The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1886-12-23
NEWS OF THE WEEK.
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CONGRESS-.


In the Senate ON the 18th, after the re-
ports Of committees and introduction OF
| several bills the House Electoral Count bill
was laid aside and debate resumed upon Mr.
Morrills tariff resolution. After lengthy
| discussion the resolution went over foI
| further debate. A message was received
| from the House announcing the death OF
| Representative Dowdney, of New York A
| committee TO attend the funeral was ap
| pointed and the Senate adjourned Many
/ bills and resolutions were Introduces in the
| House under the call of States, among them
| a bill by Mr.. Lawler looking to the use of the
| treasury surplus for repairing the coast de-
| fenses. The Speaker laid before the House q
communication from the Secretary OF the
Treasury relative to the collection of Gus
toms duties. and the House adjourned.
In the Senate on the 14th the House
amendment to the Electoral Count bill was
non-concurred in and committee of confer
ence appointed. A bill was introduced
| amending the Oleomargarine law. Senator
EdmundS then addressed the Senate in op
! position to the bill repeating the Tenure OF
| Office act after which the Senate went into
executive session. The House, after the
| report Of committees, went into Committee
! of the Whole on the Sundry Civil bill. debate
on which continued htil adjournment.
In the Senate on the 18th the report OF
the Conference Committee on the Interstate
| Commerce bill WAS the occasion of quite
| debate. but the report was finally ordered
printed, to be called up Tuesday. Senator
| Platts resolution for open executive ses
| sions was taken up and by a vote of 81 to 81
| laid on the table. Senator Beck's resolution
prohibiting Senators and Representatives
| to act as attorneys for subsidized rail
| roads, was taken up, the question being
on the substitute reported by the in.
! dietary Committee. A long debate fol
| lowed, and without final action the Senate
went into executive session In the House.
| upon motion of Mr.. Warner. of Missouri. q
| bill passed bringing the cities of Atlanta
| Galveston, st. Paul, Minneapolis, Ind,anapo
| lis, Kansas City and Omaha under the pro-
visions of the law requiring National banks
| in certain cities to retain sum equal to .
! per cent. of their circulation. The House
| then went into Committee of the Whole on
! the Sundry Civil bill. When the committee
rose the House adjourned.
AFTER the introduction of bill in the
Senate on the 10th Senator Blair offered a
resolution, which was adopted, instructing
the Committee on Finance to inquire into the
! prOpriety of reporting a bill providing Tor q
rebate on certain imported materials used
| for manufacturing other articles for export
The calendar was called and the senate
| finally took up the bill to repeal the Tenure
| of Office act. Pending debate the Senate
went into executive session. The House,
| in committee, resumed consideration of the
| Senate bill for the allotment of lands in sew
| crafty to the Indians. The bill was finally
| passed. The bill also passed providing for
| the deficiency in the public printing office.
| In Committee of the Whole the Sundry Civil
| bill was further considered and finally rec
commended for passage. Adjourned.
IN the Senate on the 18th petitions were
presented for the reduction of the tax on
Oleomargarine. The Senate then took up
and passed the bill for the retirement and re.
coinage of the trade collar. The Senate
passed the House bill to extend the postal
| free delivery system. After passing several
bridge bills the Senate took up the bill re-
peang the Tenure of Office act and passed ii
by vote of 80 yeas to - nays. After an
executive session the Senate adjourned until
Monday. After routine business in the
House, the Sundry Civil bill was taken up
and passed. Several private bills passed and
at the evening session eighteen pension bills
were passed. Adjourned.