The Russellville Democrat., 1890-03-13
NEWS AND NOTES.
A Summary of Important Events.
FlFTY-FIRsT CONGRESS

IN the Senate, on the Sd. the bIll fixing the salaries of United States District judges at f500o per annum, was passed, and tho Edu- catioDal bill was further discussed A reso- iuton raising the Turkish Mission to the second class, salary sl2,ooo. was passed. A brief session for the consideration of ex : ecutive business was held. In the House 6 petition of Seventh Day Adventists with 253,000 signatures protesting against the en- actment of any Sabbath Observance law was presented. The rules were suspended and a joint resolution authorizing the appoint. ment of thirty medical examiners In the Pension Bureau was adopted The ~con- tested election case of Featherstone vs. Ca ts was then taken up and occupied the re. maInder of the session.
 IN the Senate, on the 9th. the rcsolution offered by Mir. Voorhees, in regard to the lease of the fur seal islands in Alaska to the North American c commercial Company, was reported back adversely from the finance committee ana .ndcnnitely postponed. AL most the entire day was consumed in an ex : ecutive session inquiring into the leakage of secret session proceedings. .In the House the only business considered was the Feath : erstone- Cate con tested election case, whic h at the hour of adjournment was not yet dis posed of.
 IN the Senate, on the 5th, Mir. Stockbridge presented petitions said to have s0s,ooo sig
 
 against the passage of the Sunday Rest bli Lack of a quoram prevented further bust ness, until two o'clock, when consideration of the Educational blli was resumed. In the House the contested election case of Featherstone vs. Gate was taken up, and the contestee, Mir. Cate, took the floor in his own behalf Other speakers on both sides were heard, after which Mir. Featherstone was seated by a vote of I45 to l3J, and the oath oi office was administered to him
 IN the Senate, on the 9th, after the intro duction and reference of number of bills, Q bill giving pension of $75 month to the daughter Of Major General W. J. Worth, and another increasing to $l00 a month the pen sion of the widow of Major General c. K. Warren were passed, and the Senate went into secret session to consid the question of imprisoning the newspaper men who have becn guilty of publishing the busi ness of the Senate in executive session, and of re- fusIng to tell where this news was obtained.
 In tho House several public building appropriation bills were passed. despite ths opposition and dilatory mott on of Mir. Can non, of Illinois
 IN the Senate, on the 7th, n number of pub lie building bills were passed. The bill ap- propriating s5000o0 for building at Salt Lake City gave rise to debate, Mir. Plumb de- string to have the appropriation reduced to S40O,0oo. The bill went over and the Educa- tlonal bill was taken up In response to in quiries, MT. Blair said he could not fix day for voting on the blu. Several Senators were still to speak, among them MT. Evarts, who was to conclude the debate :. In tho House the resolution declaring Mir. Clark, of Alabama, entitled to his seat, was adopted and several measures on the private caien. dar were disposed of.