Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1890-02-27
NEWS OF THE WEEK.
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CONGRESS.

Il GUINNESS
PETITIONS were presented in the Senate OF
| the 18th to forbid the Importation Of liquor
to Africa; complaining Of the suppression o
the Republican vote In Mississippi; favorinG
the pensioning Of army nurses; favoring the
Educational bill, and several other pension
petitions. After the report OF committees 9
bEll to authorize the President TO confer bre
vet rank upon army officers for gallant ser
vices in Indian campaigns passed MI. Blatl
spoke three hours on his Educational bill
and the Senate non concurred in the House
amendment to the bill to have statistics Of
mortgage Indebtedness included In the
next census. Adjourned. The House got
into a wrangie over the power of the Speaker
to count q quorum without the report OF
tellers. the question being upon the consid-
Grafton Of the Worlds Fair resolution The
motion to suspend the rules and make the
Worlds Fair bills a special order finally pre-
vailed. The bill to provide for the appoint
ment OF thirty additional medical examiners
IN the Pension once was then called up and
debate on it continued until adjournment
THE morning hour of the Senate on the
18th was devoted to routine business and
then the Senate went into executive session.
The doors were reopened at $50 and the
Educational bill was taken up and Sen
ator Blair continued his remarks, speak
ing nearly two hours, in which he
attacked the press of the country for
keeping from the people facts that he had
laid before the Senate. The conference re-
port, recommending that the House amend
ment to the bill requiring the census report
to show the mortgage Indebtedness of the
country was agreed to. Senator Blair an
nounced that he would talk two more days
on his bill and the Senate adjourned. In
the House the Pension bill was reported and
placed on the calendar. After considering
for time the Senate bill for the appoint
ment of an Assistant Secretary Of War, the
Oklahoma bill was taken up and debated
until adjournment
The proceedings of the Senate on the 18th
were devoid of general interest The reso-
luton In regard to the late killing of depu-
ty marshal in Florida called out some ex-
planatory remarks from Senator Pasco. Mr..
Blair continued his remarks on his Educa-
tional bill and again pitched into" the
press. In the course of his remarks he said
that the time might come when dog fight
Will not be more important in the opinion of
this press than great school bill, but that
time had not yet been reached. After an
executive session the Senate adjourned.
The House passed the Senate bill to author
lie the President to confer brevet rank upon
any officers for gallant services in Indian
campaigns since 1857. The Oklahoma bill
was then debated in Committee of the Whole
until adjournment
AFTER passing several unimpOrtant bills
on the 10Th the Senate took up the resolution
Of inquiry as to the recent killing of a deputy
marshal wv. B Saunders) in Florida, and
Senator Pasco continued his remarks, to
which Senator Chandler replied. Senators
Call and Hawley also took part in the dis
cussion. The resolution calling on the At
torney-General for the facts was then
adopted. Senator Blair then talked on his
Educational bill until adjournment. In
the House Mr.. Morrill, (kan.) presented
the conference report On the Senate
bill to increase the pension of help
less soldiers. The agreement makes
the proposed increase take effect from the
date Of passage of the bill or the issue of
surgeons certificate. Mr.. Morrill, explained
that the bill involved an expenditure of
$4OO, 900 or $4,000 for this year. The report
was adopted. The Worlds Fair bills then
came up as the special order and members
spoke until adjournment. The claims of
New York, Chicago and St.
Louis were urgently advocated by friends of
each city.
THE Senate on the 2lst agreed to the con-
ference report on the bill to increase the
pensions of totally disabled soldiers. After
several bills had been reported and placed
on the calendar the Senate proceeded to con-
slider the House Oklahoma bill for several
hours. A number of bills for public build
lngs were then passed, among them for
a building at Kansas City Mo, 81, 5OO, 900; Atch-
son and Emporia, Kan. each 500 ,OeO and
Salina, Kan, s125, Goa Adjourned until Mon
day -. The entire day in the House was de-
voted to speeches on the Worlds Fair bill,
different members again advocating in flow
cry language their favorite cities. Pension
bills were considered at the evening session.