The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1891-02-20

blalf COnleuJeu himself WIFI SCOWllUg
at the motion. After an executive ses-
sion the senate adjourned.
Feb. I3.-The consular and diplomic
appropriation bill was reported with
amendments and placed on the c lendar.
I The senate resumed consideration of the
copyright bill. the pending question
/ being on Mr.. Shcrman's amendment to
strike out the word prohibited" and
/ insert the words subject to the duties
provided by law" so that foreign cdi-
tons Of books, etc, which are copy
riyhted in the United States. may be
admitted to this country on payment Of
/ regular tarsT duties. Agreed to-y1as.
| -. nays ~ The copyright bill was
I then leid aside without further action.
( The presid nnt'S message announcing
! the death Of Admiral Porter having
| been laid before the senate. culO riStic
| addresses were delivered by Ncssrs.
/ Chandler. Mcpherson. Plumb and Hale
and the senate adjourned.
| HOUSE, Washington. Feb. 9.-The
| house went into committee OF the whole
on the sundry civil bill and having
completed lis consideration proceeded
10 the discussion OF the legislative aD-
preparation bill which was read by para
graphs for amendments. Mr.. Hayes Of
Iowa, offered an amendment providing
session clerks for representatives with
a salary of So day. A point of order
was raised against il. hut il was over
ruled by the chair. Mr.. BOutelle of
Maine. excited a good dlal of merri-
ment in advocating the amendment by
declaring that never before in the his
tory of the country had ever assembled
a congress which would need the SEP
vices of clerks as much as would the
IN 5mbars Of the Fifty second congress.
Mr.. Kelly of Kansas, offered an amend
ment to Mr. HAYES amendment pro
viding that the clerks should be ap-
pointed under civil service rules. The
reading of the amendment ELECTED much
laughter. but it was defeated-40 to 81.
Mr.. Hayes amendment with an amend
ment fixing the salaries of the clerks at
300 a month was agreed to without di-
vision. The COmmitte then rose and
the sundry civil bill was passed. Sen
ate amendments to the ratification ap-
preparation bill was nOnconcured in and
a conference was ordered. Adjourned
Feb. toulouse bill was passed in
creasing to 800 month the pension of
the widow of Gen. Custer The army
and the pension appropriation bills
were sent to conference. The commit
tee on public buildings and grounds re-
poreed back the bill prov ding for an
extension Os the public building at Dial
las. Tex, at a cost of S.0J.0OO This
bill passed congress last session. but
vetoed by the President. The recon-
mendatiOn of the committee is that the
hi ha ln
was passed yeas. al: nays, 69-the
necessary two-thirds voting in the af-
firmative. The house went into com,
mittee of the whole on the Legislative
appropriation bill. Mr.. Dalzell defend
ed the action of Commander Reiter in
the Barrundia case and denounced the
public reprimand administered to that
officer by the secretary of the navy. Mr.
Lodge and Mr. Dolliver defended the
course of the secretary OF the navy. Mr..
Boutelle said that while he entertained
the greatest respect and esteem for the
head of the navy department. he was so
unfortunate as not to be able to COM
mend the secretary's action toward
Commander Reiter. Without dispOs-
ing of the bill the committee arose and
the House adjourned.
Feb. Il.-On motion the senate bill
was passed to establish a record and
pension office in the war department.
Also senate bill providing for the selec-
ton of sight for military post at
San Diego, Cal. On motion of Mr.. |
Perkins of Kansas. bill was passed
extending the time within which the
Choctaw Coal AL Railroad company
shall construct /, ,'n9d through the
Indian territOl ne house then went
into committee of the whole on the |
legislative appropriation bill. Mr.. Nc
AdOO spoke against the shipping bill. |
Mr.. Fitch gave notice that if the ship
ping bill passed acommittee would be
appointed in the next congress to in |
quire into the manner in which its pass |
age was secured. Mr.. Farquhar: Why |
deal in innuendoeS? Talk like a man. |
Mr.. Bland and one or two others shout |
ed out denunciatiOns Of the subsidy lob |
byists, and there was hot but unin- |
telligible interchange of invectiveS be- |
tween Mr.. Bland and Mr.. Farguhar,
the latter denOuncing the silver lobby |
lists. General debate having closed, the |
the reading of the bill was continued |
The paragraphs relative TO the civil |
service commission was passed over for |
the present without prejudice. With |
out dispOsing of the bill the committee |
rose. \ resolution was adopted calling |
on the secretary Of the interior for in
formation as to what rules OF evidence |
are recognized by the pension bureau |
governing examiners in the adjudica- |
tod OF pension claims. A bill was pass |
ed authorizing the construction of a |
bridge across the Red river near Alex
andra, La. Adjourned.
Feb. l. The senate bill was passed |
authorizing the Kansas and Arkansas |
railroad company to extend its line in |
Indian territory. The house then went |
into committee of the whole on the leg |
islative appropriation bill. Mr.. GroS-
venOr of Ohio. sent to he clerks desk |
with his hearty endorsement the act of |
the committee 1t Cooper last night, and |
the letter addressed by Mr.. Grover
Cleveland to Z. Elloy Anderson. The |
letter having beed read, Mr.. Grosvenor |
said that he had thus placed this i'm
portant document in the permanent |
records o. the country to the end that |
in the coming campaign it should be |
available under the frank of the men,
bers OF the next congress to be used in !
information throughout |
the country. Without disposing of the |
bill the committee arose and adjourned. |
Feb lathe house went into COM
mittee of the whole ON the legislative !
bill. A lengthy discuss
ion sprang up over motion of Mr.. !
Cannon to provide for secretary and |
stenOgrapher for the civil service COM
mission at $1,000 each. Mr.. Dingley. |
of Maine. moved to amend Mr.. CannOn's !
amendment by inserting a provision
$4,000 to enable the
commission to execute the provisions of