The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1886-01-06
House Sessions.

NINTH DAY.-The House resumed the con-
sideration of the report Of the committee on
rules. An amendment was offered by Mr..
Hammond to strike out the distribution fea-
ture of the report, and when the House took O
vote, the result was hat the amendment
was lost by ~ yeas to 226 nays. This was
regarded as a test vote showing the faVora-
BILE feeling toward the report, and after de-
bate it was adopted in toto Mr.. Morri-
sons resolution for a holiday recess from De-
cember 81 to January 5 was adopted. 20
motion of Mr.. Matson, the Senate bill grant
ing a pension to the widow Of General Grant
was taken up and passed, Mr.. Price, of Wis.
%consin, alone voting in the negative.
TENTH DAY.-Upou motion Of Mr.. Morri-
son five select committees were appointed, as
follows: On the election Of President and
Vice.President of the United States-To con-
sist of thirteen members, to which shall be
referred all propositions touching the election
and tenure OF Office Of President and Vice.
President, the count of the electoral vote, and
the succession to the Office Of President. On
reform in the civil service-To consist Of
thirteen members, to which shall be re-
ferred all propositions touching the
civil service. On ~shipbuilding
and shipowning interests-To consist OF
thirteen members, to which shall be
referred all propositions relating to American
shipbuilding and ship-owning interests. with
authority to investigate the cause of the de-
cline of the American foreign carrying trade:
On alcoholic liquor trattic-to consist OF
eleven members. On ventilation and acous-
tics of the hall Of the House-to consist of
seven members. ... Mr.. Findley asked unanl.
nous consent for the present consideration or
the Senate presidential succession bill, but
several members objected.
ELEVENTH DAY.-The States were called
-. 1,1o,. ~ {1o Naturalization nP
bills. Among the bills were the following:
To pension survivors Of the American war;
for the relief of Fitz-John Porter; to amend
the civil servic3 act by TIL addition
Of sections calculated to equaliZc the
appointments in the civil service
among the several States; to suspend
the coinage of the standard silver dollar; TO
suspend the issue of patents to lands which
have been granted to aid in the construction
of railroads until Congress otherwise directs;
proposing q constitutional amendment in 10.
gard to the election of President and Vice
PRESIDENT and members Of Congress; appro-
priating $1,000 for the erection
at Indianapolis Of monument
to the lats Ni,o-P President Hendricks; pro-
posing q constitutional amendment for the
election of Senator's by the people: granting
pensions to al soldiers who served thirty
days in tho lato war; proposing a constitu-
tional amendment prohibiting polygamy in
the United States; granting lands to honor
ably discharged soldiers of the late war; re-
pealing tho timber culture, presumption
and desert land acts. 1t was after
5 P. H., when tho State of Maine
was reached on the call, and it was evident
that the House would have to remain in SEES.
sion until midnight to complete the call. At
tho suggestion OF Mr.. Curtin it was ordered
that when the House meets on January 5 the
call shall be continued where it was left off,
and then the House adjourned until January
5. During the day 1,OO5 bills were intro
duced.