The Russellville Democrat., 1890-05-01
NEWS AND NOTES.
A Summary of Important Events.
FlFTY-FIRsT CONGRESS

IN the Senate, OR the Fist, the Worlds FaIr pili, which had already passed the House, was. after long discussion, participated in by many Senators, passed, with an amend , ment providing Tor naval review in New York harbor number of amendments to the bill were proposed by opponents of the measure, intended to weaken or bring 1t into ridicule all of which were promptly voted down, and the bill passed by a vote of 43 to is.... In the House the conference re- port on the bill to provide u temporary gov ernment for the Territory of Oklahoma, and changing the boundaries of the propose Territory so as to exclnde what Is known as the Cherokee Outlet. was submitted and adopted. The bill appropriating Ss53,5o0 to provide necessary vaults and safeguards for the security of public money in the custody of the United States Treasurer. was reported from the commit tee and passed.
 IN the Senate, on the 22d, the District of Columbia Appropriation bill was passed The House amendment to the Geological Park bill requiring half the expenses to be borne by the District of Columbia was agreed to and the bin was passed x. In the House the Senate amendments to the Worlds Fair bill was agreed to. The House then went into committee of the whole on the Legislative, Executive and Judicial Ap- propriation bill, which was made the sub tect of long debate, during which tho Presidents administration of the Civil Serv- ice law was criticised and warmly defended. Pending motion to strike out the appropri- ation of s21,7S0 for clerks for Senators tho House adjourned.
 IN the Senate, on the 23d, nearly all the session was taken up In the discussion of of the Oklahoma Territorial bill which was passed A bill to create custo ms dis trict in the Territory of Arizona. was passed. The Senate bill for the appropria- ton of s5o.O0o for the erection of \ statue to Major General Stark at Manchester, N. H., failed of passage for want of a quorum. The Land Forfeiture bill was taken up and be- came the unfinished business .... In the
 House the day was occupied In discussing the Legislative. Executive and Judicial Ap- propriation bill, the pending question being on the motion to strike out the clause pro- viding clerks for Senators.
 IN she Senate, on the 24th, tho bill appro- prlatng s5o.oo0 for an equestrian statue of General John Starke, at Manchester, N H., was passed. The amendments to the House bill to transfer the revenue-cutter service from the Treasury Department to the Navy Department, reported from the committee on naval affairs, were agreed to. The Land- Forfeiture bill was taken up. and the amend ments proposed by the Senate committee on public lands were acquiesced in...-. In tho House In committee of the whole the Legis- latlve, Executive and Judicial Appropria- ton bill was considered at length, and the Civil-Seryice law was discussed
 IN the Senate. on the 18th, House joint resolution approprIating sl5o,o0) to be used by the Secretary of War for the relief of destitute persons In the districts overfiowed by the Mississippi river and it's tributaries, was passed, us were two or three other bills of no general interest, and the remainder of the session was given up to euogies of the late Representative Edward J. Gay Of Lon isiana, out of respect to whose memory the Senate then adjourned. In the House the Joint resolution to enable the Secretary of War to distribute rations to destitute people In the districts overfiowed by the Mississippi river and It's tributaries was passed. The House then went into committee of the whole on the Legislative, Executive and Judicial Appropriation bill. An evening session was held at which thirty private pension bills were passed.