The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1886-05-27
NEWS OF THE WEEK.
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THE Senate on the 18th passed bill max
ing an appropriation of Sl59,000 to enlarg<
| the public building at Kansas City. The bill
also passed authorizing the Fort Scott q Cub
road to build through the Indian Territory
The Pension bill then came up and was dis
| cussed until execut We session, after which
the Senate adjourned until Monday The
! House passed the Senate bill appropriating
/ $4,000 to complete the public building al
| Wichita, Kan. The House then went into
! Committee of the Whole on the private cal
/ endar. A bill extending patent led the
! House into q debate on the tariff. 1t finally
! got back to the business before il, reported
1 several bills and adjourned.
The Senate was not in session on the
! 18th go. In the House bill passed authoriz
! ing the Kansas & Arkansas Valley railroad
| to construct its line through rhe Indian Ter
| ritory. The special order being the bill 10
| establish a Sub-Tressury at Louisville. a
lengthy debate followed its calling up. AfteT
| much cross-firing between members the bill
| finally passed by vote of 157 yeas to 81 nays.
! The remainder of the day was taken up IN
debate upon the bill for the appointment OF
q commission to inspect and report on INDIAN
affairs. An evening session was held Tor
delivering eul0gies upon the life and services
of the late Representative Hahn, OF Loursi'
ana, and the House adjourned.
Il the Senate on the 18th the bill to re-
taliate on Foreign countries for seizure of
American vessels was passed. This bill is
vessels for the seizure of American vessels
The Pension bill was then debated until eX-
ecutive session after which the Senate ad-
jOurned ... Under the call Of States several
bills were introduced in the House. and then
the House went INTO Committee OF the W hole
on the Urgent Deficiency bill, which was re-
ported to the House and passed. The SEN
ate bill providing for the study in The publ C
schools of the Territories of the erect or al
cOhol, etc. on the system passed. After a
lengthy debate on resolution 10 set apart
In nlz..x f9sar-C m nT
sderation of business presented by the Labor
Committee in which the Education bill was
also discussed, the motion prevailed, and tbe
House adjourned.
Is the Senate on the 18th several com
mupications from the Secretary or the
Treasury were received transmitting infor
nation called for Several bills of local
nature passed. At two o'clock the Pension
bill was placed before the Senate, nut was
temporarily laid aside TO permit senator
Coke to address the Senate on the LABOR AR
bitratiOE bill, when II was again taRen uD,
and pend ng consideration the Senate went
into executive session and then adjourned.
go. In the House several standing committees
reported. Among lis reported was the Post
office Appropriation bill, with the senate
amendment. being that known as the SsJU,UeJ
subsidy to American vessels. The House went
into Committee of the Whole upon the bli,
and during the debate which followed the
clause, which was the subject of contention.
was characterized by Mr.. Gucnthcr of Wis
consin. as gift TO the Pacific Mail monopoly.
without reaching final action the House ad-
journed.
AFTER routine business in the Senate on
the 18th, the Pension bill was taken up and
after several amendments had been offered
and the one making pensions not less than
81 per month and an amendment making the
service three instead of S'X months were
adopted. the bill finally passed 10y a vote of
"a 10 a. The bankruptcy bill was then laid
before the Senate. Adjourned. In the
House the Comm ttcc on Laws Regulating the
Election of President. reported joint reso-
luton proposing Il constitutional amendment
creating the Office OG Second Nicc-preS'dent
The House then went into Committee of the
Whole on the Senate amendment to the Post
Office Appropriation bill After general de-
bate the committee rose and the House ad-
journed.