The state republican. (Jefferson City, Mo.) 1871-1896, 1890-01-16
CURRENT TOPICS.
THE NEWS IN BRIEF.
FlFTY-FiRsT CONGRESS.

IN the Senate, on the sth Mr.. Voorhees,
called up his resolution for the investigation
of the "Dlocks. of Five" scandal, and pro.
ceeded to debate the same at cons ,derable
length. Mr. Edmunds offered II substitute
for the resolution, and controyerscd tho ar
guments OF MFR. voorhees,. At the close Of
the discussion, Mr.. Edmunds' amendment
was agreed to by party vote of 81 to ~, and
after disposng of some routine matters the
Senate went into secret session. In the
House the day was almost wholly devoted to
consideration OF the District OF Columbia APP
preparation bill, which was passed, and the
House adjourned until the 10th.
In the senate, on the 9Th, the vloe.P resi-.
don't presented a communication from the
Attorney General In response to the Senate
resolution, in which me stE,'ad that no In.
structions, oral or written, had been sent by
tho Department OF Justice to District Attor.
ney Chambers, OF Indiana, In reference to
the arrest of WV. Dudley, and that no com
municatlon upon the subject had been re.
ceived from District Attorney Chambers.
Tho communication was ordered printed
and referred to the committee on the judi
clary. A Joint resolution was passed ap.
propriating S25O,O00 for the removal of OBJ.
structious from the Missouri river be.
twecn st. Joseph, Mo-, and its mouth.
A resolution was adopted directing the com
mi ttee on the District Of Columbia to in.
quire into tho expediency OF purchasing the
works and property Of the Washington Gas.
Light Company, etc. After short executive
session the Senate adjourned until the 18th.
.... The House was Dosin session on the 9th.
THE Senate was not in session on the 10th.
..., In the House the chaplain In his prayer
made a feeling alluson to the death OF
| the Father of the House," and Immediately ly
after the reading Of the journal, Mr.. O'Neil
pa.) addressed tho Chair In a voice trem.
bling with emotion, recitng the fact OF the
az Ipht oil h Infy init tn
friendship with the deceased, and his dis
| tnguishcd services to his district and
| and the country at large for SO many
| years. Mr.. O'Neil offered n series OF resolu-
tions (Which were adopted) expressive Of
| the grief of the House over the sad event
| appointing the 1lth, at moo n, as the time, and
| the House of Representatives as the place
| for holding an appropriate service in honol
| of the deceased; that committee of the
House and Senate be appointed to attend
the funeral in Philadelphia, and that th'
House adjourn as a further mark Of respect
to the memory OF its Oldest member. The
| House then, at u 10 y. H., adjourned.
THE Senate was not in session on the llth
| -. In the House the session was devoted tc
the funeral obseQuies over the remains o
Hon. william d. Kelley. These were simple
and impressive, and were witnessed by
largo crowds both on the floor and In thu
| galleries, Mrs. Harrison, Mr.. Halford ant
| i
among those present. At the conclusion o
the serv Lees the House adjourned until th'
18th.
In the Senate, on the 18th, number OF pc
titions were presented and referred, among
them one praying for female representation
on the board of managers Of the ExRpsitioI
of 1882 A bill was passed authorizing rail
road bridge across the Missouri fiver be
tween the county OF Douglass or Sarpy
Nebraska, and the county OF Pattawa
tomle In Iowa Mr.. Plumb addressed
| the Senate on his resolution heretofof
offered respecting the lease of the island
of st. Paul und st. George to the Alaska Com
mercial Company In the House majorlt
and two minority reports on the Silcott dc
faication we're submitted, all of which wer
ordered printed and recommitted' AT til
close of the call OF States, the House wen
into committee OF the whole for the consid
Grafton of the bill to provide for town sit
entry u lands In Oklahoma.