Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1889-03-14
THE WORLD AT LARGE.
Summary OF the Daily News.
C0NoKEsaIoNAL

CONGRESSIONAL.
THE Senate on the I'd concurred in the
House amendment 70 the bill for the sale Of
part of the Fort Leavenworth reservation.
Many conferences reports were agreed to. The
Indian Appropriation bill was taken up. Tho
item making an appropriation to pay for lands
coded In the Indian Territory TO the United
States was the subject Of an animated debate
ON the Oklahoma question, and the paragraph
inserted by the House providing for negoti1-
tScns with the herokees for the cession of the
Cherokee Outlet was amended by substituting
paragraph requir ng the negotiations to be
feported 10 Congress for its ratification, and
the Direct Tax bill over the Presidents veto.
The joint resolution proposing . Prohibitory
amendment to the National Constitution was
defeated by vote OILS yeas to SO nays. At
Deficiency bill was presented and the Senate
went into executive session. 1.-THE Senate
finally agreed to the Indian Appropriation
bill as passed by the House. making an APP
Paopriation to pay for lands in the Indian Ter
ritory. which was regarded as victory for the
friends OF Oklahoma -. The House was in
session all day and far into the
night considering conference reports. The
House refused to agree to the Senate
amendment to the Indian Appropriation bill
(Which refers to the Oklahoma lands) and at
three o'clock a. m. the matter was in conference.
The House resumed its session at two p N.
fSunday) in continuation Of Sundays session
and conference reports were mainly considered
antil x2O .. m MONDAY morning) and then took
recess until 956
THE Senate on the 4th after closing up
its work passed a resolution of thanks to Presi-
dent Ingalls,, and ut noon stood adjourned sine
Immediately called to order in special session.
-. Business In the House amounted to but lit
tie Ono or two conference reports were agreed
to and one private bill passed. Resolutions Of
mko 10 oEropN f1y
Reed (Me.) and adopted ana the; House ad
ajourned sine die. cr 3a5
> In Executive Session. s
THE Senate was in executive session
short time on the 5th, and there being no objec-
ton to any nomination made by President
Harrison, unanimously confirmed his Cabinet
appointments.
The Senate simply met on the 9Th and
ammediately adjourned lAfter adjournment
1caucus was held to re-arrange the committees.1
WHEN the Senat met on the 7th a note
was read from Vice president Morton that he
would be absent during the day. Mr.. Sherman
moved that Senator ingalls, be elected Presi-
dent pro tenn, and Senator Harris moved to
amend by substituting the name OF Senator
Voorhees,, which motion was lost by O. party
vote of q to %. Mr.. Ingalls, was then chosen
and sworn in. The Senate then adjourned until
Monday. i2' 80 n oat SO 'y+>fH
WASHINGTON NOTES.
TIE Direct Tax bill was passed by the
Senate over the Presidents veto, but
every attempt to take it up for considera-
ton in the House was defeated by fili-
clustering tactics, consequently it is dead.
- THE trial OF Robert Sigel, son Of General
Franz Sigel, for Irregularities while clerk
In the Pension Office at New York. began
ON the5th. He admitted he might have
signed the check alleged to 0have been
forged. Sometimes ladies asked him to
do this when they had their gloves on.
) TWELVE thousand inaugural bali tickets
were sold, making the. receipts from that
source $6O, 600. -, :.
THE NATIONAL Colored Press Association
met at Washington on the 9th. ..-,,
SIX MILLION acres is the amount of land
opened to settlement by the Oklahoma
amendments to the Indian Appropriation
THE secretary OF the Senate has made
public 4rlist OF nominations made and not
Confirmed during the second session Of the
Eiftieth Congress.o It includes $50 names,
about 200 Of which are postmasters, and
1t is said to be the largest list of uncon-
frmed nominations ever left Enacted on
by the S.nate. -.,--.
THE State Department is advised that
salt will DO admitted into the ports of
Venezuela duty free.
II is said ex-senator Riddleberger is not
pleased because the Senate on motion of
Senator Daniel, expunged from the Con.
gressional Record all reference to the
scene which took place the night previous
to adjournment, when, by order of Presi-
dent Ingalls,. Mr.. Riddleberger was ex-
Pelled from the chamber. -
u. The display of fireworks at w ashington
jn honor OF President Harrison's inaugu.
ration; which had been postponed, was
made on the night of the 9Th and was pro-
nounced grand success.
AN important conference of State Rail.
way Commissioners with the Interstate
Commissioners was held in Washington
recently. So '
Ex-PREsIDENT CLEVELAND and family
left Washington on the 9Th for their fu.
ture home in New York.
ROBERT 8. Chiffon, clerk in the State
Department, has been appointed private
secretary to Vice-Presideut Morton.
HON. WILLIAM WARNER, of Missouri, has
been offered one of the three commissioner
ships for treating with the Cherokees for
their rights in the Cherokee outlet atg+
SUIrS against the Standard Oil Com.
pany, based upon charges of depredations
on certain lands in Louisiana to obtain
turpentine and which have been pending
in the Interior Departments for some time,
have been settled by the company paying
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