The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1886-07-29
NEWS OF THE WEEK.
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CONGRESSIONAL


AFTER the introduction and disposition
of several bills of only local Importance on
the 18th the Senate took up the Oleomarga-
riue bill. A lengthy debate ensued, at the
close of which the Senate adjourned without
reaching a vote In the House, Immedl-
ately after reading the journal, the tortlnca-
tons Appropriation bill was taken up ana
passed. After ordering the printing of the
report of the Civil Service Commission ana
setting the time for cons Iteration OF Drldge
to agree upon the bill repeating the Pre-
emptiou and Timber Culture acts. and after
some debate the House took recess until
eight O'Clock, the evening session to De Tor
the consideration of business from the COM
mittee on Post-Offces and POst-roads.
THE Oleomargarine bill was passed by
the Senate on the 10Th, after the adoption OF
an amendment offered by ingalls, reducing
the tax from five cents to two cents per
pound, and also adding the word knowing
ly" in the section relating to violations OF the
act. The Sundry Civil bill was taken up and
seventy-six pages disposed Of. In the
House. Mr.. Hatch, of Missouri, complained of
the attacks of Ingalls, in the Senate, which ac-
ested in the passage OF the Oleomargarine
bill. The House went into committee on the
River and Harbor bill amendments. In the
evening a large number of bills for the
building OF bridges were passed
THE entire time of the Senate on the
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investigation matter. The House adopted
the resolution for adjournment on July g.
and then went into Committee OF the Whole
on the Senate amendments to the River and
Harbor bill. The amendments were non
concurred in and q conference asked. Then
a struggle arose for priority of consideration
between the Interstate Commerce and the
Northern Pacific Forfeiture bills which was
resolved, yeas. 142; nays, 90, in favor OF the
former. The Senate bill was read at length,
together W amPndmant
Comm ttee on Commerce, which is to strike
out after the enacting clause and insert the
House bill The debate on the bill was con-
tnued into the evening session, but no final
action reached.
THE Senate on the 22d agreed to the
conference report on the Naval Appropria-
ton bill, and then debate was resumed upon
the Payne case and Senator Sherman advo-
Gated an investigation. Several other Sena-
tors spoke. No vote was taken before ad-
jOurnment =. Little business was transacted
in the House. Mr.. Hatch reported, as mat
ter of privilege, the Oleomargarine bill with
the Senate amendments, but the Speaker de-
clined to entertain it as privileged report
the Oleomargarine bill was finally referred
to the Committee of the Whole. The House
in committee attempted to reach the Dill, but
adjourned without doing so.
AFTER unimportant business in the Sem
ate on the 23d the Payne matter again came
up and after much talk a vote was reached.
The report of Senators Hoar and Frye for
further investigation was rejected by vote
of yeas II, nays AZ The report that there
should be no further inquiry was then
adopled by a to II. In the evening the SEN
ate further considered the Sundry Civil bill.
AFTER routine business the House went
into committee on revenue measures in order
to reach the OleOmargariRe bill. The bill was
finally reached and the Senate amendments
cOncurred in by ia to 20. At the evening
session DenSiO0 bills were considered.