Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1890-05-10
THE WORLD AT LARGE.
Summary of the Daily News
CONGRESSIONAL.


IN the Senate on May Senator Vest from
the Select Committee on Meat Products,
made q lengthy report accompanied with an
explanation recommending four measures
for the consideration of the Senate. viz
Negotiations with England to bring about q
modification of existing quarantine laws
q National inspection law; to prohibit
shipping monopoly, and TO prevent
discrimination In cattle shipments by
Customs Administrative bill was then
considered until adjournment. In the
House the Senate bill to protect trade
and commerce against unlawful restraints
and monopolies was considered In Commit.
tee OF the Whole for some time and passed.
Adjourned.
In the Senate on the ID Senator Vest intro
duced bill amending the Inter State Com
merce act 30 rs to bring express companies
undar Its provisions Mr.. Dolph's
requesting the President TO negotiate with
Great Britain and Mexico with the view OF
preventing the entry Of Chinese laborers In.
to the United States was agreed to. The
Dependent Pension bill was received
from the House and referred. The Gus.
toms Administrative bill was then discussed
at length and finally passed. The confer.
ence report on the Oklahoma Town sites bill
was agreed to and the Senate adjourned. In
all day and finally defeated by yeas o., nays
l26 Pending motion to reconsider the re-
cess hour arrived. Private pension bills
were considered at the evening sess ion.
WHEN the Senate met on the 3D. Mr. Frye
reported two bills, one to place the Amcr
can merchant marine on an equality with
other nations, and the other to provide for
ocean mail service between the United
States and foreign countries. Senator Vest
dlssented from the report Of the commit
tee made by Senator Frye. Pending con-
sideration OF bills o, the ca 'endar the
sudden death Of Senator Beck was an
nounced and the Senate adjourned. soon
after meeting tie House went into Commit.
tee of the Whole on the Consular and Dip
lomatic bill. After consideration the COM
mittee rose and the bill passed. Ajolnt reso-
luton was passed appropriating 81 100000, to
be Immediately available, for improving the
Mississippi river. Adjourned.
THERE was an unus ally large attendance
OF Senators and spectators when the Senate
met on the 4th. As soon as the journal was
read Senator Blackburn rose and announced
the death OF Senator Beck. Resolutions Of
fered by him were adopted, and after the ap.
polntment of a committee consisting Of SEN
ators Blackburn, Harris, Vance, Kenna,
Dawes, Evarts and Manderson to attend the
funeral the Senate adjourned. But little
business was transacted In the House. Mr.
Breckinridge (Ky.) announced the death Of
Senator Beck, and after the adoption Of ap.
propriate resolutions and the appointment
of q committee to attend the funeral the
House adjourned.
No public business was transacted In the
Senate on the 9Th, the meeting being only
for the purpose of attending the funeral
ceremonies of the late Senator Beck. The
ceremonies took place shortly after noon
and were very brief but impressive. Soon
after assembling the House adjourned to at-
tend the funeral ceremonies OF Senator Beck
and the members in n body, preceded by the
Speaker, repaired to the Senate chamber for
that purpose.