Thomas County cat., 1890-03-06

and elections, censuring Senator Call fol
| persoual attacks upon himself in debate.
| Senator Call denounced the resolution al
being lie, but afterward apologized.
BIAIK's BILL.
Several speeches we're made upon Senator
| Blair's educational bill.
WESTERN BRIDGES.
The house passed the senate bill author
| izing the Kansas and Arkansas Valley Rail-
| road company to construct a bridge across
| the Arkansas river near Fort Smith, Ark.
Also, to authorize the leavenworth and
Platte County Bridge company to substitute
a drawbridge over the Missouri river for the
pontoon bridge.
The CHEROKEE OUTLET.
The house, in committee of the whole, re-
fused, 24 to 12", to strike out of the bouse
Oklahoma bill the sectlCn fixing the bound
aries of the new territory 80 as to include
the Cherokee out ct.
ARKANSAS POLITICS.
Senator Chandler presented q petition
from Union county, Arkansas, represent
ing that at the last state election a system
attic reign of terror prevailed; that armed
mobs paraded the county day and night,
terrorizing whites. and shooting and whip
ping black voters: that ballot boxes were
carried off: and asking for the protection
guaranteed by the constitution. The IN
PRODUCTION of this petition was the cause of
an extremely personal debate between
Messrs. Chandler, Harris and Berry. The
petition. with several others from Arkansas,
was finally referred to the Committee on
privileges and elections.
TopEKA's FEDERAL BUILDING.
The s. nate passed the bill appropr,ating
$780, 600 for enlargement of the public
building at Topeka, Kansas.
CHEROKEE STATUS.
Mr.. Butler offered resolution, which
was agreed to- authorizing the select COM
mittee on the civilized tribes of Indians to
investigate the status of the negotiation be-
tween the United states government and
the Cherokee tribe of Indians in relation to
the Cherokee outlet, with power to send for
persons and papers.
CONTEST CASE.
The house spent day discussing the
contest case from the First district of West
Virginia, without reaching vote.
MONUMENTS.
The senate passed bill which appropri-
ates $15, 600 to remove the naval monument
from the circle on the west entrance of the
capital to new location, and in its place
to erect bronze statue of Christopher Col
umbus.
TRUSTS AND COMBINATIONS.
The senate commenced the consideration
of the bill to declare unlawful trusts and
duction.
INDIAN DEPREDATIoNs OF 1885.
Senator Moody, of South Dakota, intro
duced bill to appropriate 5 i23, l4S to ena-
BILE the secretary of the treasury to pay the
claims investigated, approved ard reported
to co gress by the secretary of the interior
under the Indian depredat .ons act of 1885.
ANOTHER CONTEST SETTLED.
In the contest case of Atkinson VS.. l On
dleton, from Virginia, Mr.. Atkinson was
declared the rightful representative. In
ing, their object being to have the contest
ant seated by less than quorum, SO that
the question of the right of the speaker to
count quorum may be taken before the
courts. The vote resulted: Yeas 1872, nays
none. (The speaker counting quorum)
PLACE FOR TWO WOMEN.
bill has appeared in the house to amend
the worlds fair bill, SO as to require at least
two of the board OF control to be women.
PROVISION FOR EDUCATION IN OKLABoMa.
The house has bill before it setting
apart lands for an agricultural college and
experimental station in Oklahoma.
INGALLS, PRESIDING.
Senator Inga Is was elected vice president
pro. tenn. took his seat as presiding officer
and thanked the senate for the renewed ex-
preston of its confidence.
THE ASSOCIATED PRFss.
Senator Blair renewed his complaints
against the newspapers for giving place to
dog fights and prZe fights instead of pub
llshing important action of and speeches in
congress. Senators Hawley and Hoar de-
tended the Associated Press.
PENSION MONEY.
The senate considered the bill reported
by the pension committee. Senator Davis,
chairman of the committee on pensions, ad-
dressed the senate in explanation of the bill.
The annual exT ense for invalid pensions
under the pending bill he estimated at Sl4,-
100000. For increase of existing ensions,
1850, COO: for widows of unI ensIoued SOL
dlers dying annually. s1.72s.0C0: for wld-
owns of pensioners dying annually. 1854 900:
for widows whose claims are now pending
or have been rejected. $40, SEQ, ,OJO: for child
rem or widows, S1.G32. 900; for children un-
der pending bills, $516,O00. Total, $780,
sos, COO.
Senator Plumb offered substitute for
clause in the bill which, he said, was in
tended so that under it every soldier woud d
know from the mere fact of his examina-
ton what pension he was entitled to. and
would not be subject to any unfriend y Of
fcials.
DEFICIENCY APPROPRIATIONS.
The house considered the general def
cheney appropriation bill, and passed it. 1t
appropriates $23. 3.650.OO0, the largest item
being an appropriation of S2l, l,60J,OlO for
the payment of pensioners of the war of
1912 and the Mexican wa.
UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGES.
The senate passed the bill fixing the pay
of United States district judges at 5000
year.
SEVENTH DAY SABBATH.
Mr.. O'Donnell. of Michigan. at the re-
luest of the Seventh Day Adventists of the
The United States, presented petition in
the house bearing 253, coo names protesting
against the passage OF the bill III rega d to
the observance of the Sabbath.
ASSISTANT SECRETARY OF WAR.
The house passed the senate bill provid- |
Ing for an assistant secretary of war.
NOT READY FOR OKLAHOMA. |
Mr.. Perkins, of Kansas, asked a suspen- |
sion of the rules 10 put upon its passage the |
senate bill for the organization of the terri |
tory of Oklahoma. His motion did not re- |
ceive the necessary two-thIrds vote.
NEWS ERESITIES
Kansas City has been in danger of food.