The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1884-12-25
THE WORLD AT LARGE.
A Summary Of the Daily News.
CONGRESSIONAL.

In the Senate on the 10Th Mr.. Logan
presented a large number of petitions from
tobacco firms against the ratification of the
| Spanish treaty. After short secret session
| the Dakota bill was taken up. The bill was,
after some discussion, informally laid aside
at the request of Mr.. Hill to give that Senator
an opportunity to address the Senate on the
subject of disseminating the coinage OF sill
yer. The remarks of the Senator brought
about debate which consumed most of the
day. In the House a communication was
received from the Postmaster General ask
ing an appropriation of S1.O0O,WO for the
postal car service, and $1,000 for the pay OF
postal clerks. Bills were introduced. a mo-
ton to suspend the rules and pass the bill
prohibiting the issuing of treasury notes of
less denomination than five dollars was lost.
Mr.. Allen, from the Committee of Agricul-
ture moved to suspend the rules and pass
the bill TO establish a Department of Agri-
culture, which motion after debate was
adopted, and the House adjourned.
IN the Senate on the 10th a resolution
was agreed to calling on the Secretary of
State to communicate to the Senate all &C
cessible information regarding the extent
and character of the foreign trade of Mexico,
the Central and South American States, Cuba,
Porto Rico and San Domingo, and such other
trade with those States and Islands. Mr..
Beck then resumed his remarks on the Silver
bill, at the conclusion of which the Dakota
Admission bill was taken up and passed by a
sion of the Territory on the forty-siXth
parallel north latitude, the part north of the
line to remain a Territory under the name of
Lincoln The people OF the southern por-
ton to hold convention and adopt a con-
stitution as a State. In the House a bill
was passed amending the revised statutes,
relating to forwarding mail matter. 1t
authorizes postmasters to forward mail mat
ter of the second, third and fourth classes on
which postage has once been paid in full. The
House then resumed consideration of the
Ir,fa %ofa if.h dol fa6
until adjournment
In the Senate on the 18th a communica-
ton was received from the Secretary of
the Navy in response to a recent resolu-
ton making inquiries about the proposed
survey of the Nicaragua Canal. Petitions
were presented, among them a number
against the ratification of the Spanish treaty.
Bills were introduced and bill passed re-
lating to lands in Colorado lately occupied
by Uncompahgre and White River Ute In
dians. On motion of Mr.. Morrill, and against
the objection of Mr.. Hale, who desired i'm
mediate consideration of the Naval Appro-
priation bill, the Senate went into executive
session. The doors being closed the nomi-
nation of Mr.. McCulloch to be Secretary of
the Treasury was taken up, and Mr.. Riddle
berger continued his speech in opposition to
his confirmation He began reading the last
annual report of Mr.. McCulloch as Secretary
of the Treasury, and incidentally mentioned
that he should, upon its conclusion, read the
two previous annual reports. Without action
the doors were re-opened the consideration
of the Naval bill was proceeded with, which
finally passed.. In the House. consideration
of the Interstate COmerce Bill was resumed,
and the debate continued at length. Pending
consideration the Speaker laid before the
House a a communication from the Attorney
General in reply to the resolution asking his
opinion whether the eight-hour law applies
to letter carriers, The Attorney General
took the ground that he could not answer
the question, as he could furnish opin-
ions only upon the request of the President
and heads of departments, not TO Congress
or either branch.
In the Senate on the 18th petition from
the Woman Suffragists of Pennsylvania
against the admission of Dakota was pre-
sented. A bill passed apprOpriating Sj0.C00
for erecting statue to the memory of Gen
eral Lafayette. Bills were introduced, when
the Senate went into executive session.
When the doors were opened the Interstate
Commerce bill was taken up and debated until
adjournment. The House, Immediately
after the reading of the journal, resumed
consideration of the Interstate Commerce
bill, and the discussion continued until ad-
jOurnment.
In the Senate on the 10Th a number of
unimportant bills passed, when the debate on
the Interstate Commerce bill was resumed
Mr.. Hale from the Conference Committee on
the Naval Appropriation bill, reported that
the committee was unable to agree and the
Senate unanimously insisted on its position
| The rest of the proceedings were unimpOrt-
| ant In the House memorial was received
| from J. g. Thompson. rms.
asking Congress to make an appropriation to
pay Judgment rendered against him by the
| Supreme Court of the District of Columbia,
| in the suit of Hallett KilbOurnc. The Inter
State Commerce bill was then taken up which
occupied the session. At the evening session
| eighteen pension bills were passed.