The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1886-06-17
NEWS OF THE WEEK.
Cleaned by Telegraph and Mail.
CONGRESSIONAL

ITrFf CONGRESSIONAL
| = TX the Senate ON the 9TH. after a spirited
discussion, the Oleomargarine bill was re
ferred to the Committee on Agriculture by q
vote of - to q, The opponents of the bill
| wished IL referred to the Finance Comm ittee
The Consular and DIPLOMATS bill was passed
| After some debate the bill passed to provide
| for the settlement of accounts with railroad
| companies that had received property from
the United States during 1885 and 1880 Alter
| executive session the Senate adjourned In
| the House Mr.. Crisp, of Georgia, apologized
| for language used against Mr.. Holman, oil
| Indiana, in q former debate, and Mr.. Holman
| gracefully accepted the apology. Under the
| call of States several bills were introduced
| A motion to suspend the rules and pass the
bill repeating the Presumption. Timber Cul
| ture and Desert Land acts prevailed by vote
| of 1913 to 40. The same motion prevailed as 70
! the bill appropriating $4,000 for public
building at Springfield. Mo. But little other
| business of importance was transacted, when
| the House adjourned.
IN the Senate on the Sth Mr.. Morrill,
| from the Committee on Finance. reported q
bill for an Assistant Secretary OF the Treas
ury This is intended to assist Secretary
Manning during his ill-health. resolution
was adopted calling on the Secretary of the
Treasury for certain information as to ex-
tending the bonded period on whisky. A bill
was passed providing for commission OF
three persons to be appointed by the Presi.
dent, by and with the advice and consent of
alleged discoveries of the specific cause of
yellow fever. In the House the Committee
on Pensions agreed TO report as substitute
for Senator Blair's Pension b II the bill intro
duced by Mr. Barry, OF Mississippi, with asI
amendment. The bill agreed upon provides
for a uniform pension OF twetver dollars per
month for all soldiers and sailors absolutely
disabled and unable TO mainta Themselves.
After Mr.. Kelley had addressed the House
upon his resolut on upon the subject of Mr..
Whecler's remarks as pr nted in the Record,
rejecting upon Eds VI. Stanton the House
in Committee of the Whole considered the
Legislative. Executive and judicial Appro-
priation bill. When the committee rose the
House adjourned.
JUNE 9 being private bill day in the Sen
ate a large number of such bills passed, one
being the bill to legalize the Incorporation of
National trades unions. In the House the
Legislative Executive and Judicial Appro-
priation bill was taken up in Committee of
the Whole, and the debate which followed
opened up the question Of civil service. upon
which many and diverse opinions were ex-
pressed by members. The debate closed. and
pending the reading of the bill and the de-
cision of point of order raised by Mr.. Tor
rison, the House adjourned.
IL the Senate on the 10th Senator Beck
called up the bill to prohibit members of
Congress from accepting retaners or en-.
ployment from railroad companies which re-
ceived land granite or pecuniary aid from
Congress. and il was passed by a vote of 81 to
IL. The Agricultural Appropriation bill WAS
then discussed ut some length and passed.
The Northern Pacific Land Forfeiture bill
was then discussed. After agreeing to a
motion by Senator Hawley 20 reconsider the
vote by which the bill passed prohibit ng
members of Congress from accepting re-
tanners from certain railroads, the Senate
adjourned In the House the Legislative,
Executive and judicial Appropr alton bill
was taken up in Committee of the Whole.
the consideration of which continued until
adjournment.
THE Senate resumed consideration of the
Northern Pacific Land Forfeiture bill on the
18th, which was the only business transacted.
The bill finally went over. MIR Spooner of
fered resolutions of coincidence upon the
death of Representative Rankin, of WiscOn-
cossin, and delivered a touching tribute to
his memory. Adjourned. In the House the
Senate bill legaliZing the incorporation of
trades unions passed. The House then went
into Committee of the whole on the Legis-
lative, Executive and Judicial Appropriation
bill. A spicy debate ensued, Messrs. Findlay
and Compton, of Maryland, being the CEN
trial figures. At the evening session the de-
bate on the bill continued until adjourn
ment.