The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1890-02-28
THE WORLD AT LARGE.
Summary Of the Daily News
CONGRESSIONAL.

PETITIONS were presented in the Senate on
che Irth 60 FORBID the importation OF liquors
20 Africa con planning Of the suppression OF
che Republican vote in Mississippi; favoring
che pensionaag of army nurses; favoring the
educational bill. and several other pension
petitions After the report of committees
q bill to authorize the President to confer
0revet rank upon army officers Tor gallant
services On Indian campaigns passed MI
Blair spoke three hours on his Education al
bill and the Senate non -coucurred In the
House anendment to the bill to have statis-
sics of mortgage indebtedness included in
thenssE census. Adjourned. The House got
INTO q wrangle over the power Of the Speaker
to count a quorum without the report Of
tellers, the question being upon the consid-
-eratien of the Worlds Fair resolution. The
motion to suspend the rules and make the
Worid's Fair bills a special order 6nally pre-
vailed The bill to provide Tor the appoint
ment of thirty additional medical examiners
In the Pension Office was then called up and
debate on Il continued until adjournment.
THE morning hour OF the Senate on the
18th was devoted to routine business and
The doors were reopened at $50 and the
Educational bill was taken up and Sen
-ator Blair continued his remarks, speak
ing nearly two hours, in which he
attacked the press OF the country for
keeping from the people facts that he had
laid before the Senate. The conference re-
port, recommending that the House amend
ment to the bill requiring the census report
20 show the mortgage Indebtedness of the
country was agreed to- Senator Blair an
nounced that he would talk two more days
on his bill and the Senate adjourned In
the House the Pension bill was reported and
placed on the calendar. After considering
for time the Senate bill for the appoint
ment of an Assistant Secretary Of War, the
Oklahoma bill was taken up and debated
until adjournment
THE proceedings Of the Senate on the Ieth
were devoid of general interest The reso-
luton in regard to the late killing OF depu-
ty marshal In Florida called out some ex
planatory remarks from Senator Pasco. Mr..
Blair continued his remarks on his Educa-
fional bill and again pitched into" the
press. In the course of his remarks he said
that the time might come when a deg fight
will not be more important in the opinion OF
this press than q great school bill, but that
time had not yet been reached. After an
executive session the Senate adjourned.
The House passed the Senate bill to author
sxe the President to confer brevet rank upon
any officers for gallant services in Indian
campaigns since 1867. The Oklahoma bill
was then debated in Committee of the Whole
until adjournment.
AFTER passing several unimportant bills
on the 10th the Senate took up the resolution
marseal wv. B. Saunders) in Florida. and
Senator Pasco continued his remarks. to
which Senator Chandler replied. Senators
Call and Hawley also took part in the dis
cnssion. The resolution calling on the At
torney General for the facts was then
adopted. Senator Blair then talked on his
Educational bill until adjournment. In
the House Mr.. Morrill, (Kan.) presented
the conference report on the Senate
bill to increase the pension of help
less soldiers. The agreement makes
the proposed increase take effect from the
date of passage of the bill OF the issue of
surgeons certificate. Mr.. Morrill, explained
that the bill involved an expenditure Of
$40o, 600 or $3.50, 600 for this year. The report
was adopted. The Worlds Fair bills then
came up as the special order and members
spoke until adjournment. The claims of
Washington, New York, Chicago and st.
Louis were urgently advocated by friends of
each city.
THE Senate on the 2ist agreed to the con-
ference report on the bill to increase the
pensions of totally disabled soldiers. After
several bills had been reported and placed
on the calendar the Senate proceeded to con-
slider the House Oklahoma bill for several
hours. Anumber of bills for public build
fngs were then passed, among them for a
building at Kansas City, Mo. 4, 81, 500 900; Atch
fson and Emporia, Kan, each 10000, and
Salina, Kan, S12j, 600 Adjourned until Mon
day The entire day in the House was de-
voted to speeches on the Worlds Fair bill,
different members again advocating in flow
cry language their favorie cities. Pension
bills wereconsidered at the evening session.