Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1889-02-14
NEWS OF THE WEEK.
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CONGRESS.

In the Senate on the 4th the credentials
| of Senator Henderson, Of Nebraska were pre-
| sented- Senator Evarts presented the report
| of the committee and evidence IN the Texas
election investigation The bill declaring trusts
\ unlawful was taken up and after some debate
it was laid aside and the Union Pacific Funding
| bill called up and discussed until adjournment
When the House met Mr.. Payson Qll
commenced flibustering against the Union Pa
cific Funding bill. Several conference reports
were offered as questions OF privilege The
evening session was taken up in the consider
| alton of bills reported from the Committee on
| Indian Affairs.
| In the Senate on the 9Th the Oklahoma
bill was received from the House. Senator
Platt moved its reference to the Committee on
Territories and Senator Dawes wished it re-
ferred to the Committee on Indian Affairs, and
| lengthy debate followed. 1t was finally re-
ferred to the Committee on Territories Senator
| Hawley presented an amendment TO the Sundry
Civil bill for the payment OF 900 to the widow
of General Sheridan in grateful recognition OF
| bis services to his country" The House JOINT
resolution for the payment OF 100000 / the
| heirs OF James B. Eads passed. Consideration
of the Legislative Appropriation bill was then
| resumed but no final action reached. In the
House the conference report on the Nicaragua
Canal bill was discussed during the day and an
evening session was held for considering Dis
| trict of Columbia business.
AFTER routine business the Senate on
the 9th took up Senator Chandler's resolution
instructing the Committee on Appropriations
to investigate the matter Of naval officers
claims, and after some discussion ii went over
and the Senate INDUCED in long and uninter-
esting debate o.: the pending amendment to the
Legislative Executive and Judicial Ap-
preparation bill increasing the clerical
force OF the Civil Service Commission. ... In
the House Mr.. Posey took the oath OF office as
Representative of the First Indiana district to
succeed A. P. Hovey, resigned. Amessage from
the President in regard to the agreement with
the Creek Indians as to ceding their lands was
received, and the conference report on the
Nicaragua Canal bill caused an animated and
interesting debate. 1t was finally agreed to.
AT the evening session a number OF private
bills passed.
THE Senate on the 7th agreed to the con-
ference report on the Nicaragua Canal bill.
The bill now goes to the President. Senator
Blair. from the Committee on Woman Suffrage,
reported favorably the resolution proposing a
constitutional amendment prohibiting any
abridgement of the right of suffrage on account
OF sex Senator Cockren reported substitute
for the House bill removing the charge Of
desertion from soldiers who served out their
term of enlistment, and it passed. The Legis-
lative Appropriation bill was then discussed
until adjournment. The House considered at
some length and passed with amendments the
Senate bill providing that the public lands now
subject to entry and chiefly valuable for agri-
culture shall be disposed Of according to the
provisions of the Homestead law only. The
Army Appropriation bill was then considered
until adjournment.
THE Naval Appropriation and Fortifi-
cation Appropriation bills were reported in the
Senate on the Sth and placed on the calendar.
and after the disposal of various resolutions
the House bill to quiet the title of settlers on
the Des Moines river lands in Iowa.was taken
up and passed. The Pension Appropriation
bill was also passed. After further consider
ing the Union Pacific Funding bill the Sen
ate passed fifty-two private pension bills and
adjourned. -. The House soon after assembling
took up the Army Appropriation bill in Com
mittee of the Whole, arei when the committee
rose the bill passed. The Agricultural Appro-
priation bill also passed. At the evening ses-
sion thirty-three private pension bills were
passed