The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1885-02-05
THE WORLD AT LARGE.
A Summary Of the Daily News.
CONGRESSIONAL.

| CONGRESSIONAL.
In the Senate on the 26th, Mr.. Chace
! Senator-elect from Rhode Island, was sworn
| in. Senator Plumb, from the committee on
Public Lands, reported a substitute for the
| House bill, FORGETTING part of the lands
granted Iowa in aid of railroad construction
After further morning business Senator Bay.
| ard called up his resolution of Saturday that
| the Senate of the United States has heard
| with Indignation and profound sorrow of the
| attempt to destroy the houses of Parliament
| and other public buildings of London, and
| expressing its horror and detestation of such
| act, when Senator Riddleberger moved the
resolution be postponed until Wednesday,
was adopted by a vote of 60 TO l, Senator
Riddleberger voting no. The Senate then
went into executive session, after which
eulogies were delivered upon the late
Representative Duncan, of PennsyE
vania, and the Senate adjourned.
In the House several resolutions were offered
in regard to the recent explosions in London
and calling on the Secretary OF State 10 fur-
nish information, if he possessed such, as TO
whether any persons in this country were
concerned or participated, directly or indi-
rectly, in bringing about the recent eXplO-
sions in London. Mr.. Forney, from the Com
mittee on Appropriations, reported the Army
Appropriation bill; referred to the Commit
tee of the Whole. IT provides an appropria-
ton of S24. 4290 j3. The estimates amounted
to S26, no $50. The Edmunds bill for the pun
ishment of crimes committed by means of
explosive compounds was introduced by Mr..
DOrsheimer. After consideration of the
District of Columbia bill in Committee of
the Whole public business was suspended
and the House proceeded to consideration
of the resolutions on the death of w. A.
Duncan, late Representative from Pennsyl-
Yania. and the House then adjourned.
In the Senate on the 9th the Commit
tee on Finance reported favOrably with
amendments the House bill for the retire
ment and recoinage of trade dollars. The
bill to authorize the establishment OF re-
tired list of nOn-cOmmisSiO officers and
privates of the army who have served thirty
years and upwards was also reported favor
ably. The Senate then went into executive
session, after which the conference report
on the Naval APPROPRIATION bill was pre-
scented and the Senate adjourned. The
House passed the District of Columbia APP
preparation bill. The House then went into
Committee of the Whole on the Army APP
preparation bill. After a brief and general
debate the bill was read by paragraphs for
amendments. The bill was then reported to
the House and passed. Adjourned.
In the Senate on the 2Sth several mes
sages from the President were received
transmitting information heretofore called
for In the matter of the Oklahoma lands, the
President maintains that they cannot under
existing treaties be opened for settlement
The Senate then went into executive session
for the consideration of the Nicaraguan
treaty, which was debated until Il late hour
80. In the House Mr.. Clay, from the Com
mittee on Presidential Laws, reported con-
current resolution providing that the two
Houses shall assemble in the hall of the
House at noon February IL. 1885, to count the
vote for President and Vice-President. Mr..
SlOcum, from the Committee on Military At
airs, reported back resolution requesting
the President to transmit to the House copy
of the recent appeal Of FitZ John Porter, to-
gether with accompanying papers. Adopted.
The conference report on the Naval Appro-
priation bill was agreed to. The House then
proceeded to consider the land-grant bills
on the calendar. A resolution was adopted
which recited that Julius K. Santos, an
American citizen, who was long an instructor
in the University of Virginia, but recently
a merchant in Bahia had been imprisoned in
Ecuador for alleged completely in rebellion,
and his speedy execution is apprehended,
and asking the State Department what
measures were being taken to secure him
speedy and fair trial Adjourned.
In the Senate on the 29th the Committee
on Military Affairs reported adversely the
bill to facilitate promotions throughout the
army by retiring from active service on their
own application officers who served in the
war of the rebellion. The Committee on Ii
brary reported a resolution approving the
order of exercises prepared by the Wash
ington Monument Commission, which was
adopted. The Senate then went into eXecu-
tive session. In executive session the
Nicaraguan treaty was debated at great
length: vote was finally reached
and and it fsiled ed. of ratification at by
necessary two-thirdsl In the House Mr..
Cobb, from the Committee on Public Lands,
reported bin to donate Short Creek Lake to
the State of Missouri. A joint resolution
was reported favorably for the free admis-
sion of articles from foreign countries for
exhibition at the Worlds Exposition of Arts
of the COlored Race at Chicago. The House
then went into Committee of the Whole on
the River and Harbor Appropriation bill,
after which the House adjourned.
In the Senate on the 30th Senator Hoar,
from the Committee on Judiciary, reported
favorably on the resolution providing that
the two Houses of Congress assemble in the
hall of the House on February IL to count
the electoral vote, and it was adopted. The
Pacific Railroad bill was then taken up and
discussed briefly, when the Interstate Com
merce bill came up for debate. The Senate
then went into executive session. In the
House the POst-ofiice Appropriation bill was
reported from the committee. The House,
in Committee of the Whole, considered q
number of private bills which passed when
reported to the House. A communication
was received from the President in regard to
the steamer Alert, presented by the Queen
of England for the Greedy relief expedition,
and asking authority to return the same
with suitable acknowledgment. At the even
ing session thirty pension bills passed. Adj
journed.