The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1888-04-05
NEWS OF THE WEEK.
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CONGRESSIONAL.

CONGRESSIONAL
IN the Senate on the 18th petitions were
presented asking equal protection Tor agrlcuiI-
ural products: restricting foreign pauper I'M
migration and for the election OF Senators oy
| the people. A bill passed appropriating 900
70 nav the funeral expenses Of the late Chief
Justice Waite Senator Cullom, from the
Committee on Territories, reported a res
| olution declaring against the admission OF
Titan until il is certain that po-
| lygamy has been abandoned COMMIT
tees reported and the Senate took up the
House bill TO provide for the purchase OF United
States bonds by the Secretary OF the Treasury,
which was considered until adjournment. =. In
the House resolutions were adopted to hold the
funeral of tie late Chief Justice In the hall OF
the House, and the Senate bill appropriate
ing s., 900 for the funeral expenses passed A
few bills were introduced and the Committee
on Territories reported the bill for the organi-
zation OF Alaska Territory. District business
occupied the rest Of the session.
WHEN the Senate met on the 9th an in
vitation to attend the funeral Of the late Chief
Justice was received and accepted. Senator
Blair called for the second reading OF his Con-
federate Soldier bill, giving preference in GER
tain cases to disabled Confederate soldiers IN
civil appointments, and Senator Edmunds
spoke in opposition. The matter went
over and the Senate took up the Bond
Purchase bill which was under consideration
at adjournment 80. In the House an invita-
ton to attend the funeral OF Chief Justice
Waite was received. In the contested election
case OF Worthington against Post (Tenth Hi
noise district) Mr. Post confirmed in his title
to the seat. Many bills were reported from
committees and placed on the calendar. The
Union Pacific Railroad Funding bill was debat-
ed in the morning hour. Then the Military
Academy Appropriation bill passed. The
General Public Land bill was taken up and de-
bated until adjournment.
AFTER the Senate met on the 2Sth, and
prayer by the chaplain, the members proceeded
to the hall of the House to attend the funeral
obsequies OF the late Chief Justice. After re-
turning to its chamber the Senate adjourned
When the House was called to order the
Senate was received, also the President and
Cabinet Supreme Court and other high officials
and after the funeral ceremonies over the re-
mains OF the late Chief Justice closed the House
adjourned.
In the Senate on the 29th several commit
tees reported and Mr. Berry addressed the Sen
ate on the subject CT the Presidents annual
message The Senate then took up the calen-
dar and passed number Of bills. among them
bill to annu the act of March 3, 1873, relating to
homestead and presumption entries; to extend
the southern and western boundaries OF the
State of Kansas, and several bills for public
DullQlng~, anu MANY OIHcTS, Tue huHDcA
of bills that passed being sixty-one. In the
House the Post-ofice Committee reported ad-
versely the resolution calling upon the Post
master General for certain information in re-
gard to late order relating to postal reciproc
ity with Canada A long debate followed. The
bill was reported and placed on the calendar
prohibiting aliens from holding lands, and the
Post-ofice Appropriation bill was considered in
Committee of the Whole. Adjourned.
THE Senate was not 10 session on the
30th . The House non-concurred in Senate
amendments TO the bill authorizing confer
ence for encouraging reciprocity commercial
relations with Mexico, Central and South
America and Brazil. The bills granting Mrs.
John A. Logan pension of $1,000 and increas-
ing Mrs. F. P. Blair's pension to 5000 year
then came up. After some debate the Logan
bill passed by 154 to g. and the Blair bill by 14S
to 81. Pension bills were considered at the
evening session.