Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1889-03-07
THE WORLD AT LARGE.
Summary OF the Daily News.

Summary OF the Daily News.
CONGRESSIONAL.
A PETITION was presented in the Senate
on the 23d from the Texas g. A. R, assembled
at Forth Worth asking that At least one-half Of
Oklahoma be reserved for entry and settlement,
by the Union veterans without their being sub
1ect to present homestead laws. Senator Hoar's
Election Outrage resolution was then debated
until adjournment. The House passed the
Senate bill to ratify and confirm the agreement
with the Creek Nation OF Indians for the pur
pose of opening to settlement unassigned lands
IN the Indian Territory. The Senate amend
ments to the bill for taking the eleventh census
were concurred in. and the Deficiency bill was
resolutions upon the death OF the late Repre-
sentative Burnes were adopted, eulogies deliv
cred AM the House adjourned.
THE Senate on the 25th passed a large
numbe: of bills of local interest only. Several
conference reports were agreed to. among them
that granting pension of q, $40 year to Mrs
General Sheridan. The bill was amended and
passed ratifying an agreement with the Ute
Indians OF Southern Colorado. Pending con
sideration Of the Army Appropriation bill of1ci
al notice OF the death of Representative
Burnes was received from the House. After
the delivery OF eulogies and adopting
OF resolutions OF respect the Senate
adjourned. In the House Mr.. Booher ap-
Mr.. Burnes (deceased) from the Fourth district
OF Missouri The day in the House was un-
eventful except that ilibustering was the prin-
cipal tactics during which several conference
reports were sandwiched in. The California
contested election case was finally reached.
and after several hours of further fHbuster-
ing the House got tired of itself and quit.
THE Senate on the Goth adopted a reso-
tuition calling on the Secretary OF the Interior
for q statement of his action toward uiscontinu-
ing land-onices The House amendment to the
Senate bill granting pension to the widow Of
General Fitzpatrick Producing the amount
from 500 to SIS per monthly was agreed
to. After further consideration the Army
Appropriation bill was passed. Several private
and local bills passed and the Senate
went INTO executive session The morning
hour in the House was as usual devoted to fill
clustering and when eleven o'clock arrived Mr..
Randall reported the Sundry Civil bill, upon
which a conference was asked, and the Def
cheney bill was taken up and passed The con-
ference report on the Pension Appropriation
bill was agreed to. The Indian Appropriation
bill was taken up in Committee of the Whole,
but the debate had no reference to the bill
whatever.
The Senate ON the 9th agreed to the
conference report on the Agricultural Depart
ment bill. Senator Platt reported from the
Committee on Territories bills for the admission
OF idaho and Wyoming. The House amend
ments to the bill to amend the Interstate
Commerce law was taken up but no agreement
reached and private bills were conside ed 80.
The House concurred In Senate amendments
to the bill requiring United States Judges
in certain cases to instruct juries in
writing. After passing several private
bills, the House, in Committee of the Whole,
further considered the Indian Appropriation
bill. and agreed to the amendment appropriate
ing &l.912, 90 to pay the Seminoles for lands
(2.O07,OOO acres) ceded in the Indian Territory
An amendment was also adopted directing the
commissioners authorized to treat with the
Cherokees to also treat with Pottawatomie and
kickapoo Indians OF Kansas for the sale of O
portion of their reservations, and the bill then
passed, being the last of the appropriation bills
In the Senate on the 28th, after referring
the House amendment to the bill in regard. to
the salmon fisheries of Alaska to the Commit
tee on Foreign Relations, bills authorizing the
construction of bridges and granting rights of
way were taken up and all on the calendar
passed, among them being the Leavcnworth
CKan.), the ST. Charles (Mo) and the bridge
across the Usage river in Benton County. Mo.
The Post-ofice Appropriation bill. after slight
amendment was passed. The House amend
ments to the Interstate Commerce bill were
disagreed to. After an executive session
several conference reports were agreed to on
Appropriation bills. The House appointed q
committee of three to act with the Senate Com
mittee to take charge OF the in .ugural proceed
angs. The conference report on the Agri-
cultural bill was agreed to, also the report on
the Naval Appropriation bill and further con
ference ordered. Several other conference re-
ports were presented. At the evening session
resolutions were adopted accepting from the
State OF Pennsylvania the statues Of General
Muhlenberg and Robert Fulton, and from Mich
1gan the statue OF Lewis Cass, and the confer
ence reports on the Notifications and Army bill.
were agreed to.
WASHINGTON NOTES.
PRESIDENT CLEVELAND vetoed five more
private pension bills on the 25th.
OFFICERS of the Internal Revenue Bureay