Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1890-03-13
NEWS OF THE WEEK.
Cleaned By Telegraph and Mail
CONGRESS.

CONGRESS.
In the Senate on the Sd Mr.Voorhees offered
a resolution looking to an inquiry into the
late lease to the North American Company
of the privilege of fur sealing in Alaska
which was referred. A bill passed fixing the
salaries of United States District Judges al
5000 The Educational bill was then de-
bated until adjournment. In the House
petition was presented from the
Seventh Day Adventists, containing 253,-
900 names, protesting against the passage
OF any bill in regard to the observance Of the
| Sabbath A joint resolution authorizing the
| appointment Of thirty additional medical
examiners for the Pension Bureau passed.
| The attempt by Mr.. Perkins to have the
rules suspended in order to pass the Okla
homa bill failed and the Arkansas contested
election case then occupied the attention of
the House until adjournment
THE business transacted in the Senate on
the 4th was unimportant. Several bridR e
bills were reported and the bill approprIat-
! ing $4,000 for monument to commemorate
the battle OF Trenton was passed. The Sen
ate occupied five hours in executive session
debating the resolution in regard to the
manner in which proceedings in secret ses-
sion leaked out and were published in full
every day. The leak appears not to have
been discovered. The entire session of the
House was TAX n up in debating the Arkan
sas contested election case
WHEN the Senate met on the 9Th the at
tempt to pass the bill to increase the pen
sion of the widow of General Warren de-
veloped the fact that no quorum was present
Pending efforts to secure a quorum the bill
went over and the Blair Educational bill
was again laid before the Senate. Senator
Barbour spoke in favor and Senator Plumb
against the bill Adjourned. The, House
again took up the Arkansas contested cleo
ton case of Featherstone VS.. Cate and after
long debate ousted Cate and seated
Featherstone by a vote of AS to l35. Ad-
journed.
A NUMBER of bills were reported In the
Senate on the 9Th and bills passed giving a
pension of SIS a month to the daughter of
Major General Worth, and increasing the
pension of the widow of General Warren to
500 per month. After an executive session
the Senate adjourned. e. The entire morning
hour of the House was consumed
in the discussion of bill for
the compulsory attendance of witnesses be-
fore registers and receivers of land offices.
The House then, in Committee of the Whole,
considered bills for public buildings. The
debates at times were quite exciting. Sew
eral bills passed when the committee rose,
after which the House adjourned.
AFTER the usual morning business the
Senate on the 18th considered bills on the
calendar and passed several bills for public
buildings. Pending discussion of the ap-
preparation of 100000 for a building at Salt
Lake City, the Educational bill was reached
as unfinished business. Senator Blair again
spoke in its favor and took occasion |
to refer severely to the press of the |
country. Senator Hale opposed the |
bill. Pending debate the Senate adjourned |
until Monday. The House passed the SEN
ate bill for bridge across the Arkansas |
river in the Indian Territory. The report of |
the committee on the Alabama contested |
election case of Threat VS.. Clark in favor of |
Clark, the sitting member, was unanimous |
ly adopted. The bill referring to the Court |
of Claims the claim of w. E. Woodbridge for
the use of his invention of projectiles for
rified cannon was defeated. Bills were then
considered in Committee of the Whole until
recess. At the evening session pension bills
were considered.