Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1888-05-17
NEWS OF THE WEEK.
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CONGRESSIONAL.

AFTER the transaction of business OF
minor importance in the Senate On the eth the
Railroad Land Forfeiture bill was further dis
| cussed- but was laid aside and the Animal In
dustry Bureau bill debated until adjournment
In executive session the Chinese treaty was rati
fed and the Fisheries treaty reported adversely
\ 80 In the House bill was introduced TO cree;
/ at Washington a statue to the memory of Gen
| eral Hancock; also a bill by Mr. Plumb
/ OF Illinois, directing the Secretary D;
| the Treasury to use money in the
| treasury for the payment of bonds at par and
! accrued interest. On motion of Mr.. Blanchard,
OF louisiana. the rules were suspended and the
River and Harbor bill passed by vote OF 16l
yeas TO 50 nays, there being number of pairs.
A message was received from the President
vetoing the bill for the sale of the New York
Indian lands in Kansas. Adjourned.
In the Senate on the Sth, while Senator
Harris was in the Chair. Mr.. Voorhees, rose and
in few words expressed regret for the unpar-
liamentary language he had used in the late
tilt with Mr.. ingalls,, and apologized to the Sen
ate for so doing. Without any comment Sena-
tor ingalls, resumed the Chair. memorial
from the New England conference of the Meth
odist Church was presented, protesting against
the ratification of the Chinese or any other
treaty that precludes Chinese preachers or
delegates to religious conventions coming into
this country. The Land Grant Forfeiture bill
was then further considered, at the close of
which several bills were reported, message
received from the President and the Senate ad-
iourned. -. In the House the Presidents veto
Of the bill for the sale OF the New York Indian
lands was referred to the Indian Affairs Com
mittee. The House in Committee of the Whole
then took up the Tariff bill, and debate contin-
ued until adjournment.
In the Senate on the 9th Senator Sher-
man reported adversely Senator Riddlebergers
resolution TO consider the Fisheries treaty in
open session, also Senator Hoars resolution for
a report OF the debates on the treaty. The Rail
road Land Forfeiture bill after further discus
sion was passed without division. The Inter
national Copyright bill was also passed by a
vote of 35 to 10. Pending a motion TO recon-
slider the vote on the Land Forfeiture bill the
Senate adjourned. At the expiration OF the
morning hour in the House debate on the Tariff
bill was resumed and continued until adjourn
ment.
AFTER morning business in the Senate on
the 10th, the vote was reconsidered by which
the Land Grant bill was passed and an amend
ment to protect presumption and homestead
claimants was adopted and the bill again
passed. Among the bills reported from com
mittees was the Pension Appropriation bill. A
number of bills OF minor import passed, among
them being bills approprating $4,000 for pub
lie building at Beatrice, Neb, and SIS, 900 for a
building at Hastings, Neb. Adjourned until
Monday -. In the House the conference report
on the joint resolution for promoting arbitration
and reciprocal relations with the South Amer
lean States and Mexico was agreed to and the
tariff debate continued until the evening ses-
sion and adjournment.
THE Senate was not in session on the
11th. The Tariff debate was resumed in the
House and Mr.. Scott, OF Pennsylvania, spoke at
length in favor of the Mills bill. At the evening
session thirty-seven pension bills passed and
the House adjourned.