The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1886-01-27
SUMMARY OF CONGRESS.
Senate Sessions.

FOURTEENTH DAY.-Senator Wilson, OF
Iowa, reported favorably from the COM
mittee on postoffice and post roads, the
bill introduced by him to prohibit the mail
ing Of newspapers and other publications con-
tanning lottery advertisements. Mr. EustiS
offered resolution that the $10DO,0OO Of
bonds called in by the secretary of the treas
in silver dollars instead of gold coin, ''such
payment being in strict compliance with ex-
isting law and in aid Of the financial policy es-
tablished by legislation Of Congress" Referred
to the committee on finance. The Ed
munds bill for the suppression Of polyganly
was passed by thirty-eight yeas to seven nays.
FIFTEENTH DAY.-A number of petitions
were presented, praying for the suspension of
silver coinage. .. DID,. MIR. Harrison reported ia
for the organization Of the Territory of Lin
coin. Mr.. Butler reserved his right to submit
a minority report, if, after perllsal and con-
sideration of the majority report. he should
conclude to do So. Mr. Morgan offered
resolution relating to the trustees provided
for by the Utah bill to manage the
property and affairs of the Mormon Church
organization. The resolution sets
forth that in the opinion . Of the
to appoint officers of the United States to par
ticipate with the officers of any church or re-
ligious sect in the management of the affairs
OF such church or sect; and that it is viola
tion of the Constitution for the President to
appoint any such officer under any law.
Mr.. Manderson spoke OH his bill to increase
the efficiency of the infantry branch of the
army Mr.. Pugh spoke in favor Of Mr..
Becks resolution OIL the silver question, after
which the Senate went into executive session.
SIXTEENTH DAY.-Mr Beck submitted for
fo tlo fro n n
stitute for Mr.. EustiS recent resolution, which.
after preamble similar to the preamble OF
Mr.. Beck's former silver resolution, provides
that the secretary Of the treasury be directed,
in all payments hereafter made Of inter-
est on the bonds and notes of the United
States and in the purchase or payment
of one per cent. OF the entire debt of
the United States for the sinking fund as
now required by law, to pay out gold and
silver coin as nearly as possible in the same
proportion in which gold coin and certificates
and silver coin and certificates were received
during the preceding fiscal year for duties on
imported goods. Mr.. Pugh continued his
remarks in favor of Mr.. Bcck's silver reSolu
ton and was followed in a similar strain by
Mr.. Vance In executive session about lOO
nominations were confirmed.
SEVENTEENTH DAY.-Senator HaWley pre-
sided over the Senate to-day in the absence Of
Senator Sherman. He laid before the Senate
q amemorial of the 'Colored North Americans"
asking the establishment of national industrial
schools in the States and Territories, 80 as to
give the colored youth conmon-school edu-
cation and trade" It also asks for an
appropriation for the establishment of the Gar
field colony in Lower California. -. Mr. ingalls,
offered q resolution, which was laid over,
that 1.-THE compulsory coinage of silver dol
lars directed by the law OF February 2S,
1878, should not be suspended till the aggre-
gate reaches the sum Of $500, 100000 Mr..
Bowen offered a resolution which, at his re-
quest, was laid over for the present, directing
the committee on Indian affairs to inquire
into the expediency Of removing oil the In
dians in the United States to the Indian Ter
ritory west of the State Of Arkansas -. Mr..
Coke called up Mr. Beck's silver resolution,
and made an address against the suspension
of silver coinage. A resolution offered by
Mr. Edmunds was agreed to, authorizing the
secretary of the Senate to pay the bills in
Cured in the attendance of Senators at the
funeral of the late Vice-President Hendricks
.,..I In executive session a large number Of
nominations were confirmed.
EIGHTEENTH DAy.-Mr Sewell, from the
committee on military affairs, reported favor
ably the bill introduced by him early in the
present session relating to the annual appro-
priation to provide arms and equipments for
the militia. The bill provides that the $780,
OOO annually appropriated shall be expended
for ordnance and ordnance stores, quar-
termasters stores and camp equipage,
that no State shall be entitled to the bene-
fits of the appropriation unless the num-
ber of regularly enlisted men shall be at least
one hundred men for each Senator and Repre-
sentative to which such date is entitled in
Congress. Mr.. Platt presented a petition in
the Senate from commercial travellers pray
ing for legislation to relieve them of burden
some taxation Messrs. Brown and Maxey
made speeches in favor of the continuation
of silver coinage.