Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1889-02-28
NEWS OF THE WEEK.
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CONGRESS.

THE Senate on the 18th, after sending a
| reouest to the House to return the Direct Tax
bill took ND Senator Palmer's concurrent reso
| luton thanking the Governor and people OF
Michigan for the statue Of Lewis Cass A1tei
| eulogies OF General Cass by several Senators
the resolutions were adopted UNANIMOUSLY
The credentials of Senator Colqultt for MS ne"
| term were presented and filed, and Senator
Cullom, from the Committee on Territories,
reported the House Oklahoma bill. A
| minority report was submitted by Sen
ators Butler and Platt. The Senate ther
resumed consideration Of the Texas Election
/ resolution. and Senator Coke concluded his re
marks The Sundry Civil Appropriation bill
was reported and the bill to provide for taking
the eleventh census passed. After transact
| ing routine and unimportant business the House
took up the California election contest OF SUI
| Ivan against FELTON,. Filibustering immedl
ately commenced and pending efforts to secure
| quorum the House adjourned.
In the Senate on the 18th the credentials
of Senators Berry and Harris were presented
and filed. Senator Hoar, from the Committee
on Elections, reported several resolutions ito be
laid on the table, for general inquiry into re-
cent elections in Louisiana and other States and
an original resolution making an investigation
Of elections to the Fifty-irst Congress 10 report
in December. Senator Salisbury, for the mi
",
Senator Vests motion 10 reconsider the vote on
the conference report on the Direct Tax bill,
which did not prevail. and the Sundry Civil bill
was considered until adjournment. The House
took up the Post-oflce Appropriation bill but
il was laid aside to receive the conference re-
port on the Direct Tax bill. deadlock en-
sued and the report was Temporarily Withdrawn.
An evening session was held for considering
business reported by the Committee on Indian
Affairs
AFTER the disposition Of resolutions and
motions of minor importance the Senate on
the Goth further considered the Sundry
Civil bill. Pending consideration the confer
ence report on the Territorial Admission
bill was presented and finally agreed to.
AS agreed to the bill admits North
Dakota, South Dakota Montana and Wash
ington upon conditions mentioned. The Direct
Tax bill was received from the House,
signed and sent to the President 80. When the
House met the contest over the Direct Tax bill
was renewed, and after long debate the con
ference report was finally agreed to. The confer
ence report on the Territorial Admission bill
(admitting North and South Dakota, Montana
and Washington was agreed TO. The Post
office bill was further considered. At the
evening session the calendar was cleared of q
large number of local and private bills.
In the Senate on the 21st a resolution
was introduced for the arrest OF Thomas D.
Fister, an employee of the Supervising Archi-
tects Office who had refused to answer certain
questions as a witness before the Committee
on Public Lands and Buildings. 1t was laid
over. The Committee on Indian Affairs re-
ported a bill to pay the Seminole Indians
t1,912,942 for all their rights to lands in the
Indian Territory. The Texas Election Inves-
tigation resolution was debated awhile
and the Sundry Civil bill taken up, the debate
being continued until adjournment. In the
House Mr.. Randall offered a resolution for
amending the rules SO as to prevent filibuster-
ing on the Cowles bill (repealing the tax on
tobacco etc., which was referred. The Post
office Appropriation bill was further considered
and finally passed. The conference report on
the Legislative bill was agreed to and the
Deficiency bill considered until adjournment
AFTER disposing of business of little
general Importance on the 22d the Senate again
took up the Sundry Civil bill the pending ques-
ton being on Senator Hiscock's amendment
appropriating $50, 600 for the expenses Of the
celebration of the centennial Of the Constitution
Senator Hoar offered a substitute, which was
agreed to, declaring April 30. 1889 (the annivers
airy of the Inauguration Of Washington a Ma
tional holiday and providing for the assembling
OF Congress in the hall of the House Of Repre-
sentatives on the second Wednesday in Deem
Der 1889 to appropriately celebrate the event.
The bill finally passed and the Agricultural APP
preparation bill was taken up and passed. The
Senate got into a tangle On Senator Hoar's reso-
luton for an investigation of election outrages
in certain States and finally found itself
without quorum. =. In the House Mr.. Mills
called up his resolution touching the constitu-
tional right of the Senate to amend the Tariff
bill by way Of a substitute but the House re-
fused TO consider it. and Mr.. Randall, from the
Committee on Rules reported a resolution for
amending the rules and it was adopted. The
bill pensioning the widow of General Sheridan
was amended so as to reduce the pension to
$500 and passed. The bill for the retirement
of General Rosecrans with the rank of Briga-
der General occasioned lively debate but
passed. Pending consideration of the Def
cheney bill the House adjourned