West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1888-08-09


173D DAY.-Tho war claim section OF tho
Army Appropriation bill was discussed. A
request by ex-Confederates for return OF
money paid out by them on November -,
l74TH DAY-Mr. Conger. from the Com
mittee on Agriculture reported TO tho House
the substitute for the Butterworth bin 20
regulate the manufacture Of compound lard
.... Mr.. Payson spoke ON the subject Of land
grants Mr.. Voorhees, delivered a speech
urging the admission Of Washington Terri
tory into the Union The bills favorable re-
ported TO the House from tho committees
were the following: Tho Senate bill 10 amend
tho Interstate Commerce act; the Scnate
bills for the erection Of a monument 10 the
memory OF General Henry Knox, Of ghom-
aston, Ne, and for the completion OF n mon
umeut 20 Mary, the mother Of Washington,
at fredericksburg, Va; tO incorporate the
American Historical Association.
10Th DAY.--The House Committee on
Manufactures submitted n report on the
trusts investigation md mapping out plan
of procedure against them a joint resOlu-
tion calling for iufOrmaSion from our Consuls
In foreign countries relative TO emigratiOn
70 tho United States was pissed Mr. Sow
den reported favorably to the House his bill
npprOpriating 7O,OO0 for public building
at Allentown, Penn he following bills
were introduced: Directing the Suporinfen-
dent Of tho Eleventh Census 10 ascertai n and
publish tho birth and death rate among pure
whites and among cOlOrsd peOple Chinnuen.
scriptiOn or character of tho human race
who are found iu the United States as well
~ Of mulattOos quadrOons. and octOroons:
% set apart n tract Of land in New Mexico,
adjoining the COchiti Indian reservation as
n public reservation, on account Of It's archie
illogical remains; % amend tho Inter sta %
Commerce act, 80 as % prevent discrimina
tiOns In favor Of tho owners OF tank cars and
70 allow fines imposed % be paid over to tho
prosecuting citizens The Judiciary Com
Inittee asked unanimous consent that the In
tornational Copyright bin be- made q sDeriat
order for wednesday, December B.
t7GTH DhY.-in the absonco Of Speaker
Carlisle. Mr. MCMilin, Of Tennessee was
called ~ preside over the House The con
ference report on tho Omaha Public Build
ing bill was rejected and tho measure has
again been sent 10 conference . The House
Committee on Naval Affairs reported favor
ably joint resolution granting permission
% tho City of New York ~ improve and
bonutifY Governors Island. in conjunction
with public park 10 be- laid ont ON SAID isi-
and Tho Army Appropriation bll with
Senate amendments, was discussed boo Com
were non conCurrcd in with the exception Of
those relative 20 fortibcations and ordnance
These amendments were considered in order
but no action was taken.
141TH DAY.-1he Senate amendments 20
tho Army Appropriation bin were under CON
sideration iu the House during the greater
part ~ the day the pending motion being that
0f non-cOncur iu tho amendment appropria-
ting $500 for repairs 60 the sea wall aad
wharf ab Wiilets Point. N N After debate
Che am-aimeut was non c1ucurred in with
out division, as was also the amendment aD-
proprioting 1000 600 for tho manufacture OR
purchase OF cannon ard carriage Mr. Bur.
nes opposed The establishment II guu fac
tory AZ Watorvliet Arsenal