The Russellville Democrat., 1890-07-24
NEWS AND NOTES.
4 Summary of Important Events.
FIFTY-FlRsT CONGRESS.

IN the Senate, on tho i4th, alter prclim. nary and unimportant matters had been al. tended to, consideration of the Sundry CIyll Appropriations bll was proceeded with. and number of amendments wore agreed 10. The bill then went over, and soon aftor the Senate adjourned. ..... In the House, In committee of the whole on District of Co. lumbia matters, the Atchison Railroad bflI being under consideration, It was moved that the bill be reported to the House with the recommendation that 1t be recommlttcd to the committee on District of Columbia, with instructions to report back a substi. tute providing that befr -e the lst of Janu- ary, 1891, the railroad company shall remove Us present station from Sixth and streets to the intersection of Virginia and Maryland avenues, which action was taken.
 IN the senate, on the 18th. the bill grant Ing land to the state of Washington for sold iers' home was passed Almost ths whole afternoon was spent in the discus sion of the proposed amendment to the Sundry Civil Appropriations bill increas- ing the appropriation for Irrigation surveys from S200,o 900 to ss00,00o but without action
 . In tho House the entire day was taken up in the discussion of a bill approprIating s8s6, ls9 for an additional force of 635 clerks in the pension ofiice
 IN the Senate, on the 18th, after tho trans action of some routine business. the noml- nations Of the five general appraisers whose names were sent in some days ago were coh. frmed in executive session. Consideration of the Sundry Civil Appropriations bill was then resumed, and after long debate over proposed amendment increasing the ap. propriation for topographic surveys and repeating the Irrigable Lands Reservoir law of June, 1888, the Senate, without action, ad- journed. Tn the House the Land Grant Forfeiture bill was discussed and laid aside without action to consider conference re- port on Western river bridge bill but lack of quorum and call of the House occupied the time until adjournment.
 Is the Senate, on the i7th, the discussion of the irrigation question was resumed In connection with an amendment to the Sun dry Civil Appropriations bill resolution was introduced making it In order to put the five minute rule In effect on the discus sion of a bill or any amendment, upon a vote of the Senate. In the House the entire day was spent in the discussion of the Land Grant Forfeiture bill, which was finally passed. It is a substitute for the Senate bill and forfeits all land grants opposite to and CO., terminous with portions Of railroads not now completed.
 Is the Senate. on the 18th. the amendment to the sundry Civil Appropriations bill re- pealing tho irrigation provision in the law of ls8S-except that canal and reservoir sites heretofore located shall remain reserved was further discussed and agreed to. as were other amendments. In the House. after some discussion, a resolution reported by the committee on rules providing for the immediate consideration of the Original Pack age bill and the Bankruptcy bill was adopted The Original Package bill was then taken up and, occupied the remainder of the session. An evening session was held. devoted to private pension bills.