The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1888-02-22
House PROCEEDINGS.

33D DAY-The Senate bill fixing the pun
ishment for robbery, burglary and larceny in
the Indian Territory was passed. The
Committee on Judiciary submitted adverse
reports to the bills to create Court Of Gus.
toms and to empower Congress to grant aid
to the common schools of the several States.
Laid on the table. A bill to reimburse the
several States for interest on money expend-
ed in raising troops for the late war was re-
ported.
34TH DAY.-The bill to incorporate the
Nicaragua Canal Company has been referred
to subcommittee The bill to prevent
menhaden fishing within three miles of the
coast was called up and argued at length.
Many fishermen sent protests againt the pas
sage of the act: The bill to apportion ap-
pointments in the executive departments
among the several States on the basis OF
population was acted on adversely.
a5TH DAY-The following bills were intro
duced: To exchange worn, defaced or mu-
tilated coin for new money; to refund Gov
ernment per cent. bonds; to repeal the
oleomargarine tax; to place tax OF five
hundred dollars per annum on wholesale
butter dealers and tax of one dollar on re-
tail dealer; to purchase site for post-ofii
building in Washington; to require the Secre-
tary of the Treasury to make thorough in
vestigaton Of the New York Sugar Trust; to
the money surplus in the Treasury on July
1st, 1883, among the States and Territories to
aid the common schools; to create Board Of
Education in Washington; to make
a treaty of trade and commerce
between the United States and Canada
80. The consideration Of the Lowry-White
contested election case was taken up, and
upon vote being taken, MI White, the ke-
publican, was declared entitled to his seat;
yeas, 1871; nays, 1O5. Forty-seven Democrats
voted to seat Mr.. White. Mr.. White, Of
Brooklyn, rose to question of privilege, and
made denial Of the newspaper reports that
he had private wire running from the House
to his office in Wall street.
36TH DAY.-A petition was presented from
100 wooden mills urging the classification OF
worsted cloth as woolen cloth Referred go.
A resolution was adopted calling on the
Treasury for information, whether, in 1876,
when the limit Of United States notes was
placed at S34G, ,68l 900, such an amount was
In existence and il any had been destroyed
since. The resolution to limit the time that
reople may be employed daily in textile
manufactures was reported adversely and
laid on the table. -. The bill in relation to
marriages between white men and Indian
women was placed on House calendar =. The
bill to organize the Territory Of Oklahoma
was reported, as was q bill to appoint a
FOurCl postmaster OeIOTdL- SOuililiotSS VI
Whole A bill was passed amending the re-
vised statutes providing punishment for de-
faulting or negligent bank officials, so as to
include bank examiners. :. {. A bill was passed
for the appointment Of eleven d vision super
intendentS of the railway mail service, at a
salary of $500 each. IA bill was passed
relieving from the charge of desertion any
appointed or enlisted man in the naval service
who can show upon satisfactory evidence
that he served until the expiration OF his term
of enlistment, or was prevented from com.
pleting his term of service by reason OF
wounds received.
37TH DAY.-The petition asking for, a
historic investigation of the Icelandic Gis'
covery Of America was referred. The
afternoon of February Goth was assigned for
the delivery of eulogestic addresses
on the life and character Of the
late Seth c. Moffatt, Of Michigan
The bill was passed making bills OF lad
ing conclusive evidence. ..Mcssrs. Tillman,
Stone. Chapman, Anderson, and Parker
were appointed special committee to in
vestigate the labor troubles in Pennsylvania