The Russellville Democrat., 1890-04-10
NEWS AND NOTES.
A Summary of Important Events.
FlFTY-FIRsr CONGRESS

IN the Senate, on the slst fmeeting under the new rule at II 2. m. ), the principal bust ness transacted was the passage of the De- pendent Pension bill by vote of s2 to r2 The Montana contested election case was made the unfinished business, and the Sen ate went into executive session. .... In the House a large number of local or special bills and resolutions were passed and the House went into committee of tl..eSshole on the Army Appropriation blil which was aft erward reported to the House and passed Mir Springer (Ili.) introduced a joint resolu>S tion authorizing the President to retire Con eral \. F. Bank with the rank of Major Cen. cral, which was referred.
 IN the senate, on the ist, the House bnl authorizing tho Mississippi River Commls- sion to purchase or hire such bonts as may be immediately necessary to rescue inhabSt- the boats for that purpose, was passed after which the Senate went into executive session. In the House large number oi Senate and House bills and resolutions were passed and the House went into committed of the whole on the Fortifications Appro- priation bill, which was passed without division. The bili appropriating s292, ,o0C for improving the Geological Park in the District of Columbia was passed with an amendment providing that the District shall bear half the expense.
 IN the senate, on the 2d. a substitute for the Antitrust bill was reported back from committee and discussed The conference
 report on the Urgent Deficiency biii was presented and agreed to, and the Senate pro- ceeded to the consideration of the Montana election case It was agreed that on and after the 7th the daily sessions of the Sen ate should begin at noon ..... In the House a number of bridge bills were passed: also a bill amending the act to aid vessels wrecked or disabled in waters coterminous to the United States and the Dominion of Canada.
 The House then proceeded to the considera- tion of the Idaho Admission bill.
 IN the Senate on the 3d, after the trans
 action of routine business the Montana
 election case was taken up and Mr. Gray finished his argument in support of Clark
 and Maginnis, the Democratic claimants. The
 matter then went over.....In the House
 Senate bill concerning the fur-seai interests
 was passed and the Senate concurrent reso-
 lution requesting the President to invite
 arbitration with foreign governments to
 settle disputes or differences which can not
 be settled by diplomacy. was agreed to- The
 Idaho Admission bill was then taken up,
 discussed and passed: Yeas, l23; nays. l.
 The Democrats refused to vote and the
 Speaker counted a quorum.
 THE Senate was not in session on the 4th
 ..... In the House, after the considerati on
 and passage of five private pension bills.
 pending from previous night session, the
 body went into committee of the whole on
 the private calendar. The bill for the al-
 iowance of certain claims for stores and
 supplies used by the United States army,
 under the provisions of the Bowman act
 was discussed at length, mainly on points of
 order, but pending action the committee
 rose and the Ho use took recess until eight
 o'clock At the night session thirty privat C
 pension bi Ills were passed.