The Globe-republican. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1889-1910, 1891-03-04
NEWS OF THE WEEK.
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CONGRESSIONAL.

CONGRESSIONAL.
THE senate on the 23d agreed to the con-
| ference report on the bill for the allotment
| of lands to Indians. After an executive ses-
| sion the senate took up the sundry civil bill
| which was discussed until IL p. and the
| senate adjourned. The house agreed to
the conference report on the Indian allOt-
ment bill and went into committee of the
whole on the deficiency bill. Before con-
Guiding it the committee rose, and the house
passed the post Office appropriation bill and
at the evening session considered the immi-
grafton bill
THE senate on the 24th passed with a SUBJ
stitute the house bill to establish United
States land court and to provide for judi
cial investigation and settlement of private
land claims in Utah, New Mexico. Colorado,
Nevada and Wyoming, and then further con-
sidered the sundry civil bill. The death OF
Representative Watson (Pa.) was announced.
eulogies delivered and the senate adjourned.
THE house passed the senate bill grant
ing pensions to the members OF PoweiPs
battalion of mounted volunteers of Missouri
who served in the Mexican war. and the di-
rect tax bill was taken up for immediate
consideration and passed by a vote of liz
yeas to IUl nays. The conference report on
the naval appropriation bill was agreed to,
a conference on the direct tax bill ap.
pointed, and alter ordering a further con-
house adjourned.
THE sudden death of Senator Wilson, of
Maryland, suspended all business in the SEN
ate on the 25th. Mr.. German announced the
death of his colleague in a few timely re-
marks and Mr.. SpOOner paid a tribute to the
dead senator. Resolutions were adopted.
a committee appointed to attend the funeral
and the senate adjourned. In the house a
resolution was reported from the committee
on rules for the disposal Of the shipping
subsidy bill, when Messrs. Blount (Ga.) and
Mcmillan (Tcnn.) entered a vigorous protest
against such a manner of rushing bills
through, but said the minority was power
less. After lively talk the resolution was
adopted and the house went into committee
of the whole on the immigration bill Dur
ing the debate that followed a lively tilt took
place between Mr.. Funston and Mr.. Butter
worth. Pending consideration of the bill the
death of Senator Wilson was announced and
the house adjourned until O'Clock p. m. At
the evening session the agricultural apprO
priation bill was passed and the general de-
hciency bill considered until adjournment.
AFTER routine business the senate on the
26;h further considered the sundry civil bill,
which after being amended by adding many
minor items was agreed to and passed. Then
the leg slative, executive and judicial bill
was discus ed and complet. d with the ex
ceptiOn of a few minor details, and laid aside.
The conference report on the military acad
envy bill was agreed to and at 9:45 p. m. the
senate adjourned for want of quorum.
After routine business the house resumed
debate on the shipping bill, in committee of
the whole, which continued until after 10
O'Clock in the evening. The deficiency bill
passed and at IL O'Clock the house ad-
journed.
WHEN the senate met on the 9th message
was received from the president vetOing the
hill RI sfah iSh ha ord nc an G on off
of the war department Mr.. Sherman stated
that in view of the impossibiity of the house
taking action in the matter the Nicaragua
canal bill would not be further pushed at
this time. Consideration of the legislative
Appropriation bill was then resumed and it
finally passed. The pure food bill was then
taken up, and the senate soon after went in
to executive session. When the doors were
opened a motion was agreed to to consider
the Indian appropriation, bill, thus dis
placing the pure food billy. House bills were
considered until O'Clock and a number dis
posed of. when the Indian bill was further
considered. 1t was near midnight when the
senate adjourned. The house passed
number of local bills and resumed consider.
alton of the shipping bill, which was various
ly amended Tire house substitute (the
postal subsidy b lD was finally adopted, and
upon third reading passed by q vote of lao to
120 Pending action on the motion for con-
ference the house, at midnight, adjourned.
THE shipping bill as passed by the house IS
radically different from the measure sent to
that body by the senate. 1t merely author
ICES the postmaster general to enter into
q contract for not less than five nor
more than ten years with American citizens,
for carrying the mails on American steam
ships between United States ports and for
eign ports Canada excepted). The vessels
must be American build and Differed by