Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1888-05-25
SUMMARY OF CONGRESS.
Senate PROCEEDINGS

GOTH DAY.-The Chace Copyright bill was
passed after discussion by a vote of 81 to 10
The Railroad Land Forfeiture bill was
passed.
yIsr DAY-The House bill to promote
agriculture was placed on the calendar A
bull was introduced prohibiting combina-
The vote pass ng the Railroad Land Grant
Forfeiture bill was reconsidered. and the
amendment to protect pre-emption and
homestead claimants was agreed to. After
further discussion the bill was passed -.
The Committee on Appropriations reported
back the Pension Appropriation bill, and
the bill making appropriations to enable the
Executive departments to participate in the
Centennial Exposition in Cincinnati
from July to October, 1888. the bill
appropriating S25, 900 for a monument to
the memory of Major-General Knox at
Thomaston, Me-, was passed The bill to
create an additional associate Justice of the
Supreme Court of the Territory of Utah was
passed The injunction of secrecy was re-
moved from the reports of the majority and
minority on the Fisheries Treaty and the re-
ports were made public.
93D DAY.-SenatOr Spooner introduced
bill providing for an issue of n. bonds. The
new securities are to be known as two-and-
one-half per cent. Interchangeable bonds,
PAYABLE principal and interest, in COIN and
bearing two-and- one half per cent. interest,
payable in fifty years .. Mr.. Vest offered
resolution for the appointment of select
committee of five Senators to examine fully
all questions touching the meat product of
the United States, and especially as to the
transportation of beef and beef cattle and the
sale of the same in the cattle markets. Sen
ator Stewart, of Nevada introduced bill
proposing an amendment to the Constitution
of the United States, SO as to reduce from
twO-thirdS to a ma jority the vote in each
House overriding Presidential vetoes e. Sem
atOr Cameron introduced bill relating to
the Naval Academy. 1t provides that ap-
pointments made from the graduates of the
Academy to positions in the lower grades of
the Line or of the Engineer Corps of the
Navy and the Marine Corps shall be not less
than nineteen each year, distributed as fol-
lows: Fourteen to the Line four to the En-
gineer Corps and one to the Marine Corps.
93D DAY.-Mr. Hoar called up for action
the report of the Privileges and Elections
Committee on the Turpie case. Mr. Chandler
disSente1 from the statement in the report
that the Senate had no right to go into the
question of the legality of elections of mem
bers of State legislatures. -. A joint resOlu-
ton to amend the Constitution so as to allow
the District of Columbia representation in
Congress was introduced. The Committee
on Privileges and Elections was discharged
from further consideration in the matter of
Senator Turpie. The House bill to limit
the hours of etter-carrier5 was taken up and
passed. 1t provides that eight hours shall
constitute a days work for letter carriers
$50 Mr. Platt introduced a bill for the ap
pointment of a Commission TO inquire into
the use of dynamite. The Pension Appro-
priation bill was considered. The House
bill to establish Department of LaCOr went
over without action.