Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1889-02-21
THE WORLD AT LARGE.
Summary OF the Daily News.
CONGRESSIONAL.

L" credentials or Mr.. Ransom IN. vi
log his new term were presented in the Senate
on the 9th. The Senate substitute for the
House bin establishing United States Court
In the Indian Territory was discussed and
passed. The House amendment to the Direct
Tax bill was non-concurred In and Q conference
committee appointed. The Fertilization bill
was passed. Senators HOar, Cullom ana
Cockren with the presiding oficer were APP
pointed the committee on inaugural ceremonies
and the Union Pacific Funding bill was further
considered =. The House passed several bridge
bills and Mr.. Springer reported the Inability OF
the conference committee on the Territorial bill
TO agree. and the Post-ofice Appropriation bill
was considered in Committee of the Whole.
The creden tials of Senator Coke (Texas)
were presented In the Senate on the nth. and
after the presentation OF q petition nom Indian
residents of Hampton. Vs., for q reform In tho
system Of issuing rations to students At Indian
schools. the Senate went into executive session.
When the doors were opened the Naval Appro-
priation bill was taken up and an amendment
adopted providing for two new steel cruisers
or gunboats in addition to those already pro-
yided for in the bill Pending further consider
alton the Senate adjourned. The House in
sisted on its amendments to the Direct Tax bill
and o conference was ordered. The Senate bill
passed for bridge over the Missouri river at
Leavenworth. Kan. After some contention the
Smalls- Elliott contest case from South Carolina
was taken up and debated until adjournment.
AFTER passing several bills of q private
and local character the Senate on the 18th held
an Executive session for few minutes and
then resumed consideration of the Naval Ap-
preparation bill, which after further debate and
amendment passed. After long debate the
Pacific Railroad Funding bill was laid aside
and the report of the Committee on Privileges
and e ections in the Washington County
(Texas) case taken up, and the Senate soon ad-
journed. When the House met the Senate
bill to enable the President to protect the in
terests OF the United States in Panama was re-
ceived and referred The House then resumed
debate on the Smalls- Elliott election case
which continued until the close OF the session.
In the Senate on the 18th the conference
report on the Consular and Diplomatic bill was
presented and agreed to. and after some routine
work the Senate proceeded in body to the
House of Representatives for the purpose Of
counting the electoral vote for President and
Vice President. Upon returning to the cham
Der the proceedings were entered on the journal
and the resolution in regard to the election in
Washington County, Texas, discussed until
adjournment. In the House Mr.. Oates,
from the judiciary committee, reported bill
t. amend the Naturalization laws and the In
dian Appropriation bill was reported. At 1855
the Senate was received in body for the pur-
pose OF counting the electoral vote for President
and Vice-President. After the proceeding re-
quired by law the presiding ofi1cer formally an
nounced Harrison and Morton elected and the
Senators returned to their chamber. A long
and heated debate then followed on the smalls
Elliott contest from South Carolina The ma
jorfty report confirming Elliott in his seat was
finally adopted and the House adjourned.
In the Senate on the 18th the reso-
ton for select committee of seven Senators on
on the irrigation and reclamation of arid Ian g
was agreed to. One or two unimportant bills
passed. Senator Wilson Uowa) dressed the
Senate in support of the bill relating to i'm
ported liquors conference was ordered on
the Legislative Appropriation bill and the reso-
luton in relation to the Washington County
TEX election was further discussed by SEN
ator Coke. The house non-concurred in
the Senate amendments to the Legis-
1ative bill and asked further confer
ence. The report of the conference committee
on the Territorial Admission bill was presented
and further confere nde asked Mr. Baker On.
Y offered q resolution instructing the House
conferees to ~ exclude New Mexico; (0 amend
the bill SO as to provide for the admission OF
South Dakota by proclamation. and (3) that the
proposed States Of North Dakota, Montana and
Washington shall be admitted ON the same
basis. either by proclamation act of admis
sion. substitute offered by Mr.. Cox IN. W
providing for the admission of North Dakota
Montana and Washington was a cepted by Mr.
Baker. The pro position to eliminate New
Mexico was adopted and pending further con
sideration the Hoise adjourned.