Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1890-08-02
THE WORLD AT LARGE.
Summary of the Daily News.
CONGRESSIONAL.

1ANoa~AA-1oAOANsa
WHEN the Senate met on the 2ith Senator
Morgan Introduced q bill to fix the limit o
value and to provide for the free coinage o
silver. which was referred II provides tina
the unit OF value In the United States shall
Re the dollar OF tl2l9 grains Of standard sill
yer or Is $40 grains Of gold, which shalt b,
q legal tender for all debts, and thai
any owner Of gold or silver bullion
may deposit II at any mint to be
coined for his beneht free Of charge
The Indian Appropriation bill was further
debated and finally passed. Senator voor.
hees Introduced q BILL by request Of the In.
Dor Alliance. to secure freedom OF trade
speech and tho press and askei that II Re
printed In tho Record. to which Senator
Sherman objected, as being unusual The
Tarin bill then came up as unfinished bust.
ness and the Senate adjourned. The House
spent the day In further considering the
Bankruptcy bill When q vote was reached
the substitute known as the Voluntary Bank.
ruptcy bill was rejected and the Torrey bill
passed by III yeas to 81 nays. and the House
adjourned.
WHEN the Senate met on the 25th petitions
were presented from various parts Of the
country protesting against the passage OF
the Federal Election bill Senator Blair pre-.
sented q memorial from a g. A. r. post ex.
pressing adherence at the action ofCOngress
In allowing agents fee OF $40 under the De-
pendent Pension bill A motion to proceed
with the Tariff bill was antagonized with
the motion to proceed with the Marine bill,
which prevailed. and that bill was consld.
cred until one o'clock when the Tariff bill
was taken up and debated until adjourn.
ment. In the House the Sundry Civil bill
with Senate amendments was reported and
after some sparrlng was takon up and de.
bated until adjournment
IN the Senate on the 26th Mr.. Cullom Of
fered q resolution, which was agreed to, re.
questlng the President to furnish all CORE.
spOndencc on fle In the State Department
touching the efforts OF this Government to
obtain modification or repeal OF the decree
OF the French Government prohibiting the
Importation OF Amer lean pork. Mr.. Mitchell
offered q resolution that this Government
would hail with appreciation any arrange
ment looking to reciprocity with Central
and South America Referred. The Son.
ate refused to concur In the House amend.
ments to the Original Package bill and |
appointed a conference committee. Bills
we're passed, giving $20Oo per year
pension to the widows OF Generals George |
Crook, John G. Fremont and George b Nc |
Clellan, and the Tariff bill was debated un.
I'll adjournment. In the House q resolu.
ton was adopted for n committee Of five |
% investigate charges against Pension Com.
missioner Raum. and the House. In Commit.
tee Of the Whole, considered the Senate
amendments to the Sundry Civil bill Ad.
lourned.
The Senate on the 18th passed bill pen
sloning ali the surviving officers and men Of
Powell's battalion of Missouri mounted vol.
unteers during the Mexican war. The bill
TO transfer the revenue marine to the Navy |
Department was considered until two o'clock |
when the Tariff bill was taken up and Senator
Vest spoke ut length against It. A motion |
was made to recOmmit the bill, which was
lost Senator Plumb offered a resolution,
which was agreed to, calling for information
rs to the manner Of admitting soldiers to
the homes, and the Senate adjourned be-
cause Of the absence of a quorum. ... The day
In the House was occupied In considering
Senate amendments to the Sundry Civil bill.
WHEN the Senate met on the 10Th Senator
Morgan presented resolutions adopted ut a
public meeting OF republicans OF Birmng.
ham. Ala. against the passage OF the Fed
eral + ection bill. The Tariff bill was then
discussed until adjournment. The House
spent the dav in Committee of the VIII lie
the Senate amendments to the
sundry Civil bill and practically completed
Il, but reached no final vote.