Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1891-02-19
NEWS OF THE WEEK.
Cleaned By Telegraph ana Mail.
CONGRESSIONAL.

CONGRESSIONAL.
In the Senate on the 9Th Mr.. Carlisle offered
a resolution, which was agreed to, calling on
the President for copies of the correspond
ence with Brazil in regard to the importation
of certain products Unfinished business
was taken up, which was Mr.. Blair's motion
to reconsider the vote recommitting the bill
to adjust the accounts of laborers to
the eight hour law. The motion to recon
slider was disagreed to and the Senate pro-
ceeded to consider the copyright bill until
recess. No quorum appearing at the evening
session the Senate adjourned "A stormy
debate occurred in the House on the order
of business and the sundry civil bill was
taken up, debated at some length and passed.
Senate amendments to the fortfications bill
were non concurred in and the House ad-
1Ourned
THE Senate passed a number of bills of a
private or local nature on the 10th and then
considered at length the naval appropria-
ton bill. pending which eulogies upon the
late Representative Walker, of Missouri,
were delivered and the Senate adjourned.
The House passed a bill increasing the pen
sion of the widow of General Custer to 500
per month. The army and pension appro-
priatiOn bills were sent to conference. The
House then considered the Legislative ap-
preparation bill in Committee of the Whole,
and during the debate Mr.. Dalzen (Pa.) Sc
verely criticised the action of the Secretary
of the Navy in reprimanding Commander
Reiter for his action in the Barrundia killing
Without completing the bill the House ad-
journed.
THE Senate on the 11th adopted several
res olutions 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
up, but laid aside informally. The joint
resolution continuing the laws OF Nebraska
over Oklahoma until July, 1891, passed, also
a n Senate
1ourned. The House passed the Senate bill
to establish a record and pension office In
the 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 amendment 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 a local char
acter and several pension bills passed.
Soon after the House met it went into Com
mittee of the Whole on the Legislative appro-
priation bill. During the debate Mr.. Cleve-
lands anti free coinage letter was sent up to
the clerks desk by Mr.. Grosvenor CO., and
read, and the Pension office was again under
fire. Adjourned without completing the bill.
THE consular and diplomatic apprOpria-
ton bill was reported to the Senate on the
18th and placed on the calendar. The copy
right bill then came up for further consid
Grafton, the pending question being Senator
Sherman's amendment, which will admit to
this country foreign editions of books copy
righted upon the payment of reg ular tariff
duties. The amendment, after a lengthy
discussion, was adopted by Is to "a. A mes
sage from the President announcing the
death of Admiral Porter was received and
the Senate adjourned. Soon after as.
sembling 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.