Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1889-03-07
NEWS OF THE WEEK.
Cleaned by Telegraph and Mail
CONGRESS.

CONGRESS.
THE senate on the 25th passed a large
| number of bills OF local interest only. Several
| conference reports were q reed to, among them
| that granting pension OF 1850 year to Mrs.
! General Sheridan The bill was amended and
passed ratifying an agreement with the Ute
! Indians Of Southern Colorado Pending con-
sideration of the Army Appropriation bill
official notice of the death Of Representative
Burnes was received from the House. After
the delivery of eulogies and adopting
of resolutions Of respect the Senate
adjourned. In the House Mr.. Booher ap-
peared and was sworn in as the successor OF
Mr. Burnes (deceased) from the Fourth dis
trict of Missouri. The day in the House was un-
eventful except that filibustering was the prin-
cipal tactics during which several conference
reports we're sandwiched in. The California
contested election case was finally reached,
and after several hours OF further filibuster-
ing the House got tired Of itself and quit
The Senate on the Goth adopted a reso-
luton calling on the Secretary OF the Interior
for a statement of his action toward discon-
tinuing land-ofices. The House amendment to
the Senate bill granting pension TO the widow
of General Fitzpatrick (reducing the amount
from 500 to S75 per month"; was agreed
to. After further consideration the Army
Appropriation bill was passed Several private
and local bills passed and the Senate
went into executive session The morning
hour in the House was as usual devoted to fli
clustering and when eleven o'clock arrived Mr..
Randall reported the Sundry Civil bill, upon
which conference was asked, and the Def
cheney bill was taken up and passed The con-
ference report on the Pension Appropriation
bill was agreed to. The Indian Appropriation
bill was taken up in Committee of the Whole,
but the debate had no reference to the bill
whatever.
THE Senate on the 9th agreed to the
conference report on the Agricultural Depart
ment bill. Senator Platt reported from the
Committee on Territories bills for the admission
Of Idaho and Wyoming. The House amend
ments to the bill to amend the Interstate Com
merce law were taken up, but no agreement
reached and private bills were considered.
The House concurred in Senate amendments to
the bill requiring United States Judges
in certain cases to instruct 1uries in
writing. After passing several private
bills, the House, in Committee OF the Whole,
further considered the Indian Appropriation
bill, and agreed to the amendment approprist-
ing Sl,9l2,O 900 10 pay the Seminoles for lands
e 1000 acres) ceded in the Indian Territory.
An amendment was also adopted directing the
commissioners authorized to treat with the
Cherosees TO also treat with Pottawatomie and
Kickapoo Indians of Kansas for the sale of a
portion of their reservations and the bill then
passed, being the last of the appropriation bills.
In the Senate on the 28th, after referring
the House amendment to the bill in regard to
the salmon fisheries of Alaska to the Commit
tee on Foreign Relations, bills authorizing the
construction OF bridges and granting rights of
way were taken up and all on the calendar
passed, among them being the Leavenworth
(Kan.), the St. Charles (Mo) and the bridge
across the Usage river in Benton County, Mo.
The Post-ofice Appropriation bill, after slight
amendment, was passed. The House amend
ments 10 the Interstate Commerce bill were
disagreed to. After an executive session
several conference reports were agreed to on
Appropriation bills. The House appointed
committee of three to act with the Senate Com
mittee to take charge of the inaugural pro-
ceedings. The conference report on the Agri-
cultural bill was agreed to, also the report on
the Naval Appropriation bill and a further con-
ference ordered. Several other conference re-
ports were presented. At the evening session
resolutions were adopted accepting from the
State of Pennsylvania the statues of General
Muhlenberg and Robert Fulton, and from Mich
igan the statue of Lewis Cass, and the confer
ence reports on the Fortifcations AID Army bills
were agreed TO.
In the Senate on March the credentials
of Senator Kenna CIV. Va.) were placed on file.
Conference reports were presented. The House
amendment to the bill relating to the salmon
fisheries in Alaska (extendtng the privileges to
the Behring seal was disagreed TO. All the
pension bills on the calendar fifty in number
were passed. After an executive session the
Deficiency bill was further considered. -. The
House passed the joint resolution to promote
commercial union with Canada. Senate amend
ments to a large number of local bills were
in, among them the amendments to
the bill for the sale of portion of the Fort
Dodge reservation to the State of Kansas for
State soldiers home. The House by a vote of
147 yeas to 1O3 nays failed to pass the Des
Moines River Land bill over the President
veto, and at the evening session passed thirty
five private pension bills