The Russellville Democrat., 1890-04-17
NEWS AND NOTES.
A Summary of Important Events.
FIFTY-FIRsT CONGRESS

IN the Senate, on the 7tb, the House amendment to the joint resolution for the removal of the naval magazine from Eifls Island, \. r., was concurrod in The Mon. tana election case then taken up, and speeches in favor of both the majority and minority reports were made, and the matter was still pending when the senate went into executive session. ... :. In the House a mo. tion 10 suspend the rules and pass the Sen ate bin granting pensions to soldiers and sailors who are incapacltated for the per. formance Of labor, and proylaing for pen sions to widows and minor children and dependent parents, was lost number of public building and other bills we're passed.
 IN the senate. on the sth, House bill to ad ! init duty free articles from South American Republics and from Canada, intended for the St. Louis Exposition, was passed. The Senate then resumed consideration of the Montana contested election case, which went over and the Anti Trust bill was taken up, which, after several proposed amend- ments had been voted down, was passed exactly as 1t came from the committed. In the House the biil to prevent the enlist ment of aliens in the naval service of the United states was amended and passed. The vote defeating the bill making an ap- propriation to supply the deficiency caused by the sicott dedication was reconsidered, and the bill was passed. The House then went Into committee of the whole on tn o Naval Appropriation bill.
 Is the Senate, on the 9th, the House bill appropriating sT5.ooo to supply the defi- riency occasioned by the dedication In he office of the late Sergeant at Arms of the House was passed. The Montana contested election case was further considered, after which the Chinese Enumeration bill was discussed In the House tho Senate amendment to the House bill providing for towns site entries of land in Oklahoma, was non concurred in, and the House went into committee of the whole on the Naval Ap- propriation bill.
 IN the Senate, on the 10th, the Montane election cases were taken up and further considered, but at the hour of adjournment had not yet been disposed of .. In the House, the Chaplain in his opening prayer referred feelingly to the illness of Repre- : sentative Randall The House went into committee of the whole on the Naval Ap- propriation bill, and IS the result of long debate the paragraph providing for three battle ships was stricken out-9s to T0-the provision for an anchored cruiser being left in the bill. Several other amendments were offered and rejected, and the bill was finally ordered reported favorably to the House, but the House without action adjourned.
 Is the Senate, on the fith, after the trans action of routine business, consideration of the Montana election case was resumed and Mir. Evarts spoke in favor of the Republican claimants, followed by Messrs Gray and George, for the opposition. The House bin for the Worlds Fair at Chicago was report cd from the quadri- centennial committee, and the Senate went into executive ses- sion. In the House the contested cleo ton case of Waddell against Wise, from the Richfhond (ya) district was taken up, and led to q discussion of the race question, which occupied the time until the House took a recess to 7;3o p. m., the night session to be for the cons iteration of private pen sion bills, at which, however, no business " done