The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1889-02-01
THE WORLD AT LARGE.
Summary Of the Daily News.
CONGRESSIONAL.

In the Senate on the Dist bill passed
granting the right OF way across the Fort
Hayes (kan) military reservation to the
Omaha, Fort Dodge & Southern railway The
Tariff bill was then further considered until ad-
5ournmeut. In the House joint resolution
was introduced requesting the President to
open negotiations with Mexico for the cession
Of Lower California 4 spirit Of fibustering
was developed by several members, when Mr..
Warner tMo.) withdrew his motion to suspend
the rules and pass the Oklahoma bill and
moved that final vote be taken on the bill at
four o'clock Thursday. The motion was finally
adopted. A bill was passed authorizing the
five civilized nations OF Indians TO lease lands
within their boundaries for mining purposes,
and the House adjourned.
In the Senate on the 22d ludicrous pc
tition was presented from o number Of dent
lists asking that a bounty be paid on each
tooth extracted in order to encourage Ameri-
can dentists and afford a better market for
agricultural products. The Tariff bill was
then taken up and consideration continued.
The debate finally closed and the
bill passed by 50 ayes to 30 nays strict party
vote. Adjourned. The House by a vote OF
log ayes TO 100 nays refused to take up the con-
tested election case of Of Smalls VS.. Elliott and
went into Committee OF the Whole on the
River and Harbor bill. When the committee
rose the House adjourned.
In the Senate on the 23d committees
reported and the concurrent resolution for
counting the electoral vote was taken up and
passed. The bill for the relief Of the State
National Bank of Louisiana caused quite de-
bate, but finally passed On motion of Senator
Frye the Pacific Railroad Funding bill was
given precedence over other special orders. No
other business of importance was transacted
before adjournment. -. Immediately after the
reading OF the journal the House went into
Committee OF the Whole on the Sundry Civil
bill, debate on which continued at great length.
When the committee rose the House adjourned.
WHEN the Senate met on the oath a mes
sage was received from the House announcing
the sudden death OF Representative Burnes, of
Missouri. and the passage Of a concurrent reso-
luton appointing three Senators and seven
Representatives to attend the funeral The
resolution was concurred in, and Senators Vest,
Coke and Cullom (Senator Teller afterward
substituted for Cullom) appointed on the COM
mittee, and the Senate adjourned. In the
House Mr.. Dockery announced the death of
Hon. James n. Burnes and offered resolutions
OF respects which were adopted, and the House
adjourned. tThe committee on the part OF the
House consisted Of Representatives Sayers.
Morrill,, Mansur, Wade Bynum, Stone and
Henderson,
In the Senate on the 25th the Consular
and Diplomatic Appropriation bill was reported
from the committee by Senator Hale. On mo-
ton OF Senator Allison the Senate insisted on
its amendment to the Tariff bill (being the Sen
ate substitute for the House bill) and asked for
aconference. A bill passed increasing the max
1mum of international money orders from $50 to
800. The Pension Appropriation bill and Mill.
tary Academy bill were also passed. The
Dill de laring trusts unlawful was then
taken up, considered and ordered printed with
amendments. The bill to provide for the sale
OF lands allotted to certain Black Bob Indians,
and the bill to authorize the conveyance OF GER
tain absentee Shawnee Indian lands in Kansas
passed. Thirty pension bills passed. Adjourned
until Monday. In the House the Army
Appropriation bill was reported and the House
went into Committee of the Whole on the Sum
dry Civil bill, which was considered until re-
cess AT the evening session twenty nine pen
sion bills passed.