The Russellville Democrat., 1890-03-27
NEWS AND NOTES.
A Summary of Important Events.
FIFTY-FIRsT CONGRESS

IN the Senate, on the I7th, several petitions demonstrating against the ratification of an extradition treaty between the United Sta es and Russia were presented. Mir. Voorhees, offered a resolution looking to the relief of agricultural interests. Mir. Call asked that his resolution in reference to considering the Florida nominations in open session be laid before the Senate, which was refused by the presiding officer, and the matter was considered in secret session. When the doors were re opened Mir. Daniel made strong speech in favor of the Educational bill MT Morgan opposed the bill. In the House several bills were passed, the most important of which was one authoriz- ing the Superintendent of the Genus to enumerate the Chinese population of the United States for purposes of Identification
 ls the Senate, on the 18th, a proposed amendment to the Urgency Deficiency bill appropriating 5000 for the immediate reli ef Of the Turtle Mountain Indians called forth an emphatic denial from Senator Teller of late statements of press and pulpit alleging barbarous treatment of these Indaps by the Government. Senator Hawley spoke in op position to the Educational bIit. and Messrs Moody and Chandler spoke briefly in it's fa- vor. Several public building bills were. passed. In the House, in committee of the whole, Mr- Morrow explained the provis- ions of the Pension Appropriation bill, and said it might be assumed that the max mum of pension expenditures would be reached about July l. 1891, when it wou uld reach sIi2. 0000o0 and the number of pensioners would be 75o,ooo. The present bill appr opriates S,427, ,l6l.
 IN the Senate, on the 18th, Vice President Morton, after an absence of several days resumed the chair of the presiding officer. The bill increasing the pension of Isaac N. Daily, aged ninety eight, soldier of the war of 1912, from $8 to $50 a month was passed Senator VoorbaaS addrqasad tla aa ia f,., his resolution as to agricultural depression, and several speeches for and against the Educational bill were made. In the Honse Mir. Cooper called up the Maryland contested election case of Mudd vs. Comp ton, 1t being agreed that debate be limited to six hours, at the end of which time the previous question to be considered as or- dered. Pending vote the House adjourned.
 IN the Senate, on the goth, Mir. Cockrell presented the protest of the Pork Packers Association of St. Louis against the bill for the inspection of meats. The Educational bin was taken up, and the Senate proceeded to vote on it's third reading and engross- ment, which resulted in the defeat of the measure: Yeas, 3I; nays, 3T. Mir. Blair, hay ing changed his vote to the negative for the purpose, entered motion to reconsider. ....In the House consideration of the Compton Mudd contested election case was resumed, and at the close of the debate mo- tion declaring the sitting member, Compton, entitled to the seat was defeated, and Mir. Mudd was declared elected: Yeas, l59; nays, l54. The newly seated member then ap- pcared and took the oath of office, mid much applause from the galleries.
 IN the Senate, on the 2lst, the bill to de- clare unlawful trusts and combinations Tn restraint of trade and production was taken up for consideration. and called forth de- bate which occupied most of the time of the session, drifting finally into discussion of the effect of high tariff duties on the exist ence of trusts Mr. E lair renewedNhis motion to reconsider the vote by which the Educa- tional bill had been rejected, and on this Mr. Ingalls entered motion to lay that motion on the table In the House immediately after the reading of the journal the Pension Appropriation bill was taken up in committee of tho whole and consid- cred at great length after which the com mittee rose and the bill was passed. The bill for tho retirement of General Fremont was also passed.