Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1890-06-21
THE WORLD AT LARGE.
Summary Of the Daily News.
CONGRESSIONAL.

THE Senate on the llth had silver under
consideration Senator Evarts spoke In
favor OF silver and Senator Vance addressed
the Senate In favor of unlimited coinage.
Pending remarks IN favor OF free coinage by
Senator Morgan the Senate adjourned.
when the House mot Mr.. Mills (Texas) ten.
dered his resignation as n member Of the
Committee on Rules, to which he had
been appointed the day before, and
Mr.. Mcmillan (Tenn) was appoint.
ed. The conference report on the
Antitrust bill was disagreed to. An Ur'
gency Deficiency bill, Appropriating ss,1Os,.
900 for the payment OF pensions and sS,015..
coo for the census, was presented and passed.
A further conference was ordered ON the
Pension Appropriation bill. After consider
alton In Committee OF the Whole the Agrl.
cultural Appropriation bill was passed. An
evening session was held for the considera.
tion Of bills reported from the Committee on
Commerce.
WHEN the Senate met on the 18th Senator
Morgan continued his remarks on the Silver
bill, arguing mainly In favor OF free coinage.
Senator Aldrlch also address ed the Senate
on the subject. II was finally agreed that
the Senate bill should be laid on the table (;
the House bill as amended by the Finance
Committee substituted and that general de-
bate be extended to three o'clock Monday
The silver question was then the subject Of
debate until adjournment. The House, In
Committee OF the Whole, had under con.
sideratlon during the day the Sundry Civil
Appropriation bill. It appropriates SIS OO0,.
600. Private pension bi Is were considered
at the evening session.
THE Senate on the 18th was engaged clear.
ing up the calendar, many bills being dis.
posed Of. among them thirty private pension
bills. Mr.. Morrill, addressed the Senate In
advocacy OF the bill to establish an educa.
tional fund and apply the proceeds Of pub.
lie lands and the receipts from certain land
grant railroads to tho more complete
endowment and support of colleges
for the advancement of scientific and indus.
trial educa tion.. Soon after assembling the
House went ! to Committee OF the Whole
for the consideration OF the sundry
Civil Appropriation bill. The committee
soon rose and public business was sus.
pended for the purpose OF paying tribute 10
the late Representative Randall, of Pcnnsyl.
vania. Many members delivered eulogies,
after which the House adjourned.
WHEN the Senate met on the 10th mes
sage from the House asking further nfer.
ence on the Trust III was assented to. The
Deficiency Appropriation bill for pensions
and the census was reported and passed
Debate on the Silver bill was then resumed
anu continued Until hulOurnncnt....4 Inc
House agreed to several conference reports,
among them that for public building ut
salina, Kan. The limit Of the cost Is $4,000
The sundry Civil Appropriation bill was
then considered In Committee OF the Whole
untll the House adjourned.
SOON after assembling on the 18th the Sen.
ate resumed consideration Of the silver bill
and Senator Wolcott (Col) made an arRu.
ment In favor of silver. The Senate finally
proceeded to vote on the amendments TO the
House bill. 1he amendment to strike out
the clause that the treasury notes issued for
the purchase OF s liver shall be legal ten.
der for all debts was lost The bullion re-
dempton clause was stricken out by Il vote
OF 81 10 Z, and the amendment to strike out
the free coinage section was lost. The
amendment limiting the act TO ten
years was defeated and an amendment by
Senator Blair, limiting the coinage to $50 O..
COO monthly. failed. After long debate and
several amendments the bill was reported
10 the Senate and passed-ayes, ~; nays. Is.
-. The House had under consideration
most Of the day. in Committee of the Whole,
the sundIy Civil Appropriation bill, which
was finally reported to the House and
passed, and then thr Indian Appropriation
bill was considered until adjournment.