Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1889-01-17
THE WORLD AT LARGE.
Summary OF the Daily News,



Ar the close of morning business in the
Senate on the 5th the joint resolution reported
by Senator Sherman from the Committee on
Foreign Relations in regard to the Panama
canal was taken up. and after q
lengthy debate postponed until Mon.
day. Consideration of the Tarin bill was
then resumed and continued until adjournment.
In the House an attempt was again made to
get vote on the resolution to amend the rules
20 as to prevent hllibustering on the Pacific
Railroad Funding and Oklahoma bills. All ef-
forts to secure quorum failed and the House
adjourned.
THE Senate ON the 7th passed the bill to
abolish circuit court powers In certain districts
Applicable TO the State OF Arkansas and In
dian Terrftory)- When the resolution in regard
to the Panama canal came up the Senate went
into secret session for its consideration
and SO continued until $40 o'clock. The
resolution was adopted by vote
OF ~ to 3. THE resolution disapprore s
OF any European Government having control of
the construction or operation of the CANAL
Adjourned. The whole day in the House was
consumed in fruitless effort to secure q
quorum and pass the resolution amending the
rules to prevent flibustering on the Oklahoma
and Pacific Road bills and adjourned without
any fna action.
In the Senate on the 9Th q bill was re-
ported and passed that the failure to prepay
postage on q special delivery" letter shall not
delay ito prompt transmittal, with collection OF
postage on delivery. Senator Sherman intro
duced a bill altering regulations as to time,
place and manner Of holding elections for Con-
gressmen which was referred. The Tariff bill
was then considered until adjournment.
-...1n the House Mr.. Reed called
up the resolution amending rules
as to prevent fllibustering, it being the
fifth day Of the deadlock. The previous Ques-
ton was ordered and a motion to recommit
brought out a lively contest, but it was finally
adopted by 100 yeas to 1T nays and the resolu-
ton was sent back to the committee with in
struction to amend and report. A contest then
arose over the consider stion of the election
contest of Smalls against Elliott, from South
Carolina. and the Oklahoma bill and without
reaching decision the House adjourned.
THE Senate on the 9th nom concurred in
the Honse amendments to the Nicaragua Canal
bill. The Tariff bill was then taken up and its
consideration occupied the time of the Senate
until adjournment. In the House Mr.. Weaver
point OF order that the journal could not be
read until it apparent that quorum
was present. The Speaker sustained the point,
and directed the clerk to call the roll. Filibus-
tering continued until $3.50 p. M, when the
House adjourned. 1.-The object OF Mr.. Weaver's
fight is to COMPEL final action on the Oklahoma
BILL
In the Senate on the 10th a bill was re-
ported for bridge across the Missouri river at
Leavenworth. At II 80 the Tariff bill was taken
up. An amendment offered by Senator Allison
reducing the duty on pearls from Is to Is per
cent. was adopted. An amendment of Senator
Vance increasing the duty on precious stones of
all kinds, cut but not set, was rejected. The
dutiable list in the bill was completed and
while considering the free list the Senate ad-
journed. When the House met Mr. Weaver
Qowa) renewed his dilatory tactics and the
deadlock continued until an adjournment was
finally reached.