Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1890-02-01
THE WORLD AT LARGE
summary of the Daily News.
CONGRESSIONAL.

WHEN the Senate met on the Esd Senator
Vest presented the credentials OF William A.
Clark and Martin Maginnis as Senators from
Montana The four gentlemen claiming to
be Senators from Montana were admitted to
the privileges Of the floor pending
the contest Several bills were reported
and one or two passed, when Senator
Ingalls, addressed the Senate upon the
race question lin opposition to Senator But.
ler's bill TO encourage tho emigration Of col.
ored people from the United States). at the
conclusl N of which the Senate adjourned
until Monday. When the House met the
Committee on elections submitted major.
fly report In the West Virginia case OF Smith
vs. Jackson, in favor OF the contestant The
minority sustained the sitting member, Jack
SON. After brief session In Committee Of
the Whole the House adjourned.
THE Senate was not In session on the 2ith,
and the House, after insisting on Its amend
ment to the bill for removing distractions
from the Missouri river and passing the bill
for O bridge at or near Kansas City, went
into Committee Of the Whole for the further
consideration OF the Customs Administra.
tive bill When the Committee rose Mr.
Peters (Kansas) introduced an Irrigation
bill and the House adjourned.
But little was done In Congress on the 25th
The Senate was not In session and the House
completed the Customs Administrative bill
in Committee OF the Whole and the bill was
passed by q vote of 1888 yeas to III nays. Mr.
Hit (Ill.) offered q resolution cfeasing the
Worlds Fair Committee from nine to thir.
teen, which was referred, and the House nd.
iourned.
AFTER the disposition OF several resolu.
lions, the Senate on the 27th reconsdered
the bill to build a bridge across the Missouri
river In Douglas County, Neb., amended 1t
30 as to provide that the bridge shall not be
constructed within one-third of a mile OF
any existing BRIDGE and again passed It
Senator Chandeliers resolution calling for the
report OF the United States marshal OF the
Northern district OF Mississippi concern
ing recent alleged outrages In that State was
then debated until adjournment. :. After the
Introduction OF bills In the House Mr.. Nc.
Creary (ky.) offered a resolution congratu-
lating the people OF Brazil upon the peace
full establishing of q Republic and recogniz-
ing the same, which was referred. The bill
appropriating sl,5O0,0OO for the building OF
three United States prisons for the imprison
ment Of United States prisoners was con.
sidered and finally passed. Pending mo.
tlon to reconsider the House adjourned.
AFTER the usual routine work the Senate,
on the 2sth, took up the bill to credit and pay
20 the several States and Territories and
District of Columbia all moneys collected
under the direct tax OF 1861, which after some
debate was passed. (This Is the Direct Tax
bill Apassed by the last Congress and
Vetoed.) The Senate then resumed con.
sideration OF Senator Chandeliers reso.
luton as to alleged outrages to a cit.
zen Of Indiana by certain parties in Alb
erdeen, Miss, and the Debate continued un.
ell adjournment. The House passed bill
providing that In cases Of pension claims Of
dependent parents It shall be necessary to
show to the pension Office that tho parents
are without other means of support than
manual labor. Mr.. Dorsey (Neb.) reporteda
bill from the Banking Committee to provide
for the issue of circulating notes to National
banking associations, which was considered
at some length and went over. Mr.. Peters
(Kan.) introduced bill setting apart certain
lands in No Man's.Land for the propagation
q buffaloes, and the House adjourned.