The Russellville Democrat., 1890-03-06
NEWS AND NOTES.
A Summary of Important Events.
FlFTY-FlRsT CONGRESS

IN the senate, on the 24th, Mir. Chandler, rising to question Of personal privilege. charged Senator Call with gafbling the ofii cIal report and using language personally offensive to him. Mir Call defended his course, and long argument, participated in by several members ensued, the matter finally going over. The educational bill came mp as unfinished business, and NIT. Faulkner addressed the Senate in opposition to 1t .. In the House the entire day was taken mp with bailotlng Tor the selection of site for the Worlds Fair in lael which resulted, on the eighth ballot. In
 the choice of Chicago by the following vote
 Chicago l5I, New York i07, St. Louis 25, Washington IS.
 IS the Senate, on the 25th, another anlna.
 ted discussion occurred on the charge that Mir. Call had intrrpolated remarks In the of
 nciai report of the proceedings of the Senate after which consideration oftheEducationai bill was resumed. A number of unimpor-
 tant measures whre passed In the House the Oklahoma Town Site bIil was further considered without being disposed of. The bill to permit the Director of the Mint to
 make changes in the designs on curren,
 coias of the United States and several less
 important bills were passed.
 IN the Senate, on tue 26th, q discussion of u personal nature occurred over the attempt
 ofMr. Chandler to read synopsis of pc
 titson from Union County, Ark. asking for constitutional protection at the polls. Tho
 Chair ruled that the reading proceed. The
 credentials of Mir. Wilson, of Maryland for the new Senatorial term was presented and placed on file. Business on the calendar
 was then taken up, and twenty six pension
 and private bills were passed, together with
 some public bills of no general importance. after which the debate on the Educational bill was resumed In the House the con tssted election case of Atkinson ys. Pendle ton, from the First district of West Virginia, was taken up and occupied the entire session without final action being taken.
 IN the Senate, on the 27th, the calendar
 was taken up and the bill for the erection
 and location of bronze statue of Christo- pher Columbus at the western entrance to
 the Capitol grounds, and several bills for the appropriation of money for public buildings were passed. The bill to declare
 unlawful trusts and combinations In re- straint of trade and production was consd-
 cred; after which short secret session was held and the Senate adjourned. .... In the House the contested election case Of Atkin- son vs. Pendlston was called up and the contesting member (Republican) was de- ciared entitled to the seat. The Urgent De- fciency bill was considered in committee of
 the whole, but no action was reached.
 IS the Senate, on the 2Sth, Mir. German
 presented resolutions of the Maryland Leg
 isiature asking that s2Do,0oo exactcd by the Confederate army under General Early from the authorities of Frederick, Md, be refund
 cd by the Government. Mir. Ingalls was elected to serve as president pro tem. and
 took his seat us presiding officer discus sion of pension matters occupied the re-
 mainder of the sesson....... In the House the Urgency Deficiency bill appropriating
 S2s, $50 ,Ooo was passed; and during an even. ing session the House passed forty five pri. yate pension bills.