The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1884-05-29
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CONGRESSIONAL.

CONGRESSIONAL.
IN the Senate, on the 10Th, Mr.. Ingalls,,
from the Committee on Judiciary, reported a
bill to establish another judicial circuit by
dividing the Eighth Circuit, which now en-
braces the Districts of Minnesota, Iowa, Mis-
souri,, Nebraska, Kansas, Arkansas and Colo
RADIO. The Eighth Circuit under tnls OIL
includes the districts of Nebraska, Kansas,
Arkansas and Colorado. The Ninth Circuit
Includes the districts of Minnesota and Mis-
souri The Chair laid before the Senate a
resolution offered Thursday by Mr.. Morgan,
directing the Committee on Finance to eX-
anime into the cases of the recent failures
of National banks and see whether such
failures are due TO violations and evasions of
the law on the part of officers or directors of
the banks. The resolution was referred 70
the Committee on Finance..-.ln the House
Mr.. Hurd, from the Committee on ways ana
Means, moved to suspend the rules and pass
the bill to abolish discriminating duties on
works of art and productions of foreign and
American artists. The bill imposes duty of
ten per cent. ad valorem on all works of art,
whether the production is of foreign or
American artists. Messrs. Kasson, Belmont
and Hurd spoke in favor OF and Mr.. Boutele
against It. The motion was lost by yeas 81,
nays I79. The Consular and Diplomatic Ap-
preparation bill passed, also the Army and
District of Columbia Appropriation bills.
Adjourned.
In the senate, on the Doth, the bill passed
extending to August, 1886, the time to COM
mence laying cable authorized by the act of
August s, 1882. On motion of Mr.. Palmer the
bill providing for the construction of a pub
lie building at Detroit was passed. 1t provides
that not more than $90O,0O0 shall be ex-
pended for the site and building. The
Agricultural Appropriation bill was
passed without division. On motion of
House bill authorizing the construction
of bridge across the Missouri in Douglas
County, Nebraska. In the House, the Senate
amendments to the Dingley Shipping bill
-od in, 511
to the consideration of the Indiana contested
election case of Messrs. English and Peele.
The majority resolution declared Mr.. Will
liam Z. English duly elected a member of the
Forty-eighth Congress. The House adjourned
with debate on the bill still pending.
In the Senate on the 21st a resolution
calling on the President for information con-
cerning the appointment of a Commissioner
to examine certain sections of the Northern
Pacific Railroad was referred to the Judiciary
Committee-yeas %, nays %. A bill was
passed authorizing the construction of a
bridge across the Missouri at Sibley, Mo.
Unanimous consent was obtained to put the
following bills upon passage namely, the bills
permitting the erection of bridge across the
Missouri at White Cloud, Kas.: another across
the same river near RulO, Kas.; another
across the same river between its mouth and
the mouth of the Dakotah on the James
River; another across the Mississippi be-
tween st. Paul and NatcheZ, and
another across the Illinois River be-
bill authorizing the Bellingham Bay Rail-
way Navigation Company to build bridges
In the Territory of Washington. The House
resumed the consideration of the English
Peelle contested election case. Mr.. Hart
offered as substitute for the majority reso-
luton the resolution of the minority
confirming tho right of Mr.. Peele 10
the seat. AT the conclusion of the roll
call, when it was evident that the sub
stitute had been agreed to, Mr.. Springer
who had voted in the negative, changed his
vote to the affirmative for the purpose of
moving for a reconsideration. The vote was
then annOunced-yeaS, III: nays, III. Mr.
Springer Immediately moved for reconsider
alton and Mr.. Hunt moved to lay that motion
on the table. pending which Mr.. Converse
moved to adjourn. The motion was carried
yeas, 1l9; nays, IlS-amid applause on the
Democratic side.
The Senate, on the 22d, took up the bill
to prohibit the mailing of newspapers and
other publications containing lottery adver-
tisements. Mr.. Vest objected to its consider
alton, and the Senate, by vote of - yeas and
- nays, decided not to consider the bill, and
1t goes to the foot of the calendar. The Utah
bill was laid aside and the Senate resumed
consideration of the Labor Statistics bill
Pending debate the Senate adjourned The
House resumed consideration of the English
Peelle contested election case, the pending
question being on motion to table the motion
and reconsider the vote by which the House
agreed to the minority resolution confirming
Peelle and his right TO a seat, substitute for
was lost by tie-yeas, 132; nays, I32. The
question then recurred on motion to recon-
slider, and it was agreed to by yeas I32 nays
a30. The question recurring on the minority
resolution, 1t was iost-yeas, 12S; nays, I29;
and the majority resolutions were adopted
yeas, 130; nays, l27. Mr.. English then ap-
peared at the bar of the House and took the
oath of Office.
In the House on the 23d Mr.. Blair yielded
to Mr.. Logan, who asked and obtained unani-
nous consent to take up and dispose of the
Annual Pension Appropriation bill, which was
then taken up ana IN few minutes passed as
reported by the Senate committee. The Labor
Bureau bill was then taken up and Mr.. Blair
Withdrew number of amendments, leaving
the bill as il came from the House Mr..
Aldrich moved a substitute, which was agreed
to; yeas, IS; nays, Is; and the bill, as amended,
then passed; yeas, So; nays, =; the nays being
Colqultt and Salisbury. Adjourned to Monday
In the House Mr.. Kellogg offered a resoli-
ton stating that in the investigation of the Star
Route cases before the Committee on EXpen-
ditures in the Department of Justice, evidence
had been taken rejecting on his character
and lnstructing that committee to investigate
his alleged connection with the Star Route
service. The matter was laid on the table.
The House at its evening session passed forty
six pension bills, including one for fifty dol
lars per month TO the widow of General Ord,
and adjourned.