The Iola register., 1890-08-01
THE WORLD AT LARGE.
Summary of the Daily News.
CONGRESSIONAL.

CONGRESSIONAL.
AFTER some preliminary sparring betweer
members the Senate on the 2lst took up tn.
bill to transfer the revenue marine service
from the Treasury to the Navy Department
which was laid aside at two O'Clock and the
Tariff bill taken up and Senator VOORHEES,
addressed the Senate in opposition to the
bill. When Mr.. Voorhees, concluded Senator
Coekrell announced the death OF Repre-
sentative Walker, OF Missouri. Resolutions
were agreed to, committee appointed to
attend the funeral and the Senate adjourned.
Soon after the House met the death OF
Representative Walker was announced and
resolutions of respect offered and adopted.
committee was appointed to attend the
funeral and the House adjourned.
In the Senate on the 22d bill was re-
ported and placed on the calendar giving
the widow of General Fremont pension OF
$4,000 year. The Indian Appropriation bill
was then considered at length, about half of
II being disposed OF, and after passing the
bill for the disposal of the Fort Ellis mill
tary reservation and another local bill
the senate adjourn ed. =. Immediately after
the journal was read in the House voting
began on the Original Package BILL The
Adams substitute, defining original pack
ages, was lost by a vote of SO yeas to l75
nays. When a vote was taken on the House
substitute for the Senate (or WILSON, bill it
was very close having but one majority on
the final vote was ll5 yeas to s6 nays, and
the bill as amended was passed by vote of
l76 yeas TO 3s nays, party lines being entire
ly ignored. conference was asked, and
the House considered the Bankruptcy bill
until adjournment The Original Pack
age bill as passed provides that when
ever any article of commerce is i'm
ported into any State from any other
State, Territory or foreign nation, and there
held or offered for sale, the same shall then
be subject to the laws of such State
Provided, that no discrimination shall be
made by any State in favor of its citizens
against those of other States and Territories
in respect to the sale of any article of com
merce, nor in favor of its own products
against those of like character produced in
other States or Territories. Nor shall the
transportation of commerce through any
State be obstructed, except for the neces-
sary enforcement of the health laws of such
State.
THE session OF the Senate on the 23d was
devoted entirely to further consideration of
the Indian Appropriation bill =. The Bank
ruptcy bill occupied the attention of the
House and it was not completed at adjourn
ment
WHEN the Senate met on the Path Senator
Morgan introduced bill to fix the limit of
value and to provide for the free coinage of
silver, which was referred. 1t provides that
the unit of value in the United States shall
be the dollar of 4l2l2 grains of standard sill
yer or rs $40 grains of gold, which shall be
a legal tender for all debts, and that
any owner of gold or silver bullion
may deposit IL at any mint to be
coined for his benefit free of charge
The Indian Appropriation bill was further
debated and finally passed. Senator Voor-
hees introduced a bill, by request of the La
Dor Alliance, to secure freedom of trade,
speech and the press and asked that it be
printed in the Record. to which Senator
Sherman objected, as being unusual. The
Tariff bill then came mp as unfinished bust
ness and the Senate adjourne ed . The House
spent the day in further considering the
Bankruptcy bill When a vote was reached
the substitute known as the Voluntary Bank
ruptcy bill was rejected and the Torrey bill
passed by III yC 5 to 81 nays, and the House
adjourned.
WHEN the Senate met on the 18th petitions
were presented from various parts of the
country protesting against the passage of
the Federal Election bill Senator Blair pre-
sented a memorial from a G. A. r. post ex-
pressing adherence at the action ofCongress
in allowing agents a fee of SO under the De-
pendent Pension bill motion to proceed
the motion to proceed with the Marine bill |
which prevailed, and that bill was consid-
cred until one o'clock when the Tariff bill
was taken up and debated until adjourn
ment :. In the House the Sundry Civil bill |
with Senate amendments was reported and |
after some sparring was taken up and de- |
bated until adjournment