The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1890-09-26
NEWS OF THE WEEK.
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CONGRESS.

CONGRESS-
AFTER passing several bills Of minor i'm
portance ON the 18th the Senate resumed
confederation OF the conference report on
the Land Forfeiture bill. and after some de-
bate 10 was agreed to. The House Anti-Lot-
terry bill was then taken up and passed with
out discussion Tho bill to repeal the tim
Der culture laws was discussed at some
length, passed with several amend
ments and conference asked-..-
After passing several local bills the
House proceeded to consider {:
EnIoe resolution In regari 10 the speech of
Mr. Kennedy. OF Ohio. In which he Is charged
with using unparliamentary language, the
question being on point OF order raised
The Speaker overruied the point of order,
and after n long talk the Ieso ution was re
feTred to the Judiciary Committee to exam
Inc into the matter and report Alter pass
ing several local bills and the appointment
of n conference on the Tariff bill the House
adjourned
AN hour was devoted 10 the passage Of
bills In the Senate On the 18th. most OF the
bills being OF n local nature Senator Blair
addressed the Senate on the Joint resolution
giving the District Of Columbia representa-
tion In Congress and the Electoral College.
After disposIng OF unlmportant business
eighty private pension bills were passed In
thlr. y minutes and the Senate adjourned
The House spent the entire day on the YIr-
ginia contested election case OF Langston
vs. venabie and adjourned without fnal
action
IN the Senate ON the 18th Senator Plumb
offered a resolution calling for Information
as to the rule OF the Treasury Department
In paying checks for silver bullion. which
resulted In pay ng out notes OF large denomi-
nations Instead OF those Intended for cir
culatIon. and In his remarks criticised
the action OF the Department In its
financial policy. number OF bills
passed. among them one to revive
the rank OF Lieutenant General of
the army. Resolutions were presented
relative to the death of Representative
Laird. OF Nebraska. and the Senate ad-
iourned.. The House got into IN uproar
over the Virginia Langston- Venable con
tested el crion case. and in the effort to hold
a quorum the Speaker ordered the doors
locked, whereupon Messrs. HI gore CTexas)
and others forced the doors open, and,
pending the rumpus. the House adjourned
for want OF a quorum
In the Senate on the 18th Senator Plumb's
resolution to rec mmIt the Bankruptcy bill
to the judiciary Committee with Instructions
to amend by making It apply to voluntary
bankruptcy. was taken up aud after some
brief OK cutive session the Senate took up
the calendar and passed several bills to
which there were no objections Adjourned
-. The House spent the entire day in trying
to secure a quorum In or Ter t. dis ose of
the Langston Venable contested case. but
the quorum melted away as fast as 1t ap-
penred. and the House adjourned without
action
The Senate on the 20; h further considered
tho LII to reduce the amount OF United
States bonds to be required of National
banks, but the bill was not disposed of. A
number OF local bills passed, and eighty 1--WE
private pension bills passed In nifty minutes.
Adjourned. The Hou e failed to secure q
quorum and adjourned soon after the
journal was read.