Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1888-08-16
NEWS OF THE WEEK.
Cleaned by Telegraph and Mall.
CONGRESSIONAL


| WIEN the Senate met on the 9Th Mr.. Ed
munds offered resolutions in regard to the
death of General Sheridan which were adopted
| and Mr. Farwen introduced q BILL which was
| referred, granting Mrs. Sheridan q pension Of
| 5000. Later message was received from the
President announcing the death Of the General
and after adopting resolution appointing a
| committee OF seven Senators to attend the
funeral the Senate adjourned In the House
the death of General Sheridan was made known
through message from the President and Mr.
Hooker. of Mississippi offered resolutions and
| euIogized the deceased. Messrs McCutcheon,
of Michigan and Grosvenor, Of Ohio, also de-
| livered eulogies. The resolutions were adopted,
| a committee of seven appointed 70 attend the
funeral and the House adjourned
In the Senate on the 7th the resolution
instructing the Finance Committee. to investi-
gate the cotton bagging pool was adopted.
After passing the bill appropriating $4,000 for
| post office building at Mammoth Hot Springs,
in Yellowstone Park, the Senate again took
up the Fisheries treaty and Senator Sherman
spoke in opposition. The bill to prevent the
coming OF Chinese laborers 10 the United
States was taken up, and pending consideration
the Senate adjourned. e. The House spent the
day in considering the bill making an appropria-
tion to enable the departments to participate
in the Ohio Centennial Exposition to be held AT
amendments were adopted, among them one by
Mr.. Warner appropriating $4,000 TO enable the
departments TO be represented at the Kansas
City Exposition. Upon the passage Of the bill
no quorum voted and the House adjourned.
The Senate on the Sth took up and
passed the Chinese Prohibition bill also the
bill directing the Secretary Of War to file in
his department and issue discharges to the
members of the Frontier Guards, company
h,-
James H. Lane in 1861. The Fisheries treaty
was then considered until adjournment.
The question of how to get rid Of trusts
caused quite talk IN the House and Mr..
Springer asked for immediate consideration Of
the Trust bill but il was antagonized by de-
mand for the regular order. The House then in
Committee OF the Whole took up the Deficiency
bill and debate on the French spoliation clause
continued until the committee rose. Adjourned.
AFTER the introduction of resolutions
the Senate on the 9th passed several private
bills and then took up the Fisheries treaty
which was discussed until adjournment. In
the House Mr. Morrow asked unanimous con-
sent TO have the Senate bill considered TO carry
into effect the Chinese treaty. The bill was
referred to the Foreign Relations Committee
with permission to report at any time. The
Senate resolution was concurred in that both
Houses adjourn from Friday to Monday to at
tend the funeral of General Sheridan. The
Deficiency bill was then considered until ad-
iournment
THE Senate on the 10th disposed of rou
tine business and took up the bill to reduce
postage on fourth-class mail matter to one cent
for every three ounces, when Mr.. Beck offered
a substitute making postage on first-class mat
ter one cent per ounce from January
!, 1889. The bill was laid aside. The
Senate bill to regulate commerce car
ried on by telegraph was passed
without discussion. 1t is the bill introduced by
Senator Spooner last January. After an execu-
tive session the Senate adjourned until Mon
day. In the House the conference report on
the bill granting aid to State homes for disabled
soldiers was agreed to and the House went into
Committee of the Whole on the private calen-
dar and finally passed a number OF private bills.
At the evening session thirty five pension bills
passed and the House adjourned until Monday