The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1888-06-20
SUMMARY OF CONGRESS.
Senate Proceedings.

104TH DAY-The entire days session was
consumed by the consideration of the Indian
Appropriation bill. Mr.. Blair made a lengthy
speech in which he condemned the present
administration of Indian affairs. After
much debate the bill was passed without
amendments. -.
105TH DAy.-A bill was placed on the cal
endar appropriating Sl25, 900 for a public
building at Salt Lake City, Utah. A bill to
repeal all pre- emption and timber culture
laws was referred. &. . The Committee on Ap-
preparations reported back the Consular and
Diplomatic bill. Mr.. Spooner offered a
tSs Of 9y for ess eopss
corresL ondence between the First Comp
troller and the United States Commissioner
or Chief Supervisors of Election appointed
for the Congressional election Of 1886, and
for statement Of allowances made to them
80. Senator Cameron offered a resolution ap-
propriating SEQ, 600 for a monument to mark
the birth place Of George Washington. The
passed the following: Senate bill appro-
priating $4,000 for Fan equestrian statue
of ex-President Zachary Taylor in Washing
ton; appropriating 500, for apublic build
ing at Waterbury, Conn, authorizing the
President to appoint and retire Alfred
Pleasanton, with rank and grade as Colonel
with an amendment reducing the grade to
public buildings at Nashua, N. II and Al
toona, Penn; to increase the endow-
ment by grant of $4,000 acres of
public land in louisiana) Of the Louisiana
State University and Agricultural College;
authorizing the President to place on the
retired list, with the grade Of Major, Major
General William W. Averill; appropriating
sec, 600 for public building at Hoboken,
n. j.; requiring American Consuls abroad to
make monthly reports on agricultural and
horticultural subjects. >. The Senate went
into executive session and passed private
pension bills ~. ..
106TH DAY.-The following amendments
were reported by the sub Committee on Dip
lomatic Appropriations and adopted by the
House: Transferring to the grade Of ENJOYS
Extraordinary and Minister'S Plenipotentiary
erlands, Sweden, and Noway. and Venezuela
without change Of salary (S7500 inserting an
item, minister Resident and Consul General
in Corea, S7500;' transferring to the grade
of minister Resident and Consul General
the charge d'affaires to Paraguay and Uru-
quay without change of salary lS5OO0; insert.
ing provision requiring all coDsulates and
commercial agencies, where the compensa-
tion allowed for the fiscal year 1888 exceeds
$1,000 to be estimated for under classified con-
sulates. On motion Of Mr.. Sherman S25, 900
was appropriated for the salaries
and expenses Of q scientific COM
mission Of three persons ian officer OF
the army or navy, q geologist and mineralo-
gist, and naturalist), to visit and report
upon the commercial resources OF the Upper
Congo Basin, the salaries mot exceeding
10000 to be fixed by the President and the
Commission to expire June 80, 1889. Mr.
Chandler proposed a bill to make operative
the retaliatory law Of last Congress In con-
nection with the fisheries
10TH DAY.-The Senate bill in relation to
cadets at the Naval Academy was passed.
The conference report on the bill appropriat-
ing $3.50, coo for public building at Bridge
port, Conn, was agreed to-. The Senate
then considered the House bill to prevent the
employment Of alien labor upon public works
and in the various departments OF the Gov
ernment, which went over. In the con-
sideration Of the Diplomatic and Con.
sular Appropriation bill an amend
mept fixing the salary Of the Min
lister Resident to Paraguay and Uruguay
at $1,000 was agreed to. The consulate at
Prague (Austro- hungary was taken from
class five (salary $2000 and placed in class
three salary $30O0). The bill was then passed
..: The remainder Of the day was devoted
to the passage of individual pension bills on
the calendar. Among them were bills in
creasing the pensions of the widows Of
Maior-G General Thomas Kilby Smith to SIS,
of Major General Heintzelman to 500, and
of Brigadier. General Schimmelfenning to
$50, and giving pension Of $50 month to
the widow OF Commodore Iru1ton.