The Russellville Democrat., 1889-02-28
FIFTlETH CONGRESS.

IS the Senate, on the 18th on motion of Mir Vest, q message was sent to the House re- Questing the return Of the Dreet-Tax bill. Concurrent resolutions returning thanks of Congress 10 the Governor and people of Michi- gan for the statue Of Lewis Cass, accepting the same in the name of the Nation, and assigning it place in the old Hall of Representatives were offered, and speeches eulogistic of Mir Cass were delivered, after which the resolu tions were adopted unanimously Mir. Coke concluded his speech on the Texas elections outrage resolution, and the resolution was laid lside. The bill to provide for taking the Eleventh census was taken up. amended and passed. ... In the House, the most important item of business called up--consideration of the California election case of Sullivan against Fenton-wss defeated by persistent hlibuster- ing.
 In the Senate, on the 18th, Mir. Vests motion 10 reconsider the vote by which the conferees' report on the Direct-Tux bill was adopted was lost, and the Senate proceeded to the consider ation Of the Sundry-Civil Appropriation bill The Senate amendment to pay Mrs. Waite tS,145 the balance of one years salary of the late Chiei-Justice Waite, was agreed to. The amendment appropriating s40,000 each for stat ues of General Philip H. Sheridan and General John A Logan in Washington was also agreed to In the House, pursuant to agreement the floor was accorded for one hour to the com mittee on printing. Several joint resolutions were passed, and the House went into com mittce of the whole on the Post-Ofhce Appro- priation bill.
 IS the Senate, on the s0th, consideration of the Sundry-Civll Appropriations bill was re- sumed, but was interrupted by the. presenta- ton of the conference report on the bill for the admission of South Dakota as a State and for the organization of the Territory of North Da- kota. The clerk read the substitute agreed upon by the committee, looking to the admis- sion as States of North Dakota South Dakota Montana and Washington, which, after a long debate was adopted ...... In the House the contest over the Direct-Tax bill was resumed. and, together with the bill for the admission of the Territories. was adopted. The House then went into e cmmittee of the whole on the Post once Appropriation bill, but without making much progress adjourned.
 IN the Senate on the 2ist. the conference re. port on the Legislative, Executive and Judicial Appropriation bill was agreed to. The resolution for the investigation of alleged election outrages in certain States was then taken up but Ut two o'clock was laid aside for consideration Of un- finished business-the Sundry-Civil bill, which was liberally amended, but failed of final passage for want of quorum .....In the House, the first important business was the consideration of the Post-Office Appropria ation bill, which was finally passed The conference report on the Legislative, Executive and Judt- cial Appropriation bill was agreed to, and the Deficiency Appropriation bill was taken up, pending consideration of which the House ad- journed.
 IN the Senate, on the 22d, several House amendments to Senate bills were concurred in. The resolution in relation to election outrsges was taken up, but soon after laid aside, and consideration of the Sundry Civil Appropria- ton bill was resumed, and after amendment in several important particulars, passed. House amendments to the Senate bill for pension to tho widow of General Sheridan were non-con. cured in, and conference asked ... .. In tho House Mir Randall reported the new rulc adopted by tho committee on rules for opening the sessions at ten o'clock, which was adopted Senate bill granting pension 10 Irene Fucker Sheridan, at the rate Of t2, 5o0 year. subject to the provisions and limitations Of the Pension laws was passed. The bill for immediate re- tirement Of Wm s. Rosecrans, with the rank of Brigndier- General, was taken np and passcd