Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1890-02-20
NEWS OF THE WEEK.
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CONGRESS.

CONGRESS.
A PETITION was presented In the Senate on
the 10th from the Indianapolis Board Of
Trade favoring the repeal of the Inter State
Commerce law. Bills were reported and
placed ON the calendar for various public
buildings, the aggregate appropriations tor
which amount to over 100000 The Okla
hOma bill was then taken mp. 4r. Plumb
offered an amendment bringing No Mans
Land under the Jurisdiction of the proposed
Territory. Pending debate on the amend
ment the bill was laid aside, and Senator
Blair resumed his remarks on the Educa-
tional bill Several bills, local in their char
acter, passed and the Senate adjourned.
The House agreed to the conference report
on the bill to remove snsgs from the MS
souri, river. (it appropriates SIS .0oo), and the
Committee on Rules reported. The rules
were discussed until adjournment
AFTER the Introduction of bills on the nth
the Senate resumed consideration OF the
Oklahoma bill, the pending question being
Mr. Plumb's amendment, extending jurtsdic-
ton over No-Man's-Land. long debate
followed, but no final vote was3reached- MI.
Hoar introduced q Congressional Election
bill The Senate bill appropriating 10000
for q public building at Beatrice. NeD ,
passed, and the Educational bill was debated
until adjournment. In the House the
journal was approved by the Speaker $500
ing" q quorum, and the new rules were
again discussed. After q lengthy debate the
demand OF MI. Cannon Cnl.) for the previous
question was refused and Mr.. 6pringer's
motion that q Gnal vote be taken Friday was
carried and the House adjourned
WHEN the Senate met on the 18th the Joint
resolution congratulating Brazil upon the
establishing of q Republic was taken mp and
passed unanimously. resolution request
ing the President 70 invite tho King OF the
Hawaiian islands to select delegates to the
Pan American congress also passed. After
an executive session the Senate adjourned
The House continued the debate on the
new rules. NO other business being in order
until the rules are disposed OF
tion of the Oklahoma bill. After q lengthy
debate Mr.. P1umb's amendment including
No. Mans Land within the Jurisdiction of the
new Territory was finally adopted by q vote
of "a to l6. An amendment by Senator Plumb
to attach the Cherokee Outlet to the new
Territory for judicial purposes was rejected.
An amendment prohibiting the issuing of
bonds to railroads was adopted and the bill
passed as amended. The House unanf-
mously passed the Senate joint resolution
congratulating the people of the United
States OF Brazil upon tho adoption of re-
publican form OF government The rules
were then debated until adjournment.
AT the expiration OF the morning hour
the Senate on the 18th proceeded to the
consideration of bills on the calendar
and passed sixty bills. Among the bills
passed was that for the relief OF
soldiers and sailors who enlisted un-
der assumed names, and the bill to prevent
the Introduction of contagious diseases from
one State to another. Most of the bills
passed were local in their nature. After an
executive session the Senate adjourned.
The House continued the debate on the new
rules and at five O'Clock the question was
party vote, 161 to las. and tho House ad-
1Ourned.