Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1890-04-05
THE WORLD AT LARGE.
Summary of the Daily News.
CONGRESSIONAL.


THE Senate on the 27th passed the House
bill authorizing the purchase OF 2,b10 tents
for persons driven from their homes by the
recent food In the lower Mississippi river.
when the Anti. Trust bill was reached q
lengthy discussion ensued and finally the
bill was referred, with amendments. to the
Judiciary Committee with instructions TO
report back within twenty days. The De-
pendent Pension bill was considered for a
timo and laid over and the Senate i'd.
3ourned. Soon after the House met the bill
for the admission Of Wyoming was taken up
and after the rejection Of oil amendments
the bill passed by is9 yeas to Ia nays The
Army Appropriation bill was then consld'
cred until adjournment
In the Senate on the 26th Senator Wilson
(Iowa) offered resolution, which was
agreed to, calling on the Secretary OF the
Treasury for Information as to the arrival
and departure OF Chinese from san Francis
co and rs to the evasion or failure OF the
Chinese laws. The Senate then went into
executive session, nc the close OF which It
adjourned. In the House Mr. Bingham
(Pa) from the Post office Committee, re-
ported back the resolution calling for in
formation In relation to the appointment Of
inspectors In investigating the 81 inns of
applicants for postmastershlps. and the re.
malnder Of the session was In Committee OF
the Whole on private bills.
The Senate on the 20 h passed n bill ap-
propriatlnE $,.7ss 600 for the Improvement Of
st Mary's river In Michigan and N,6s4 900
for the Improvement OF Hay Lake channel
in Michigan: also the bill appropriating S.
100000 for improving the Galveston harbor
Mr.. Plumb offered resolution. which was
adopted, instructing the Indian Affairs Com
mittee TO inquire concerning the adoption Of
certain persons into the Sac and Fox Indisn
tribes The conference report on the Def.
cheney bill was agreed to and the bill appro-
priating $i4 ,615 to purchase the Capron col
lection of Japanese works In the National
museum was passed. Adjourned. The
whole day In the House was devoted to the
consideration Of the River and Harbor bill,
the items under consideration being those
relating to the improvement Of the Missouri
river
THE Senate on the 3lst disagreed to the
House amendments to the bill for n public
building at Atchison, Kan, and asked for
conference. Tho Dependent Pension bill
was then taken up, the first question TO dis.
pose of being Senator Plumb's amendment
as to arrears Of pensions, making pensions
on account Of wounds or injuries or disease
commence from the death or discharge of
the soldier. To an inquiry Senator Plumb
said that the cost of REM wing the limitations
amendment was finally rejected by vote Of
8 yeas to IS nays. All other amendments
were rejected and the bill passed, ayes r.
nays IL. Adjourned. In the House the
conference report upon the Urgency Def.
cheney bill was agreed to. After passing Il
number of local bills the House considered
the Army Appropriation bill In Committee
OF the Whole and when the committee rose
the bill passed and the House soon I'D.
journed.
AFTER disposing OF few reports of COM
IN tees and other routine business on April
the Senate went into executive session and
when the doors were reopencd adjourned.
90. The House adopted tie report OF the
Judiciary Committee calling for an inves i.
cation Of certain alleged Irregularities
In the offices Of United States mar
8 ials and the practice in some (
the United States courts mum.
Der OF private bills passed and the FORTH.
cation Appropriation bill was consii' red in
Committee Of the Whole. When the Com.
mlitee rose the bill passed, also the bill pro
vlding for geological rark in the District
of Columbia. The Naval Appropriation bill
was reported and placed on the calendar,
when the death OF Representa- We Wilher. of
New York, was announced ard the House
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