The Russellville Democrat., 1890-06-19
NEWS AND NOTES.
A Summary of Important Events,
FIFry-FiRsr CONGRESS

IN the Senate, on the eth, number of DO.
 titions were presented and refcrred and further routine business having been tlans- acted, the Silver bill was taken up and dIs. cussed. The House silver bill was laid bgs fore the Senate and ordered printed and laid on the table, Nil. Vest called up the
 bill "To Prevent Monopoly in the Trans
 portation of Cattle to Foreign Countries" which was pending when the Senate ad- tourned.. In the House the tltie of the Silver bill passed on the sth was amended so as to read "DIrcttihK the Purchase of Stlver Bullion and the Issue of Treasury Notes Thereon, and for Other Purposes ' Business relating to the District of Colum
 ba was then taken up, and several bills
 were passed.
 IN the senate, on the 10th, the senate sil- yer bill was taken up and discussed at length, but finally went over. The House silver bill was referred to the ruiiiniittec on finance. Quitc number Of private and un important bills were passed In the House the Senate bill amending the Internal Rev cnue laws was passed. senate bill chang ing the present system of draw backs on exs ported beer and fcrmcnted llqnofs, and several minor bills We're passed, and the House went into committee ot tho whole on the Post-Office Appropriation bill which was subsequently, passed.
 IN the Senate, on the 11th. Mir. Morrill,, from the committee on finance, reported back fayorahy and with sundry amend. ments the House Silver bili, and gave notice that ho would offer 1t as a substitute for tho Senate bill. The Senate Silver bill was then taken up, but went over without action. A number of bills were taken from the calen- dar and passed. In the Honsc the confers ence report on the Senate Dependent Pen sion bill was presented, with the dependent feature of the Senate bill and the service feature of the House bill stricken out, and the report was agreed to--45 to 56. Tho conference report on the Antitrust bill was presented and vent over.
 IN the Senate, on the flth, the Dependent Pension bill was reported from conference and ordered printed. The Silver bill was then taken up, and Messrs. Evarts, Vance and Morgan spoke in favor of In tho House the conference report on the Anti Trust bill was reported, and a further con florence, with instructions to the House con. ferees to rccede from tho House amend ment, wns ordered. The conference report on the Military bill was agreed to. The UT. gent Deficiency bill, approprlating S3,7J3,s9S for the payment of pensions and Ss,o75 900 for expenses of tho eleventh census, was passed. The conferences report on the Pen sion Appropriation bill was approved and further conference was ordered. Tie Agri- cultural Appropriation bill was passed.
 IN the Senate, on the 18th. after rrelimi nary business, the Silver bill was taken up, and was still under discussion at three o'clock, when, under the agreement, gen. eral debate should have closed, but by unanimous consent it was agreed that the Senate Silver bill should he laid on the table, the House bill substituted for it and general debate extended to three o'clock on tho 10th, the i4th to be devoted to bills on the calendar, and the discussion was con tinued until adjournment .....I In tho House ths sundry Civil Approprion bill was taken up in committee of the whole and was i'll pending when the committee rose for ad- journment. A night session, unproductive of results was held.