Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1891-02-07

Tuesday, Jan. 2,.-Mr. Springer
offered resolution that the act OF tn
speaker in deciding q motion dilator,
was unlawful. Mr.. Mckinley made tn,
point OF order that the resolution
was not a privileged one. whicl
point was substantiated. Mr.
Springer appealed and Mr.. McKlinl!
moved to table the appeal. Motion
carried. Bill passed for q rail roat
bridge over the Missouri river bstweer
Council Bluffs and Omaha.
Wednesday, January 28-The senatt
resolution 10 print $1,000 extra uopie:
Of the report OF the irrigation commit
tee was agreed to. The speaker laid
before the house the resignation Of
ohm Mccarthy a. representative from
the eighth district Of New York. Laid
on the table. The house then went in
to committee OF the whole on the milf
tary ACADEMY appropriation bill.
Without disposing OF the bill the COM
mittie rose and the house adjourned.
Friday, January 30--After a few af-
iecting words OF tribute to the worth OF
the deceased secretary of t the treasury
by representative Dunnell OF Minnesota,
the house, on motion OF Mr.. McKinly,
as mark OF respect to his memory, ad-
Washington, January 3l.-The mill
tary appropriation bill was passed with
out opposition. The house then went
into committee OF the whole, Mr.. Pay
son OF Illinois, in the chair, on the dip
lomatic and consular appropriation bill.
The following bills were taken from
the calendar and passed:
House bill to promote the construc-
ton Of q 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 l6 years o! age in
the District of Columbia.
The fortification appropriation bill
was then taken up but 1t was laid aside
informally and pension bills on the cal
endar were proceeded with.
On melton Of Mr. Mckinley it was
ordered that the house shall meet at =
o'clock Monday in order to allow men,
bers to attend the funeral OF the late
Secretary Window. Public business
being suspended the house proceeded to
nav tribute to the memory of the late
Lewis Watson of Pennsylvania, and af.
ter eulogistic addresses the house adj
journed.
Kansas Legislature.
Monday, Jan. 26.-In the house
,ietitioS from old soldiers favoring the
selection OF Mr.. ingalls, for United
States senator was introduced. y mo-
ton was made that the prayer of the
petition be granted. which motion was
tabled after warm debate.' The COM
mittee on elections reported in favor
of seating Mr.. Leedy (alliance), in favor
Of Mr.. Rogers republican, The re-
ports were adopted by vote Of 96 to
D.. A motion to invite Senator Ingalls,
TO deliver an address before the house
ut 9 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
the house. In the house more petitions
were received from the old soldiers for
the reelection of Senator Ingalls,. The
senate chief clerk appeared at ii o'clock
with request from the senate that the
house return to the senate its concurrent
resolution providing that both houses
meet in Joint session tomorrow for the
purpose OF electing United States SON
at0r. The request was refused by an
overwhelming vote. Promptly at the
hour Of noon Speaker Elder called Tor
order and announced that the pending
business was the voting by the house on
senator. He directed the calling OF the
roll. There were no nominating
speeches, and the calling of the roll
was proceeded with. The call was re-
peatedly interrupted by cheers for
PETER and Ingalls, and for General {.
w. Blair. for whom the democrats cast
a complimentary vote. The proceed
ings occupied only thirteen minutes.
The result Of the ballot was: PETER W,
Ingalls, % and Blair 5.
The senate adopted a resolution ask
ing the return OF its resolution fixing
the place of holding the joint session to
ballot on senator. The occasion for the
resolution was the report which had
reached the ears of the senator's, that
Elder had given out 1000 house passes
to his friends. AS this number would
more than fill the house after the legis-
lators were seated, the senator's, after It
was too late, discovered that they could
not get any of their friends floor privil-
ages tomorrow. Lieutenant Governor
Felt announced promptly at II o'clock
that the hour had arrived for taking the
senate ballot on United States senator.
The vote in the senate stood: Ingalls,
80, PETER 2 Blair l, Kelly l. Morrill, J..
Wednesday, january 2S--The forty