The Brookhaven leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1883-1891, 1890-01-16
NEWS OF THE WEEK.
Cleaned by Telegraph and Mail
CONGRESS-.


THERE was less that quorum present
when the Senate met after the holiday recess,
on the 9Th. Many resolutions and several
bills were presented, and a bill passed to in
crease to S72 per month the pension of GER
tain soldiers and sailors who are totally
helpless from injuries received or disease
contracted during the war. After an cx.
ecutive session the Senate adjourned. In
the House resolution was adopted author
izing the Speaker to administer the oath of
Office to Mr.. Randall at his residence, and
also authorizing Messrs. WILDER, of New York,
and Whitthorn, of Tennessee, to take the
oath of office before the proper officers.
Then followed the Introduction OF a flood of
bills, and Mr.. Perkins, of Kansas, reported
back the bill for townsite entries in Okla
homa and the House adjourned.
IN the Senate on the 7th Senator voorhees,
offered a resolution ia regard to reports that
the United States Attorney at indianapolis
had interfered in his official capacity to
prevent the arrest of W. w. Dudley on the
charge of violating the election laws and
calling upon the Attorney General to report
what Instructions had been issued to the
district attorney on the subject. The
resolution went over. After an execu-
tive session the Senate adjourned.
After the transaction of routine business
in the House the Speaker announced
that in accordance with authority vested In
him by resolution he had administered the
oath of Office to Hon. S. J. Randall. A motion
that the House resolve itself into Committee
of the Whole for consideration of the Dis
trict of Columbia bill was opposed by
the Democrats on the ground that no
rules had yet been adopted. A long debate
followed, but the motion finally prevailed
by party vote and the House went into
committed but soon adjourned.
THE Senate did no business on the Stb.
Senator Voorhees, made long speech in sup
port of his resolution for an inquiry as to
why the United States district attorney at
indianapolis had refused to prosecute w. w.
Dudley on the charge of violating the laws
of Indiana during the late election. Senator
Edmunds replied to Mr.. Voorhees, and on his
motion the resolution was amended and
adopted. Soon after meeting the House
went into Committee of the Whole on the
District of Columbia bill, which finally
passed. Several bills were introduced and
the House adjourned until Friday
WHEN the Senate met on the Sth a commu-
nication was received from the Attorney
General, in answer to a resolution by the
Senate, stating that no instructions whatever
had been given to the district attorney at
indianapolis regarding the arrest of W. w.
Dudley for violating the laws at the recent
election. After disposing of routine work,
the Senate in executive session confirmed a
great many nominations and then adjourned
sion.
THE Senate was not in session on the 10th,
and soon after the House met the death OF
Hon. w. b. Kelley, of Pennsylvania (the
father of the House), was announced and ap-
propriate resolutions adopted. committee
Of nine members was appointed to attend the
funeral, and the House adjourned.