Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1890-04-12
THE WORLD AT LARGE.
summary OF the Daily News
CONGRESSIONAL.

AFTER routine business on the Sd the Sen.
ate resumed tho Montana election case and
after several Senators spoke the matter
went over until Monday. Tho House bill to
amend the census law providing for the
enumeration OF the Chinese population was
taken mp and after some debate went over.
Adjourned until Saturday In the House Mr..
Lodge (Mass.) presented petition from the
New England Shoe and Leather Association
against the imposition OF duty on hides.
Several motions were disposed OF and two
bills passed amending the articles OF war In
regard 20 trial and punishment by courts
martial The Idaho Admission bill was again
taken up and Mr.. Perkins (Kan.) concluded
his remarks In advocacy OF II. After long
debate vote was finally reached and there
were 100 yeas to one nay, the Democrats
Withholding their votes. Tho Speaker
counted a quorum present and the bill was
declared rs having passed. The Democrats
announced that this would be made test
question rs to the right OF the Speaker to de-
clare quorum present. Adjourned.
THE House on tho 9TH considered private
pension ILLS thst had come over from the
previous Friday. Mr.. stone (Mo.) made n
vigorous protest against extravaganza In
pension matters, and Messrs. Lane I'LL }.
Chapman mich }. Dolllver Iowa) and Flower
IN. " spoke as vigorously In favor al liber'
nj pensions. The i've pension bills under
consideration then passed. The private cal.
endar was then considered In Committee OF
the Whole and IN evening session held for
the consideration OF pension bills.
THE Senate on the 6th passed substitute
for the Oklahoma Townsite bill recently
passed by the House. protest from the
Methodist Episcopal Mission was presented
against the bill for the deportation or i'm
prisonment of Chinese found In this country
without certificates. The bill authorizing
the Secretary OF War to place on file in the
War Department the names Of the officers
and members Of the Frontier Guards
(under James II. Lane) mustered In
1851 and issue discharges to them was
passed Then after passing lls private bills
the Senate adjourned. The House passed
the bill amending tho articles OF war In re-.
gard to the appointment OF courts martial
In time OF peace Also q bill increasing TO
eleven the membership OF the board OF man
ayers OF the National Military Home; also
bill giving preference to graduates OF West
Point In appointments from civil life 20 the
army. After tributes to the memory OF Rep.
resentative Butler, OF New York, the House
adjourned.
THE entire session OF the Senate on the eth
was devoted to debate on the Montana cleo
ton case, no final action being renchcd..
When the House met Mr.. Morrill, (Kan. }
moved to suspend the rules and pass with
q substitute) the Senate Dependent Pension
bill. The substitute provides a service pen
sion OF So per month to soldiers
who have attained the age OF g. years
or who are dependent After lengthy de-
bate the motion 10 suspend the rules was
lost by vote OF r9 yeas to 81 nays. not the
necessary two-thirds. Among the bills
passed was one for public building ut Sa
lima, Kan. ut a cost OF $4,000, and n bill for
two additional land.offi es In Nebraska
The Naval Appropriation bill was then con
sldered until adjournment
In the Senate in the Sth Mr. morrill, Kan.
reported back the House bill to admit free
Of duty articles intended for the ST. Louis
Exposition In 1890 that might be lmporte |
frGm Mexico. The bill was amended to read
"and other American Republics and the DO
mlnion OF Canada" and the bill passed.
After disposing of resolutions the Mon.
tana case was taken up and further
debated but laid aside and the Anti. Trust
bill taken up and passed as Il came from the
judiciary Committee. The House passed
several bills Of minor Importance. and II bill
making an appropriation to cover the ST..
colt dcfalcation pa .sed The INV Il Appro.
prlation bill was then considered In Com.
mlttec OF tho Whole until adjournment