The Russellville Democrat., 1890-03-20
NEWS AND NOTES,
A Summary of Important Events.
FLFTY-FIRsT CONGRESS.

IN the Senate. on the 10th, resolution was agreed to instructing the committee on rules to report rule defining tho extent to which Senators shali be at liberty to revise their remarks for qualifications In the Record. The bin nppropriating x8l,00o for a publ Ic budding at Salt Lake City, Utah, was passed, after which the Educational bill was taken up,,... In the House, after the transaction of unisnportant business, a resolution for the appointment of committee to go to Arkansas and make full investigation Of the Clayton Breckinridgc contested election case was agreed to. The House then. in committee Of the whole. resumed considera- tion of the Oklahoma Territory bill.
 IN the Senate, on the 1lth. the credentials of Mir. Allison. of Iowa, for his new term, were presented and filed. A motion was agreed to directing the Secretary of the Treasury to report any information in his possession in regard to the authorization of a lottery company by the Indian Ter rltorial Government of the Crock Nation. The remainder of the ses- sion was taken up In consideration of the resolution of the committee on privi- lcgcs and elections to eliminate from the Record sentences interpolated by Mir. Call fin the report of hIs remarks in debate with Mir. Chandler some days ago. which finally failed of passage for want of quorum ... In the House public building bills involving an expenditure of si,ssJ.oo0 were passed The bil for the admission of Wyoming was reported and immediate considerati tion asked, which, however, was defeated by diatory motions.
 IN the Senate, on the i2th, the concurrent resolution for the investigation of immigra- ton matters with House amendments was submitted. The resolution to exclude from tho Record the interpolations made by Mir Call in the report of the discussion with Mr. Chandler. was agreed to. The Blair Educa. n mn nd March 20, fixed upon for final action - In the House several bills of local interest were passed, the Oklahoma bill was taken up and an amendment prohibiting the intro duction of intoxicating liquors into the Ter ritory, until after tho adjournment of the first session of the Territorial Legislature was adopted by vote of 70 to s7.
 IN the Senate, on the 18th, two bridge and a large number of public building bills were passed, after which the Educational bill was taken up, and q speech thereon by Mr. Blair was followed by a long discussion of the laws of Southern States relating to colorcd people and the workings of the Fifteenth Amendment at the South .... In the House bills granting right of way to various rail roads through Indian reservations were passed, and the Oklahoma bill was taken up in committee of the whole. Several amend ments were agreed to, when the committee rose and the bill was passed: Yeas, l60; nays, g.
 IN the Senate, on the l4th, the time until two o'clock was devoted to matters pertain ing to the District of Columbia. The Blair Educational bill was taken up, and Mir. Tel Ter addressed tho Senate in it's support, the kindness and temperatcness of his speech calling forth graceful acknowledment from Mir. George. Eulogles of the late Represent ative Townshend, of Illinois, were delivered by Messrs. Cullom, Vest, Hall and Jones Arlx In, tika Rfr hfno rected an erroneous impression that had gone out by stating that it was the Public Land strip and not the Cherokee Outlet that had been opened to settlement under the Homestead law by the passage of the Okla homa biil The House went into committee of the whole on the private calendar. A night session was held at which a number cf pension bills were passed.