The Russellville Democrat. [volume] (Russellville, Ark.) 1875-1898, 1890-05-15
NEWS And NOTES,
FlFTY-FIRsT CONGRESS

In the senate, on the 5th, as soon as the
| Journal was read, Mr.. Blackburn rose and in
| few eloquent words announced the death
| of his colleague Mr.. Beck, OF kentucky, and
| offered resolutions looking to the participa
| tion OF the Senate In the funeral observ-
| ances of the deceased, which were adopted
| and the Senate then Immediately adjourned
..In the House, Mr.. Miiburn, the blind
| chaplain, fceiingiy alluded to the sudden
1 death Of Senator Beck. The Senate amend
ments to the Customs Administrative bill
| were nonconcurred in and conference was
| ordered. Tho rules were suspended and q
number of unimportant bills were passed.
| The House also agreed TO the conference re-
| port on the Oklahoma Town-SIte bill. The
/ formal announcement OF the death OF Sena-
| tor Beck having been received. the House
| took appropriate action and adjourned.
| IL the Senate, on the 9Th, after brief
| prayer by the chaplain. on motion OF Mr..
| Blackburn, the clerk read the order OF cere-
| monies for the day, and then the Senate
| took O recess until half past twelve o'clock.
| ut which hour the clerk OF the IIonsc APP
| peared and delivered a message announo-
| ing the action OF the House on tho death OF
| Bir Beck; and soon thereafter the chaplains
| OF the two houses, In the presence of the
| Senators and Representatives, the President
| and his Cabinet. the Justices OF the supreme
| Court and tho members of the Diplomatic
| Corpsv conducted appropriate religious
| ceremo.ies, and the Senate adjourned ....
In the House, Immediately after tho reading
| Of the journal, a recess was taken until II AS
| p. M, and then the House adjourned and
| proceeded in body 70 the Senate chamber
| TO take part in tho services over the re-
| mains Of Senator Beck
IN the Senate on the 7th, among the bills
| of minor Importance passed was one au-
| thorizing the Secretary OF War to deliver to
| the State of Colorado the flags carried by
| Colorado regiments during the war OF the
rebellion. The bill to transfer the revenue
| marine service to the Navy Department was
| under discussion when. at two o clock, the
| presiding officer announced that by agree
| ment the Senate bill authorizing the issue
of Treasury notes on deposit of silver bull
| ion would be taken up; but owing to the abb
| sence of Mr.. Jones, of Nevada, the matter
| was allowed to go over and the Senate went
| into executive session In the House the
| discussion on the Mckinley Tariff Reduction
| bill was begun, MFR. Mckinley opening for
| the measure, and Mr.. Mills opposed, fol-
| lowed by several other speakers who occu-
| pied the day and night session lasting un-
| I'll half past ten o'clock
In the Senate, on the Sth. nearly the entire
| session was taken up in the discussion OF
| the House bill providing for the classified
| tion OF worsted cloths as woolcns,whch was
finally passed the silver bill. which was
| the unfinished business for p. M, going
over until the 18th. The Appropriation bill.
approprIating S9f0b,fbl, WAS taken up. IN
| the House after the reading of the journal,
| the Tariff bill was taken up in COMMITTEES OF
| TIE whole, Messrs. Burrows (Mich.) and
Bayne fPa.3 speaking I'm support of tho bill,
and Messrs. Dockery MO-, ,McMillen (Tenn.)
| and Fower IN. W against II. An evening
| session was also devoted TO the same busi-
ness.
In the Senate, on the 9th, the Pension APP
| preparation bin was taken up, amended and
| passed. The Military Academy bill was also
| passed, and the Army Appropriation bill
was taken up. Mr.. Hale moved an amend
| ment to the bill providing that no liquors,
| beer or wine be sold or supplied to enlisted
| men at military posts, and after loag dis
| cussion MIR. Cockreli moved an amendment
| to MIR. Haie's amendment, striking out beer
| and wine, but for lack of quorum no vote
was reached on either......In the House.
| the bill granting pens ion of $50 per month
| to Mrs Della I. $. Parneii, the mother OF the
| Irish leader in the British Parliament.Iwas
| passed. also a bill Increasing the pension of
| Brigadier- General Ayres to SIS per month
| was passed. The House then went into
| committee of the whole on the Tariff bill