The Russellville Democrat., 1889-03-07
FlFTIETH CONGRESS.

| IN the Senate, on the 25th, several bills affect | ing Indiana and Indian reservations were con sidered and disposed Of after which the Army Appropriation bill was taken up. and the amendments offered by the committee were agreed to- The Senate then proceeded to the consideration of the resolutions adopted by ths House on the death Of Representative James N. Burnes, of Missouri. MT Cockrell gave a brief review of the life and public services Q, MT. Burnes. Mir. Ingalls, delivered an eloouent eulogy Of the dead statesman, and was follow. ed by Messrs. Voorhees,, Hale. Hampton, Coke and Vest, after which the resolutions were adopted and the Senate adjourned In the House, after one or two unimportant items of business had been disposed of, Mir Crisp called up the California contested election case, which was met with hlibustering tactics and the day was wasted.
 IN the Senate, on the e6th, the bill for the re. lief of Wm. R. Wheaton and Chas P Chamber lain, Of California, was passed over the Pres dents veto--yeas, B; nays, 8. The House amendment to the Senate bill granting Q pen sion of sl0o month to the widow of General Fitzpatrick reducing the amount to t75, was agreed to. Tho Senate then resumed consider ation of the Army Appropriation bill, and after q number of amendments had been agreed to the bill was passed, and the Senate proceeded to the consideration of bills on the calendar, a large number Of which were passed.....In the
 
 passed. and the Indian Appropriation bill was taken up. Incidental to the latter bill a pro longed debate took place on political outrages in the South, during which a bitter attack on Speaker Carlisle was made by Mir. Kennedy, of Ohio.
 IN the Senate, on the e7th. a conference was ordered on the Army Appropriation bll the PostOhice Appropriation bill was reported back and the conference report on the Agricult- ural Department Appropriation bill was pre- senied and agreed to. The resolution provid- ing for the printing Of the inaugural addresses Of all the Presidents of the United States was passed, and the Senate resumed consideration of the bill to amend the Interstate Commerce sct, but adjourned without action. .....In the House, the Senate amendment to the House bill requiring United States judges in certain cases to instruct jurors in writing, was con cured in. After discussion in committee of The whole of the Indian Appropriation bill, the committee arose, and the bill--the last of the general appropriation bills-was passed.
 IN the Senate, on the 2sth, the calendar was cleared of bridge bills, and the consideration of the two House amendments to the bill to amend the Interstate Commerce act was resumed, but after long discussion the Senate insisted on it's disagreement and further conference was ordered. Conference reports on the Dis trict Of Columbia Appropriation bill, the Army bll and the Fertilization bill were presented and agreed to...... In the House the bill for the protection of the salmon fisheries in Alaska was passed Opposition to the Senate amend ment to the District of Columbia bill providing for Zoo was withdrawn and another confer ence ordered The conference report on the Agricultural Appropriation bill was agreed to. The Naval Appropriation bill was taken up, discussed and sent to conference. The confer ence report on the bill to divide the Sioux Indian Reservation in Dakota was agreed to. At the evening session, conference reports on the Army and Fertilization bills were agreed to.
 Ig the Senate, on the fst, the conference re- port on the bill ts divide portion of the Sioux Reservation in Dakota into separate reserva- tons was agreed to. The Deficiency Appro- priation bill was reported. Aresolution offered by MT Stewart, authorizing the committee mines and mining to continue during the called session, and the inquiry as to the cutting of tim Der on the public lands for mining and domes- tic purposes, was agreed to- After passing ffty-two pension bills there was a secret ses- sion, but no nominations were confirmed. In the House. the joint resolution to promote commercial union with Canada was passed; also bills granting rights of way through tho White Earth and Sioux Indian reservations The conference report on the bill for the dis posal Of certain public lands under the Home stead law was agreed to. At the evening ses- sion thirty-two private pension bills were Das