The Penn's Grove record., 1888-12-22

said ~ would withdraw the resolution
{ but N. Dawes objected. HI. Harri
m0vedeto lay tho resolution on tn,
table, and called for tie yeas and nays
The presiding o6icer, however, agar
asked Mr.. Riddieberaer II be Withdrew
the resolution. Riddloberger said b,
did, and the matter dropped. Tht
consideration Of the TArik bill "a
resumed. and amendments offered b.
Mr.. McPherson and others, reducing
rates In the metals schedule, were 70
jected. After : long debate the bill
was laid aside. The House Holiday
Recess resolution WAS referred to the
Committee on Finance. A conferences
report on the House bill to retire Major
General a. j. Smith n Colonel oi
Cavalry was agreed 70. After IN exc.
cutive session the Senate adjourned.
In the U. 8. Senate on the 18Th, the
resolution for evening sessions wa
taken up, with an amendment offered
by Mr.. Morrill, making the daily hour
Of beginning the session III A. NJ.
After discussion, Mr.. Cockrell moved
to amend by providing for the daily
meeting at IL O'Clock, but not for
night sessions. Reiected-yeas, Is;
nays. ~. MI. Morrill, reported back,
from the Finance Committe, the
House concurrent resolution for 1
holiday recess. with an amendment re.
stricting 1t to the House. This also
went over. The consideration Of the
Tariff bill was resumed and three more
pages OF the bill was disposed Of. After
an executive session the Senate ad-
tjourned.
in the United States Senate, on the
10th. Mr.. Edmunds introduced q reso-
luton. which was referred, declaring
that the Government OF the United
States will look with dlsapprc val upon,
and regard as a menace, any connec-
ton Of any European Government with
the construction OF control OF any
ship canal across the Isthmus of Da.
rien or across Central America. The
consideration OF the tariff bill was re.
sumed, and about three more pages
were disposed of. After an executive
session the Senate adjourned.
HOUSE.
In the House on this 18th, 4 bill was
passed for the Incorporation OF the
American Historical Association
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az Ea-d' IL ro,n.atsan 80, ~a;ttas 80
\ $500 s,,a- disenss;cn ~ .a-arS =. "a
sa1se ne 10 ;n.-s.s,r.t,". In s,afas
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setfis acconntsH Satwesn thc J,nited
Stata. snT Srr.r.as IT. Hcota- A
manded its reading In full, the object
being to consume time and prevent the
passage ofthe Oklahoma bill under sus-
pesion OF the rules. The reading being
finished, Mr.. Barnes, of Georgia.
another opponent of the Oklahoma bill,
introduced Z bill to provide q uniform
bybJ6W VI D0ukIuptCy y neASuEo VI o.
printed pages, and demanded that It
be- read. Mr.. Warner, Of Missouri,
who has charge OF the Oklahoma bill.
put a stop to the reading by promising
that the measure should not be called
up to-day. Similar f~libustesing mea-
sures were resorted to against the
Union Pacific Funding bill and the
Nicaraguan Canal bill, with success.
The rules were suspended and aresolu.
ton was adopted making the Senate
bill for the admission Of the State Of
South Dakota and the organization Of
the Territory OF North Dakota q
special order for the 18th and until
disposed Of, and that thereafter ether
bills relating to the admission OF Ter
rltories shall be disposed of in the or
der fixed W the Committee. Ad-
j0urned.
In the House on the 18th the Legis-
lative Appropriation bill WIS considered
In Committee OF The Whole. A mo-
tion by Nj. Henderson, OF Iowa, to
Increase the clerical force of the Civil
Service Commission gave rise to q lively
debate. Mi. Henderson charged the
Administration with violating the spirit
Of the civil service law. Mr.. Mcmillan,
Of Tennessee, defended the Commits
sl0ners, while Messrs. Cummings and
All Inn IN fh0 ltIUl A0rVIN0 Ia M ann IN