The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1891-02-20
The WORLDS HISTORY.
NOT FROM CREATIONS DAWN, BUT
FOR THE PAST WEEK, RE-
CORDED IN BRIEF AND
TERSE PARAGRAPHS.
The Acts Of Congress. What Was Done in
the National senate and in the
House OF Representatives..
FIFTY-FIRsT CoNGEEss.

Mr.. farI is motion 10 lay on the table
Mr.. Blairs motion to reconsider the
vote recOmmittiug the committee on
education and labor bill providing Tor
the adjustment of accounts Of labOTcTs.
workIugmen and mechanics arising
under the eight hour law was defeated
Yeas -, nays 81. The question recur-
red on Mr.. Blair's motion to reconsider
it was disagreed tO-yeas -. nays -.
SO that the bill stands rccOmmittnd TO
the committee on education and LABOR
The house copyright bill was then j,aKel
up. ~. Frye offered an amendment
extending the principles of the bill 10
the maps, charts. dramatic or musical
compositions, GnErayings. cuts prints.
chrOmos and autographs. Adjourned.
t,Druary. IU-The Senate bill
TO authorize the Minnesota
Boom Company 10 construct aud
operate bOOms and other structures in
certain slOUghs OF the Mississippi River
and to drive and sheer into sucn bOUms
logs. timber and lumber found in said
river, MAS taken from the calender and
passed. The House bill To revise the
wages OF certain employees in the govern
meat printing office was taken up and
PASSED with a substitute prO,idlng
that all-nigh t employees be naid - per
cent. in addition to the amount paid
for day labor. \ conference was asked
on tine part of the senate. The naval
appropriation bill was taken up and Mr.
Hale made statement as
TO its prov ions. The
first amendment reported from
the COMMITTEE was that to enable the
President to cause careful sOundings TO
be made between San Francisco: Cal.
and Honolulu in the Kingdom of the
Hawaiian Islands, for the purpose OF
determining the practicability of the
laying of Geographic cable between
those points, apprOpriating $500 or
so much there of as may be necessary.
The President is authorized to direct
the use of any vessel or vessels belong
to the United States in making a sur
vey. 1t was agreed TO. The sum of
$25, 900 for equipment and arms for ma
val militia in various States was chal-
lenged by Mr.. Carlisle and was eX-
planned by Mr.. Hale as applying to GER
tain States that had organizations for
drilling and training for the naval ser
vice, Just as the land militia had for
land service. Mr. Carlisle and MIR.
German opposed the item. The
proposition was defended by Messrs.
Hale, Hawley and HOar. The vote WAS
taken and the clause was agreed to.
Yeas, 81: nays, 10.
A message from the President relat-
ing to the conduct of Commander Reiter
in connection with the arrest and kill
ing of Gen. Barrundia was presented
and referred to the Committee on Naval
affairs. The Presidents veto message
on bill for public building at Dallas.
Tex, with the action of the house
passing the bill over the Veto was pre-
scented and referred to the Committee
on Public buildings and Grounds.
Eulogies were then delivered on the
late Representative Walker of Missouri
and as mark of respect to his memory
the senate adjourned.
Feb. I1.-Mr. Teller offered a resolu-
ton (which was agrcnd ito calling on
the secretary of the treasury for a list
of all persons, firms O.. associations by
whom silver bullion hal been offered
under the act of July II, IS90), the
amounts and prices; list of those of
whom silver bullion had been purchased
the amounts and prices. and the basis
on which an estimate is made of the
market price of silver. and the amounts
aud prices of silver bullion purchased
outside of the United States. Mr.. Nor
gan offered a resolution which was
agreed to- calling on the secretary of
the interior for copies of the regulations
for carrying into effect the land forfeit
ure act of Sept. %. 1890, including all
Instructions and decisions. Among the
bills taken from the calendar and pass
ed was the senate bill 10 authorize the
construction of bridge across the St
/ Louis river between Wisconsin and
Minnesota. The consideration of the
naval appropriation bill was resumed.
the pending question being on the
amendment in reference TO the site of
dry dock on the Pacific coast-whether
on Puget Sound or on the Columbia
river. Mr.. Aliens amendment, and it
was agreed to-yeas, "a: nays, II. It
directs the secretary of the navy to
acquire lat a cost not exceeding So. 900
a tract of 200 acres on Puget Sound. at
Port Orchard. and cause to be erected a
dry dock not less than 600 feet in length
and 20 feet in width, capable of holding
vessels drawing 30feet of water. the
cost of the dock not to exceed 500. 900.
The bill was then passed. Mr. Viii
colt. from the committee on civil ser
vice, reported back without recommen-
dation) the senate bill to misuse prefer
ence in appointment, employment end
retention in the public service of the
United States to veterans in the late
war, and it was placed on the calendar.
The following bills were passed: ResO-
luton continuing the laws of Nebraska
in force in the Territory of Oklahoma.
till July l. 1891. To provide for the
disposal of the abandoned Fort Maginnis
military reservation in Montana under
the homestead and mining laws, for
educational and other purposes with
amendments. Bill creating two addi-
tional land districts in Montana. Bill
10 facilitate the collection of CONNER
cial statistics required by section , OF
the river and harbOr appropriation acts
of 1866 and 1857. Bill appropriating
81. 200 for use by United States troops
during the war of the building of Viii
liam Jewell college of Liberty. No
Bill regulating the jurisdiction OF courts
IN the territories on habeas corpus pro-
ceedings. Bill TO relinquish the inter
est of the United States to certain lands
in San Francisco (which has been ad-
versely reported and placed on the
calendar. was Indefinitely postponed
Adjourned.
Feb 12.-The senate resumed con-
sideration of the copyright bill. AS
Senator Sherman was absent the copy
right bill was laid aside informally and
the senate proceeded 20 the considera-
ton of the District Of Columbia appro-
priation bill. 1t was amended and pass
ed. House amendment to the senate
bill to authorize the Kansas & Arkan-
sas railway company to construct and
operate line of railway WAS agreed 70. !