Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1890-07-10
NEWS OF THE WEEK.
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CONGRESS,


BUT little business was transacted by the
Senate on the 3Oth. The House bill in rela.
tion to oaths in pension cases was taken ur
and passed and the House bill for the ad-
mission of Idaho as State was taken UP
and considered at length but NO final action
reached Pending consideration of the con-
ference report on the District OF Columbfa
bill the Senate adjourned. In the House
the credentials of w. w. Dickinson, elected
to succeed Hon John G. Carlisle. OF Ken
lucky were presented and he was sworn in.
Debate the Federal Election bill was
then resumed and continued until adjourn
ment-1l :35 p. m.
THE Senate on July / disposed OF several
conference reports and then took up the bill
for the admission of Idaho as a State and II
finally passed without division. message
was received from the House that it had re-
solved to adhere to its disagreement to the
Senate amendments to the Legislative APP
preparation bill and the Senate refused to
recede and another conference was ordered.
After an executive session the Senate adj
tourned. The Election bill was resumed In
bach (Rep.), of New Jersey, providing that
the bill shall apply to all Congressional dis
tricts was defeated by small vote. Debate
then continued until adjournment, which
was late at night.
In the Senate on the I'd Senator Plumb re-
ported the bill to provide for the delivery OF
land patents to their rightful owners, and
asked for its immediate consideration.
Statements were made that there are 10000
patents not called for and q certain law firm
in Washington had procured list through
the collision of employees in the department
and had notified claimants that they could
have them upon the payment of a large fee.
The bill was to head off this job. 1t passed.
The Senate receded from its amendment
to the Legislative bill The bill to
place the American merchant marine upon
an equal footing with that of foreign
countries was then debated until adjourn
ment. The House had a lively debate on
the Election bill and when the hour OF two
O'Clock arrived the previous question was
ordered. All motions against the bill were
voted down and the bill was finally passed
by vote of 155 yeas to 149 nays, Messrs.
Coleman (La.) and Lehlbach IN. j., Repub-
lfcans, voting with the Democrats against
the bill. Adjourned.
WHEN the Senate met on the Sd several
messages were received from the President.
Senator Plumb offered a resolution, which
was agreed to. calling for information as to
the manufacture of articles at any of the
soldiers homes that come In competition
with any private enterprise. A resolution
of inquiry by Senator Plumb was also agreed
to in regard to the guarantee of bonds of
any other corporation by the Union Pacific
railroad. The subject of the bill passed on
the I'd in regard to undelivered land patents
led to a discussion that gave more informa-
tion to the blackmailing scheme of
the Washington firIn and collision of
officials in the departments. The two Postal
and Ship Subsidy bills were discussed at
some length and the Senate adjourned until
Monday. The House transacted very little
If any business. Mr.. Lodge asked a reprint
of the Federal Election bill with marginal
notes, which created a lively tilt and the re-
quest refused. The conference report on the
District of Columbia bill was presented,
pending debate on which the House ad-
journed until Monday.