The Globe-republican. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1889-1910, 1890-03-12
NEWS OF THE WEEK.
Cleaned By Telegraph and Mail.
CONGRESS.

CONGRESS.
IN the Senate on the Sd Mr.Voorhees offered
q resolution looking to an inquiry into the
late lease to the North American Company
Of the privilege of fur sealing in Alaska,
which was referred. bill passed fixing the
salaries of United States District JUICES at
5000 The Educational bill was then de-
bated until adjournment. In the House
q petition was presented from the
Seventh Day Adventists, containing 1885,
600 names, protesting against the passage
of any bill in regard to the observance OF the
Sabbath. A Joint resolution authorizing the
appointment of thirty additional medical
examiners for the Pension Bureau passed
The attempt by Mr.. Perkins to have the
rules suspended in order to pass the Okla
homa bill failed and the Arkansas contested
election case then occupied the attention OF
the House until adjournment
THE business transacted In the Senate on
the 9Th was unimportant Several bridx 9
bills were reported and the bill appropr at
ing 900 Tor a monument to commemorate
the battle of Trenton was passed. The Sen.
ate occupied five hours in executive Sc -sion
debating the resolution In regard to the
manner In which proceedings In secret SEES
sion leaked out and we're published In full
every day. Tho leak appears not to have
been discovered. =. The entire session OF the
House was tax n up In debating the Arkan.
sas contested election case.
WHEN the Senate met on the 5th the at
tempt to pass the bill to increase the pen.
sion Of the widow of General Warren de-
veloped the fact that no quorum was present
Pending efforts to secure q quorum the bill
went over and the Blair Educational bill
was again laid before the Senate. Senator
Barbour spoke in favor and Senator Plumb
against the bill Adjourned. The House
again took up the Arkansas contested elec-
ton case of Featherstone vs.. Cate and after
q long debate ousted Cate and seated
Featherstone by Q vote of 145 to l3S. Ad.
journed.
A NUMBER of bills were reported In the
Senate on the 9Th and bills passed giving q
pension Of SIS month to the daughter OF
Major. General Worth, and Increasing the
pension of the widow of General Warren to
500 per month. After an executive session
the Senate adjourned. The entire morning
hour of the House was consumed
in the discussion of bill for
the compulsory attendance Of witnesses be-
fore registers and receivers of land Offices.
The House then, In Committee of the Whole.
considered bills for public buildings. The
deb 'tes at times were quite exciting. Sew
eral bills passed when the committee rose,
after which the House adjourned
AFTER the usual morning business the
Senate on the eth considered bills on the
and passed several bills for public
buildings Pend ng discussion of the ap-
of 100000 for q building at Salt
Lake City, the Educational bill was reached
as unfinished business. Senator Blair again
spoke in its favor and took occasion
to refer severely to the press Of the
country. Senator Hale opposed the
bill. Pending debate the Senate adjourned
until Monday. >. The House passed the SEN
ate bill for a bridge across the Arkansas
river in the Indian Territory. The report of
the committee on the Alabama contested
election case of Threat VS.. Clark in favor of
Clark, the sitting member, was unanimous
ly adopted. The bill referring to the Court
of Claims the claim of w. e. Woodbridge for
the use of his invention of projectiles for
rifled cannon was defeated. Bills were then
considered in Committee of the Whole until
recess. At the evening session pension bills
were considered.