The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1886-03-03
SUMMARY OF CONGRESS-.
Senate Sessions.

THIRTY-SEvENrH DAY.-A letter from the
secretary of the interior was read in reply to
tue Dawes resolution calling for information
relating to the suspension of Henry Ward as
Indian Inspector Referred to the committee
OH Indian affairs. Mr.. Hawley pre-
alton of lands granted to the Northern Pacific
Railway company and by that company
decided to settlers, which lands, under re-
cent decision of the supreme court OF the
United States. are taxable. Mr.. Van Wyck
claimed that all the land grant railroads in
the West were guilty Of the same offence.
The bill was referred to the committee on
public lands. Mr. Conger re-
psrted favorably from the com
msttee on postoftices and the Senate passed
bill granting tbs frn King privilege to Mrs.
Julia u. Grant. wife of the late General
Grant Mr. Morgan took the floor and re-
sumed his argument against the educational
bill, which was pending. At the conclusion
ii his remarks the Senate went into eXecu-
tive session.
TH1RTY-EIGHTH DAY.-Mr. Morrill,, from
the committee on finance, reported favorably
the House bill providing that the treasurer OF
the United States may with the consent Of
the secretary of the treasury, authorize the
assistant treasurer to act in the place and
discharge the duties of the treasurer, and
that in the necessary absence OF either
the treasurer or assistant treasurer, the
treasurer may, with like consent designate
a clerk of the treasury department to be act
ing assistant treasurer. The elu"ational
bill was then taken up and Mr.. Jackson ad :
dressed the Senate in favor OF it, A discus
sion which followed was participated III 10y
Messrs Morrill,, Blair, Pugh, Maxey, Coke
and Hawley,
THIRTY NINTH DAY.-Mr. Hoar intro
duced bill providing for the erection Of
suitable monument in Washington to Cen
eral Ulysses S Grant. The bill appropriateS
$780, 600, and provides for a commission of
three Senators and three members of the
House to contract for the monument. At
the suggestion of Mr.. Logan and by unani-
NOUS consent, Mr.. Hoar increased the amount
TO $3.50, 200, and the bill was referred to the
committee on the library :. The education
bill was further discussed and amended.
House Sessions.
TH1RTY-N1NTH DAY-The day session Of
the House was Of an unimportant character.
Mr.. Belmont, of New York, presented petit
tions signed by over ,247 art societies and
artists throughout the United States asking
for the enactment of law to admit works Of
art free of duty. AT the evening session
seventy-one pension bids were passed.
FoRTIETH DAY--Tke Speaker laid before
the House the reply Of the postmaster-gen
eral in response to the resolution calling for
information as to whether the eight-hour law
is now applicable to letter carriers. The COM
munication stated that the eight-hour law
had not been deemed applicable to the letter.
carriers. The balance of the session was
devoted to further debate in committee of the
whole on the Fitz John Porter bill. Mr..
Swinburne IN. " and Mr. Woolford Ky9
spoke in favor of the bill, and MIR. Honk
(Tenn.) against
FoRTY-FIRsT DAY.-Bills introduced: By
Mr. Morrison-To reduce tariff rates. By
Mr.. Felton, of California-To terminate GER
tain treaties with China and to prohibit
California-To abrogate all treaties between
the United States and China permitting
Chinese emigration in any form, and re-
pealing all acts of Congress permitting such
emigration, except diplmatic and consular
officers. By Mr. Pulitzer-GTanting pen
sion of s., 900 year to the widow Of the late
General Hancock :Messrs Woodford,
Negley and Fuller discussed the Fitz John
Porter bill
FORTY-sECoND DAY.-Mr. Laird sub
mitted report recommending the passage of
q bill authorizing the President to raise two
regiments of volunteers to fight the Indians,
upon the ground that such warfare could be
more effectively waged by Western vol
unteers than by the regular army.
tee on coinage, weights and measures, re-
ported adversely Mr.. BANDS bill for ths free
coinage of silver, and it was placed on the
House calendar. Mr.. Bland obtained leave
TO tile a minority report, and said that
the House would be asked to consider the
bill at the earliest opportunity....
Mr.. Wheeler, of Alabama, spoke in favor of
the Fitz John Porter bill, and Mr.. Cutcheon,
of Michigan, spoke earnestly against it. The
debate was resumed in evening session, and
was continued without result from the open
ing at 7:3O until adjournment at 1880.
FoRrY-THIRD DAY.-The House passed
the bill to protect homestead settlers within
railway limits. 1t provides that all such
settlers restricted to less than one hundred
and sixty acres, who make an additional
entry under the acts of March and July, 1879,
shall be entitled to have the lands covered by
the additional entry patented, without any
further cost of proof of settlement and cul-
tivation . Mr.. Laird (Neb.) spoke in favor
of and Mr. Kelley PENN against the Fitz
John Porter bill Mr.. Jones, of Texas,
from the :onmittee on postoffices and
post roads. reported a bill granting
the franking privilege to Julia D:
Grant. Mr.. Warner, of Ohio, called up and
tn, House passed the bill reducing from eight
to five cents the charge for money orders not