The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1890-06-13
THE WORLD AT LARGE.
Summary OF the Daily News.
CONGRESSIONAL.


WHEN the Senate met on June petitions
we're presented and a number OF bills re-
ported and placed on the calendar. Senator
Plumb introduced a bill, prepared by Mr.
SC. Johns, of New York, for the purchase OF
silver TO use as lawful money. The confer
ence report on the Military Academy bill
was agreed to- The conference report on
the Army Appropriation bill was presented
and the question of the sale OF liquor
at the canteens in Prohibitory states
discussed. 1t forbids the sale of liquors TO
enlisted men in such States. number OF
Senators favored the proposition TO make II
apply to officers as well as men. The report
was adopted and the silver bill disguised
until adjournment....The proceedings OF
the House were unimportant number oil
bills of a local nature passed, among them
the Senate bill to divide the judicial district
of the State of Kansas into two divisions.
Adjourned.
AFTER the report of comm ittees In the
Senate on the Sd the resolution of Senator
Edmunds for an Investigation of the man
agement OF the Fish Commissioner Office
was the subject OF lively discussion, there
being serious charges against the conduct
of the office. The resolution went over and
several bills passed. Debate on the Silver
bill was then resumed and continued, SEN
ators Pugh and Farwell both addressing the
Senate on the subject. The proceedings in
the House were brief and uninterestfng, the
contested election case from Alabama OF
NcDuffie against Turpin occupying most of
the time.
THE Senate on the 4th agreed to the reso-
luton for an inquiry into the management
OF the Fish Commissioners Office. The For
tifcations bill was then taken up, discussed
and passed. Senator Frye offered joint
resolution to authorize the President to
form alliances with foreign countries for the
suppression of the liquor traffic. Referred,
and the Senate adjourned. The House
further wrestled with the Alabama contest
ed election case of McDuffie VS.. Turpin and
seated McDuffie by a vote of 100 to 1l5 A
correction was ordered in the enrolment of
the Customs Administrative bill and the
House adjourned.
Soon after assembling on the 5th the Sem
ate resumed debate on the Silver bill. Sem
ators Hiscock and Sherman addressed the
Senate in opposition to free coinage and
Senator Stewart favored it. Several unim-
portant bills passed and Senator Blair in.
troduced a bill to prohibit the expectation
of alcoholic liquors to Africa and the islands
of the Pacific ocean. Adjourned. When
the House met Mr.. Mckinley, from the Com
mittee on Rules, reported a resolution pro-
viding for immediate consideration of the
Silver bill, the previous question to be or
dered Saturday at three O'Clock. This
brought on a spirited fight. but the resolution
was finally adopted by vote of 12o yeas to
1I6 nays, eleven Republicans and the Demo
Gratis voting against it as having a tendency
to shut off debate and amendments. The
Republican caucus bill was then offered as
a substitute and debate continued until
adjournment. The bill authorizes the pur-
chase of silver bullion to the aggregate
amount of 81 100000 each month at the mar
ket price, not exceeding 81 for 81 2o-l OH
grains, for the payment of which treasury
notes are to be issued which are to be legal
tender and redeemable in coin.
THE Senate on the 9Th had the Silver bill
under consideration and Senator Plumb
spoke at length in favor of silver. mes
sage was received from the President in re-
lation to the landing of an armed force at
Cedar Keys, Fla, which was referred. A
resolution was agreed to calling on the Sec
cretary of the Interior for copies of the cor
respondence on the subject of intruders in
the Indian Territory, etc Adjourned. The
silver debate was resumed in the House and
continued during the day and at the evening
session.