The Globe-republican. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1889-1910, 1890-03-05
NEWS OF THE WEEK.
Cleaned By Telegraph and Mail
CONGRESS.

WHEN the Senate met on the 18th Senator
Chandler rose to q question OF privilege and
offered a resolution censuring Senator Gail
of Florida, for Objectionable language used
in debate on the question OF the assassina'
tion Of a deputy United States marshal IN
Florida. After both Senators had spoken
the resolution went over. The Blair Educa.
debated, and after passing several bridge
bills and an executive session the Sen
ate adjourned. The House devoted
the entire session to voting on
the choice of location for the Worlds Fair,
the galleries being crowded with interested
spectators. The first ballot resulted: Chi
cago, lis; New York. q; st. Louis, 81; Wash
ington, Sc; Cumberland Gap.l Seven bal.
lots were taken resulting in no choice but
on the eighth ballot Chicago was chosen. the
vote being, Chicago, ISL; New York, lO7; st.
Louis Is; Washington, Is The result was
greeted with a thunder Of applause. and
amid the uproar the House adjourned
In the Senate on the 18th among the bills
placed on the calender was one to authorize
the purchase Of gold and silver bullion and
the issue of treasury notes in paymentthere
of. 1t directs the purchase OF silver bullion
to the amount Of s. 500. 600 q month and as
much gold bullion as may be offered and the
issue therefor OF treasury notes, and re-
pcals the law directing the coinage OF 1000.
600 silver dollars per month. The Chandler
resolution in regard to Senator Call was then
taken up and Senators Call and Chandler In.
dulged in a bitter personal tilt Debate on
the Blair Educational bill occupied the re-
mainder of tho session. In the House bill
passed authorizing the substitution OF q
draw for the pontoOn bridge at Leaven-
worth, Kan. The Oklahoma bill was cOnsid-
cred in Committee OF the Whole until ad-
journment
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Senate on the 10th, a iarge number OF pension
and private bills passed; also bill. appro.
priating SlpO, 600 for a public building AT To.
peka. Kan , AMI bill to provide for Judi
cial determination Of the controversy be-.
tween the United States and Texas as to
Greer County, Texas. The Educational bill
was further discussed, and after an execu-
tive session the Senate adjourned. The
House took up the contested election case
district of West Virginia, an debate con-
tinued until adjournment
THE Senate on the 9th passed bill for the
erect on and l cation OF a bronze statue to
Columbus and the removal of the naval
monument to n new site 1t arpropriates
S75,GQ The bill to declare trusts unlawful
was then considered until the Senate went
into executive session aud ad ;ourne,i. The
House concluded the contested election case
Of Atkinson VS.. Pendletrn, from the First
West Virginia district, by seating the con-
tcstant by a strict party vote. TIL" Demo
Gratis rcfrained from voting to make a test
question, but the Speaker dcclar quorum
present and Atkinson was sworn in. The
Urgency Deficiency bill was then considered
until adjournment
In the Senate on the 9Th Senator ingalls,
was chosen President pro tenn and took his
seat as presiding OFF er. Senator Blair had
more complaints to make against the press
for not publishing more Of his speech on the
Educational bill. Pension m ,tters then re-
ceived some attention but no final action.
and the House bill for the appointment Of
two persons to represent the United States In
the NJ 'drid International conference passed.
Adjou ned until Monday. The House fur
Their considered the General Deficiency bill.
which was passed. 1t appropriates $23,S o. :
900. the largest item being an appropriation
of s2I 10000 for The payment OF pensioners
of the war of 1872 and Mexican w,r. Private
bills were then considered until adjourn.
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