Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1890-07-05
THE WORLD AT LARGE.
summary of the DAILY News.
CONGRESSIONAL.


AFTER disposing OF unimportant routine
business the senate on the goth proceeded
with the Wyoming Admission bill which
was debated at length. The bill went over
and \ number OF bills only of local interest
passed and the Senate, after an executive
session, adjourned. ". The House resumed
consideration OF the Election bill, MIR. Lodge
tMass.) arguing In favor of and Mr. Hemp
hiil rs. c. against L. The House got into
some confusion during debate on the bill.
Mr.. Lehlbach (Republlcan, ". J.) also argued
against the bill Pending debate the House
adjourned.
THE Senate on the 27th further debated
.the bill for the admission OF Wyoming and
finally the billed passed by strict party
vote. The bill for the admission OF Idaho
was then taken up and went over until
Monday. Adjourned. The entire day In
the House wus taken mp In debate upon the
Election bill with the exception ofrecelving
one or two conference reports. The evening
session was devoted to the consideration OF
pension bills.
TEE day In the Senate on the 2sth was
quiet and OF little interest. A message from
the House was received asking a confer
ence on the Silver bill. The Senate took up
the calendar and passed number OF bills.
Among the bills passed was one to re. class
lily and nx the salaries OF railway postal
clerks by increasing the classes from five
20 seven and fixing the salaries ut $500.
$500, $1,000, $1,000. $780, 81 600 and $500,
and the bill to amend the Census
act by providing penalty for giving q fee
or bonus to a census enumerator or super.
visor, or receiving the same. :. The House
continued the debate on the Election bi |,
the most sensational feature of the debate
being the speech Of Mr. Ewart, OF North Car.
olina, q Republican, fercely denouncing the
bill. At late hour at night the House ad.
journed.
But little business was transacted by the
Senate on the 30th The House bill In rela-
ton to oaths In pension cases was taken up
and passed and the House bill for the ad.
mission OF Idaho as q State was taken up
and considered ut length but no final action
reached. Pending consideration of the con.
ference report on the District of Columbia
bill the Senate adjourned. In the House
the credentials OF W. w. Dickinson elected
60 succeed Hon. John G. Carlisle, of Ken.
lucky, we're presented and he was sworn in
Debate on the Federal Election bill was
then resumed and continued until adjourn.
ment-11 rs p. M.
The Senate on July disposed OF several
conference reports and then took up the bill
for the admission Cf Idaho as a State and It
finally PASSED without division. A message
was received from the House that It had re.
solved to adhere to its disagreement TO the
Senate amendments to the Legislative Ap. |
preparation bill and the Senate refused to
recede and another conference was ordered. |
After an executive session the Senate adj.
journed. :. The Election bill was resumed In |
the House and the amendment OF Mr.. Lehl.
bach (Rep.), Of New Jersey, providing that |
the bill shall apply to all Congressional dis
tricts, was defeated by q small vote. Debate |
then confined until adjournment, which
was late at night.