Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1890-01-23
THE WORLD AT LARGE,
Summary Of the Daily News
CONGRESSIONAL.

CONGRESSIONAL.
THE Senate transacted no business OF gen.
eral Importance on the 18th. Several public
buildings bills were reported. A bill passed
Tor railroad bridge across the Missouri
river in Nebraska Senator Plumb addressed
tie Senate on his resolution relating to the
lease of certain islands in Alaska. and the
Senate adjourned upon being notified OF the
proceedingsfn the House regarding the death
OF Representative Kelley. In the House q
report was made by the committee investi-
eating the siicott defalcation and bill
offered appropriatfng $4,000 to cover the
defalcation. A minority report was also
submitted. Under the call of States many
bills and resolutions were offered. The Ok
lahoma Townsite bill was then considered in
Committee OF the Whole until adjournment.
In the Senate on the Ilth the bill to declare
trusts and combinations in restraint of trade
unlawful was reported and placed on the
calendar. The remainder of the session was
occupied In debating Senator CalPs resOlu-
tion In relation to the claims of Florida un
der the swamp land grant, in which Senators
Call, Plumb and Do1ph took part. After the
introduction of several bills the House re-
fused to go into Committee of the Whole on
the Oklahoma Townsite bill, but considered
the bill appropriating 81, 900 to cover the
6iIcott defalcation. No action was reached
before adjournment.
In the Senate on the 18th Senator Sherman
introduced a bill to provide for permanent
National bank circulation. The Senate then
took up Senator Morgan's resolution recog-
MIXING the United States of Brazil and Sena-
tor Turpie spoke at length in support of it.
The resolution went over. Several bills
passed, among them the bill relating to
homesteads In the Indian Territory; for the
settlements of claims of the State of Missouri
for payment to militia during tie rebellion,
and authorizing the construction OF bridge
over the Missouri river within one mile of
the mouth of the Kansas river. The House
resumed consideration of the bill appropri-
atfng $75, 600 to reimburse members who lost
by the Silcott defalcation, and when a vote
was reached the bill was defeated by 126 yeas
to 142 nays. The House then adjourned
In the Senate on the 18th Senator Hale
reported adversely the bill requiring the
superintendent of the Census to ascertain
what percentage of the people owned their
farms, the number of farms under mortgage
and amount. Senator1utler's bill to provide
for the emigration Of colored people then
came mp and Senator Butler addressed the
Senate In support 81 it and was replied to by
Senator Hoar. Adjourned until Monday.
in talk upon q resolution in regard to locat-
ing the Worlds Fair in 1892 the fight being
virtually one between the East and the w est.
The friends OF each section were SO near equal
that the House reached no definite result be-
Gore adjournment.
THE Senate was not In session on the 18th.
1.-THE house again took up the pending
question at adjournmept, the motion to re-
consider the vote on the substitute for the
port on the Worlds Fabrication. The motion
totable prevailed by IA to 142 and the original
motion for select committee to be called the
Worlds Fair Committee prevailed. The
Whole the Oklahoma Townsite bill until ad-
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