The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1885-01-22
TIE WORLD AT LARGE.
a Summary Of the Daily News.
CONGRESSIONAL.


fS'the Senate on the 18th a petitioa was
pres ented from Belva Lockwood praying
Congress to see that the votes cast for her
~ the late Presidential election be counted.
A bill was reported favorably from commit
tee authorizing the President 70 use civil
and military force to remove AMI destroy
illegal fences on public lands A long
debate was brought on by Mr.. Hawleys
resolution calling on the President for
certain documents relating to the pubsic
history OF the Executive Department
of the Confederate States. tkeing papers
bearing On the ShermaE-DavtS controversy
The msttcr finally went over Adjournec
In the House several kr'cal bids passed. and
bills were introduced, when TIE HousesSent
into Committee of the Whole on the Consular
and Diplomatic Appropriation Bill, the de-
bate o. which continued until adjournment
In tsae SeHate on the Eth Mr.. Dolph,
from che Committee on PIbhc Ian Is, re-
ported fav5rably the Hot Sc bill repeating
the Pre-en ption. Timber Culture an Desert
Land acts. Mr. Edmunds introduced a bill
authorizing the President to appoint and
plszse on the retired list any tel persons
from Rmeng those who had been Generals
commanding the armies of the UO9fed States
or General-n-Cbief in said army. The SEN
8te took up and discussed the Sherman
Davis resolution which finally passed. Con-
sideration of the Interstate Commerce bill
was then resumed and t5e debate
continued until executive session.
The Speaker laid before the House mes
sage from the President raAfmitting the
report of the Government Did tors of the
Union Pacific Railroad. Also arcommunica-
tion from the Secretary of the Navy as to the
cause of the death of Naval Cadet Strang
The communication stated that there is no
reason to believe he died from cruelty. y
number of bills passed, one being an act TO
extand the laws of the Unite1 States over
certain unorganized territory south of the
State line of Kansas. Mr.. Brown, of Indiana,
announced the sudden death Of Schuyler Col
Tax, formerly Speaker of the House, and in
rNSnlnflOng which
House passed and then adjourned.
IN the Senate on the 14th Mr.. Allison,
from the Committee on Appropriations, re-
ported a bilkwhich passed providing for the
compensation and expenses of special elect
oral messengers to be sent To Iowa and Ore
gon for the returns of the late Presidential
election in those States. Senator Edmunds'
bill to place General Grant on the retired
list with full rank and pay of General, passed
after a short debate; yeas 40, nays 9. Several
Democrats spoke in favor of the bill. The
Naval Appropriation bill also passed. De
bate was then resumed on the Interstate
BILL when the death of Mr.. ColfaX was an
nouneed, and the Senate adjourned. In the
House a bill passed appropriating $500 to
send u special messenger to Iowa and Oregon
for the electoral votes of those States. I'm
the consideration of business reported from
the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and the
French SpoilatiOn bill and Chinese In
demnity bill passed Adjourned.
In the Senate on the 18th Nh. Miller,
Of California, introduced a bill to increase
the pension of the widow of General George
Fl. Thomas from $3.50 to $1,000 year. The
Senate then proceeded to the consideration
of bills on the calendar and then went into
executive session, and Senator Sherman
spoke in favor of the Nicaragua treaty.
The House, under special order, pro-
ceeded to the consideration of the McPher-
son Funding bill. Before reaching a vote on
the bill the House adjourned, which it is said
is a practical defeat of the bill.
In the Senate on the 10Th petitions were
presented from cigar-makers protesting
against the ratification of the Spanish treaty
The Interstate Commerce bill was then
taken up and the debate continued until
adjournment In the House Mr.. Cobb
reported the conference disagreement on the
bill TO forfeit the amended Atlantic a. Pacific
land grant. Mr.. Cobb stated that the differ
ence between the two Houses grew out of an
amendment placed upon the bill by the SEN
ate. The House refused TO recede and an
other committee was appointed. The Senate
amendments to the Oregon Central Land
Grant bill were cOncurred in. The House
then went into Committee Of the Whole on
the private calendar. The committee re-
mained in session several hours considering
war claim bills, but no final action was
reached. An evening session was held for
the consideration OF pension bills.