Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1891-02-09

before the, senate, was read anu referred
10 the committee on finance.
Senate bill to provide for allotment OF
lands in severalty to the Quapaw In
dams in the Indian territory.
After short executive session, the
senate adjourned till Monday, at :.
o'clock p. m.
HOUsE.-Jan. 26.-After the journal
was approved Mr.. BOutelle of Maine,
moved that the house go into commit
tee of the whole on the navy apprOpria
ton bill The yeas and nays were
ordered and he clerk had called but q
few names when Messrs. Mansur and
Heard of Missouri, returning from the
senate side. spoke few words to their
democratic colleagues. whereupOn Mr..
Rogers OF Arkansas rose and, inter-
rupting the call. informed the house
that the ''fOrce bill" had been defeated.
Then the democratic side gave cheer
after cheer, the speakers gravel being
Intellectual for some moments to check
the democratic enthusiasm. Another
bull rum calculated Mr.. Bremen OF
Michigan. Mr.. Kelley of Kansas, said
that gentleman on the other side had
said that good news had been received
from the senate. He did not doubt
that it was good news to the assassina-
tors Of John M. Clayton. Democratic
Kisses The committee arose and the
bill was passed.
Tuesday, Jan. 27.-Mr. Springer
offered resolution that the act of the
speaker in deciding motion dilatory
was unlawful. Mr.. Mckinley made the
point of order that the resolution
was not a privileged one, which
point was substantiated. Mr..
Springer appealed and Mr.. McKlinly
moved to table the appeal. Motion
carried. Bill passed for a rail road
bridge over the Missouri river between
Council Bluffs and Omaha.
Wednesday, January 28-The senate
resolution to print $4,000 extra copies
of the report of the irrigation commit
tee was agreed to. The speaker laid
before the house the resignation of
John Mccarthy as representative from
lOmatic and consular appropriation bill.
The following bills were taken from
the calendar and passed:
House bill to promote the construc-
ton of a safe deep water harbor on the
coast OF Texas and Corpus Christi and
Padre island with amendments).
Senate bill to prohibit the sale OF to-
bacco to minors under 16 years of age in
the District of Columbia.
The fortifcatiOn appropriation bill
was then taken up but it was laid aside
and pension bills on the cal
andar were nrOceedad with
On motion of mir. Mckinley it was
that the house shall meet at
o'clock Monday in order to allow mem
Secretary Window. Public business
being suspended the house proceeded to
pay tribute to the memory of the late
Lewis Watson of Pennsylvania, and at.
Ter eulOgistic addresses the house ad-
journed.
Kansas Legislature.
Monday. Jan. 26.--In the house a
petition from old soldiers favoring the
selection of Mr.. Ingalls, for United
States senator was introduced. A mo-
ton was made that the prayer of the
rotition be granted, which motion was
tabled after warm debate. The COM
lnit1ee on elections reported in favor
of seating Mr.. Leedy (alliance), in favor
Of Mr.. Rogers republican. The re-
ports were adopted by vote of SO to
-. A motion to invite Senator Ingalls,
tc deliver an address before the house
at y o'clock Wednesday was made and
lost. A bill was reported from the COM
mittae appropriating $4,000 for the
Kansas exhibition at the worlds fair.
In the senate 4S petitions from Grand
Army posts in Kansas, urging the re-
election of Senator ingalls, were re-
ceived and adopted and referred to the