The Dickinson press., 1890-03-01
CONGRESSIONAL DOINGS
THE SENATE.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 20.-The senate
laid aside the educational bill Temporal
rily to discuss Senator Chandler's reso-
luton calling for information in regard
to the Florida assassination. After an
extended debate the resolution was
agreed to and the Senate resumed con-
sideration of the educational bill, Mr..
Blair having the floor. At the close of
Mr.. Blair's speech Mr.. Faulkner obtained
the floor to speak on the bill, and the
senate at 500 adjourned.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 22.-The confer
ence report on the bill to increase the
pensions of totally disabled pensioners
was presented to the senate and agreed
to after being explained by Mr.. Davis.
The bill, as agreed upon, in conference,
and which has now been agreed to in
both houses, is the senate bill as origin
ally passed, and cOrrects an omission in
the act of 1880, which provided that the
increase from $50 to $72 should not apply
to those pensioned after the passage of
the act.
The senate then proceeded to the con-
sideration of the house bill to provide
for townsite entries of lands in Okla
homa. After a long discussion the bill
went over till Monday.
The senate then passed a large nulm-
Der of bills making appropriations for
public buildings, and after a brief execu-
tive session adjourned.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 24.- Senator
Chandler introduced a resolution to
censure Senator Call for inserting in the
record as part of his remarks on the
Florida assassination, last week, the
charge that Mr.. Chandler, because of his
speeches in the senate, was responsible
for the political murders in Florida. Mr..
Chandler produced the original COPY
showing the original allegations in Mr.
Calls own writing. He made a bitter
speech against Mr.. Call, to which the
Florida senator responded.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 25.-The senate hac
another animated discussion of the
charge that Mr.. Call had interpolatec
remarks in the official report Of the pro
ceedings of the senate and considered
the educational bill: A number of I'M
important measures were passed.
The resolution offered by Mr.. Chandle
%censuring Mr.. Call was taken up an,
Mr.. Sherman moved its reference to TIL
committee on privileges and elections
which was finally done. At 2 o'clocl
the educational bill was taken up an,
MI. COX addressed the senate in Oppo
sition to it. Mr.. Stanford spoke in favo
of the bill.
House amendments to the senate bill
am ending the act for bridging the Mis-
sissippi river at Clinton, Iowa, wer
concurred in.
After a brief secret session the senat
at S o'clock adjourned.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 26.-In the senat
: Mr.. Chandler presented a petition frol
I Union county, Ark. representing thu
at the state election there in Septembel
1888, a systematic reign of terror pr,
!, vailed; that armed mobs paraded til
county night and day, torrorizin
whites and shooting and whipping co
ored voters; that schools and church,
had been demoralized and ballot box,
: carried off, and asking for the protectio
=" guaranteed by the constitution.
Ie Mr.. Harris inquired of Mr.. Chandl,
" whether the statement which he W,
making was such a "brisf'' statemen
u rs the rule contemplated in the presen
\, alton of petitions, and added that
was in direct violation of the rule. Aft
some discussion the president of the Sc
ate decided that Mr.. Chandler had