The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1886-12-16
NEWS OF THE WEEK.
Cleaned by Telegraph and Mail
CONGRESS.


II the Senate on the 9Th NJ. Cheney
appeared and took the oath of office as sue
cessor to the late Senator Pike, of New
Hampshire. Mr.. Beck introduced q bill to
provide for the retirement of legal tender
and national bank bills of small denoIalna-
tious and the issue OF coin certificates, and
Mr.. Van Wyck introduced a bill TO exempt
from duty imported sugars and molasses and
imported boards, lumber and timber Mr.
Morrill, introduced a resOlut on in effect that
1t is inexpedient for the present Congress TO
attempt any revision of the tariff, which was
laid over. Mr.. Dawes introduced rcsolu-
tioE requiring the Finance Committee to in
Quire and report what specific reductions
can be made in the customs duties. etc. A
message was received from the House an
nouncng the decease during recess OF Rep
resentatIyes Price, of Wisconsin, and Beach
ana Arnot, of New York, and the Senate ad-
journed In the House several bills were
introduced, among them one by Mr.. Peters,
of Kansas. for the deposit of gold or silver
coin or bullion as secur ty for national bank
circulation. The House passed the Senate
bill for the relief OF graduates of the Mill
tary Academy. and then Mr.. Bragg called up
the bill apDrOpriating S201,OOO for the estao-
lishment at Fort Riley. Kan of a permanent
school of instruction for cavalry and light ar
Iillery and making further appropriation
of $l15,G00 for barracks and quarters at Fort
d. a. Russell, Wyoming. and Fort Robinson,
Nebraska. 1T was passed. The House then
decided to consider the Senate Electoral
Count bill that the power to count the vote
did not reside in the President OF the senate,
but in the two Houses of Congress, which
should count and decide the legality of the
votes cast. Adjourned
IL the Senate on the Sth Mr.. Plumb in
troduced bill to authorize the Secretary OF
the Interior to certify lands for agricultural
purposes 10 the State of Kansas and also to
provide for the sale of certain portions or
the Fort Leavenworth military reservation
After a speech by Senator Blair on woman
suffrage and the receipt of a message from
the President, the Senate went into eXecu-
tive scssion....In the House. after routine
bus ness, the Electoral Count bill was taken
up and after some debate went over. Ad-
journed.
The Senate on the 9th had under con-
sideration Senator Morrill's resolution de-
claring il inexpedient at the present session
10 attempt any revision of the tariff, and
debate was sprung which occupied the whole
day. Without reaching q vote the Senate
adjourned until Monday After the expira-
ton of the morning hour in the House the
bill extending the postal free delivery sys-
TEN was taken up, amended ana passed.
Consideration Of the Electoral Cou Mt bill
was then resumed. which was finally am end
ed and passed, and the House went into
Committee of the Whole on the bill creating
the Department of Agr culture. Whe n the
committee rose the Sundry Civil bill was re-
ported and the House adjourned.
The Senate was not in session on the
10th - In the House. after the reading of the
journal. the death of Representative Dowd
ney of New York, was announced, and after
passing the customary resolutions the House
adjourned.