The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1890-09-05
THE WORLD AT LARGE.
Summary Of the Daily News.
CONGRESSIONAL.

TIE Senate on the sd transacted no busi-
mesa Resolutions OF respect were offered
60 the late Senator Beck, eulogies delivered
by Senators Blackburn, Ingalls,, Carlisle.
Evsrts, Plumb, Vest and others, and the
Senate adjourned. After routine business
in the House the Lard bill was taken mp and
lively debate ensued. When q vote was
finally reached on the passage Of the bill
the result was yeas, Ill; nays, 46-no
quorum The House then adjourned.
In the Senate on the 18th when the Tariff
bill was taken mp Senator Aldrich asked
unanimous consent to fix a date for closing
debate on the bill and taking a vote. sena-
tor German, on behalf of the Democrats, vlr-
tually agreed with Mr.. kldrlch, and ex-
pressed a willingness to enter into some
mutual agreement, but Senator Plumb held
that the Tariff bill was Of too great
importance to be hurried through and
objected to the present consideration OF the
matter of Limitation Of debate, and 1t went
over. The lead ore paragraph OF the Tarin
bill was discussed at length, and after APP
pointing a committee to attend the funeral
of Representative Watson the Senate ad-
journed :. The conference report on the
sundry Civil bill was agreed to In the House
Mr.. O'Eeill announced the sudden death OF
Representative Watson, of Pennsylvania
and offered resolutions, which were adopted
A committee was appointed to attend the
funeral and the House adjourned
The Senate on the 76th agreed, by unani-
nous consent, to the memorandum of SEN
ator Aldrich in regard to limitation OF de-
bate on the Tariff bill The conference re-
port on the sundry Civil bill brought out
long discussion but was finally agreed 70 and
the Tariff bill resumed, the lead ore para
graph being under consideration Senator
Piumb's amendment to reduce the duty on
lead ore was rejected, Mr.. Plumb being the
only Republican who voted for reduction.
The sugar schedule was reached and the
Senate adjourned. The House spent the
entire day In filIibustering on the Lard bill
Much confusion prevailed, and all efforts to
secure a quorum having failed, the House
finally adjourned.
WHEN the Senate met on the 27th Senator
Plumb's resolution to forbid the sale of
liquors In the Senate wing of the Capitol
came up and a long debate followed, during
which IL was shown that Senators now did
not drink near as much as Senators did fifty
or seventy years ago, and for at least two
years no Senator had appeared on the floor
Intoxicated. The resolution was finally
sent to the Committee on Rules and the
Tariff bill debated until adjournment. The
House got into uproarious disorder over the
attempt to pass the Lard bill, during which,
Mr.. Cannon, of Illinois, had a personal tilt
Wilson, of Washington, and Beckwith, OF
New Jersey, came to blows During the up
roar a quorum disappeared. and as nothing
could be done the House adjourned
THE entire day in the Senate on the 18th
was devoted to consideration of the Tariff
bill.... The House passed the Lard bill by
vote of l26 to 81. a quorum being counted.
Many members then had something to say
in personal explanation of the riotous pro-
ceeding of the day before and the bill
constituting eight hours a days work in the
Government service was passed. No other
business of public importance was trans
acted and the House adjourned.
IN the Senate on the 29th Senator Blair
presented a memorial of the Women's Ma
tional Industrial League for the suppress
sion and punishment of the EARNED assas-
sins, known as the Pinkerton detectives"
which was referred. Senator Edmunds Of
red a concurrent resolution, which went
over, for an adjournment from September
19 to November 10 The Tariff bill was then
considered until adjournment. The day in
the House was occupied in Committee of
the Whole on private claims Among the
bills passed was that known as the Omnibus
Southern War Claims bill. The bill carries
appropriations of $4,000 At the evening
session pension bills were considered.