Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1891-03-14
The LAST DAYS.
rHE LABOR OF MONTHS CRYsrALIzED
INTO A GREAT NUMBER OF LAWS IN
A FEW HOURS.
Fifty-nrst Congress.

bnrOuRn Will groAL rnplulty. 1u0 tOu
mage subsidy bill, having become politi
cal measure, was the cause Of the mos
earnest debate. The bill passed tn,
senate by q vote Of 81 TO 80. The presi
dent signed IL and IL became o law
..>aAtoP Henderson Of Nebraska wa
chosen president pro. tenn. 20 hold the
ONCE during the pleasure Of the senate
A vote Of thanks was rendered TO Sena
tor Ingalls, for ''tho emiuently, courte
Gus, digni6ed, able and absolutely i'm
partial manner In which he has presid
cd over It's deliberations and performed
the duties Of president pro tempore:
The sum Of 81 zoo, 900 was appropriatod
for Immediate use In improving the
Mississippi river. d 10000 was ap.
propristed for the transportation Of
iBreign mails. The sorghum sugar
manufacturers are,S by IN amendment
70 tho agricultural appropriation bill,
allowed 70 import R)cohQl for manu-
featuring purposes free Of duty. e2O, OOe
was appropriated for the collection and
publication OF the best method Of
csitivating the. soil By Irrigation.
The senate passed q resolution authoriz-
iSx lie committee On rules to sit during
the recess Of congress.
Among the bills passed were the fol-
lowing: For the erection Of q public
building ct Saganaw, Mich, cost $3.50, =
100. Repeating the timberculture law.
Granting the Missoula & Northern rail-
road company the right Of way through
the Flathead Indian reservation In
Montana. For the erection Of q new
mint building at Philadelphia; cost not
10 exceed q, 600, 900. For the erection
Of Q new custom house in New York
City. Granting pension OF 1850 .
year TO the widow Of Admiral Porter.
For the relief Of certain officers and
men OF the First Kansas Volunteers.
A pension Of 500 o month to the
widow Of MAJOR General Judson Kill
patrick.
A bill was passed providing for a
commission OF five persons on the sub
iect of the alcoholic liquor traffic. Also,
. bill 70 supply pensioners artificial
limbs every three years, instead OF FIVE.
Also, bill for the reorganization OF
the army, Also, bill for the protec-
ton OF the lives Of miners in territories.
A resolution was unanimously passed,
rendering the thanks of congress to the
vice president for the courteous, digni-
ned, and able manner in which he has
presided over the deliberations OF the
senate. Just as the hand OF the clock
in the house approached the hour Of IL,
the following incident occurred: The
speaker made the statement that in the
enrolling OF the agricultural bill the
appropriation OF $50, 900 for the relief
OF destitute persons in the west had
been inadvertently retained. He there
lore asked unanimous consent for The
passage OF q resolution rectifying the
mistake. Mr.. Pickler. of South Dakota,
objected, whereupOn Mr.. Funston, OF
Kansas, vigorously exclaimed: "Shame
on you! Shame on yST You villain!
You villainm But Mr.. Picker sud-
Aszly withdrew his objection and the
Joint resolution was passed.
Mr.. Mckinley offered the following
resolution in the house: 'That the
thanks Of this house are presented to
the Hon. T. B. Reed for the able, Impair
tial and dignified manner in which he
has presided over its deliberations and
performed the arduous and important
duties OF the chair" Mr.. Mills de.
manded the yeas and nays The reso-
luton was agreed to-yeas 1855, nay 116
"a strict party vote, The republicans
Immediately burst into vOlly Of cheers.
Speaker Reed rendered his acknowledge
ments in q speech and the house ad-
jOurned, and the fifty-first congress
passed into history.
Among the bills which
have become laws are the follow
ing: The copyright bill. The private
land court bill. The postal subsidy bill.
The Indian depredations claim bill.
The timber and presumption law repeal
bill. The customs administrative bill.
A general land forfeiture bill. The bill
to relieve the supreme court by the
establishment OF intermediate courts OF
appeal. The United States judges sal
aries bill. The worlds fair bill. The
Wyoming and Idaho admission bill.
The anti-lOttery and antitrust bills.
The reapportionment bill. The immi.
grafton bill. The bill to ratify agree
ments with various Indian tribes and to
pay the friendly Sioux 100000. To
reduce the fees OF pension agents. To ]
pay the French spOliatioA claims. The
meat inspection bill. The bill to pre-
vent the importation of adulterated
food and drink. The live cattle and
hog inspection bill. The bill appropri- |
ating 81, 200, 900 for the the improve
ment Of the Mississippi river. To per-
NIT sorghum sugar manufacturers to |
use alcohol without the payment of tax.
To limit to go per cent of the rates |
charged private parties the rates the
land grant railroads shall charge for |
transportation Of government troops |
and supplies. To authorize the con-
structi0n Of tunnel under the waters
of the Bay of New York. For the con-
struction Off deep-water harDor on the
coast Of Texas. For the relief Of settlers |
on the Northern Pacific railroad In
demnity lands. To permit the export
of fermented liquors TO q foreign coun-
try without the payment Of tax. To