Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1890-04-24
NEWS OF THE WEEK.
Cleaned By Telegraph and Mail.
CONGRESS.


In the Senate on the l4tn Mr. Plumb intro
duced q bill for the disposition of certain
funds in the treasury, which he explaine'
in q brief speech and the bill was referred
A me sage from the House announcing tn
death of Mir. Randall was received and
upon motion Of Senator Cameron,
committee of five. consisting of SEN
ators Quay, Allison. Dawes. VOORHEES,
and Eustis was appointed on the part OF thu
Senate to attend the funeral and the Senate
then adjourned. When the House met AT
O'Neill (Pa-) announced the death of Hon
Samuel J. Randall, and upon his motion res
olutions of sorrow were passed and q com
mittee of nine, consisting of Messrs. O'Neill
Carlisle, Hammer, Holman. Cannon, Forney
Springer, Reilly and Mckinley appointed t.
attend the funeral and the House adjourned
SEVERAL petitions were presented in thu
Senate on the 18th. and several bills reported
from committees. resolution offered BY
Senator Sherman was agreed 70 asking fol
the report of Jesse Spau1ding, Government
director of the Pacific railways, as to The
general management of such roads. Aftel
tn. disposition of other minor business de
bate on the Montana case was re-
sumed and occupied the Senate I'M
considered the Naval Appropriation
bill and finally passed it A resolution fol
the Immediate consideration of the bill to
define and regulate the 1ur sdictIon OF
the courts OF the United States. was adopted
alter a brief tight and the bill passed. yeas
ISL nays 10, the Speaker counting q quorum.
and the House adjourned
sOON after assembling on the 18th the Sen
ate resumed debate on the Montana con-
test vote was finally reached and the
Republican claimants, Wilbur F. Sanders
and Thomas r. Powers. seated by a strict
party vote-yeas 81. nays 90. and they were
sworn fn... During the morning hour in the
House bill was called up amending the
Alien Land law SO al to permit foreign CAPT
tai to be invested In mineral lands, but was
not considered. Mr.. Mckinley, from the
Ways and Means Committee. introduced the
Tariff bill. and it was ordered printed. Mr..
Carlisle, from the same comIpittee, pre-
sented the views of the minority. The Mill
tary Academy bill was then considered un-
til adjournment.
new Senators from Montana were assign ed
to the classes whose terms expire In 1885
and 1895. After disposing OF routine bust
ness the House Joint resolution for the ap-
pofDtment OF thirty medical examiners for
the Pension Bureau without reference
to the Civil Service law was taken
up and warm debate followed.
An amendm emit was finally adopted reQuir-
Ing the appointments to be under regula-
tions prescribed by the President, and be-
fore taking a hnal vote the Senate ad-
3ourned. AS soon as the journal was read
In the House on motion of Mr.. Butterworth
the House adjourned as a tribute of respect
to the late Samuel j. Randall, it being the
day OF his funeral
In the Senate on the 18th Senator Platt, by
request, introduced bill for the admission
OF New Mexico, but said that in doing SO he
did not commit himself one way or the
other. Senator Plumb moved to take up the
Senate bill to forfeit certain railroad lands,
which was antagonized by Senator Do.ph
with a motion to go into executive session,
which was agreed to. When the doors were
opened Senator Plumb again attempted to
get the bill before the Senate un-
finished business, but the Worlds Fair
bill was given precedence. After passing
several private bills the Senate adjourned.
lin the House Mr.. Lawler (ll.) pre-
sented a protest of the Hardware Asso-
citation of the United States against the pro-
posed tariff rate on cutlery and guns, and
Mr.. Peters (kan.) presented a protest of CIT
liens of Kansas against any reduction of the
revenue until a service pension has been
granted. The House then went into Commit
tee of the Whole on the private calendar
and got into a wrangle over the Court Of
Claims bill. no business being completed.
Pension bills were considered at the evening
session.