The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1886-12-29
SUMMARY OF CONGRESS.
Senate.

FIFTH DAY.-Mr. Mcpherson introduced a
bill to authorize the reduction Of United
States bonds and Of the circulation of the ma
tional banks. Mr.. Butler introduced a bill
Inappropriate $5O0,00 to expedite the COM
pletion Of the jetties in Charleston harbor,
the money to be Immediately available ....
The Senate resumed consideration Of MIR.
Morrill's resolution declaring the promise
Of making a proper revision OF the tariff at
the present session obviously hopeless and
impracticable, and Mr.. Dawes addressed the
Senate in favor Of the protective policy. Mr..
Mcpherson spoke in favor Of free raw mate.
rials. "A message from the House was pre-
sented on the subje:t OF the death Of Repre-
sentative Dowdney, Of New York, and after
the appointment Of Committee to attend
the funeral, the Senate adjourned.
sixth DAY.-Mr. Morrill, from the Com
mittee on Finance, reported back faverably
bill for retirement and recoinage Of the
trade dollar, and bill to prevent frauds
on American manufacturers zee. MIR.
Harrison introduced the following
bill by request: To increase the pensions Of
all persons on the pension rolls now receiving
$4 per month, or who may hereafter be pen.
stoned for disability equivalent to loss OF
hand or foot, to $50 per month; and also to
increase to S36 per month the pension for dis
ability that incapacitates the Pensioner for the
performance Of any manual labor, but is
not such as to require regular aid and attend
ance. On motion Of Mr.. Hoar the House
amendments to the Electoral Count bill
were non -concurred in. and a conference
was asked. MIR. Mcpherson introduced 8
bill amending the Oleomargarine Act. Mr.:
Edmunds opposed and Mr.. Hoar advocated
the bill repeating the Tenure Of Office Law
Executive session.
SEVENTH DAY.-Mr. Vance introduced a
=; TO T;x,;1 r.
Conger from the Post Office Committee, re-
ported favorably the House bill extending
the FREQ delivery system to towns having a
population Of 10000, or O gross annual
postal revenue of $4,000; also the House
bill authorizing the employment Of mail mes
sengers in the postal service. :. MIR. Gull
lom OILY presented tho conference re-
port on tho Interstate Commerce bill:
Aftor debat,. the report was ordered
printed. :. MIR. Platt called up his
resolution that executive nominations shall
hereafter be considered in open session, ex'
cept when otherwise ordered by q volo Of the
Senate. Mr. uoar moved to lay the
resolution on tho table. Agreed to
yeas 81, nays 81. Mr.. Beck (Ky.j
called up tho bill prohibiting Sen
ators or Representative from acting
as attorneys for subsidized railroad COM
panics, tho question being OIL the substitute
Book said the substitute was burlesque on
all legislation, and was so intended by the
chairman and leading members OF the com
mittee. Executive Session.
EIGHTH DAY-Mr. Van Wyck introduced
proposed amendment to the Constitution,
providing for the election Of United
States Senators by the people of
the several States .... The bill to
permit the owners of American
vessels and their cargoes to sue the govern.
ment for losses caused by collision with United
States vessels, arising from their mismanage,,
ment, was passed. :. Dir. Edmunds opposed
ths bill to repeal the Tenure of Office act Its
passage, he said, would be an invitation
more than an invitation would be recos'
milton, an approval Of the idea that, on
purely political grounds of opinion, the
President ought to remove Immediately
everybody who did not agree with him
or with some department officer, or with
the party. He thought that that
would Ee step twenty years backward. MIR.
George made a constitutional argument in
favor nf the bill. Mr.. Evarts said that he
would vote for the bill, and that grounds OF
co.lstitutionality would not cover his vote,
but that grounds of expediency would.....
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