Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1890-02-20
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CONGRESS.

| CONGRESS.
| PETITION was presented IN the Senate on
| the 10th from the Indianapolis Board OF
Trade favoring the repeal of the Interstate
Commerce law. Bills were reported and
| placed on the calendar for various puDllc
buildings, the aggregate appropriations for
| which amount to over $2,00O,Oo1 The OKLA
homa bill was then taken up. Mr.. Plumb
offered an amendment bringing No Mans
Land under the Jurisdiction OF the proposed
Territory. Pending debate on the amend
ment the bill was laid aside, and Senator
Blair resumed his remarks on the Educa-
tIonaI bill. Several bills. local in their char
acter, passed and the Senate adjourned. 80.
The House agreed to the conference report
on the bill to remove snags from the Mis-
souri, river, (it appropriates S75 ,OOo), and the
Committee on Rules reported The rules
were discussed until adjournment.
AFTER the introduction OF bills on the 1ltn
the Senate resumed consideration OF the
Oklahoma bill, the pending question being
Mr.. Plumb's amendment, extending turisdtc-
tion over No-Man's-LAnd. A long debate
followed, but no final vote wastreached Mr.
Hoar introduced a Congressional Election
bill The Senate bill appropriating 100000
for a public building at Beatrice, Neb {,
passed, and the Educational bill was debated
until adjournment In the House the
journal was approved by the Speaker "see-
ing' q quorum, and the new rules were
again discussed. After lengthy debate the
demand of Mr.. Cannon Q1l.) for the previous
question was refused and Mr.. springer's
motion that a final vote be taken Friday was
carried and the House adjourned
WHEN the Senate met on the 18th the joint
resolution congratulating Brazil upon the
establishing of Republic was taken up and
passed unanimously. A resolution request
ing the President TO invite the King of the
Hawaiian islands to select delegates to the
Pan-American congress also passed. After
an executive session the Senate adjourned
THE House continued the debate on the
new rules, no other business being in order
until the rules are disposed of.
THE Senate on the 18th resumed considera-
tiOn of the Oklahoma bill. After lengthy
debate Mr.. Plumb's amendment including
No-Man's- Land within the jurisdiction of the
new Territory was finally adopted by vote
of "a to l6 An amendment by Senator Plumb
to attach the Cherokee Outlet to the new
Territory for judicial purposes was rejected.
An amendment prohibiting the issuing of
bonds to railroads was adopted and the bill
passed as amended. The House unani-
mously passed the Senate joint resolution
cOngratulating the people of the United
States of Brazil upon the adoption of re-
publican form of government. The rules
were then debated until adjournment.
AT the expiration of the morning hour
the Senate on the 14th proceeded to the
consideration of bills on the calendar
and passed sixty bills. Among the bills
passed was that for the relief of
soldiers and sailors who enlisted un-
der assumed names, and the bill to prevent
the introduction of contagious diseases from
one State to another. Most of the bills
passed were local in their nature. After an
executive session the Senate adjourned.
The House continued the debate on the new
rules and at five O'Clock the question was
ordered and the rules adopted by a strict
party vote, 161 to AS. and the House ad-
iOnrnpd