The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1891-02-20
THE WORLD AT LARGE.
Summary of the Daily News


SO&AS1EES5s
THE Senate on the nth adopted several
resolutions calling on heads of departments
for information, and after passing one or
two local bills resumed consideration of the
naval appropriation bill, which was finally
passed The copyright bill was then taken
mp, but laid aside informally. The joint
resolution continuing the laws of Nebraska
over Oklahoma until July, 1891. passed, also
a number of local bills and the Senate ad
so establish record and pension ofhce IN
Eh0 War Department and then went into
Committee of the Whole on the legislative
appropriation bill Adjourned
AFTER routine business the Senate on the
18TH resumed consideration of the copyright
bill, but as Senator Sherman was absent, and
his endment was pending, the bill was
temporarily laid aside and the District of
Columbia bill was discussed and passed up
on third reading. Many bills of local char
acteF and several pension bills passed.
Soon alter the House met it went into Com
Enittee OF the W hole on the legislative apprO-
priatiOn bill. During the debate Dir. Cieve-
lands anti-frea coinage letter was sent up to
she clerks desk by Mr.. GrOsvenOr (O) and
reGu, ana the PENSION ONCE was again under
IRE. Adjourned without completing the bill.
THE consular and diplomatic apprOpria-
tion bill was reported to the Senate the
18th and placed on the calendar. The copy
right bill then came mp for further cOnsid-
Grafton, the pending question being Senator
Sherman's am endment, which Will admit to
this country foreign editions of books copy
righted upon the payment of regular tariff
duties. The amendment, after lengthy
discussion, was adopted by 70 TO "a mes
sage from the President announcing the
death of Admiral Porter rec eiVed and
the Senate adjourned. soon after as
sem bling the House went into Committee OF
the Whole on the legislative appropriation
bill, the civil service clause being under con-
sideratiOn. The bill, after a long debate.
finally passed. The death of Admiral Porter
was announced and the House adjourned
THE credentials of w. f Villas Senator
from Wisconsin were presented in the Sen
ate on the 18th. The resolution authorizing
the select committee on relations with Can
ada to continue its Investigation during
cess was taken up, debated at some length
and agreed to. Mr.. Call offered resolution,
which was referred, In regard to the reported
persecution of Jews in Russia and the treat
Snent of Siberian prisoners. The copyright
Dill was then considered until the announce
1nent of the death of General Sherman when
the Senate adjourned. The House further
considered the Indian appropriation bill
and sent the naval appropriation bill to con-
ference. The death of General Sherman was
announced and euIogies delivered on the
death of Admiral Porter and the House ad-
5Ourned.
SOON after the Senate met on the 18th Mr..
Quay addressed the Senate at length in refu-
EatiOn of charges made against him by the
newspapers and others throughout the coun-
try. He denounced false the charges that
he had improperly used the funds of the
State when Treasurer of Pennsylvania; that
he had defrauded or attempted to defraud
the widow of deceased friend; that he had
procured the pardon of convict through
threats: that he had attempted to bride Alex
ander p Tuition, or that he had been engaged
in other shady transactions which had been
charged against him. All he Vchemently de-
MED. The Senate then resumed cOnsidera-
ton of the diplomatic bill The bill was
finally agreed to. The conference report on
the fOrti1icatons bill was agreed tO,and after
appointing committee to attend the tuner
of General Sherman the Senate ud
tourned. e, In the House the conference re
port on the army bill was agreed to and the
Indian appropriation bill further considered.
Resolutions upon the death of General Sher-
man were presented and eulogies delivered,
when the House adjourned.