The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1892-01-22
THE WORLD AT LARGE.
Summary Of the Daily News.
CONGRESS.


MANY petitions were presented in the senate
on the 18th in favor of loan Of 100000 to the
worlds fair on condition that ii be closed on
Sunday. Mr.. Dolph introduced bills providing
for sea coast defenses. The appropriations are
500 100000 extending over period Of eleven
yea rs Mr.. Perkins introduced bill removing
the statute Of limitations as TO claims
under the eight-hour law. Several bills
passed and the senate adjourned. 50. The
session Of the house was brief. bill fix
ing the time for holding courts in the northern
district of Iowa was reported from the judiciary
committee and passed. Mr.. Fellows On. W in
tToduced bill increasing the pension of SOL
dters who have lost the use OF eyes or limbs, and
the house soon adjourned.
WHEN the senate met on the 18th Mr.. Jones,
of Nevada, was sworn in for his fourth term.
Hills were introduced and the bill TO provide for
free coinage was referred to the finance com
Inittee After an executive session the senate
adjourned. ... In the house Mr.. Holman offered
n resolution from the appropriations committee
declaring against subsidies or bounties in any
form TO promote special private industries and
against extravagant expenditures, which re-
suited in warm debate and was finally laid
over for day. Several resolutions calling for
information as TO the result Of reciprocity were
adopted, and Mr.. Bland offered a resolution Of
inquiry as TO the continuation Of Az per cent
bonds at 9 per cent After the introduction OF a
few bills the house adjourned.
PETITIONS were presented in the senate on
the 18th and bills introduced. The bill to aid
the state Of Colorado in support of mines
passed, and also bill appropriating $4,000 for
the purchase OF ground and the erection Of
o fire-proof building in Washington for the
keeping of records. The house spent the
entire day in debating Mr.. Holmans resolution
declaring that all appropriations shall be strict
ly limited to moneys necessary for carrying on
the several departments Of government mo-
ton by Mr. Holman to reconsider the vote Of
yesterday ordering the previous question was
pending when the house adjourned.
THE senate was not in session on the 18th.
In the house Mr.. Holrnan's resolutions declaring
against any appropriations in the nature of sub
sides, bounties or land grants and in favor of
rigid retrenchment in appropriations were de-
bated at considerable length and finally adopted
The first resolution declares against granting
subsidies or bounties in money, land grants or
pledge of public credit to promote special
private industries or enterprises, and was
adopted by a vote Of 30 yeas TO Al nays, and the
second that as eXtravagant appropriations lead
inevitably to venal and corrupt methods in pub
lie affairs no money ought to be appropriated
from the public treasury except such as is nee
eSsary TO carry on the several departments
frugally, efficiently and honestly administered
was adopted by l6S years to SO nays. Il long
debate followed on the report of the committee
on accounts assigning clerks to committees.
The majority report was adopted. assigning
thirty-seven clerks instead of the minority re-
port assigning eighty-four. Adjourned until
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