Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1890-10-02
NEWS OF THE WEEK.
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CONGRESS.


and passed. Senator Blair's resolution to
amend tho Constitution In relation to the
manufacture, expectation. Importation and
sale Of liquors was reached but not voted
upon After some time spent In Committee
of the Whole the eenate went into execu-
tive session and soon adjourned. The
House vainly attempted to secure quorum
to dispose Of the Lam gston- Ven able contest.
ed election case, and adjourned.
In the Senate on tho 23d Mr.. Halo intro
duced joint resolution. which was re-
ferred, for the erection in the District OF
Columbia of O memorial building which
shall be a suitable monument to the memory
of u. 8. Grant. and which fs to contain
military museum. A few unimpOrtant bills
were passed, and after an executive session
the Senate adjourned The House finally Sc
cured a quorum of Rapublican members and
decided two election cases. unseatfng Ven
able, from Virginia, and seating Langston
(colored), and unseating Elliott. OF South
Carolina, and seating Miller (colored). The
contestants were sworn in and then the
House went into Committee OF the Whole,
and soon adjourned.
AFTER disposing OF routine business the
Senate on the Path considered bills on the
calendar unot jected to- The conference re-
port on the House bill to increase the num-
Der of the board of managers OF the
National Military Home of Volunteer
Soldiers was agreed to. The Senate
bill to define and regulate the jurisdiction
of the courts of the United States was
passed 1t establishes a Circuit Court OF
Appeals. The bill to establish United
states Land Court was discussed until ad-
journment. In the House DIR. Hit (IlI) re-
ported a resolution calling on the President
for Information as to the killing of General
Barrundia on board an American vessel
by Guatemalan authorities, which was
adopted. The resolution expunging from
the Record the late speech of Mr.. Kennedy
CO.,, which criticised the Senate severely,
was debated at length and finally passed
by $50 yeas to IS nays. The Senate bills
granting $4,000 year pension to the widows
of Generals Fremont, Mcclellan and Crook
passed. The remainder of the session was
spent In Committee of the Whole.
In the Senate on the 18th conference was
ordered on the Deficiency bill, and Mr..
Plumb reported joint resolution authorIz-
ing an extension of one year OF the time for
payment for land on redemption or home
stead where crops had failed The House
bill to prevent the product of convict labor
from being used for any department was
passed. Anulhber of local bills passed, and
pending consideration of the Land Court
bill the Senate adjourned. In the House
the conference report on the Land Forfeit
ure bill was adopted. Mr. Enloe (Tenn.),
on question of privilege, offered
resolution for the investigation of q
charge that the postmaster of the House
was specializing upon his office, which was
amended to extend to the postmaster of the
last House and adopted. Several conference
reports were adopted. The bill defining the
duty of the sergeant at arms was passed.
The bill Is the outgrowth of tn" silcott de-
falcation. A bill passed appropriating ST..
OOO, OV0 for the purchase of ore for the manu-
facture of nickel steel armor for the navy,
and the House adjourned.
AFTER dispOsing of minor busin ess on the
26th the Senate took up the calendar and
passed a number of local bills, among them
a bill to authorize the construction of a
bridge across the Missouri river within one
mile above WyandOtte. Kan. The House bill
to amend the Alien Contract Labor law was
discussed and several amendments agreed,
but no final action reached. A bill to
thorize the construction. Of b. idge across
the Missouri river in Boone County, No.
passed and the Senate adjourned. In the
House Mr.. Enloe q enn.), upon question of
privilege, offered a resolution making other
charges of specializing upon his Office toy
the postmaster of the House and asking
for an investigation, which led to a tilt be-
tween Mr.. Enloe and the Speaker, in which
Mr.. Blount (Ga.) took part. The resolution
was finally adopted. A number of local bills
passed, among them one for the sale of the
New York Indian lands in Kansas. At this
point Mr.. Mckinley uttered with the con-
ference report on the Tariff bill and pend
ing its reading the House took recess, be-
fore which Mr. Mckinley offered resolu-
ton for adjournment Tuesday. An evening
session was held for considering pension
bills.