Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1889-02-14
THE WORLD AT LARGE.
Summary Of the Daily News.
CoNGREssIoNAL


1. TIE Senate was not in session on the ID.
-. In the House Mr.. Hatch reported the
Agricultural Appropriation bill The Naval
Appropriation bill was then taken up and con-
sidered In Committee Of the Whole, during
which the Samoan matter was again under ire.
The Postof1ce Appropriation bill was reported
and Senate bill Tor the relief of the in
hab.tants OF Flagstaff. Ariz-.- passed Adj
journed.
In the Senate ON the 4th the credentials
OF Senator Henderson. Of Nebraska. were pre-
4ented- 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
1t was laid aside and the Union Pacific Funding
bill called up and discussed until adjournment.
when the House met Mt. Payson ml.) COM
menced hhbustering against the Union Pacific
Funding BILL Several conference reports were
offered as questions OF privilege. Tie evening
session was taken up In the consideration OF
bills reported from the Committee on Indian
Affairs
In the Senate ON the 5th the Oklahoma
bill was recei ed from the House. Senator
Plat moved its reference to the Committee on
Territories and Senator Dawes wished It re-
ferred TO the Committee on Indian Affairs, and
= lengthy debate followed It was finally re-
ferred to the Committee on Territories. Senator
Hawiey presented an amendment to the Sundry
Civil bill for the payment OF 81, QUO to the widow
OF General Sheridan I'm grateful recognition Of
his services to his country The House joint
resolution for the payment OF $50a.0Oo to the
heirs OF James B. Eads passed. Consideration
OF the Legislative Appropriation bill 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
trict OF Columbia business.
AFTER routine business the Senate on
the 9Th took up Senator Chambers resolution
tnstructing the Committee on Appropriations
to investigate the matter OF naval Officers
claims, and after some discussion it 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
the House Mr.. Posey took the oath of office as
Representative of the First Indiana district to
succeed A. F. 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. It was finally agreed TO-.
AT the evening session q number of private
bills were passed.
THE Senate on the It'll agreed to the con-
ference report the Nicaragua Canal bill
The bin now goes to the President. Senator
Blair, from the Committee on Woman Suffrage
reported favorably the resolution proposing
constitutional amendment prohibiting any
infringement 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-
latfve 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
Army Appropriation bill was then considered
until adjournment.