Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1890-09-20
THE WORLD AT LARGE.
Summary of the Daily News
CONGRESSIONAL.

WHEN lie Senate met on the nth Mr.. Nor
Ran's resolution calling on the s crctary oil
the Interior for information as TO certain
railroad lands was agreed to- The confer
ence report on the Railroad Land Forfeiture
bill was discussed mt some length. but no
dnal action reached before adjournment. -.
The House again wrestlrd with the quorum
problem and as none appeared In sight nd'
journed.
THE Senate on the 18th passed a bill to sub
ject to State taxation National bnnk notes
and United States Treasury notes the same as
other money. The conference report on the
Railroad Land Forfeiture bill was then de.
bated until adjournment, no action being
reached. :. In tine House the Tariff bill was
received from the Senate and referred to
the Ways and. Means Committee. Then a
quorum suddenly disappeared and the
House was compelled to adjourn-thc fight
being upon the contest to unseat Mr.. Ven.
able, from Virginia. and award the seat to
Langston. his colored cont. stant
In tho Senate on the 18th public business
was suspended and eulogies delivered upon
the late Representative Randall, of Penn.
sylvania, after which the Senate adjourned
until Monday. =. No business was transacted
in the House. The journal was approved
without fllibusterlng and eulogies delivered
upon the late Senator Beck and the House
A01Ournou until MOnuuy.
THE Senate on the 18th disposed OF sixteen
bridge bills. Among other bills passed was
the bill to create the Office OF auditor Of
railroad accounts, which requires all sub
sidlzed roads to send reports Ia that off or;
also the Senate bill for the relief OF certain
Officers and enlisted men of the First Kansas
colored volunteers. The conference report
on the Railroad Forfeiture bill was then
considered until adjournment -. When the
House met Dir. Mckinley reported back
the Tariff bill, with the Senate amend.
ments, with the recommendation that the
amendments be non .concurred in Re-
ferred to the Committee OF the Whole. Mr.
Nc Kinley also reported a resolution for the
immediate consideration OF the bill, which
was adopted. The resolution, however. was
the occasion OF q long debate. The Senate
amendments were non concurred IN and
conference appointed Mr.. Enloc (Tcnn)
offered n resolution reproducing and con-
demning the utterances OF Mr.. Kennedy
(Ohio) In his late speech In which the Sen.
ate was severely CIR .ticlsed. Pending action
the House adjourned.
AFTER passing several bills OF minor inn
portance on the 10th the Senate resumed
consld Grafton OF the conference report on
the Land Forfeiture bill, and after some de-
bate II was agreed to The House Anti-LCt.
terry bill was then taken up and passed with.
out discuss on. The bill to repeal the tim
Der culture laws was discussed at some
length, passed with several amend
ments and conference Asked.
After passing several local bills the
House proceeded to consider the
Enloe resolution In regard to the speech OF
Mr. Kennedy, of Ohio, in which he Is charged
with using supplementary language, the
question being on a Iont of order raised
by Mr.. G. osvener aga inst the rcso luticn The
Speak, overuled the point OF order, and
after n long Tx the resolution was REFERRED
to the Judiciary Co mmlttee to examine into
the matter and report. After passing sew.
eral local bills and the appointment Of n
conference on the Tariff bill the House ad.
journed