Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1890-03-29
THE WORLD AT LARGE.
summary Of the Daily News
CONGRESSIONAL.

In the Senate on the 10Th Senator Cockrell
presented protest OF the Pork Packers AS
ISOLATION OF St. Louis against the bill for the
inspection OF meats. After disposing OF sew.
eral private bills the Blair Educational bill
came mn on third reading, and after several
amendments had been agreed to vote was
reached and the bill defeated by vote OF 81
yeas to ~ nays. % Republicans and Demo.
Gratis voting for and II Republicans and
20 Democrats against Il Senator Blair en-
tered q motion to reconsider and the Senate
adjourned. After passing several public
buildings bills the House again took up the
Mudd Compton contested case from Mary.
land and by a strict party vote Mudd, the
contestant, was awarded the seat and sworn
IN. Tho Pension Appropriation bill was
then considered In Committee Of the Whole
until adjournment
NUMEROUS petitions were presenter In the
Senate on the 2lst against the employment
of aliens on Government works After sew
erai committees reported the bill to declare
unlawful trusts and combinations In re-
stralnt OF trade was taken up and Senator
Sherman spoke In favor OF Its passage and
strongly against such combinations. zen.
ator Vest also addressed the Senate In de.
nunciation OF trusts and characterized the
trust rs an outgrowth Of protective
tariff Other Senators took rart In the
bill went over. No vote was reached on
Senator Blair's motion to reconsider the
vote on the Educational bill. :. As soon MS
the House met II went Into Committee Of
the Whole on the Pension Appropriation
bill The debate that followed took wide
range and embraced every phase of the pen.
sion question. The bill finally passed. At
the evening session private pension bills
were coniidered and number passed.
WHEN the Senate met on the 22d the bill
approprlating $780, 900 for q public building
at San Diego, CAL, called forth an inquiry
from Mr.. Ingalls, as to other appropriations
made for public buildings In California and
q general discussion as to appropriations
for public buildings In various parts OF the
country. Mr.. Blair introduced another
educational bill. which was referred.
After passing fifty private bills the
Senate adjourned. :. In the House petitions
were presented from Chicago against the
imposition Of duty upon hides; also from
Memphis opposing tax on compound lard
also from Columbus, o, against material
changes In the immigration and naturaliza.
tlon laws. A bill was passed repeating the
Timber Culture laws Business was then
suspended and resolutions OF respect Of.
fered to the late Representative Gay, OF
louisiana. Eulogles were delivered and the
House adjourned.
In the Senate on the oath the resolutions
from the Elections Committee In cases OF
persons claiming seats as Senators from
Montana were ordered printed. The Anti
Trust bill was then taken up and long de.
bate followed, the principal objections urged
by opponents OF the measure being that its
provisions did not afford the requlr ed relief.
After brief executive session the Senate
adjourned. The House adopted rule max
ing the Worlds Fair bill n special ord'r.
Certain Senate amendments to the Def.
cheney bill were concurred In and a confer.
ence ordered on others which were not
agreed to. The House soon after adjourned.
AFTER the introduction of resolutions on
the 18th the Senate took up, considered and
passed the bill to enable the Secretary Of the
Treasury to gather full information as to
the condition and production Of the fur seal
interests In Alaska. The Anti Trust bill was
taken up and Its consideration continued
until adjournment. Immediately after the
journal was read the II use proceeded to
consi or the Worlds Fair bill. Various
amendments were offered to the bill and one
finally adopted postponing the time for
holding the fair to 1894 The bill was finally
passed as amended by 202 yeas to 20 nays
No other business was transacted in the
House.