Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1889-02-07
THE WORLD AT LARGE.
Summary Of the Daily News.

Summary Of the Daily News.
CONGRESSIONAL.
THE Senate was not in session on the 18th.
1.-THE Speaker laid before the House the Mslls
It arin bill with the Senate substitute, therefor,
together with the request of the Senate for .
conference. Mr.. Reed CMe.) moved to concur
In the Senate substitute Mr.. McMillin (Tcnn.)
raised the point Of order that the substitute
must first be considered in Committee of the
Whole, and Mr.. Mills CTex.) the point that it
must be referred to tho Committee on Ways
and Means. long discussion followed and the
bill was finally referred to the Ways and Means
Committee. The Ford immigration report was
recommended. After passing the Joint resolu-
ton appropriating 600 to the legal repre-
sentatfves OF James B. Eads, the House, in Com
mittee Of the Whole, considered the Sundry
Civil bill until adjournment.
In the Senate on the 2Ssh q petition was
presented from citizens OF New Mexico against
its admission as State. The credentials Of
Senator-elect Butler e. c. were presented.
A bill for the construction OF bridges across
the Missouri river near Leavenworth, Kan,
and Kansas City. Mo-, passed The Army
Nurses Pension bill also passed. It allows q
pension OF s25 per month to women nurses Dur
ing the war (under certain conditions and linn
itations). The Diplomatic bill was then taken
up and Senator Gibsons amendment to insert
the word ''Ambassadors'' instead of ministers
Extraordinary" ETC., as applied to France,
Great Britain, Germany and Russia was under
discussion until adjournment. In the House
the Senate bill passed increasing the pension OF
soldiers or sailors who have lost both hands to
500 per month. The Senate joint resolution
for meeting February Is to count the elect
oral vote was concurred in. The Sundry Civil
bill was taken up, and. pending debate on an
amendment approprfating $4,000 for the educa-
tion Of children in Alaska without reference to
race, the House adjourned
In the Senate on the 18th q bill passed
authorizing the Secretary of war to deliver to
any soldiers home "two obsolete serviceable
canDons suitable for firing salutes." resolu-
ton was adopted calling on the Secretary of the
Navy for a statement of the expenditures for
construction and repair of vessels, and the
Senate took up the Diplomatic bill, the question
being the amendment making the title of Minis
tiers to France, Germany, England and Russia
Ambassadors" which was after long debate
adopted by q close vote. When the amendment
in regard to Samoa was reached the Senate
went into executive session. When the doors
were opened Senator Sherman made state
ment in regard to the Samoan trouble. after
which Senator Dolph obtained the floor and the
Senate adjourned. In the House petition OF
$4,000 citizens OF Utah against admission as a
State was presented. The Sundry Civil bill
was further considered and the bill passed
The bill for the better protection of the fur. seal
and salmon fisheries of Alaska was favorably
reported and the House adjourned.
The credentials of Senator Plumb, re-
elected from Kansas, were presented in the
Senate on the 3Oth. After adopting q resolution
calling on the Secretary of the Treasury for q
statement OF the amount in the sinking fund to
the credit of the Union Pacific and Central Pa
clfc roads on February 1, ETC., the Senate re-
sumed consideration of the Diplomatic BILL the
question being on the amendment affecting the
Samoan Islands. and the question was under
debate ut adjournment. When the House met
Mr. Springer Qll.) moved to so into Committee
OF the Whole the Oklahoma bill
which was agreed to- the pending amendment
being that Of Mr. Payson Qn) that the privi-
iegeS and rights OF hOnorably discharged
soldiers to make homes on public lands shall
not be impaired but extended to allpublic lands
opened to settlement under this BILL The
amendment was finally agreed to in
committee with the. understanding that q
vote should be taken in the House. Several
other amendments were made, and the com
mittee rose and reported the bill tt the House.
Mr.. Payson's amendment was agreed to: yeas
ia, nays Ill. Pending further consideration
the House adjourned.
The credentials of Senator elect Hig-
gins Del) were presented in the Senate on the
3lst. The House amendments to the bill in
creas1ng the pension to ex-soldiers who had
lost both hands were concurred in. After the
passage of several private bills consideration
OF the Diplomatic Appropriation bill was re
sumeo, the pending question being the Samoan
amendment making an appropriation to protect
american interests, which was finally agreed
TO. The amendment raising to the rank of Am
bassadors the Ministers to England, France,
Germany and Russia were defeated and the
bill passed. The British Extradition
treaty was considered in executive session.
-. Many petitions for Sunday rest were pre-.
sented in the House and Saturday. February
%, was set apart for eulogies on the late Rep.
resentative Burnes, of Missouri. The Okla.
homa bill came up as the special order. The
vote by which the soldiers homestead amend
1ment had been adopted was reconsidered and
the clause declaring that the rights of soldiers
shall not be impaired by the passage of the bill
was agreed to. The second clause extending
the right OF homestead entry on the lands to
soldiers (under existing laws) was defeated.
Pending further consideration the House ad-
journed.