Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1891-03-05
NEWS OF THE WEEK.
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conversational.
THE sebate on the 18th passed with sMh.
stitNte the house bill to Establish United
states land court and 10 provide for a judi
cial investigator and settlement OF private
land claims In Utah, New Mexico, Colorado,
Neqaaa and Wyoming. and then fasthef con-
sidered the sundry civil MlE The death OF
cufogies dclivered and the senate adjourned.
:.:,The house passed the senate bill grant
Ing pensions TO the members OF PoweifS
battalion of mounted volunteers OF Missouri
who served in the Mexican war, and the d.
rect tax bill was taken dp for immediate
consideration aid parsed by vote OF IL.
yeas to III nays. The conference repo TT on
the naval appropriation bill was agreed to.
conference on the direct tax bill an.
pointed, and after ordering a further con
ference on the District of Columbia bill the
house adjourned.
THE sudden .;eath OF Senator viii on. of
Maryland, suspended all business in the SEN
ate on che 18th Mr.. German announced the
death of his colleague in few timely re-
marks and Mr.. SpOoner paid a tribute to the
dead senator. Resolutions were adopted,
committee appointed to attend the funeral
and the senate adjourned. In the house a
resolution was reported from the committee
on rules for the disposal OF tho shipping
subsidy bill, when Messrs. Blonht (Ga.) and
Mcmillan (Tenn,> entered a vigorous protest
against such a manner of rushing bills
through, but said the minority was power
less. After lively talk the resolution was
adopted and the house went into committee
OF the whole on the immigration bill. Dur
ing the debate that followed q lively tilt took
place between Mr.. Funston and Mr. Butter
worth. Pending consideration of the bill the
death OF senator Wilson was announced and
the house adjourned until O'Clock p. At
the evening session tho agricultural appro-
prtation bill was passed, and the general de-
hciency bill considered until adjournment.
AFTER routine business the senate on the
v-f =,
which after being amended by adding many
minor items was agreed to and passed. Then
the legislative, executive and judicial bill
was discus Led and complet with the ex-
ception OF a few minor details, and laid aside.
The conference report on the military acad-
envy bill was agreed to and at 9:45 p. M the
senate adjourned for want of a quorum :.
After routine business the house resumed
debate on the shipping bill, In Committee of
the whole, which continued until after 10
O'Clock in the evening. The deficiency bill
passed and at II O'Clock the house ad-
1ourNed
was received from the president vetoing the
bill to establish the record and pension office
OF the war department Mr.. Sherman stated
| that in view of the impossbility OF the house
taking action In the matter the NicafaXua
canal bill would not be further pushed at
this time. Consideration of the legislatv We
appropriation bill was then resumed and it
| finally passed. The pure food bill was then
taken up, and the senate soon after went in
to executive session. When the doors were
opened motion was agreed to to consider
the Indian appropriation bill. (thus dis
placing the pure food billy. House bills were
considered until O'Clock and a number dis
posed Of, when the Indian bill was further
considered Il was near midnight when the
senate adjourned, The house passed q
number of local bills and resumed consider
alton OF the shipping bill, which was various
iy amended. The house substitute (the
postal subsidy b li) was finally adopted, and
upon third reading passed by a vote of 40 to
12o. Pending action on the motion for con-
ference the house, at midnight, adjourned.
THE shipping bill as passed Ey the house is
radically different from the measure sent to
that body by the senate It merely author
ICES the postmaster general to enter into
a contract for not less than five nor
more than ten years with American citizens,
for carrying the mails on Americ an steam
ships between United States ports and for
eign ports Canada excepted). The vessels
must be American build and Differed by
Americans
On the 2Sth the vice president laid before
the senate letter from the family of Gen.
Sherman conveying thanks for the senates
coincidence. Various resolutions were
agreed to, and the house amendments to the
direct tax bill were agreed to. A bill passed
giving pension OF 81 500 a year to the widow
OF Adm. Porter. The House bill for re-
organization of the artillery force OF tho
army passed, and the Indian appropriation
bill was debated at great length and passed.
COnfere noes were ordered several bills,
and a great many IN nor bills passed. The
post Office bill was then considered until the
senate went into executive session. When
the house met a conference was asked on
the shipping bill. The conference report on
the bill to define the jurisdiction of United
States courts was agreed to. The legislative
and the sundry civil appropriation bills were
sent to conference under an agreement that
no election cases should be called up. The
diplomatic bill was agreed to except the
Hawaiian cable proposition and a confer
| ence ordered Eulogies were delivered on
the late Representative Phelan (Tenn.) and
| the house took a recess. At the evening
sion several conference reports were pre-
sented, the death of Seator Hearst was an
nounced and the house adjourned.