Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1890-02-27
THE WORLD AT LARGE.
Summary OF the Daily News.
CONGRESSIONAL.

RETTTIONS were presented in the Senate OF
ehe Eth TO forbid the importation OF liquor
% A2rtca;sc0mplafning of the suppression o
to Republican,yote in Mississippi; favorinI
the pensiOning. of army nurses; favoring tn
Eduesfional,b bill, and several other pension
petitions. After the report of committee
= bill 70 authorize the President to confe
DreVet rank upon army officers for gallan
services In Indian campaigns passed Mr.
Blair spoke three hours on his Educationa
6ul and the Senate non-concurred in TIT
Aoase amendment to the bill to have stats
eacs Of mortgage Indebtedness included IL
4he next census. Adjourned. The House GO
anEo . wrAngleover the power of the Speaker
TO count quorum without the report o
fealers, the question being upon the consfd
eration of the Worlds Fair resolution. TIT
notion 60 suspend the rules and make thu
Worlds Fair bf1ls . special order finally pre-
vailed. The bill to provide for the appoint
mont of thirty additional medical examiner
IN the Pension Ofice was then called up anc
debate on IL continued until adjournment
THE morning hour of the Senate on the
1eth was devoted to routine business and
then the Senate went into executive session
The doors were reopened at $3.50 and the
afor Blair continued his remarks, speak
ing nearly two hours, in which he
attacked the press of the country for
Keeping from the people facts that he had
laid before the Senate. The conference re-
BORT, recommending that the House amend
ment to the bill requiring the census report
70 show the mortgage Indebtedness of the
country was agreed to. Senator Blair an
nounced that he would talk two moro days
ON his bill and the Senate adjourned. :. In
the House the Pension bill was reported and
placed on the calendar. After considering
for time the Senate bill for the appoint
ment of an Assistant Secretary OF War. the
Oklahoma bill was taken up and debated
until adjournment @.
THE proceedings Of the Senate on the 18th
were devoid of general interest The reso-
tuition In regard to the late killing OF depu-
~ marshal in Florida called out some ex-
planatory remarks from Senator Pasco. Mr..
Blair continued his remarks on his Educa-
tional bill and again pitched into" the
press. In the course OF his remarks he said
that the time might come when dog light
will not be more important in the opinion OF
this press than q great school bill, but that
time had not yet been reached. After an
executive session the Senate adjourned.
The House passed the Senate bill to author
iEe the President to confer brevet rank upon
any officers for gallant services in Indian
campaigns since 1867. The Oklahoma bill
was then debated In Committee OF the Whole
until adjournment
AFTER passing several unimportant bills
on the 10th the Senate took up the resolution
OF inquiry as to the recent killing of deputy
marsea1 CIV. B. Saunders) in Florida, and
Senator Pasco continued his remarks. to
which Senator Chandler replied Senators
Call and Hawley also took part in the dis
cussiOn. The resolution calling on the At
forney General for the facts was then
adopted. Senator Blair then talked on his
Educational bill until adjournment. In
the House Mr.. Morrill, (Kan.) presented
the conference report on the Senate
bill to increase the pension of help
less soldiers. The agreement makes
the proposed increase take effect from the
date of passage of the bill or the issue of
surgeons certificate. Mr. Morrill, explained
that the bill involved an expenditure of
100000 or $4,000 for this year. The report
was adopted. The Worlds Fair bills then
came up as the special order and members
spoke until adjournment. The claims of
Washington, New York, Chicago and st.
Louis were urgently advocated by friends of
each city.
THE Senate on the 2lst agreed to the con-
ference report on the bill to increase the
pensions of totally disabled soldiers. After
several bills had been reported and placed
on the calendar the Senate proceeded to con-
slider the House Oklahoma bill for several
hours. A number of bills for public build
ings were then passed, among them for a
building at Kansas City, Mo-, 50, SOC, 900; Atch-
isOn and Emporia, Kan, each S1OO, LOCO, and
Salina, Kan, SIPS 600 Adjourned until Mon
day -. The entire day in the House was de-
voted to speeches on the Worlds Fair BILL
different members again advocating in flow
cry language their favorite cities. Pension
bills were considered at the evening session.