The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1889-02-15
THE WORLD AT LARGE.
Summary Of the Daily News.
CONGRESSIONAL.

In the Senate on the 4th the credentials
OF Senator Henderson, OF Nebraska were pre-
scented. Senator Evarts presented the report
of the committee and evidence IN the Texas
election investigation. The bill declaring trusts
unlawful was taken up and after some debate
IL was laid aside and the Union Pacific Funding
bill called up and discussed until adjournment.
49,. When the House met Mr. Payson Qll.I com
menced fllibustering against the Union Pacific
Funding bill. Several conference reports were
offered as questions Of privilege. The evening
session was taken up in the consideration OF
bills reported from the Committee on Indian
Affairs.
In the Senate on the 9Th the Oklahoma
bill was received from the House. Senator
Platt moved its reference to the Committee on
Territories and Senator Dawes wished it re-
ferred to the Committee on Indian Affairs, and
a lengthy debate followed. 1t was finally re
ferred to the Committee on Territories. Senator
Hawley presented an amendment to the Sundry
Civil bill for the payment Of $50 900 to the widow
of General Sheridan in grateful recognition Of
his services to his country" The House joint
resolution for the payment Of e5Oo,00o to the
heirs OF James B. Eads passed. Consideration
OF the Legislative Appropriation hill was then
resumed but no final action reached. In the
House the conference report on the Nicaragua
Canal bill was discussed during the day and an
evening session was held for considering Dis
tr1ct OF Columbia business
AFTER routine business the Senate on
the 9Th took Up Senator Chambers resolution
instructing the Committee on Appropriations
to investigate the matter OF naval officers
claims, and after some discussion ii went over
and the Senate INDUCED in a long and uninter-
esting debate on the pending amendment to
the Legislative, Executive and Judicial APP
preparation bill increasing the clerical
force of the Civil Service Commission. =. In
A. - 49,
Representative Of the First Indiana district TO
succeed A. P. Hovey, resigned. Amessage from
the President in regard to the agreement with
the Creek Indians as to ceding their lands was
received, and the conference report on the
Nicaragua Canal bill caused an animated and
interesting debate. 1t was finally agreed to.
At the evening session o number Of private
bills were passed.
The Senate on the eth agreed to the con-
ference report on the Nicaragua Canal bill.
The bill now goes to the President Senator
Blair, from the Committee on Woman Suffrage,
reported favorably the resolution proposing a
constitutional amendment prohibiting any
abridgement Of the right OF suffrage on account
of sex. Senator Cockrell reported substitute
for the House bill removing the charge Of
desertion from soldiers who served out their
term OF enlistment. and it passed. The Legis-
lative Appropriation bill was then discussed
some length and passed with amendments the
Senate bill providing that the public lands now
subject to entry and chiefly valuable for agri-
culture shall be disposed OF according to the
provisions of tie Homestead law only. The
Army Appropriation bill was then considered
until adjournment.
The Naval Appropriation and Fortifi-
cation Appropriation bills were reported in the
Senate on the Sth and placed on the calendar,
and after the disposal of various resolutions
the House bill to quiet the title of settlers on
the Des Moines river lands in Iowa was taken
up and passed The Pension Appropriation
bill was also passed. After further consider
ing the Union Pacific Funding bill the Sem
ate passed fiftv-two private pension bills and
adjourned. The House sooI ,fter assembling
took up the Army Appropriation bill in Com
mittee Of the Whole, and when the committee
rose the bill passed. The Agricultural Appro-
priation bill also passed At the evening ses-
sion thirty-three private pension bills were
passed