The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1890-10-03
NEWS OF THE WEEK.
Cleaned By Telegraph and Nan.
CONGRESS.

/ Is the Senate ON tn. ed Mr. Hale intro
| duccd joint resolution. which was re-
| ferred, far the erection in tbs District 81
Columbia of n memorial building. which
shall be -uitabe monument TO the memory
/ OF u, s. Grant. and which Is fe contain a
military museum Afew unimrortaot bills
were passed, and after executive session
the Senate adtournei- the III use nnaiiy Sc
cured quorum Of II publican members nd
decided two election cases. nn seating Ven
able. from Virginia, and seating I<sngston
(coiored). and unseatinV Elliott q South
Carolina. and seating Miller tcoiofed1. The
contestants were sworn in and then the
House went into Committee OF the Whole,
and soon adjourned. .
AFTER disposIng oil routine business the
Senate on The oath considered bills on the
port on the III. use bill to increase the num-
Der OF the board of managers OF the
sati2nai Oil fsry Home OF volunteer
Soldiers was agreed to- The Senate
bill to define and regulate the jurisdis tion
OF the courts of the United States was
PASSED IL tab.ishes a Circuit Court OF
Appe ais. The bill to establish q United
States Land Court was discussed until ad-
iournment.-.-I Ia this Ii" use Dir. Hit tIiI.) re-
| ported a resolution calling on the President
for inform aiton as to the hi ling of General
Barrnudia on board American vessel
by Guatemaian authorities, VIII eh was
adopted The resolution .expuaging from
| the Record the late speech a Mr. Kennedy
(O-). which trii iclsed the Senate evcIely,
was debated at length and finally passed
by $50 yeas to IS nays. The Sen tie bills
granting $40 a year pc nsion to the widows
OF Generals Fremont. Mcclellan and Crook
passed. The remainder Of the session was
spent In COmmi tee of the Whole
Ii the Senate on tho 25th a conference was
ordered on the Deficiency bill, and Mr..
Plumb reported a Joint resolution authorix-
ing extension OF one year OF the time for
payment for land on pre-em ption or home
stead where crops had failed The House
bill to prevent the product of convict labor
passed. number of LEGAL bills passed, and
pending consideration of the Land Court
bill the Senate adiourned--..I In the House
the conference report ON the Land ForfeIt-
ure Dill was adopted. Ar Enloe lTenn.),
on rs.o,a aneg,i9n Of, Of priviirg- Offered
charge that the postmaster or the House
was speculating upon his office, which was
amended to extend to the postmaster of the
last House and adopted. sever.I conference
reports were adopted The bill defining the
duty OF the sergeant at arms passed
The bill Is the outgroWth OF tn siicott de-
falf alton. A LiIi passed appropriating ST.
oeo.ooo for the purchase of ore for The manu-
facture of nickel steel arrnor for the navy,
aud the House adjourned
AFTER disposinx of minor business on the
2oih the Senate took up the calendar nnd
passed number OF local bills, among the m
q bill to authorize the construction of a
bridge across the Missouri RIVER within one
mile above Wyandotte Kan The House bill
TO amend the Alien Contract Labor law was
discussed and several amendments agreed,
bur final action reached. A bill to au.
thorizs the construction of a b ilge across
the Missouri river in Boone County, No.,
passed and the Senate adjourned. the
House Mr. Entoe q enn.) upon a question of
privilege, offered a resolution making other
charges of specuIatin upon his Office by
tne postmaster or the House and asking
FOR an investigation. which led to a tilt be-
tween MIR. Enioe and the Speaker, in which
MI Bionnt (Ga.) took part. The resolution
was nna ly adopted number OF local bills
passed. among them one for the sale of the
New York Indian lands in Kansas. At this
point Mr.. Mckinley entered with the con-
ference report on tho Tariff bill and pend
ing Its rending the House to X a recess, be-
fore which MIR. Mckinley offered a resolu-
lion for ad1Ournment Tuesday. An even ing
session was held for considering pension
bills.
In the Senate on the 27th Mr. Morgan in
troduced bill TO forfeit certain Northern
Pacific road land grants. The House .rrso-
luton author ng the Secretary OF he Navy
to purchase nickel ore for use in manufact-
uring nickel steel armor was passed. After
considering several bills for some time but
finishing mono the Senate adjournod......
When the House met the conferer ce
report on the Tariff bill was taken
up and debated until 5:s) o'clock, when the
previous question was ordered AMI the con-
ference report agreed to by vote of 1872 yeas
to 81 nays. u strict party vote. with the ex-
eepfion of Messrs. Coleman, Featherstone
an Kelley (kan.). who v1ted In the mega
tive W tn the ID -fnocrats. A resolution for
mai adjournment Tuesday was then
adopted, and the House adjourned.