Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1890-12-27
THE WORLD AT LARGE.
Summary Of the Daily News
CONGRESS-.

In the Senate on the 18th Mr.. Sherman re
ported bill against the contraction of tn,
currency. The elections bill came up as tn,
SECULAR order and Senator Coke spoke nj
length In opposition and Senator Cullom IL
favor, who accepted the bill rs the best thai
Good be framed 10 meet the evils complained
OF, but he reserved tho right to favor such
amendments rs he thought necessary. Sen
ator Bate opposed the bill because he be-
lieved IL struck down the freedom of the bal
lot. Pending his remarks tho Senate nd
3ourned. E. The House passed the Senate bill
amending the Inter. State commerce act, and
after squabble the Senate bill to place the
American merchant marine on an equal foot
ing with that OF other nations (the subsidy
bilD was debated In committee until adjourn.
ment
In the Senate on the 18th Mr.. Stanford, In a
lengthy speech, advocated his bill issuing
money based upon land values, which shall
be loaned ut two per cent. The bill was re.
ferred. The printing deficiency bill was
passed. Mr.. Bate then resumed his argu.
ment against the elections bill MIR. Gibson
opposed the bill rs unreasonable, and Mr..
Stewart opposed II because its enforcement
In the South would be disastrous to both
races Adjourned. The House, after some
debate, agreed to the conference report con-
ferrlng certain powers on the Baltimore Il
Potomac railroad in the District of Colum.
bia; also the conference report rs to the di-
vision of certain Sioux Indian lands In Da-
kota. and then adjourned.
THE Senate on the 20th passed n number of
private pension bills and transacted some
other business of no general Importance
6r. Ingalls, was granted two weeks leave of
absence. The elections bill was then laid
before the Senate. Mr.. Paddock gave notice
that II debate on the bill was to be of any
length OF time he would call up the pure food
bill, which the people demanded. Mr.
Spooner spoke ut length in favor of the bill
He defended Johnny" Davenport. and ar
gued that the people of the country would
not haggle at any measure which tended To.
ward securing pure elections. Mr.. Ingalls,
criticised the manner of the forming OF the
Constitution of Mississippi The conference
report on the bill approprlatlng money for
public building ut Kansas City was agreed to.
Adjourned. :. The house consumed much
time In conference reports on public build.
ing bills. The deficiency bill was considered
at length and the part providing for the pay
ment of Senate session clerks and clerks TO
Senators non -concurred IN. Adjourned.
WHEN the Senate met on the 22d no quorum
was present, and 1t was fully half AN hour
before one was secured. The bill to estab'
fish q record and pension Office of the War
WuS TepOTtcu pusscu'
conference report on the Sioux reservation
bill was agreed to, and the House amend
ments to the deficiency bill striking out the
pay of Senate clerks) was disagreed to. The
elections bill was then taken up and Mr.. Hig-
gins favored and Mr.. Voorhees, opposed 1t In
lengthy speeches. Adjourned. The pro-
ceedngs OF the House were unmportant,
District Of Columbia business being under
consideration.
AT the expiration Of the morning hour In
the Senate on the 23d Mr.. Sherman reported
the caucus bill to provide against the con.
traction OF the currency. Placed on the cal
endar Mr.. Call then. addressed the Senate
In opposition to the elections bill, speaking
for four hours. Mr.. Mcpherson took the floor,
but yielded to Mr.. Aldrich, who gave notice
OF his intention to move an amendment to
the rules to close debate on any bill. Laid
over. Pending Mr.. McPherson's speech
against the elections bill the Senate adj
journed until Saturday. Soon after the
House met the Speaker announced appoint.
ments to vacancies ON several committees
and the House adjourned until Friday.