Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1890-04-10
NEWS OF THE WEEK.
Cleaned BY Telegraph ana Man.
CONGRESS.

L CONG1k$EsSSs
| TIE Senate on the 81st disaereed 70 thu
| House amendments to the bill for q public
| building ut Atchison. Kxn., and asked for 9
| conference. The Dependent Pension bill
| was then taken mp. the first question to dis
pose of being Senator PIumb's amendment
| a. to arrears of pensions, making pensions
on account of wounds or injuries or disease
| commence from the death or discharge of the
| soldier. To an inquiry Senator Plumb said
| that the cost of removing the Limitations OF
| arrears would approximate $500, 100000 The
amendment was finally rejected by vote OF
yeas to IS nays. All other amendments
were rejected and the bill passed, ayes u,
nays L. Adjourned. In the House the
conference report upon the Urgency Den-
cheney bill was agreed to. After passing q
number OF local bills the House considered
the Army Appropriation bill In Committee
of the Whole and when the committee rose
the bill passed and the House soon adj
journed-
AFTER disposing OF a few reports of COM
mfttees and other business on April
the Senate went into executive session
and when its doors were reopened adj
journed. The House adopted the report
of the Judiciary Committee calling for an
investigation of certain alleged irregulart-
ties in the offices of United States
marshals and the practice in some of
the United States courts number
of private bills passed and the FORTH
cation Appropriation bill was considered in
Committee of the Whole. When the Com
mIttee rose the bill passed. also the bill pro-
viding for q geological park in the District
of Columbia. The Naval Appropriation bill
was reported and placed on the calendar,
when the death of Representative WILDER, of
New York, was announced and the House
adjourned.
In the Senate on the I'd Mr.. Edmunds,
from the Judiciary Committee, reported
back the Anti Trust bill in the form of q SUBJ
stitute. He and several other members of
the committee expressed views on the bill
The conference report on the Urgency Def
cheney bill was agreed to, and the Montana
election case was taken up Pending con-
sideration the Senate adjourned. The
House passed large number of bridge and
other local bills and then considered the bill
for the admission of Idaho until adjourn
ment. no final action being reached.
AFTER routine business on the Sd the Sen
ate resumed the Montana election case, and
after several Senators spoke the matter
went over until Monday. The House bill to
amend the census law providing for the
enumeration of the Chinese population was
taken up and after some debate went over.
Adjourned until Saturday. In the House Mr.
Lodge MASS presented petition from the
New England Shoe and Feather Assertion
against the imposition OF a duty on hides
Several motions were disposed of and two
bills passed amending the articles of war in
regard to trial and punishment by courts
martial The Idaho Admission bill was again
taken up and Mr.. Perkins (Kan.) concluded
his remarks In advocacy of it After long
debate a vote was finally reached and ths{re
were 129 yeas to one nay, the Democrats
Withholding their votes. The Speaker
counted a quorum present and the bill was
declared as having passed. The Democrats
announced that this would be made test
question as to the right of the Speaker to
declare quorum present. Adjourned.
THE House on the 4th considered private
pension bills that had come over from the
previous Friday. Mr. Stone mo made a
vigorous protest against extravagance in
pension matters, and Messrs. Lane On.),
Chapman (Mich.) Dolliver (Iowa) and Flower
IN. w spoke as vigorously in favor of liber-
al pensions. The five pension bills under
consideration then passed. The private cal
endar was then considered in Committee of
the Whole and an evening session held for
the consideration of pension bills.