The Russellville Democrat., 1890-06-26
NEWS AND NOTES.
A Summary of Important Events.
FiFrY-FIRsr CONGRESS

IN the Senate, on the 18th, tho Deficiency Appropriation bills for pensions and census were reported and passed Tie House sil. yer bIil was taken up.and after long debate on the bill, tho Senators discussed at some length the question of fixing tho time for taking vote on the measure, but adjourned without arriving at any conclusion. In the House the conference report on the bill for a public building at Beaver Falls, fixing the limit of cost at $50,00o. was agreed to, and the House went into committee of the whole on the sundry Civil Appropriation bill, con slderaton of which occupied the remainder of the day.
 IS the Senate, on the l7th. debate on the Silver bill was closed, and tho bill was passed by large majority. The Senate also passed House bill constituting irondequoit bay. N. r., navigable water of the United States, and House bill to amend the act for the erection of an appraisers warehouse in New York, and agreed to the conference re- port on the Senate bill for public building ut Salina, kas. the limit of cost to be S75,. 900. .. In the House the conference report on the bill for the erection of public building at Alexandria, La, was agreed to, and Senate bill for the relief of tho Michigan Military Academy was passed. The House then went Into committee of the whole on the suudry Civil Appropriation bill, which was passed, and the Indian Appropriation bill was taken up.
 In tho Senate, on the 18th, the Tarin bIli was reported with the statement that 1t was not expected to be called up before the S0th. The River and Harbor bill was pre- scented with writtcn report on each item. The conference report on the Anti Trust bill was presented and agreed to. The Leg islative, Executive and Judicial bill was then taken up, and seventy pages of It wero disposed of... In the House, after spend : ing the day in committee of the whole on Tod at for. ff- tee rose and the bill was passed.
 IN the Senate, on the 18th, after routine business the Legislative, Executive and Ju- 1iciai Appropriations bili was taken up, and during it's consideration many omissions and defects wero found and corrected. At four o'clock the bill was laid aside and the message of the President vetoing the bill to change the boundaries of the Uncomphagre Indian Reservation was presented, read and referred to the committee on Indian affairs. Tho remainder of tho session was given up to eulogies of the late Representatives Nut ting and Wilbcr... In the House the ton of the Speaker in ordering the Senate Silver bill referred to the committee on coinage, weights and measures was antag- onized by a resolution offered by MT. Mills, which, after a hard fought battle lasting all day. was passed by vote of l2l to IT, sew eral Republicans voting with the mo- crats
 IN the Senate, on the 20th, the Post office and the Diplomatic and Consular Appro- priation bills were reported. Consideration of the Legislative, Executive and Judicial Appropriations bill was resumed, and after discussion of various amendments. lasting nll day, the bill was passed. In the House the light over the reference by the Speaker of the Senate Silver blll to the committee on coinage, weights and measures was re- sumed on motion for tho approval of tho
 
 tion by Mir. Bland to proceed to the consid eration of the Silver bill was declared out of order by the Speaker, which ruling was on appeal, ,over-ruled, and the House, at five o'clock took q recess until D. m. There WAS no quorum present at the evening ses- sion. and no business was done.