Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1890-07-26
THE WORLD AT LARGE.
summary of the Daily News
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THE Senate spent the day on the 18th IN
debate on the Sundry Civil bill but made
little progress, and after an executive session
adjourned. the House went into Commit
tee Of the Whole on the Land. Grant Forfeit
ure bill The debate that followed partook
more Of personal nature between u embers
than reference to the bill, but when the Com
mittee rose the bill passed and the House
adjourned.
In the Senate on the 18th the message of
the President vetolng the bill to change the
boundaries of tho Uncompahgre Indian res.
orvation was reported from the Indian AZ.
fairs Committee but not finally acted on. The
Eundry Civil bill was then considered until
adjournment. The House agreed to reso-
luton that the Original Package bill be i'm.
mediately taken mp and considered until
Monday, when the prev ous question shall
be ordered. The bill was then debated by
various members until recess. At the even.
ing session, which was for the consideration
OF pension bills. the point OF no quorum was
raised and the House adjouEned without do
ing any business.
THE Senate on the 10th further debated
the eundry Civil bill and the debate was
very lively one. especially the tilt between
Senators Edmunds and Plumb upon the
item approprlatlng 5000 for the home for
Mormon women In Utah. Senators Plumb
and Vest declared the appropriation useless
extravaganza and Senator Edmunds favored
Il The item was retained. During the de.
bate Senators Plumb and Vest also sew erely
criticised the management OF the Sold .ers'
Home at Leavenworth The bill finally
passed and the 1arin bill was taken up as
unfinished business. Adjourned. The en-
tire day In the House was devoted to debate
on the Original Package bill.
AFTER some preliminary sparring between
members the Senate on the 2lst took up the
bill to transfer the revenue marine service
FROM the Treasury to the Navy Department,
which was laid aside at two o'clock and the
Tariff bill taken mp and Senator Voorhees,
addressed the Senate In opposition to the
bill. When Mr.. Voorhees, concluded Senator
Cockrell announced the death OF Repre-
Q ntatlve Walker. of Missouri Resolutions
were agreed TO, q committee appointed to |
attend the funeral and the Senate adjourned.
Soon after the House met the death OF
Representative Walker was announced and
resolutions Of respect offered and adopted.
A committee was appointed to attend the
funeral and the House adjourned.
in the Senate on the 22d bill was re-
ported and placed on the calendar giving
the widow OF General Fremont a pension Of
5000 year. The Indian Appropriation bill
was then considered at length, about half OF
bill for the disposal OF the Fort Ellis mill.
tary reservation and another local bill
the eenate adjourned. E. Immediately after
the journal was read In the House voting
began on the Original Package bill. The
Adams substitute. defining original pack
ages, was lost by vote Of 80 yeas to l75
nays. When vote was taken on the House
substitute for the Senate Tor W lson) bill It
was very close having but one majority on
the first call, but changes were made and
the final vote was lib yeas to e6 nays, and
the bill as amended was passed by vote of
l76 yeas to 50 nays, party lines being entire
y ignored. A conference was asked, and
the House considered the Bankruptcy bill
until adjournment. The Original Pack.
age bill as passed provides that when.
ever any article of commerce Is i'm.
ported into any State from any other
State, Territory or foreign nation, and there
held or offered for sale, the same shall then
be subject to the laws OF such State
that no discrimination shall be
made by any State In favor OF its citizens
against those of other States and I, rritories
In respect to the sale of any article OF com.
merce, nor In favor of It's own products,
against those OF like character produced in
other States or Territories Nor shall the
tation of commerce through any
State be obstructed, except for the neces.
sary enforcement Of the health laws Of such
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