The Globe-republican., 1890-01-29
THE WORLD AT LARGE.
Summary Of the Daily News.
CONGRESSIONAL.

UNDERESTIMATE
WHEN the Senase met on the 10th petition.
we're presented and committees reported
Several bills, local in their character
passed and Senator Pasco, of Florida, ad
dressed the Senate on the paragraph in thu
Presidents message relating to federal con
troll of elections. and was replied to by Sena
tor Chandler. :. When the House met thu
Speaker appointed the Worlds Fair com
mittee as follows: Messrs. Gambler (Mass. }
Hit Qn), Bowden (va-). Belden IN. ~
Frank (Mo.), Springer Cll), Hatch (MO.)
Wilson wv. Val and Flower N. W. Aftel
the introduction of large number Of bill.
the House, in Committee of the Whole, re
sumed consideration of the Oklahoma Town
site bill When the committee rose several
bills were reported from committees and the
House adjourned.
In the Senate on the 21st Senator Blair pre-.
scented q petition from the African American
Episcopal Zion Church of America In favor
OF the Blair Educational bill and asked to
have it pI inted in full in the Record but as his
was the only vote in favor of the motion the
request was refused. The bill in regard q
requiring the next census to show the mum.
Der of mortgaged farms, ETC., which had been
reported adversely, was called up in order
that Senator Berry might speak upon the
subject. After a lengthy discussion the bill
went over Several bills then passed and
the Senate adjourned. :. The House con-
sumed three hours in debating a ruling by
the Speaker and then further considered the
Oklahoma Townsite bill until adjournment.
In the Senate on the ed. after the intro
duci ion of several resolutions, consideration
Of the bill requiring the Superintendent of
the Census to ascertain what per cent. OF the
people owned their farms and the number
mortgaged was resumed and after q lengthy
discussion the bill was recommitted. The
Blair Educational bill was then reached and
went over until Monday week by consent.
The Senate refused to concur In the House
amendment to the Joint resolution
making an appropriation for removing
Bnags from the Missouri river and
confer snce was ordered. After amending
pr removing snags from the Missouri river
~ reducing the amount to SIS, OOO which
passed, the House resumed consideration of
the Oklahoma Townsite bill, which after
snany amendments was finally passed. 1t
Onvalidates the claims OF all who entered the
Territory before the Presidents proclama-
fion took effect. The remainder of the ses-
sion was spent in Committee of the Whole.
WHEN the Senate met on the 23d Senator
Vest presented the credentials OF William A.
Ozark and Martin Maginnis as Senators from
Montana The four gentlemen claiming to
be Senators from Montana were admitted to
the privileges OF the floor pending
the contest Several bills were reported
and one or two0passed, when Senator
Ingalls, addressed the Senate upon the
race question lin opposition to Senator But
1er's bill to encourage the emigration of col
ored people from the United States). at the
conclusi n of which the Senate adjourned
until Monday. When the House met the
Committee on elections submitted q major
ity report in the West Virginia case of Smith
W. Jackson, in favor of the contestant The
minority sustained the sitting member, Jack
son. After brief session in Committee of
the Whole the House adjourned.
THE Senate was not in session on the 2lth,
and the House, after insisting on its amend
Ment to the bill for removing obst.uctions
from the Missouri river and passing the bill
for a bridge at or near Kansas City, went
into Committee of the Whole for tt(e further
consideration OF the Customs Admin stra-
tive bill. When the Committee rose Mr.
Peters (Kansas) introduced an Irrigation
bill and the House adjourned.