Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1890-05-08
NEWS OF THE WEEK.
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AN tnfOfmal discussion tOOK place IN tno
Senate on the 18th as to the best method OF
securing the Mississippi against overhows-
Senator Blackburn introduced q bill for the
admission of Arizona, when the Land FOR
fixture bill again came up and was furtner
discussed. The fact was soon disclosed tnat
NO quorum was present and the Senate ad-
1ourned. :. The session OF the House was Of
little or no interest. The conference report
on the bill for public building at Fremont,
Matchmaking the cost to $50 ,000), vas agreed
to. The MESSAGE of the President vetoing
the bill to ALLOW Ogden, Utah, to Increase It's
indebtedness was laid before the House The
remainder of the sitting Of the House was In
Committee of the Whole.
The Senate on the 18th had lengthy
squabble over the Land Forfeiture bill and 1t
was finally passed. Senator Platt offered q
concurrent resolution, which was agreed 20,
requesting the President to return the
Oklahoma bill for the correction of q clerical
error. Senator Mcpherson introduced
bill granting q pension of $2.500 year
to the widow Of General George b. NC
Clellan. The bill to simplify the laws
tor the collection of revenues was then
considered until adjournment. The House
concurred in the Senate resolution for the
irrigation of arid lands In the valley or the
Rio Grande. After disposfng OF unfmpor-
tant business the House went into Commit
tee of the Whole on the bill for the classic
cation of worsted cloths wooden, which
was considered until adjournment.
In the Senate on the 30th Sen ator Dolph
the President to negotiate with Great Brit
ain and Mexico for treaty stipulatfons TO
prevent the entry of Chinese from Canada
and Mexico into the United States. The con-
ference report on the bill for q public build
ing at Fremont, Neb., was agreed to. and
resolution adopted correcting the clerical
error in the Oklahoma bill. The Customs
Administrative bill was then debated
considered and finally passed the
bill for the classification of worsted
goods as woolens. Mr.. Mckinley, from
the Committee on Rules. reported
of the Dependent Pension bill to which the
Morrill, Service Pension bill may be offered
as substitute the previous question to be
considered ordered at four o'clock. Mr.. Car
Isle protested against the adoption of a res
olution of this character which rushed
thr rough money bills without debate in Com
mittee of the Whole, especially as this bill
involved an expenditure of $40.000.0O0 A
long debate followed but the resolution was
adopted. The bill was then taken up and
the Morrill, bill substituted for the Senate
bill and passed by q vote of 179 to TO- Ad-
journed.
IN the Senate on May Senator Vest, from
the Select Committee on Meat Products,
made a lengthy report accompanied with an
explanation recommending four measures
for the consideration of the Senate,
viz: Negotiations with England to bring
about a modification of existing quaran-
prob bit a shipping monopoly, and to
prevent discrimination in cattle ship
ments by trunk lines east from Chicago.
The Customs Administrative bill was
then considered until adjournment. :. In
the House the Senate bill to protect trade
and commerce against unlawful restraints
and monepolies was considered in Commit
tee of the Whole for some tine and passed.
Adjourned.
IN the Senate on the I'd Senator Vest intro
duced bill amending the InterS Com
merce act SO as to bring express companies
under its provisions. Mr.. Dolph's resolution
requesting the President to negotiate with
Great Britain and Mexico with the view of
preventing the entry of Chinese laborers in
to the United States was agreed to. The
Dependent Pension bill was received
from the House and referred. The Gus
toms Administrative bill was then discussed
at length and finally passed. The confer
ence report on the Oklahoma Town sites bill
was agreed to and the Senate adjourned.
In the House the Copyright bill was discussed
all day and finally defeated by yeas SO, nays
1926 Pending a motion to reconsider the re-
cess hour arrived. Private pension bills
were considered at the evening session.