The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1889-01-25
THE WORLD AT LARGE.
Summary OF the Daily News.
CONGRESSIONAL.

In the Senate on the 14th Senator Hoal
introduced concurrent resolution for the count
ing OF the votes for President and Vice-Presi
dent, which was referred. The Senate then re
sumed consideration Of the Tariff bill and Sen
ator Allison offered two new sections providine
for q bounty OF one cent per pound on sugar from
beets. sorghum or sugar cane grown in this
country. The bill was finally laid aside and
Senator Chandler introduced bill reviving the
grade of Lieutenant-General Of the army. Ad
lourned. After the reading OF the journal
in the House, MIR Randall reported resolution
resembling the rule for five o clock adjournments
which occssioaed a lengthy debate. Bills were
introduced to punish the buying and selling OF
votes; for establishing National Military Mu.
scum at Washington; to refund the interest
bearing debt; for the free coinage OF silver (by
MT Bland, and several other bills. After the
Consideration of District of Columbia business
the House adjourned.
AFTER routine business the Senate on
the 18th resumed consideration of the Tariff bill
the pending question being Senator Vests
amendment 10 strike from the free list "ottar
OF roses" and substitute salt" On this there
was debate Of nearly six hours and without
action the Senate, after an executive session,
adjourned. In the House, Mr. Springer, ml)
called up as the special order the bill to admit
South Dakota and for the organization of the
Territ1 ~ OF North Dakota. A long debate fol-
lowed pending which the House adjourned
In the Senate on the 10th the Presidents
two messages in regard to affairs in Samoa and
Hayti were received and referred. memorial
from the Illinois W. c. T. U. in favor OF Sab
bath observance was presented, and with others
OF like character referred. Conference re-
ports on the bills for public buildings at San
Francisco, Milwaukee and Omaha were agreed
to and the Tariff bill taken up. Senator Vests
pending amendment to strike ottar OF roses
from the free list and substitute salt was dis
agreed TO by yeas %, nays rs. The bill was con-
sidered until adjournment . Soon after the
House met the Territorial bills were taken up
and debate continued until adjournment.
AFTER routine business the Senate on
the 18th resumed consideration OF the Tariff
Dill, amendments to the tin plate paragraph be-
ing before the Senate and upon which a long
debate took place. Pending discussion OF the
amendment proposing a bounty on sugar the
Senate adjourned. After the transaction Of
unimportant business the House again took up
Territorial bills. The House bill was substi-
futed for the Senate bill and pending considera-
tion the House adjourned
Soon after meeting on the 18th the Sen
ate resumed consideration OF the Tariff bill, the
pending question being the amendment allow
ing bounty on sugar produced from beats, sor-
ghum and cane grown in the United States A
long debate followed and the amendment was
adopted. The Senate then adjourned. :. In the
House the Omnibus Territorial bill was taken
up and further debated. Several amendments
were adopted and the bill finally passed by IA
70 IS. AT the evening session thirty private
pension bills passed.