The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1890-04-25
THE WORLD AT LARGE.
Summary Of the Daily News
CONGRESSIONAL.

CONGRESSIONAL.
IN the Senate on the 18th MI. Plumb intro
duced bill for the disposition Of certain
funds In the treasury, which he explained
in q brief speech and the bill was referred
A message from the House announcing tn,
death OF Mr.. Randall was received and
upon motion of Senator Cameron, q
committee OF five, consisting of Sen
ators Quay, Allison, Dawes, VOORHEES,
and Eustis was appointed on the part Of the
Senate to attend the funeral and the Senate
then adjourned. When the House met Mr.
O'Nefll pal announced the death Of Hon
Samuel J. Randall, and upon his motion res
olutions OF sorrow were passed and com.
nittee Of nine consisting OF Messrs. O'Neill
Carlisle Harmer, Holman. Cannon, Forney,
Springer, Reilly and Mckinley appointed "a
attend the funeral and the House adjourned
SEVERAL petitions were presented In the
Senate on the 18th and several bills reported
from committees. A resolution offered BY
Senator Sherman was agreed to asking for
the report of Jesse spaulding. Government
director of the Pacific railways. a. to the
general management of such roada
After the disposition of other minor
business debate on the Montana case
was resumed and occupied the
Senate until adjournment. The House
further considered the Naval Appropriations
bill and finally passed IL A resolution for
the immediate consideration OF the bill to
define and regulate the Jurisdiction OF
the courts In the United States. was adopted
after brief fight and the bill passed, yeas
1sl, nays 10, the Speaker counting quorum,
and the House adjourned ..a
Soon after assembling on the 18th the Sen.
ate resumed debate on the Montana con-
test. A vote was finally reached and the
Republican claimants, Wilbur r. Sanders
and Thomas Z. Powers, seated by q strict
party vote-yeas 81 nays 26, and they were
sworn In. During the morning hour in the
House a bill was called up amending the
Alien Land law SO as 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 committee, pre-.
sented the views of the minority The MIL
itary Academy bill was then considered un-
Gil adjournment.
Senators from Montana were assigned to
the classes whose terms expire in 1898 and
1885 After disposing of routine business the
House Joint resolution for the appointment
of thirty medical examiners for the Pension
Bureau without reference to the Civil Ser
vice law was taken up and a warm debate
followed. An amendment was finally
adopted requiring the appointments
TO be under regulations prescribed
by the President, and before taking
final vote the Senate adjourned. .
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 ]. Randall, 1t being the
day OF his funeral.
In the Senate on the 18th Senator PIatt BY
request, introduced a bill Cor 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 Dolph
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 as I'M
finished business, but the Worlds Fair
bill was given precedence. After passing
several private bills the Senate adjourned
LIN the House Mr.. Lawler (lll.l 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 tkan.) presented a protest of cit
liens of Kansas against any reduction of the
revenue until service pension has been
granted. The House then went into Commit
tee of the Whole on the private calendar
and got into wranxle over the Court of
Claims bill, no business being completed.
Pension bills were considered at the evening
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