Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1890-09-25
NEWS OF THE WEEK.
Cleaned By Telegraph and Mail.
CONGRESS.

THE Senate on the 18th disposed OF sixteex
bridge billA Among other bills passed was
the bill to create the ONCE of auditor o.
railroad accounts. which requires all sub
sid ICED roads to send reports to that officer
also the Senate bill for the relief of certain
officers and enlisted men of the First Kansas
colored volunteers The conference report
on the Railroad Forfeiture bill was ther
House met Mr.. Mckinley reported bach
the Tariff bill. with the Senate amend
ments. with the recommendation that thu
amendments be non-concurred in. Re
ferred TO tho Committee OF the Whole. Mr.
Mckinley also reported a resolution for the
immed late cons LIBERATION of the BILL which
was adopted. The resolution, however. wal
the occasion of a long debate. The Senate
amendments were non -concurred In and 6
conference appointed. Mr.. Enloe (Tenn.
offered a resolution reprobating and con
demning the utterances OF Mr.. Kennedy
(Ohio) in his late speech In which the SEN
ate was severely criticised. Pending action
the House adjourned
AFTER passing several bills of minor i'm
portance on the 10th the Senate resumed
consideration of the conference report on
the Land Forfeiture bill. and after some de-
bate It was agreed to. The House AntfLot.
terry bill was then taken up and passed with
out discussion. The bill to repeal the tim
Der culture laws was discussed at some
length, passed with several amend
ments and conference asked.
After passing several local bills the
House proceeded to consider the
Enloe resolution in regard to the speech OF
Mr.. Kennedy. of Ohio. in which he Is charged
with using unparliamen tary language, the
question being on a point OF order raised
hy Mr.. GroSvener against the resolution.
The Speaker Overruled the point of order
and after a long talk the resolution was re
ferred to the judiciary Committee to exam
inc into the matter and report. Alter pass
ing several local bills and the appoin tment
0rz LII
adjourned.
AN hour was devoted to the passage OF
bills in the Senate on the 18th. most of the
bills being of local nature Senator Blair
addressed the Senate on the joint resolution
giving the District of Columbia representa-
tion in Congress and the Electoral College.
After disposing of unimportant business
eighty private pension bills were passed in
thirty minutes and the Senate adjourn ed. 80.
The House spent the entire day on the Vir-
vs. Venable and adjourned without final
action.
IN the Senate on the 18th Senator Plumb
offered a resolution calling for information
as to the rule of the Treasury Department
in paying checks for silver bullion, which
resulted in paying out notes of large denomi-
nations instead of those intended for cir
culation. and in his remarks criticised
the action OF the Department in its
financial policy. number of bills
the rank of Lieutenant General of
the army. Resolutions were presented
relative to the death of Representative
Laird, Of Nebraska, and the Senate ad-
journed.. The House got into uproar
over the Virginia Langston -Venable con-
tested election case, and in the effort to hold
a quorum the Speaker ordered the doors
locked, whereupon Messrs. Ki'gore (Texas)
and others forced the doors open, and,
pending the rumpus. the House adjourne ed
for want of a quorum.
In the Senate on the 18th Senator Piumb's
resolution to rec mint the Bankruptcy bill
to the judiciary Committee with instructions
to amend by making it apply to voluntary
was taken up and after some
debate placed on the calendar. After a
brief executive session the Senate took up
the calendar and passed several bills to
which there were no objections Adjourned
-. The House spent the entire day in trying
to secure quorum in order to disnOse of
the Langston- Venable contested case, but
the quorum melted away fast as it ap-
peared. and the House adjourned without
action.