The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1890-04-08
CURRENTl TOPICS.
THE NEWS IN BRIEF.
FlFTY.FlRST CONGRESS


rfxtbs Senate. on the 2sth, Mr.. Edmunds.
moved that the Senate go intos executive
session, and after an agreements had been
made that Mr.. Dolph should address the
Senate on the Goth, on Mr.. Voorhees, resolu.
tion as to agricultural depression and the
rest Of the day should be devoted to the caI-
endar, the Senate at one o'clock proceeded
to executive business, WHICH occupied the
remainder of the session., In the House,
while considering bills on the private cal |.
endar In committee of the whole, the entire
afternoon was spent in discussing a poi int
of order raised against bill for allpwance
Of claim for stores used by the Govern.
ment durnr tho war. An evening session
vas heia al tr stch twcnty eight private pun.
slsn bills wc4S passed. gas a
In the ffeuate, on the 2Sth, MFR. Dolph
spoke against the VOORHEES, resolution re-
lating to agriculturalde preston. Bills were
passed appropriating $s,37sO 900 for theiim
provement of.St. Marys river, IN Michigan, :,
and $l.6S40 900 for the improvement OF Hay
Lake channel, Michigan; also, a bill appro-
priating $6,2O0,O00 for the completion of the
entrance to Galveston.i Tex.) harbor, the ex.
penditure not to exceed 81 ,O0O,OO) in any one
year. Senate bill appropriating Sl4,673 for
the purchase of the Capron collection Of
Japanese works OF art now in the National
Museum, was passed In the House
several public building bills were passed
also Joint resolution authorizing the pres.
ident of tho Mississippi River Commi on
to purchase or hire such boats as may be
required to rescue persons in the overfiow W ed
portions of the Mississippi Valley.
IN the Senate, on the 3lst (meeting under
the new rule at II a. n.y., the principal bust
ness transacted was the passage of the De.
pendent Pension bill by q vote of AZ to H.
rI,n aJa ,nn.
made the unfinished business, and the Sen
ate went into executive session.. In the
House large number of local or special
bills and resolutions were passed, and the
House went into committee of the whole on
the Army Appropriation bill, which was aft
yerward reported to the House and passed.
Mr.. Springer Qll.) introduced joint resolu-
tion authorizing the President to retire GEN
eral N. p. Bank with the rank OF Major Gen.
eral, which was referred grstssg ( .
IN the Senate, on the 1st, the House bill
authorizing the Mississippi River Commis-
sion to purchase or hire such boats as may
be imme d lately necessary to rescue inhablt-
ants of the overfowed districts, and to use
40 boats for that purpose, was passed
after "'''~h thc senate went into executive
session. In the House large number OF
Senate anu ..puse bills and resolutions were
passed al,u ,n' House went into committee
OF the whoie %n, 1.-The Fortifca'ions Appro.
division. The bill .,nroprlatinp s2e2 oN
for improving the zooilsics, PARK in tbs
district Of Columbia was pas ,d with n n
amendment providing that the DE rIct shall
bear half the expense. ~ Y
IN the Senate, on the I'd, substitut 90,
the Anti Trust bill was reported back II
committee and discussed. The conferehc
report on the Urgent Deficiency bill wa
presented and agreed to, and the senate pro
ceeded to the consideration OF tne Moh'an
oiect,on case 1t was agreed that on an
after tho 7th the daily sessions OF the sen
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