The Russellville Democrat., 1890-07-31
THE WORLD AT LARGE.
Summary of the Daily News.
CoyCREssIONAI.

1 AFTER some preliminary sparring between members the Senate on the Fist took up the | Dill to transfer the revenue marine service from the Treasury to the Navy Department, l which was laid aside at two o'clock and the Tariff blll taken up and Senator Voorhees, addressed the Senate in opposition to the l bill. When Mir Voorhees, concluded Senator | Cockrell announced the death of Repre- sentative Walker, of Missouri. Resolutions were agreed to, a committee appointed to attend the funeral and the Senate adjourned. ... Soon after the House met the death of Representative Walker was announced and resolutions of respect offered and adopted. A committee was appointed to attend the funeral and the House adjourned
 IN the Senate on the 22d bill was re- ported and placed on the calendar giving the widow of General Fremont pension of 5000 year The Indian Appropriation bill was then considered at length, about half of It being disposed of and after passing the bill for the disposal of the Fort Ellis mill tary reservation and another local bill the Senate adjourned. Immediately after the journal was read In the House voting began on the Original Package bill. The Adams substitute, defining original pack ages, was lost by vote of 33 yeas to l75 nays, When ayote was taken on the House substitute for the Senate Cor Wilson) bill 1t was very close having but one majority on the first call, but changes were made and
 
 the bill as amended was passed by a vote of l76 yeas to 3s nays, party lines being entire ly ignored. A conference was asked, and the House considered the Bankruptcy bill until adjournment The Original Pack age bill as passed provides that when ever any article of commerce is ims ported into any State from any other State, Territory or foreign nation. and there held or offered for sale, the same shall then be subject to the laws of such State Provided. that no discrimination shall be made by any State in favor of it's citizens against those of othor States and Territories in respect to the sale of any article of com merce, nor in favor of it's own products, against those of like character produced in other States or Territories. Nor shall tho transportation of commerce through any State be obstructed, except for the neces- sary enforcement of tho health laws of such State.
 THE session of the Senate On the 2sd was devoted entirely to further consideration Of the Indian Appropriation bilL :. The Bank ruptcy bill occupied the attention of the House and it was not completed at adjourn ment
 WHEN the Senate met on the 24th Senator Morgan introduced bill to fix the limit of value and to provide for the free coinage of silver, which was referred. It provides that the unit of value in the United States shall te the dollar of 412i2 grains of standard sil- yer or 25 s-l0 grains of gole, which shall be a legal tender for all debts, and that any owner of gold or silver bullion may deposit if at any mint to be coined for his benefit free of charge. The Indian Appropriation bill was further debated and finally passed Senator Voor- hees introduced bill, by request of the La Dor Alliance, to secure freedom of trade speech and the press and askei that it te printed in the Record, to which Senator sherman objected, as being unusual. The Tarin bill then came up as unfinished busi- ness and the Senate adjourned. The House spent the day in further considering the Bankruptcy bill When a vote was renched tho substitute known as the Voluntary Bank ruptcy bill was rejected and the Torrey bill passed by IF yeas to si nays, and the House adjourned.
 WHEN the Senate met on the 18th petitions were presented from various parts of tho country protesting against the passage of the Federal Election bill Senator Blair pre-. sented a memorial from G. A. R. post ex- pressing abhorrence at the action ofCongress in allowing agents a fee of SI0 under the De- pendent Pension bill. motion to proceed with tho Tariff bill was antagonized with the motion to proceed with the Marine bill, which prevailed, and that Dill was consid- cred until one o'clock when the Tariff bill was taken up and debated until adjourn. ment In the House the Sundry Civil bill with Senate amendments was reported and after some sparring was taken up and de- lated until adjournment