom) appointed on the com
mitteo, and the Senate adjourned IN Inc
House Mr.. DOckery announced the oeatn "a
Hon James N. Burnes and offered resolutions
OF RESPECTS which were adopted and the House
adjourned. 1.-THE committee on the part OF inc
House consisted Of Representatives Sayers,
Morrill,. Mansur, Wade Bynum, Stone ana
Henderson,
IN the Senate on the 25th the Consular
and Diplomatic Appropriation bill was reported
from the committee by Senator Hale. On mo-
ton OF Senator Allison the Senate INSISTED Oh
its amendment to the Tariff bill (being the sen
ate substitute for the House biD and asked 1or
Aoonference "A bill passed increasing the max
imun OF international money orders from foo 10
800 The Pension Appropriation bill and Mill
tary Academy bill were also passed Inc
bill declaring trusts unlawful was tnen
taken up. considered and ordered printed with
amendments The bill to provide for the SAFE
Of lands allotted to certain Black BOD lndlans'
and the bill to authorize the conveyance OF GER
tain absentee Shawnee Indian lands IN Kansas
passed Thirty pension bills passed. Aolourheo
Appropriation bill was reported and the House
went into Committee OF the Whole on the sun
dry Civil bill which was considered until re-
cess At the evening session tWenty-nlne pen
sion bills passed.
THE Senate was not in session on the 26tn.
The Speaker laid before the House the Mills
Tnriff bill with the Senate substitute. therefor
together with the request Of the Senate for q
conference Mr.. Reed (Me.) moved to concu!
In the Senate substitute. Mr.. McMllhn CIenn.J
raised the point OF order that the SUBSTITUTE
must first be considered in Committee OF ths
Whole and Mr.. Mills CTex,) the point that i
must be referred to the Committee on way!
and Means "A long discussion followed and TIT
bill was finally referred to the Ways and Mean
Committee. The Ford immigration report wa
recommended After passing the Joint resolu
ton appropriating 100000 to the legal repr
sentatives or James B. Eads the House, IN Com
mittee OF the Whole considered the Sunor
Civil bill until adjournment.
In the Senate on the 2Sth petition wa
presented from citizens OF New Mexico agalns
its admission as State. The credentials
Senator-elect Butler Is. CO. were presented
bill for the construction Of bridges acros
the Missouri river near LeavenWorth Kan
ana Kansas City Mo-, passed. The Arm
Nurses Pension bill also passed. 1t allows
pension Of s25 per month to women nurses gu
ing the war (under certain conditions and lin
itations). The Diplomatic bill was then take
up and Senator GlbSOn'S amendment 10 lnSo
the word Ambassadors" instead OF 'Ministe
Extraordinary" ETC., as applied to Franc
Great Britain, Germany and Russia was una
discussion until adjournment. In the Hou
the Senate bill passed increasing the pension
soldiers or sailors who have lost both hands
500 per month. The Senate joint resoluti
for meeting February Is to count the elet
oral vote was concurred in. The Sundry CT
bill was taken up and, pending debate on
amendment appropriating $4,000 for the educ
ton OF children in Alaska without reference
race, the House adjourned.
In the Senate on the Doth bill pass
authorizing the Secretary OF war to deliver
any soldiers home two obsolete servlceat
canons suitable for firing salutes." reso
ton was adopted calling on the Secretary OF I
Navy for statement OF the expenditures
construction and repair OF vessels, and I
Senate took up the Diplomatic bill, the questi
being the amendment making the title OF Mir
tiers to France Germany, England and Rus
Ambassadors" which was after long deb;
adopted by close vote When the amendm'
in regard to Samoa was reached the Sem
went into executive session. When the do
were opened Senator Sherman made a sta
ment in regard to the Samoan trouble az
which Senator Dolph obtained the floor and
Senate adjourned. ". In the House petition
$4,000 citizens OF Utah against admission a
State was presented. The Sundry Civil
was further considered and the bill pass
The bill for the better protection OF the fur S
and salmon fisheries of Alaska was favora
reported and the House adjourned.