The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1891-02-27
The NEWS BY WIRE.
CONGRESS BUCKLING DOWN TO WORK
AS THE SESSION APPROACHES
THE DAY OF ADJOURNMENT.
The Miscellaneous Mishaps and Happen
ings In Various Localities, Gathered
and Co n d ensed.
FIFTY-FIRST CONGRESS.
Senate.

WASHINGTON, d. c., Feb. 1.-THE
credentials of VIM. A PETER as senator
elect from the state Of Kansas for the
term beginning March next, were
presented by Mr.. Ingalls, and placed on
file by the senate to-day. Also, by Mr..
Turpie, the credentials of Mr.. VOOr-
hees, amended so that the governor, in
stead of using the word commission,
uses the word ''certifies." Mr.. Morrill,
from the finance committee reported
back adversely Mr.. Stanford's bill Ito
provide the government with means
sufficient to supply the national want OF
of sound circulating medium" and it
was placed ON the calender. The con-
ference report en- the bill granting a
right-of-way to the Junction City and
Fort Riley street railway company
through the Fort Riley military reser-
walton in Kansas was presented and
agreed to. The diplomatic and consular
appropriation bill was taken up. On
motion of Mr.. Sherman the item of
ST, 800 for minister resident and consul
general to Greece. Roumania and Servia
was changed so as to make it read for
envoy extraordinary and minister plen-
ipOtentiary" The diplomatic and con-
sular appropriation bill was then passed
yeas. 33: nays. 16-Messrs. German,
Hampton and Morgan voting aye with
the republicans and Mr.. Pettigrew no
with the democrats. The copyright
bill was taken up, the pending question
being on Mr. Daniels amendment to
insert in the provisO that requires copy
righted books to be printed from type
set in the United States the words or
shall be otherwise produced in the Uni
ted States from processes executed in
the United States" After discussion,
the amendment was rejected: yeas, 10:
nays. q. Adjourned.
Feb. 1S.-The senate bill confirming
to the Kansas Central railroad company
a right-Of-way on the Fort LeavenwOTth
military reservation was reported and
placed on the calendar. Some dozen
pension bills were passed, including
bills increasing the pensions of the
widows Of Gen. Custer, Admiral Wilkes
and Gen. Daniel Ullman to 800 a month.
The copyright bill was again taken up
the pending question being on the Sher-
man amendment as offered yesterday by
Mr.. Power-tO admit copyrighted books,
etc, printed in foreign countries, on
payment of tariff duty. 1t was agreed
to; Yeas, 80; nays, "A. Mr.. Frye re-
newed the amendment heretofore offered
by him requiring maps, Grammatical or
musical compositions, engraving cuts,
prints, photographs, ChrOmOS or lithO-
graphs to be printed from plates execu-
ted in the United States. Agreed to:
Yeas, Al; nays, "A. Finally the vote
was taken on the passage of the bill, and
the bill was passed: Yeas, SO; nays, IA.
The senate bill for the erection of a
new custom house in the city of New
York was passed. The following bills
were passed: Amending the act Of July,
1882, dividing the state of Iowa into
two judicial district. The senate bill
to provide the times and places of hold
ing terms of the United Stated courts
in Idaho. The senate then proceeded
to the consideration of the substitute
for the house bill to provide for the
adjudication and payment of claims
arising from Indian depredations. A
vote on substitute offered by Mr.. Ed
no quorum and the senate adjourned.
Feb. 19.-Senate bill to increase the
pension of General w. II. Howell
to so per month was reported and pass
ed. The credentials of Mr.. Vance for
his new senatorial term, beginning
March next, was presented and placed
on file. The bill for the adjudication
of claims arising from Indian depreda-
tiOns was then taken up as the ''un-
finished business" Mr.. EdmOnd's mo-
ton TO strike out section 3, which pro-
vides that no claim by Indians shall be
allowed by the court on the unsupported
testimony of an Indian. Agreed to-
yeas, 81; nays, IA. Mr.. Ingalls, who
presided, after referring to his four
years service as presiding officer pro-
TEN and calling attention to the fact
that in April last he was unanimously
designated to preside during the future
absence of the vice president and the
pleasure of the senate, a function not
exercised by any member of
that body in the century of its existence,
said that in view of the early close of
his term as senator, in order to avoid
embarrassment and to afford oppOr-
tunity for deliberation, he rendered
his resignation as president pro TEN, to
take effect on the election of his sue
cessOr. He made graceful recognition
of the honor conferred upon him by the
senate. Mr.. Hoar moved to strike out
the clause providing for the adjudica-
ton and payment of claims by Indians
who had suffered loss of property
through white men or Indians of other
tribes. Agreed to. On motion of
Mr.. Chandler the date was changed to
July, 1865. Various other demands
were offered and agreed to and the bill
was passed. A conference was asked on
the disagreeing votes of the two houses,
and Messrs. Moody. Paddock and
Faulkner were appointed conferees on
the part of the senate. The Nicarauga
canal bill was taken up and became the
business. 1t was laid aside
and the senate adjourned.
Feb. 2O.-The senate, after the transac-
ton of routine bushes in the
morning, proceeded to the consideration
of pension bills unobjected to. There
were 100 pensiOn..b bills passed in; forty-five
Among them was one in
creasing the pension of Brigadier Cen
eral Landram, of Kentucky, to $50. The
senate then proceeded to the considera-
ton of the Nicaragua canal bill giving
the guarantee of the United States gov
eminent to the company's 4 per cent
bonds to the amount of 100000, 0OO).
Mr.. Vest, in opposing the bill, said that
no greater calamity could come upon
the world than a war between the Uni
ted States and Great Britain, il was
therefore, of impor ance, that in consid-
ering the impending bill, the relations
between Great Britain and the United
States in regard to interoceanic commu-
across the Isthmus should be
considered. Mr.. Davis also opposed
the bill and Edmunds advocate it, and,
without action upon it, the senate, aft
er an executive session, ad iourned,