Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1890-06-28
THE WORLD AT LARGE.
summary of the Daily News
CONGRESSIONAL.

CONGRESSIONAL
AFTER committees reported In the Senate
on the 18th the House bill extending for one
year the time FIR commenc ny and con-
structing bridge across the Missouri river
at or near Kansas c ~ passed. The Legisla.
tive, Executive and Judicial Appropriation
bill was considered for time and laid aside
message was received from the President
In relation to reciprocal commercial treaties
with the Latin American nations, In con.
nectlon with which senator Hale presented
an amendment to be offered TO the Tariff
bin authorizing the President to de-
declare the ports OF this country open
and free TO all products OF the American
hemisphere upon which no export duty IL
imposed 80 long rs such nations shall ad
init free the products of this country. After
eulogles on Messrs. Nuttng and WILDER. OF
New York, the Senate adjourned. After
the journal had been read In the House Mr..
Mills (Texas) objected 10 It's approval on the
ground that it had not been read In full
The objection was that the reference Of the
Senate Fee Coinage bill was surreptltious
and was by the Speaker and not or.
cered by the House. The Speaker
refused to recognize Mr.. Mills but
recognized Mr.. Mckinley, who moved the
approval Of the journal and demanded the
previous question. This brought on long
wrangle and Mr. McKlnleys motion was
finally defeated by u small majority. A mo-
tIon to reconsider was lost Pending mo.
ton to approve the journal as corrected.
striking out the clause by which the Silver
bill was referred to the Committee on Coin.
age. Weights and Measures, the House ad'
journed.
SOON after the Senate met on the 20th
Senator Stewart rose to question Of priv.
lege and denied the special sent out from
Washington as to u conflict between himself
and Senator Reagan In the marble room,
and Senator Reagan said there never had
been any controversy or Ill feeling between
himself and Senator Stewart and that the
dispatch was false. The Legislative. Ex.
ecutive and Diplomatic bill was then com.
pleted and passed. Adjourned. The con.
troversy was resumed In the House over
the approval OF the journal Of Wednesday
as to this reference OF the Free Coinage bill,
the question being on Mr.. Mills motion for
the previous question upon the apr oval OF
the journal as amended The previous
question was ordered by vote Of l2s to liz
and the Journal, as amended, approved by
n vote OF lS1 to l29. A long wrangle was then
INDUCED In, and without finally disposing
Of the question as to the status Of the bill
the House adjourned
WHEN the Senate met on the 2lst Mr.. Ed
munds' resolution for q committee to take
into consideration the administrative ser.
vice OF the Senate was adopted. TIE House
bill supplementary to the act OF March, 1882,
In relation to po ygamy. providing that all
funds lately belonging to the Mormon Church
in Utah should be devoted to the common
schools OF that Territory, was taken up and
after some debate passed.. After disposing
OF matters Of little general interest the Sen
ate went into executive session. The Sill
yer bill controversy was resumed In the
House and the day consumed In the efforts
OF the friends OF free coinage to get the Sen
ate bill before the House, but after long
fight they were defeated and the bill sent TO
the Coinage Committee. After sending the
Senate amendments to the Fort Ihcations bill
90 q conference the House adjourned.
SOON after meeting on the 23d the Senate
passed the Agricu tural bill. The conference
report on the Dependent Pension bill was
taken up aud Senators Berry and German
spoke against 1t, and Senators Davis and
Ingalls, favored 1t After other Senators had
spoken the conference report was agreed to
by vote Of 81 yeas to Is nays. After order.
ing a conference on the FOrtifcations bill
the Senate adjourned. The day in the
House was occupied IN Committee OF the
Whole on District OF Columbia business.
Just before adjourning the House failed to
agree to the conference report on the De-
pendent Pens on bill but insisted on dis.
agreeing to the Senate amendments.
THE Senate on the Path agreed to the con.
ference report on the Naval Appropriation
bill and considered the Post office Appro
priatlon bill ut some length and IL finally
passed The Diplomatic bill was then taktn
up and among the amendments agreed to
were those increasing the salary at Minis
tiers to the Argentine Republic and United
ttAtes OF Colombia from 81, 800 to $4,000
and the Minister TO Denmark from
5000 to $500, and the bill passed
tho Conference report on the Pension APP
prOpriation bill was agreed to and the Senate
adjourned. After routine business in the
House the Committee on Rules presented
resolution for the immediate consideration
Of the Silver bill, which was adopted. The
Cha rman Of the Coinage Committee (AIr.
Conger) then presented the report OF the
committee recommending that the House
n0n-concur in the senate amendments and
ask for conference Mr.. Bland (Mc.) moved
that the House concur, and pending debate,
which was of considerable length, the
House adjourned.