The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1886-01-21
NEWS OF THE WEEK.
Cleaned by Telegraph and Mail.
CONGRESSIONAL.

liz the Senate on the 11th Mr.. Harrison
reported favorably from the Committee on
Territories the original bill to admit Dakota
| and provide for the organization Of the Ter
| ritory Of Lincoln. After debate on Mr.:
Becks silver coinage resolution and
the introduction of a number of bills the
| Senate went into executive session and then
adjourned. =. In the House under the call OF
States many bills and resolutions were pre-
| sented, among them bill by Mr. Oates. OF
| Alabama, to prohibit aliens from acquiring
titles to or owning lands within the United
States, by Mr.. Townsbend, OF Illinois, pro-
viding for the issue by the Treasury OF silver
certificates in denominations of a, - and
So each. This 10 an amendment OF the sll-
yer act of 1873, under which the $40 certin-
Gates are now issued; by Nj. Payson, or llh-
| in the Territories to American citizens; by
Mr.. Weaver. of Iowa. TO retire the National
bank notes and to prevent the huctuation OF
| the currency by the substitution therefor OF
| treasury notes; also to provide for the issue
of fractional paper currency; by Mr. warner,
of Ohio, for the issue of treasury certificates
on deposited silver bullion; also directing the
payment of the surplus in the treasury In
excess of $50 900 on the public debt. Dur
ing the call $50 bills and resolutions were in
trOduced. Adjourned.
IL the Senate on the 18th number OF
Senators engaged in a debate on the PROPOSE
ton TO pay the National debt in gold and sill
yer instead of gold only. During the debate
Senator Vance declared that "in this country
where the people rule, silver is not going to
be demonetiZed." Among the bills introduced
was one by Mr.. ingalls, providing that all
bona fide claimants and occupants OF lands
in Kansas, which we're allotted to certain
New York Indians. shall be entitled TO pur-
chase the lands occupied by them, not e1-
ceeding lG0 acres to each; on payment OF
81. .25 per acre. the proceeds of the sale to De
paid the Indians. Any lands not entered by
such settlers within six months are 10 De
sold at SO per acre. After executive session
the Senate adjourned. In the House, Mr..
Caldwell, of Tennessee. from the Committee
on Laws Regulating the Election OF Pres dent
and Vice President, reported back without
amendment the Hoar Presidential Succession
bill and it was placed on the calenuar. IN
Committee of the Whole Mr.. Reagan took
the floor with long and carefully prepared
speech on the financial question, advocating
the double standard of value, condemnlng
the National banking system and arguing IN
favor of applying portion OF the surplus IN
the treasury to the gradual payment OF tne
public debt. Adjourned.
In the Senate on the 18th Mr.. ingalls, of
fered a resolution declaring that in the opin-
ion Of the Senate the compulsory coinage OF
silver dollars directed by law should not be
suspended until the aggregate should reach
the sum of 500,0O0,O0O Mr.. Bowen onered
resolution directing the Committee on In
dian affairs to inquire into the expedieDcy OF
removing all the Indians in the United States
to the Indian Territory west OF Arkansas
The Senate then proceeded to the consld.
Grafton of bills on the calendar. and the bill
authorizing the Secretary OF War to furnish
certificates of discharge to certain members
of the Missouri Home Guards was passed
Mr.. Coke then called up Beck's silver resolu-
ton and addressed the Senate on 1t. After
executive session adjourned 49,. In the House
Mr.. Curtin asked and was excused from
serving as chairman Of the Committee on
Banking and Currency. Mr.. Caldwell, of
Tennessee. called up for action the Hoar
Presidential Succession bill, but on the state
ment of Mr.. Cooper, of Ohio, that the minor
ity report had not been printed, the discus
sion Gn the subject was postponed and the
House adjourned
In the Senate on the 14th Mr.. Beck said
that there had come to him several petitions
to be presented TO the Senate urging Con-
gress to suspend the silver coinage. He had
declined to present them because he believed
the sending of such petitions had been infiu
enced by the circulation of a letter marked
Confidential" sent out by committee of
the New York Board of Trade and Trans
lature of Colorado against silver suS-
pension was presented. Mr. Brown then
called up Mr.. Beck's silver resolution
and addressed the Senate on it. Mr.
Maxey also spoke on the bill, both Senators
favoring the proposition. Mr. Sewell, from
the Committee on Military Affairs, reported
fnvordbly the bill introduced by him early in
the session relating to the annual appropria-
ton of SGO0,UO0 to provide arms and equip
ments for the militia. Adjourned to Mon
day. In the House Mr.. Caldwell, of Tennes-
see, called up the Presidential Succession
bill, and it was decided that the debate
should be continued in the afternoon. The
afternoon was accordingly taken up with de-
bate upon the bill, before closing which the
House adjourned.
THE Senate was not in session on the 14th.
In the House the debate on the Presi-
Dental Succession bill was resumed and con-
tinued until $50 p. m, when the previous
question was ordered and the bill passed by
aVote OF lS3 to a. as 1t came from the Senate,
and the House adjourned until Monday.