The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1886-04-15
NEWS OF THE WEEK.
Cleaned by Telegraph and Mail.
CONGRESSIONAL

IL the Senate on the 5th a resolution
was agreed to, appointing Mr.. Sherman
Chairman of the Committee on Foreign Reia
| tons and making changes in several othel
committees. MIR. Platt submitted an amend
ment to his resolution providing for open
| executive sessions. The Army bill was ther
| taken up and discussed until adjournment
| In the House q number of bills and reso.u
tions were introduced. When the Mexican
| Pension bill came up for final acton, mo
ton TO suspend the rules was agreed 10 ano
the bill passed by a vote OF l5S yeas TO D
| nays. The bill grants pension OF IS pei
month TO all officers. soldiers and sailors who
enlisted in the Mexican war and 10 their sur
! viving widows A bill was Also passed for
| the relief of certain settlers and purchasers
of public lands in Nebraska and Kansas
After passing several bills OF local interest,"
only the House adjourned.
IL the Senate on the 9th Mr.. Plumb pre-,
sented a petition of an association of colored
citizens of Kansas praying for assistance to
emigrate to Africa, with view to building
I'D another United States Republic. The
Army bill was then taken up and debated
until ad djournment In the House bills were
reported from the Commerce Committee au-
thorizng the construction of bridges across
the Missouri river near Kansas City and
Atchison. The Post-office Appropriation bill
then came up in regular order. and after a
lengthy debate vote was reached and the
bill passed. Adjourned.
AT the expiration of the morning hour
on the 9Th the Senate resumed consideration
of the bill to increase the army. After long
debate Il vote was reached and the bill was
defeated by a vote of ~ yeas to 81 nays. The
Senate then adjourned. After the usual
morning routine in the House the re-
mainder of the day, including the evening
session, was given up to debate on the silver
question, and the House adjourned.
THE Senate on the Sth passed the bill
granting the right of way through the Indian
Territory to the Kansas & Arkansas railroad.
The Washington Territory Admission bill
was then placed before the Senate and de-
bated until adjournment. In the House the
Free Coinage Silver bill was called up and a
motion TO suspend coinage in two years was
voted down. 81 to 20l. After Il long debate Il
vote was reached and the bill defeated; yeas
l26: nays, l63. The House by this vote put
itself on record as opposed TO both free coin
age or a suspension of the present system.
Adjourned.
IL the Senate on the 9th Mr.. Ingalls,, by
request, introduced q bill to provide for the
appointment of a board Of arbitration to eX-
anime and settle differences between railroad
companies and their employees. Mr.. Hearst,
the new Senator from California, was sworn
in. Mr.. Frye then addressed the Senate in
support of his resolution in relation to the
fisheries. The Washington Territory Admis-
sion bill was then placed before the Senate.
the ponding question being on Mr.. EuStiS
proposed amendment limiting the right Of
suffrage in the proposed new State to quail
fed male electors only After q
lengthy debate the amendment was
rejected. Adjourned . Soon after meet
ing the House went into Committee
of the Whole on the private calendar
When the committee rose Mr.. Mcneil asked
unanimous consent for the consideration of
his resolutions of sympathy with Gladstone
for his efforts in behalf of home rule in Ire
land. but objection being made the matter
went over. Adjourned.