Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1890-04-26
THE WORLD AT LARGE.
Summary Of the Daily News.
CONGRESSIONAL.

WHEN the Senate met on the l1th the new
Senators from Montana were assigned TO
the classes whose terms expire In 1898 and
1855 After dlsposing OF routine business the
House Joint resolution Tor the appointment
of thirty medical examiners for the Pension
Bureau without reference to the Civil Ser
vice law was taken mp and warm debate
followed. An amendment was finally
adopted requiring the appointments
20 be under regulations prescribed
by the President and before taking
q final vote the Senate adjourned.
As soon as the journal was read
in the House on motion Of Mr.. Butterworth
the House adjourned as tribute OF respect
20 the lato Samuel J. Randall, 1t being the
day OF his funeral
in the Senate on the 18th Senator Platt, by
request, introduced bill for the admission
of New Mexico, but said that In doing 80 he
did not commit himself one way or the
other Senator Plumb moved to take up the
Senate bill to forfeit certain railroad lands,
which was antagonlzed by Senator DOlph
with motion to go into executive session,
which was agreed to. When the doors were
opened Senator Plumb again attempted to
get the bill before the Senate rs un'
finished business. but the Worlds Fair
bill was given precedence. After passing
several private bills the Senate adjourned.
In the House Mr.. Lawler GILL; pre-
sented q protest Of the Hardware Asso'
citation OF the United States against the pro-
posed tariff rate on cutlery and guns. and
Mr.. Peters (Kan.) presented Q protest OF cit
izens OF Kansas against any reduction OF the
revenue until a service pension has been
granted. The House then went into Commit
tee OF the Whole on the private calendar
and got into u wrangle over the Court OF
Claims bill, no business being completed.
Pension bills were considered ut the evening
session.
But little business was transacted In the
Senate on the 18th. bill appropriating
$4,000 to pay Emma g. Cameron for property
destroyed ut Chattanooga during the war led
20 severe criticism OF the judgments OF the
Court Of Claims, whose awards were char.
acteriZed as extravagant. A bill was passed
appropriating 10000 for an equestrian stat
ne OF General Grant at Washington and the
Senate adjourned. AT the expiration Of the
morning hour public business was suspend
ed in the House and tributes paid to the late
Representative S. S. Cox, Of New York. At
the conclusion OF addresses by various men,
bers and the adoption of appropriate resolu-
tions the House adjourned
AFTER the disposition of routine business
I'm the Senate on the list Senator Reagan in
troduced a bill to repeal all laws for the re-
tirement of army and navy officers from
uCtlVc seTNlce VII Uhy. CcHu'W Aiumu III
troduced q concurrent resolution directing
the Secretary OF the Treasury to increase
the treasury purchase and coinage OF silver
TO the maximum amount authorized by law.
The senate then took up the House
Worlds Fair bill which was debated
Mt length, amended and passed by a
vote of % to H. Adjourned. In the
House Mr.. Dorsey (Neb.) introduced
bill for the coinage of silver to the maximum
allowed by law. A bill passed providing that
soldiers who lost their limbs during the war
shall be entitled to receive an artificial limb
every three years. The bill to pension ex'
prisoners OF war was called up when MIR.
Tarsney (Mo.), who had been a prisoner OF
war, vigorously opposed the bill. The mo-
tlon to suspend the rules and pass the bill
failed and the House adjourned.
AFTER dIsposing Of unimportant routine
business In the Senate on the 22d senator
Plumbs resolution for the increase of the
treasury purchase and coinage of silver was
presented and Senator Eustls offered an ad'
dltIon to It that the free coinage of silver is
essential to sound financial policy, and all
laws limiting It's coinage ought to be re-
pealed. The subject went over and Senator
Mitchell addressed the Senate in favor of his
proposition for the election Of United states
Senators by the people. The District of Co
Iumbla Appropriation bill was, passed and
the Senate adjourned. :. In the House the
Ways and Means Committee presented a bill
for the classification of worsted cloths as
wooden. The Senate amendments to the
Worlds Fair bill were concurred In. The
Legislative Appropriation bill was then con
sldered in committee of the Whole until ad
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