The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1884-04-17
A WEEKS NEWS.
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CONGRESSIONAL.

CONGRESSIONAL.
In the Senate, on the 18th, after the trans.
action of some important business the Sen.
ate resumed consideration of the Education
bill The bill being completed as in Commit
tee of the Whole was reported to the Senate,
read three times and passed by 80 TO IL. The
Educational bill as passed appropriates ST.
10000 to be distributed among the States in the
proportion of illiteracy, on the basis of the
census of 1880, the payment of the money TO
In the House, Mr.. Randall, from the
Committee on Rules, reported q resolution
setting apart April and May 10 for con-
sideration of bills reported by the Committee
creation Of new Territories or the admission
of new States. Adopted. Mr.. Converse
secured the floor and moved TO suspend the
rules and pass the bill restoring the duty of
1857 on wool. The motion was lost-yeas, III;
nays, I26 Mr.. Thompson, of Kentucky,
moved to suspend the rules and adopt q reso-
luton declaring it unwise and ineXpedient for
Congress TO abolish or reduce the tax on
spirits distilled from grain. The motion was
agreed to and the resolution adopted-yeas,
I79; nays, 50,
THE Chair laid before the Senate, on the
sth, q bill to provide uniform system of
bankruptcy throughout the United States.
Mr. Hale stated that Mr.. Hoar who introduced
the bill. did not wish to press il this time, and
he HALE would therefore move to take up
instead the Naval Appropriation bill. The
the amendments proposed by the Senate Com
mittee we're agreed to. After executive ses-
sion the Senate adjourned. The House went
into Committee of the Whole on bills relating
TO territories The first bill taken up
was one to authorize the appointment
of q commission by the President to
run and mark the boundary lines between a
portion of the Indian Territory and the State
of Texas, in connection with similar COM
mission to be appointed by the State of Texas.
After debate the committee rose and the bill
I'm
passed was one declaring that the Supreme
Court of every Territory shall CONSIST of
Chief Justice and three Associate Justices,
divided into four Judicial Districts, and Dis
trict Court shall be held in each by one of the
Justices of the Supreme Court. A bill requir-
ing the Governor of Territory to be a resi-
dent of the Territory to which he is appointed
at least two years preceding his appointment
was also passed.
In tho Senate, on the 9th, Mr. Hill, from
the Committee on Post-ofices and Post-roads,
reported favorably the original bill to estab-
fish the postal telegraph system. The Senate
resumed consideration of the Naval APP
preparation BILL which was debated until
executive session, when the Senate adjourned.
I'm the House, Mr.. Hopkins, of Pennsyl-
wanna, offered preamble and resolutions
relating to the present method of transporting
live stock by rail, which were referred to the
Committee on Commerce. Then struggle
arose as TO which of the many pending
Special OrO6rS SnOuIQ ODJaln precedence
of consideration. Mr.. Bingley essayed to
bring up the Shipping bill, but the
effort was unsuccessful, the motion being de-
feated-yeas, IS; nays, 156. Mr.. Reagan met
with like fate on his motion to consider the
Interstate Commerce bill, il being voted
down-yeas, 1Ul: nays, TO. The Speaker ruled
that the unfinished business was the Oregon
Central Land Grant bill Mr.. StOckstager,
under an order made Monday asked the
House to consider the public building bills
and moved to go into Committee of the Whole
for the consideration of such bills. The an
fagoniSt5 of these measures and the more
prominent advocates of the Oregon Central
bill united in opposition to the motion, but
they were unsuccessful, and the House, by
vote of 100 to 81, went into Committee of the
Whole, as dedicated. Much tedious voting
took place on the bills for various public
buildings until the committee arose and the
House adjourned.
THE Chair laid before the Senate, on the
10Th, communication from the Secretary of
the Treasury urging the necessity for a new
revenue cruiser for Alaskan waters, and
recommended an appropriation of So, 900 for
the purpose. Mr.. Miller, of California, pre-
scented a memorial joint resolution from the
by Congress of the bill introduced by Mr..
Sumner in the House relating to postal tele-
graph. The Senate resumed the considera-
ton of the Naval Appropriation bill. Pend
ing the debate on the amendment providing
for the construction of steel cruis-
ers the Senate went into executive
session. When the doors were re-
opened it adjourned until Monday. The |
House met at eleven o'clock In continuation
of Wednesdays session. Mr.. Eaton, from the |
Committee on Laws relative to the election of
President and Vice President, reported back |
the Senate bill on that subject with an amend |
ment in the nature of a substitute Then the |
contest over public building measures was re-
sumed in Committee of the Whole. The con-
troversy continued some time, when the de-
bate closed by limitation. The bill having
been laid aside favorably. 1t, together with
those previously considered, was reported to
the House.
TIE Senate was not In session on the
nth. In the House. MFR: ELLIS, from the Conn
mittee on Appropriations, reported back the
Senate bill authorizing the Secretary of the |
Navy TO offer a reward of SIS 900 for rescuing ,,
or ascertaining the fate of the Gree.y expedi- |
ton. After brief debate the bill passed. Mr.. |
Hopkins as privileged matter called I'D the |
resolution declaring that charges against H. |
v Boynton were not sustained by the evil !
dence and that there was no ground for any |
action by the House. The resolution was |
adopted. Mr.. Mcmillan, from the Committee |
limiting to two years time within |
which prosecutions may be instituted |
against persons charged with violat- |
ing the internal revenue laws. Mr.. Henley, |
ported bill FORGETTING the Northern Pacific |
hand grant. The House went into Committee |
OF the Whole on the Pendleton Appropriation |
Dill. The bill appropriates $20,6S4 400 and re-
GU. The appropriations for the current year |
are Sl26,OOODOO, of which only $25673, 900 is to
be expended the first half of the year. The |
Speaker laid before the House a message from |
the president submitting special estimate |
from the Chief of Ordnance for permanent |
annual appropriation of 81, 500, 600 to provide |
for the necessary armament of sea coast for |
tIdcations.