The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1888-10-04
FIFTIETH CONGRESS.

In the Senate, wednesday. Mr.. Eimunds
reported from the Judiciary COMMITTEES, Sem
ate bill approving the settlement OF the bound
ary line lin the waters Of the seal between
Connecticut and Rho Q Island. IL was pass
ed Mr.. Chandler from the COMMITTEES on
Naval Affairs reported the bill authorizing
the President TO issue commission rs Rear
Admiral to Philip G. johnson, TO be dated
January %, 1881, and to deliver the same TO
his widow. The hill was PLACED on the cali
endar. The bill reported by Mr. Hoar on the
9th OF February last, to provide for inquests
unler national authority was taken up, and
Mr.. Georgr procee led to address ths S.nate
on the subject.
In the House imm diately after the read
ing Of the journal, Mr.. Forney, of Alabama,
pr sentel the conference report on the Suns
dry Civil Appropriation bill. Mr.. Cheadle,
OF In llama, asked that the report lie over for
one day, on the ground that Senator Voor.
hees, who was very much interested in the
Library provision, was absent from the city.
The request was acceeded to ard the report
went over until Thursday. Mr. McR,o, of
Arkansas, from the Committee ON Public
Lands, reported, aud the Hous, passei, with
out deOate, bill TO forfeit e,t'in lands
grant ID TO the Northern Pacific Railroad
Company.
In the Senate wednes 'ay. the chas was
occupied by Mr.. henderson. ly designa ion
Of the presiing officer, Mr.. Ingalls,. The
house unen'ifnent 10 tne Dlll mp
propriating 100000 In aud of yellow feve
suffers having been laid before the Senate
Mr.. Eimunds said tha' he had examined "
AMI was very much afrlid that H. missed the
point aimed at in the bill; that was, the
capacity to use any of the money in aid of
tho.e who were sick and In distress aud in
danger OF starvation, ms the newspapers re-
ported from day to day SO many to be. In
the hope, therefore. that something better
could be done, he moved that the Sena @ nom
concur In the House amendment and ask for
n conference. So ordered. Mr. Cal offered
n resolution instructing the Committee on
Epidemic Diseases to consider and report he
fore the adjournment of this session Of Con.
gr, IS, such n I'd tiona legislation as may he
necessary aud useful to prevent the importa-
tion of contagious or infectious disease from
foreign countries on the coasts or boundaries
of the United States, and to prevent and
suppress IL in Interstate commerce NJ u for
the su sistence of such persons rs may bs
detained by the public authorities. In con-
becton with II he re d a letter from Mayor
Hewitt, OF New York, enclosing one re
ceived by Mr. Hewitt from Mr.. Vanhook,
of Florida. Mr.. Hewitt suggests 10 Mr.. Call
that the latter should introduce some reso.
luton that would lead to act on before Con-
greSs a ijnurnei. The SUBJECT was one the
latter sald) which interested every part OF
the United States, and particularly the City
of New York The city was subscribing lib
orally for the relief of Florida sufferers, but
was powerless, except by local quarantine,
to prevent the spr. ad Of contagion. The rem
edy ought to be applied In places where the
fever existed and on system so comprehen-
sive asto assure the country that every prac.
tic ibe effort Is made TO stamp out the d sease.
II was ordered that whel the Senate Id-
jOurns to day IL be till Monday next.
Immediately after the reading OF the jour-
nal, the House, on motion Of Mr.. Burns, of
Missouri, adopted the conference report on
Sundry Civil Appropriation bill
In the consideration morning hour, Mr..
Blount, Of Georgia, called up the bill pro-
viding for general superinte dent OF the
X ,ilway Mail Service, at a salary OF a, 600,
an assistant superintendent at a salary OF
81, 600, a chief clerk TO b. employed in Wash
ington at n salary OF $1,000, aud as many
chief clerks as may be necessary ut a salary
Of 81 500 each.
speaker pro tenn OF The house. Monday. Mr..
Lanham, Of Texas, offered the following res
olution:
That IL Is the sense Of this bouss that ap-
propriate legislation for the prevention and
suppression Of trusts is imperativelv demsnd-
ed in behalf ot the great body Of the Ameri-
can people, and that the remain er OF the ses~
sion, or 80 much thereof ms may bs necessasy,
should be devoted to the perfection of such
legislation. and TO that eni al other legis'a-
tive business except general appropr alton
and tariff bills should he sub ,rdnated until
the purpose of this resolu ion b, attained
BY Nr. Snowden, of Pennsylvnnia-For
the ppo 1tment of "a subcommittee OF the
comiu ttee on rubic bull iings and grounds
tn proceed to Chicago for tue purpose of in.
spfcting the postoflic, building ani ascer-
timing the necessity If any Of its enlarge
ment.
The message from the president an
nouncing his approval Of the Chinese hill
was read aud referred to the committee
on foreign afr ,irs. The house II laly
adjourned n without accomplishing any