The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1886-06-10
NEWS OF THE WEEK.
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CONGRESSIONAL


NEITHER house of Congress was in ses
sion on the 3lst, 4 being Decoration Day.
IL the Senate on June Nj. Beck intro
duced bill to prohibit members of Congress
| from acting as attorneys or employees OF rail
road companies that hold charters or had
grants from the United States The bill eX
| tending the light hour law to letter carrier:
! was passed. The Senate then resumed con
sideration of the Northern Pacific Land For
| fixture bill. At two O'Clock the bankruptcy
| bill was taken up. Several other bills were
| taken up, but no final action was reached on
passed-.--In the House the OleOmargar ne
bill was taken up and further debated in Com
IN ttee of the Whole. Adjourned without
final action.
IN the Senate on the I'd, after routine
business, Senator Brown spoke against the
Bankruptcy bill. The Northern Pacific For
fixture bill was then taken up and discussed
until two O'Clock. when the Railroad Land
Taxation bill was laid before the Senate and
debated unit executive session. Adjourned.
In the House several Senate amendments
TO the Post-office Appropriation bill were
agreed to and others non-cOncurred in. Mr..
ONeill reported bill TO legaliZe the incor-
poration of trades unions. The Oleomar-
garine bill was then further considered IN
committee, at the conclusion of which the
committee rose and reported the bill TO the
House. Adjourned.
IN the Senate on the Sd Mr. Dawes pre-
sented Il petition from the city of Gloucester,
Mass. praying for retaliation on Canada for
the seizure of American fishing vessels. This
led to some Senatorial talk. Some discus
sion followed OF the Chinese Indemnity bill,
when il was laid aside and the bill providing
for the taxing of railroad land grants taken
up and passed. Several other bills were dis
cussed during the day, after which an execu-
tive session was held and the Senate ad-
journcd -. In the House further action was
had on the OleOmargarine bill. After adopt
ing an amendment placing the tax on bogus
butter at five cents per pound vote was
reached and the bill passed by 177 yeas to l0l
nays. An evening session was held for de-
bate on the Oklahoma bill.
IL the Senate on the 4th the Chinese In
demnity bill was laid aside to permit the con-
sideration of the Consular and Diplomatic
Appropriation bill At two O'Clock the
Chinese Indemnity bill was taken up and
Senator COckrell spoke against IL. The bill
then passed, cas-. 30; NAYS, TO- The bill
authorizing the Pres dent to ascertain the
actual losses sustained 10y Cinnamon by the
riot at Rock Springs. Wy. T.. in September,
1875, and to pay such losses. The amount ap-
prOpriated by the bill for that purpose is
S15lUO0. The Senate then again took I'D the
Consular and Diplomatic Appropriation. and
pending consideration adjourned. In the
House the Leg slatiVe, Executive and Jul
d ial bill WAS considered briefly. when Mr.
Boutelle introduced a bill relating to the
duties on fish. The bill practically termi-
mates the free Importation of fish. and in
creases the import duties on all fish. At
the evening scss on seventeen pension bills
passed.