The Russellville Democrat., 1888-10-04
NEWS IN BRIEF.
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IN the Senate, on tho 2ith, a bill allowing any pefson who has abandoned or relinauisbed a homestead entry before the expiration Of the requisite six months to make another entry, not exceeding quarter-sect on Of land, was passed. A bill was passed appropriating s1o,- DO for the completion Of the monument commemorating the surrender of Burgoyne at Saratoga. The General Deficiency bill was then taken ur. amended and passed. In the House, bill was passed authorizing the con struction of 8 bridge across the Mississippi river at La Crosse, Wis A joint resolution was passed extending until October i5 the ex. isting appropriations for the Sundry Civil ex- penses of the Government A bill was also passed prohibiting the sale or manufacture of adulterated foods and drugs in the District of Columbia.
 IN the Senate, on the 25th, the most inter esting item of the days proceedings was the continuation of Senator Morgan's speech in reply to Senator Sherman pn the relations Of eur Government with Canada. A resolution was offered calling on the President for any Information received since the 7th inst, con. corning the recently negotiated treaty with China. resolution was passed extending un- til October 10 tho appropriations for the pres ent yeat=-she fifth extension for The year. The House bill for the relief of settlers on the old Camp Sheridan Military Re servation, and q large number of private pension bills, includ
 
 widow of the late General Sheridan, were passed All the pension bills on the calendar il$ iE number, were also passed .... Tn the House number of measures Of n,inot import ance, among them ipiht resolution for the creation VI s eommissio to negotiate concern ing the boundary line between this country and Mexico. were passed.
 IN the Senate, on the 26th, the address of Senator George on the question of estashebing ;nQuests under National authority and the speech of Senatos raniels on the Presidents tcessags and the tarlQ were the most marked Features Of the days proceedings. The bill ap- proving the settlement of the boundary line tthe waters of the seal between Connecticut and Rhode Island was passed confer ence on the Dehciency bill vas ordered, and Messrs. Hale, Allison and Cockrcll were appointed conferees ... In the House. nun Der Of bills from the committee on public lands and tue military committee were passed by esahimous consent Among the more inn portant bills passed was the Senate joint reso- luton appropriating si0o.OO0 for the prevention of the spread Of yellow fever and cholera
 IN the Senate on tho Eth, after the dis cusslon of several yellow fever resolutions, Mir. Shertnan reported from the foreign rela- tions committee, without recommendation his resolution of inquiry into the state of the re- lations between the United States and Or at Britain and Canada. The conference report on the Sundry Civil bill was agreed to, A vitup- erative debate followed between Messrs. Coke and Gibson and Chand,en Edmunds and Spooner on political intolerance in Louisiana and Texas, in which the first-ramed was sew eral times called to order by the presiding offi- ger .... The House accepted the report of con rerees on the Sundry Civil Appropriations bill. A hot discussion occurred between Mir, Bland and Messrs. Sowden and Hopkins On the bill providing for an increase of clerks and salaries in the Postoa.ee Department.
 TRE Senate was not in session on the 2Sth. .....I In the House, conference was ordered on the joint resolution in aid of the suffer CTS from yellow fever. The report of the special committee Investigating the charges against Representative StahlneclSer, fully vln- dicating the accused, was ordered printed and laid over, The House then went into com mittee of the whole on the prlvate calendar. after which q number of private bills were passed, including one authorizing the con- struction of bridges across the Tennessee rlver Tn Kentucky