Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1890-03-06
NEWS OF THE WEEK.
Cleaned By Telegraph and Mail.
CONGRESS,

CONGRESS.
| WHEN the Senate met on the Path Senator
Chandler rose to q question of privilege and
offered a resolution censuring Senator Call,
of Florida, for Objectionable language used
In debate on the question OF the assassina-
tion of a deputy United States marshal in
| Florida After both Senators had spoken
the resolution went over. The Blair Educa-
tional bill was then taken up and further
debated, and after passing several bridge
bills and an executive session the Sem
ate adjourned. =. The House devoted
| the entire session to voting on
the choice of location for the Worlds Fair,
the galleries being crowded with Interested
! spectators. The first ballot resulted: Chi
! cago, lis; New York, n; Sc. Louis, 81; Wash
ington, IS; Cumberland GAp,L Seven bal
! lots were taken resulting in no choice but
on the eighth ballot Chicago was chosen, the
vote being, Chicago, ISL; New York, 107; St.
Louis, Is; Washington, Is The result was
greeted with a thunder OF applause, and
| amid the uproar the House adjourned.
! IN the Senate on the 18th among the bills
| placed on the calender was one to authorize
| the purchase of gold and silver bullion and
| the issue OF treasury notes in payment there
| of. 1t directs the purchase Of silver bullion
to the amount of $,5OO.OOO a month and as
much gold bullion as may be offered and the
issue therefor Of treasury notes, and re-
peals the law directing the coinage of 2OO0,-
900 silver dollars per month. The Chandler
resolution in regard to Senator Call was then
taken up and Senators Call and Chandler in
duiged in a bitter personal tilt. Debate on
the Blair Educational bill occupied the re-
mainder of the session. In the House bill
passed authorizing the substitution of
draw for the pontoon bridge at Leaven-
worth, Kan. The Oklahoma bill was consid-
cred in Committee Of the Whole until ad-
journment.
ID fl,a nkaf ~ To- H,a
Senate on the 26th, a large number OF pension
and private bills passed; also bill appro-
priating 100000 for public building at To-
peka, Kan, and a bill to provide for judi
cial determination of the controversy be-
tween the United States and Texas as to
Greer County, Texas The Educational bill
was further discussed, and after an execu-
tive session the Senate adjourned. =. The
House took up the contested election case
OF Atkinson VS.. PendletOn, from the First
district of West Virginia, and debate con-
tinued until adjournment
THE Senate on the 9th passed a bill for the
erection and location of a bronze statue to
Columbus and the removal of the naval
monument to a new site. 1t appropriates
$1,000 The bill to declare trusts unlawful
was then considered until the Senate went
into executive session and adjourned. E. The
House concluded the contested election case
OF Atkinson VS.. PendletOn, from the First
" est virginia OlSLrlcLy Dy seating the con-
testant by strict party vote. The Demo
Gratis refrained from voting to make a test
question, but the Speaker declared quorum
present and Atkinson was sworn in. The
Urgency Deficiency bill was then considered
until adjournment
IN the Senate on the 18th Senator ingalls,
was chosen President pro tenn and took his
seat as presiding officer Senator Blair had
more complaints to make against the press
for not publishing more of his speech on the
Educational bill. Pension matters then re-
ceved some attention but no final action |
and the House bill for the appointment of |
two persons to represent the United States in |
the Madrid international conference passed. |
Adjourned until Monday. The House fur
Their considered the General Deficiency BILL |
which was passed. 1t appropriates So, $50 |
900, the largest item being an appropriation |
of 81, 100000 for the payment of pensioners |
of the war of 1872 and Mexican war. Private |
bills were then considered until adjourn
ment