Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1890-05-17
THE WORLD AT LARGE.
Summary OF the Daily News.
CONGRESSIONAL


THE Senate on the vth considered nc great
length the House bill for the classification
Of Worsted cloths as wooden which wns fnal-
" passed The Pension Appropriation bill
(which appropriates 81. OeO76D was then
taken up, but no quorum being present the
Senate adjourned. Immediately after
meeting the House resumed consideration
of the Tariff bill, debate on which continued
during the day and ut the evening session.
soon after assembling on the 9th the zen.
ate again took up the Pension Appropriation
bill, tho question being on Senator sher'
mans amendment to increase the number
of pension agents from eighteen to twenty
at q salary OF 5000. The amendment was
agreed 70 after an animated debate. Tho bill
was finally passed. and the Military Academy
bill also passed. the Army Appropriation
bill was then discussed until adjourn ment
-. Tho House passed the bill granting q
pension to Mrs. Parnell Of $50 per month,
and then resumed debate on the Tariff bill,
which was continued into the evening SEES
sion and until adjournment.
In the Senate on the 10 h Mr.. Dawes pre-
scented q petition from the fve Indian Ma
tions protesting against the numerous grants
of railroad franchises through the Indian
Territory. The Army Appropriation bill
was further debated and finally passed with
Senator Hale's amendment forbidding the
sale or supplying OF alcoholic liquors.
vino or beer to enlisted men In
SON or military post. number
Of bills then passed. among them the bill
granting the right OF way to tho junction
City & Fort Riley Street railway through
the Fort Riley military reservation In Kan.
sas. Pension bills were then considered I'M
Gil adjournment -. The entire day In the
House was taken up In further debate upon
the Tariff bill
IN the Senate on the 18th Senator Hoar,
from the Judiciary Committee, reported
back tho House amendment to the Senate
Trust bill with an amendment. The
senate bill fixing the times and placesfo
holding Federal Courts in Kansas was re.
ported and passed. The Silver bill was then
taken up and Senator Jones, OF Nevada,
open, d the debate In favor of his bill. Before
the conclusion of his speech the Senat ad.
journed. The House had lively session
in Committee OF the Whole on the Tariff bill,
which was still under consideration at the
time OF adjournment.
In the Senate on the 18th q petition was
presented from Philadelphia business men
demonstrating against the increase OF duty
on dress goods made wholly or partly from
wool. After reports Of committees Sena-
tor Davis, from the Pensions Committee,
reported back the House substitute for the
Dependent Pension bill and moved a non
concurrence and conference, which was
agreed to- The Senate then resumed
consideration of the Silver bill and
Senator Jones (Ncv.) continued his
remarks In favor Of the bill, at the cOnclu-
sion OF which Senator Jones Ark addressed
the Senate in opposition. After the dis
position of routine business In the House
debate on the Tariff bill was resumed, and
Mr.. Butterworth (Ohio) created somewhat of
q sensation by his peculiar remarks and
views on tho tariff question. But little pro-
xress was made before the House adjourned.