Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1890-08-16
THE WORLD AT LARGE.
Summary OF the Daily News
CONGRESSIONAL.

CONGRESSIONAL.
AFTER preliminary morning business the
Senate resumed tho Tariff bill on the 9TH. thu
iron schedule being under consideration
The bill was laid aside to receive the con
ference report on the eundry Civil bill
which was ordered printed. Senator Hoar
from the Elections Committee, reported I
substitute for the House Federal Election
bill Placed on the calendar. and after re
ceivlng the conference report on the Fortl
fcatlons bill tho Senate adjourned. e. The
House In Committee OF the Whole about
completed the General Deficiency bill. and
q bill was passed applying the Interstate
Commerce law to unincorporated expires:
companies. and the House adjourned.
TEE Senate on the sth agreed to Senator
Piumb's concurrent resolution for the 70.
moval Of General Grants remains TO the
Arlington National cemetery. II agreeable TO
Mrs. Grant Tho conference report on the
Fortlfcatlons bill was agreed to. The con-
ference report on tho Sundry Civil bill was
agreed to and q new conference ordered on
the items on which there had been no agree.
ment. The Tariff bill was further
discussed and resolution passed accepting
from the National Encampment OF the G A.
r q statue and pedestal OF General Grant to
be erected In the capitol go. The House took
mp the General Deficiency bill and after
some discussion passed Il. The House then
got into tangle on n report from the Com
mittee on Rules to Immediately disagree to
Senate amendments to the Indian Appro'
priation bill The fact soon appeared that
no quorum was present and tho House ad'
journed-
THE Senate on the 9th further attempted
to consider the Tariff bill but no quorum was
present and an adjournment was soon had.
-. When the House met the Senate Joint
resolution vas passed by unanimous con-
sent accepting from the G. A. r. statue OF
General Grant. The resolution reported
from the Committee on Rules providing for
limited debate on tho Senate amendments
10 the lnd Appropriation bill came up
and after being adopted the House non-c con.
CURED In the Senate amendments and I'D
journed
AFTER disposlng OF routine business the
Senate on the 18th resumed consideration OF
the Tariff bill, the question being on sena-
tor Plumbs amendment to reduce the duty
on bailing iron. The amendment was re.
jected, three Republicans, Plumb, ingalls,
and Paddock, voting In the affirmative
with the Democrats. The monotony Of
considering the bill by paragraphs then
proceeded and but little progress was made.
A conference was ordered OH the Indian bill
and bill reported granting additional cler-
lCHt IOIC0 III tuC IbHblOU OIuCcs
-. The House further considered the con-
ference report on the sundry Civil bill The
report was agreed to and a further confer
ence ordered on items In dispute. Ad-
journed.
The Senate on the 18th passed the House
bill to require unincorporated express COM
panies to furnish statistics of business for
the census report. Senator Edmunds pre-
scented the motion for change Of the rules
so as to limit debate on the Tariff BILL which
was laid on the table and ordered printed.
Senator Blair's resolution changing the
rules was also laid on the table.
The Tariff bill was then debated until nd.
journment. the tin plate schedule being I'M
der consideration. The House passed
Joint resolution extending to August 70 the
appropriations for the support OF the Gov.
eminent Arrsolution was adopted for the
arrest Of absent members. The proceedings
Of the House were unimportant, the attend.
ance being light.