The Penn's Grove record., 1888-06-09

few minutes the doors were reOpened,
and a message was received from the
President, vetoIng a bill peusionIng "a
widow, on the ground that the death
of the husband flor which the pension
was allowed) had nothing 10 do with
the military service. but was the re-
suit of suicide. The message was re-
ferred to the Committee on Pensions.
The consideration of the Diplomatic
Appropriation bill was resumed and
the bill was passed, the salary Of the
Minister Resident in Paraguay being
fixed at $500, Conference reports
we're agreed to on bills appropriating
$l50,000 for a public building at
Bridgeport, Connecticut. and S200,O0O
for a public building at Bay City, Michi-
gan. Senate bill for the purchase of a site
for a building for the Supreme Court
OF the United States was passed; also
Senate bill providing that the number
of appointments from graduates of the
Naval Acad my to positions in the
lower grades of the line and engineer
corps of the navy and the marine corps
shall not be less than 20 in each year
Is to the line, 4 to the engineering
corps and one to the marine corps, and
that appolnteeS shall be admitted TO the
Academy only between the ages of IL
and 81 years. One hundred and SIX
teen pension bills, Ga of them being
House bills, were taken from the calen-
dar and passed. Among them were bills
increasing the pensions OF the widows
of Major General Thomas Kilby Smith
to $75; of Major General Heintzelman
to 500, and of Brigadier General
Schimmelfennlg to $50. and giving a
pension Of $50 a month to the widow
of Commodore Truxton. Senate bill
appropriating $685. 600 for a public
building at Salt Lake City. Utah, was
passed. Adjourned.
HOUSE.
In the House, on the 4th, bills were
introduced by Mr.. Lee, of Virginia, to
prevent food adulteration; by Mr..
Blanchard. of louisiana, to amend the
Interstate Commerce law; and by Mr..
Oates, of Alabama, to restrict lmmi-
grafton. Mr.. Bound, of Pennsylvania,
offered a resolution, which was referred,
directing the Committee on Foreign
Affairs to inquire into the alleged act.
ion of the Brazilian Government in
imposing an export duty on coffee
nearly equal to the duty formerly i'm
posed by the United States OF that
commodity and in aiding British capi-
talists to establish flour mills in Brazil
while maintaining an excessive duty on
Americ n flour. The Senate bill max
ing Inauguration day a legal holiday in
the District OF Columbia, and the Senate
bill to prevent distractions and injuri-
ous deposits in the harbor of New
York (the latter with amendments),
we're passed. Mr.. Mills moved that the
rules be suspended and certain evenings
be set apart for the consideration of
bills reported by the Committees on
Public Lands, Military, Pacific Rail-
roads, Territories and commerce. Mr..
Cannon. of Illinois, tried to propose an
amendment setting apart a day for gem
eral pension bills, but could not secuI
recognition. a vote was taken on Mr..
Mills's resolution, and, as the Republl-
cans abstaiued from voting, 1t stood 50
to Pho quorum. Mr.. Mills then with
drew the resolution. Messrs. Mckin-
ley and Reed inquired whether it was
not in order to suspend the rules and
set apart days for general pension legis-
lation. The Char replied that the reg
ular order was Mr.. Mllls's motion
Quite an upr0ar followed, and the
Speaker pro tenipore put Mr.. Mills's
motion and began to count upon a d.
vision, but the result was no quorum
as before. Mr.. Mills then, after a call
of the House, withdrew the motion. and
simply moved to go into Committee of
the Whole on the Tariff bill. No quo.
rum voted, and he moved to adjourn,
which was agreed to.
In the House on the 9Th, the resolu-
ton accepting the invitation 10 attend
the centennial celebration of Washing
toms inauguration in New York in
1899 was reported adversely from the
Judiciary, the commute holding that
this House has no power to bind its
successor. Mr.. Dibble, from the Com
mIttee on Public Buildings and
Grounds, reported back the Allentown
Public Building bill, with a recommen-
dation that it BE- passed n~otwlthstand-
ing the Presidents veto. The Tariff
bill was considered In Committee of the
Whole, and, the 10th line of the bill
udtluk DCCh iChIilCus Nv SOhiLiibtSt
rose. Messages were received from
the President returning without his
approval bills for the erection of a
public building at Bar Harbor. Maine,
and for the purchase Of additional
ground for the building at Council
Bluffs, Iowa. a conference report on
the bill relative to postal crimes was
agreed to. Adjourned.
In the House, OIL the 9th, Senate
amendment to the bill for a public
building at Monroe, louisiana, reduc-
ing the appropriation from 100000 TO
$751; 600, was occurred In. The Tariff
bill was considered in committee of the
whole. The Senate amendments to the
Indian Appropriation bill were referred
to "a committee of conference. adj
jourped.