The Russellville Democrat., 1890-09-04
NEWS AND NOTES.
A Summary of Important Events.
FiFTY-FiRsT CONGRESS.

IN tho Senate, on the 25th, the House Dill for light house tower on smiths Island, Va, was pnssed with q lhrdc fihrnber of otbor lighthouse appropriations incori porated as amendments. The Senate also passed Senate bill 10 repeat certain laws TO- iating to post-office bids and House bill re- latlng to oaths in pension and other cases. The afternoon was SD mt in discussion of the leai ore paragraph Of tho Tariff bili..... In the House the conference report on the suudry Civil bll-~which retains the ~eratd amendments relative to irrigation and suri vey of public iands--was agreed to, but the Senate amendments to the River and Har- Dor bill were nonconcurrcd in, The death of Representative Watson, of Pcnns sylvania, was announced, and the House, after adopting the usual resolutions Of regret adjourned.
 IN the Senate, on the 26th, the agreement to end general debate on the Tariff bill Sop tomber and to vote on it September was ndopted by unanimous consent. The con. ference report on the Sundry Cvli bill was debated and agreed to. The Tariff bill was taken up and some progress was made in it's considcration......In In the House there was controversy over consideration of the Lard bill and the Anti-Opton bill The Speaker ruled that the Lard bill had right of way. and the enemies of the bill filibustcred on m appeal from the Speakers decision, by breaking quorum on roll calls and order. ing calls of the House. The House finally adjourned without detormIning the ques- ton of consideration.
 IN the Senate on the 2Tth, the resolution offered by MT. Plumb to prohibit the saio of liquor in the Senate wing of the Capitol was discussed and finally referred to the com mlttee on rules. The Tariff bill was thon taken mp and some progress was made with lt In tho House fiiibusterlng against the Lard bill wis continued. There was a scene occasIoned by a remark made by Mr. Cannon which was interpreted by the House as vulgar, and in personal con troversy during its discussion, Mir. Beck with, of New Jersey. struck at Mir. Wilson, Of Washington. Qu,S was restored, and Mir. Cannon disciaimed the vulgar con. structIon put upon his remark. The House adopted resolution directing the sergeant. at.arms to arrest absentees and reyoking leaves of absence except those granted for Illness.
 IN the Senate. on the 2sth, House bills au- thorizlng the construction of several rail road bridges in Tennessee and Kentucky were reported and placed on the calendar. The conference report on the Railroad Land Forfeiture bill was presented, but went over and the Senate resumed consider aton of the Tariff bili, about sixty para graphs of which were disposed In the House the decision of the Speaker as to the right of way of the Lard bill was sus- taned-l30 to 46--and the bill was passed l26 to 3l-the clerk counting quorum. After further personal explanations in re- gard to the Cannon resolution directed against hIibusters, the Right. Hour Law Claim bill was taken up and discussed to the end of the morning hour. The bill to constitute eight hours days work for laborcrs and mechanics on Government work was amended and passed
 IN the Senate, on the 29.h Mir. Edmnnds offered resolution (which went oyer) for Congress to take recess from September i9 to November 10 The Tariff bill was taken up and the Senate (l5 to si) refused to ac- cept the finance committee amendment to the salt paragraph to strike out the pro vIso giviuga drawback on salt used in ex- ported meat The duties on brandy, liquors. wInes bay rum ale, porter, beer, cherry juice and prune juice wore increased, and the duties on ginger ales, soda water, etc. reduced The wool schedule was dis cussed at some length, but not disposed of . In tho House immediately after the reading of the journal, the private calendar was taken up In committee of the whole, the pending bill being the Omnibus south ern War. Claims biii which was amended by a substitute and agreed to- Several bills of minor importance were passed, and an evening session was held for the eonsldera- tion of private pension bills.