The Penn's Grove record., 1888-02-11
NUMBER %.

Presidents message on the Pacific
Railroads Mess. Frye, Dawes, Iii cock,
| Davis. Morgan, Butler and Hearst.
| MeSsrs. Kenna and Sherman then
| spoke on the subject of the surplus
| revenue and the tariff. The Blair bill
was discussed, pending which the sen
ate welt into executive session, and
afterwards adjourned.
In the u. s. Senate on the 9th, Mr..
Iioar, from the Committee on the
| Celebration of the Centennial of the
! Constitution, repo.ted a joint resolu-
tlon providing Il programme Tor such
celebration, and il was adopted, after
debate. In the course of the discussion,
quite a scene was created by Mr.. Rid
dlebeIger, of Virginia, who tried to dis
cuss the subject of the British Extra.
dltion treaty, and was finally declared
out of order by the Chair. The Senate
went into executive session and after
wards adjourned.
In The U. :. Senate en- the 7tti, MIR.
Plat concluded bis speech in criticism
of the Presidents message. \ bill
granting an American register to the
foreign built bark Nordstiemer, now
at san Francisco, was passed. After
an executive session the Senate ad.
journed
HOUSE
III the House on the LIST, the Urgent
Deficiency bill was reported and re.
ferred TO the Committee of the Whole.
A bill was also reported ito promote
agriculture and similarly referred.
Mr.. DockeIy introduced a bill for the
reorganization Of the inspection force
OF the Post-otllce Department, The
report OF the Committee on Commerce
in relation to the proposed investlga-
ton Of the Reading Railroad troubles
was taken up. After debate a resoil-
ton was adopted, without a division.
providing for a special committee of
five TO investigate the cause, extent
and effect of the Reading strike, and
also to inquire into the difficulties ex-
listing in the Lehigh and Schuylk.l Il coal
region between the mining corpor-
atoms and the miners The commit.
tee may report 10y bill or otherwise.
Adjourned.
In the House, on the LIST, Mr..
Blount called the bill to prevent the
transmission through the mails as
second class matter of cheap liteia.
tGre, and requiring it 10 he trans
mitted as third class matter. After
debate the bill vas passed-l45 to
ll6. Mr.. Cram, from the Committee
on Presidential Elections, reported a
joint resolution, which Vas placed OH
the calendar, proposing a constitutional
amendment providing that Congress
shall hold its annual meetings on the
first Monday in January, Mr.. Ford,
Of NJ chigan, introduced a bill for the
organization of the Territory of
Alaska. Adjourned.
In the United States House of Rep
resentatives on the il, MI. RANDALL
presented q resolution of the Anglers
Association of Eastern Pennsylvania
asking Congress TO pass a law nr'jt1ng
the fishing for meuhaden to uue out
side of a line lLlee miles from the At
lantic. coast. Tie Committee on the
Judiciary reported adversely bills to
create a Court of Customs and prepar-
ing a constitutional amendment EN-
powerlug Congress to grant aid to the
common schools of the different
States. MIR. Nult'ng, of New York.,
offered IA resolution, which was re-
ferred, calling on the Secretary of the
Treasury for Information in regard to
the refusal of the Clnadinn author
tiles to allow American wrecking YES
sells and machinery to assist American
vessels while i'll distress III Canadian
waters, and as to whether Canadian
wrecklng vessels and machinery are
permitted to operate in American wat
eTS. The House then adjourned.
In the U. S. House of Representa-.
tive3, on the 4th, the consideration of
the Lowry White contested election
case was resumed. Messrs. Moore, of
Texas and O'Ferrall, of Virginia, spoke
In support OF the majority resolution de-
claring the seat vacant. MI. Cochran.
OF New York, spoke IN support of the
contestee, AS did Messrs. Rowell, Will
sou and Nutting. Messrs. Cultivate
and Mash spoke in advocacy of the
claims of the sitting member. Pending
discussion the House adjourned.
In the House on the 9th, a number
of bills and resolutions were intro
duced under the call of States. After
Tue Cdll Ddu Dttu tUlCluutu speaker
Carlisle entered the chamber and re-
sumed his official duties. The consid-
Grafton of the Lowry White contested
case was resumed, and the House, by a
vote of ISL to 100, declared Mr.. White
the sitting member entitled to the seat.
Forty-seven Democrats voted with the
Republicans in the ati NATIVE. Ad.
journed,
In the House on the 18th, adverse re.
ports were made on the joint res IT,
lions amending the Constitution 50 rs
to give Congress The power TO regulate
the houIs of labor in factories, and 10
prohibit the manufacture, Importation,
expectation and sale of alcoholic Id
uors. The latter, at the request of Il
New York member, was placed on the
calendar. a number of bills and res
olutinms were reported, among them
tie Diplomatic aud Military Academy
Appropriation bills. and the bill to
limit the houIs of labor OF letter car-
rIers. Mr.. Viewers resolution asking
the Secretary Of the Treasury for in
formation relative to the Departments
policy of purchasing bonds and depos-
ltiDg public funds i'll a large number of
national banks vas reported and
adopted. Adjourned.