The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1886-07-22
NEWS OF THE WEEK.
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CONGRESSIONAL.

| A BILL was introduced in the Senate on
the 18th to stop all payments to }. u. Eads.
| for work on the Miss ssippi river. The House
| bill granting pens ons to soldiers and sailors
| of the Mexican war passed. The bill grants
pens on of eight dollars per month TO all
Mexican war soldies who served sixty days
The River and HarboE bill was then taken Up
! and debate cont nued until adjournment.
After the usual routine in the House the
Senate amendments to the Legislative APP
preparation bill were taken up in Committee
! of the Whole and pending action the House
adjourned.
The Senate on the 18th, after passing the
bill appropriating 1850 to build monu-
nIent at Syracuse n. Y. to commemorate
the Revolutionary battle at that place, re-
sumed consideration of the River and Harbor
bill, which was finally completed and reported
TO the Senate. Without final action the Sell
ate at midnight, adjourned. -. In the House.
on motion OF Mr.. RYAN, OF Kansas, the Sem
ate bill passed authorizing the Secretary of
War to credit the State of Kansas with GER
tain sum of money on her ordnance account
with the General Government The House
then took up the Senate amendments to the
Legislative Appropriation bill. A confer
ence was asked, and the floor was accorded
the Ways and Means Committee. when sew
eral bills affecting the revenue laws passed.
Adjourned.
AFTER the transaction of unimportant
business on the 14th the Senate proceeded
with the River and Harbor bill, which con-
sumed the entire dav. without concluding
the bill the Senate adjourned 49,. In the House
most Of the day was consumed in consider
ing Mr.. Morrison's 10 mt resolution requiring
the disbursement of the Treasury surplus in
excess Of $l00,000.0 600 in redemption of inter-
est bearing bonds. The resolution was
finally adopted by the surprising vote OF 2uI
yeas to g. nays. The House then adjourned.
IN the Senate, on the 18th, three reports
were submitted n the Payne election case.
Senator Pugh and three other Democrats on
the committee, reported that there was no
evidence to justify the charge of corruption
in the election. Senators Evarts. Teller and
Logan reported that they could find nothing
inculpating Senator Payne. and Senators
Frye and Hoar reported in favor of investi-
eating the matter. After disposing of rou-
tine business the debate on the River and
HarbOr bill was resumed and continued until
adjournment. In the House appropriations
were by resolut on, extended until July 81.
But little business was transacted during the
day. At the evening session bills passed to
prevent the employment of convict labor or
alien labor upon public buildings or public
works; amending the act to prohibit the i'm
pOrtation or immigration of foreigners under
contract or agreement to perform labor IN
the United States; to protect mechanics Ia
bOrerS and servants in the District OF Column
bia in their wages; directing the Commission
er of Labor to make an investigation i'll re-
gard to convict labor in the United States.
THE Senate OH the 10Th passed several
pension bills and then resumed cons idera-
ton of the River and Harbor bill. The bill
finally amended bv striking out the
House bill and substituting after the enact
ing clause an chtire new bill with horizon
tai reduction of TWENTY-FIVE per cent. in all
items, and then passed nv a vote of ~ to IA.
The Senate then passed the Naval Appropri-
alton bill and adjourned 80. In the House the
conference report on the Legislative Appru-
pration bill was agreed to. Much confusion
enSued when the quest on of passing several
vetoed pension bills came up. A majority
of tho InVQl Il Pensions Committee rnnOrtR1
in favor of passing several bills. The House
sustained the veto in the cases of Elizabeth
Luce and Catharine Mccarthy, and passed
the bill pcnsiOring Joseph ROmiser over the
veto by yeas Ia. nays IS. Pension bills were
considered at the evening session and one
passed.