The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1891-02-27
THE WORLD AT LARGE.
Summary of the Daily News.
CONGREsS.


AFTER disposing OF routine business the
Senate the 18th passed about dozen pen
sion bills and the copyright bill was taken
up. the pending question being air. Sher-
mans amendment to admit copyrighted
books printed in foreign countries pay
Inent of tariff duties. It was agreed to by Sc
10 "A. The bill was further amended and
finally passed by vote OF 80 to II, and con
ference asked Pending consideration of the
Indian depreciation bill a quorum disap-
peared and the Senate adjourned. When
the House met Mr.. Payson IIl.) was chosen
Speaker pro TEN. A conference was ordered
on the District of Columbia and the academy
appropriation bills, and the House passed
the Indian appropriation bill and in Com
mittee OF the Whole considered the post
ONCE appropriation bill. the debate, how
ever, drifted into matters foreign to the bill
nnder consideration Adjourned.
AFTER passing several bills of local and
private nature in the senate on the 18th. MFR.
ingalls,. in view of the fact that his senatorial
term was about to expire, rendered his resig-
nation as president pro fem. of the senate.
The Indian depredations bill then
further considered and finally passed with
amendments. The Nicaragua canal bill was
then taken up and the senate adjourned. ...
Several local bills passed the house and the
opponents OF the shipping bill INDUCED
somewhat in obstructive tactics by demand
ing roll calls. The house considered the
post office appropriation bill in committee
of the whole until recess. and at the evening
session the immigration bill was under con
slderation.
THE senate passed 100 pension bills in forty
five minutes on the 2Oth and then considered
the Nicaragua canal bill (by which the gov
pany's four per cent bonds). Mr.. Vest spoke
at length against the bill. MT. Morgan and
MIR. Edmunds favored and Mr.. Davis opposed
the bill in speeches. Pending consideration
the senate adj urned-...T The house, after
some dllibustertng tactics. adopted resOlu-
tion for the Immediate consideration of
business reported from the judiciary com
mittee, and the senate amendments to the
bill for the relief of the supreme court were
non concurred in and conference ordered
(the speaker on several occasions counting
quorum The bill fixing the salaries OF
United States district judges then taken
mp but not completed Pension bills were
considered at the evening session.
DEBATE the Nicaragua canal bill was
continued in the senate on the 2Ist, and the
conference report on the naval apprOpria-
tion bill agreed to. No other business was
fransacted..... The house opened with
bOlsterOus demonstration over the approval
of the journal, but it was finally approved
and the bill fixing the salaries of the United
States judges was then taken up and after
various amendments passed 1t fixes the
salary at S., 900. The post office aPprOpria-
Gion bill was then considered until adjourn
Inent.
THE senate on the 2sd agreed to the con-
ference report the bill for the ailOtm ent
of lands to Indians After executive SEES
sion the senate took up the sundry civil bill,
which was discussed until IL p. IN. and the
senate adjourn ed. The house agreed to
the conference report on the Indian aIlOt-
~ment bill and went into committee of the
whole the deficiency bill. Before CON
Guiding it the committee rose, and the house
passed the post office appropriation bili and
at the evening session considered the imLni-
grafton bill.