National Republican., 1888-06-05
PREMIER MILLS SNAGGED.
A TEMPORARY SPEAKER OVER
RIDES LAW AND PRECEDENT.
The Republicans Refuse to yote--Therc
Is No Quorum, so the House Adj
Iourns--A Busy Day in the Indus-
trious Senate.

Among the bills reported from committees
and placed on the calendar were the follow
ing; Appropriating $l25,000 for q public
building at Salt Lake City, Utah. To re-
peal all -cmption and timber culture
laws,
Mr.. Culom said he had given notice that
he would address the Senate on the bill to
amend the interstate commerce act, but as
many members Of the interstate commerce
committee were absent he would defer call
ing up the bill for the present
Mr. Spooner offered resolution (which
was laid over) calling on the Secretary of
the 1rehsury for copies of correspondence
between the first comptroller and the United
States commissioners or chief supervisors Of
election, appointed for the congressional
election Of 1886, and for statement Of allow
ances made to them.
Mr.. Hale, from the committee ON apprO-
priations, reported back the consular and
diplomatic bill, and said he would ask the
Senate to consider II to-day.
On motion Of Mr.. Sherman IL was ordered
that during this week the Senate will pro-
ceed to the consideration Of bills on the cal
endar and appropriation bills, and that the
special orders (thc bills regulating steam
railroad routes in the District OF Columbia
shall be continued till next Monday.
Mr.. Chandler offered resolution (which
was adopted) calling on the Secretary Of the
Navy for copies of records in connection
with various trials Of the naval steamer
Tennessee,
The Senate proceeded 10 the considera-
tion of bills on the calendar, and passed
(among others) the House bill to make In
auguration day holiday in the DISTRICT Of
Columbia.
The House bill TO enlarge the powers aud
duties OF the department Of agriculture and
to make 1t an executive department having
been taken up, arguments were made by
Senators Morgan and Plumb against the
amendment reported by the committee on
agriculture to strike out the fifth section Of
the bill, which transfers the weather service
of the signal service bureau to the depart
ment of agriculture, and by Mr.. Platt
against the bill itself on the ground that, II
such new executive department were TO he
| created, II should embrace the interests, not
only Of agriculture, but of manufactures,
| mining, commerce, transportation, aud
| labor. Finally the bill was recommtted
Other bills on the calendar were passed,
| including the following:
Senate bill appropriating $4,000 for an
equestrian statue Of eX-President Zachary
| Taylor in the city Of Washington.
Senate bill appropriating 100000 for q
| public building at Waterbury, Conn.
Senate bill to restrict the use aud sale OF
| opium in the District of Columbia and the
| territories.
Senate bill fixing the number of assistant
| astronomers at the United States naval OBJ
| servatory at five and their salaries at 81 SOC
| for the first term of three years, 50, 100 fol
| the second term, $1,000 for the third term
| SO, 200 for the fourth term, and $1,000 after
| twelve years service.
Senate bill appropriating 100000 for the
| extension Of the public building at Lynch
burg, Va.
Senate bill creating an additional retired
| list Of the army for eighty officers now on the
| active list but incapacitated for active ser
| vice.
House bill authorizing the President tc
appoint and retire Alfred Peasanton witt
the rank and grade OF colonel, with an amend
ment reducing the grade to that of major.
Senate bill to refund to William Schaus
of New York, s12, $50 collected from him OF
an oil painting of Rembrandt, painted ii
1910 and not subject to duty.
| Senate bill for the relief of the Protes
tant Episcopal Theological Seminary and
High Schoolin Virginia.
| The Senate bill authorizing the President
| to place on the retired list, with the grade
of major, Mai. Gen. Wm. W, Averill,
| House bill TO promote agriculture (re
| quiring American consuls abroad to make
monthly reports on agricultural and horti
| cultural subject).
| House bill to prevent the employment ol
| alien labor upon public buildings or Other
! public works and the various departments
| Of the government having been reached
| Mr.. Teller moved an amendment requiring
! public building to be constructed wholly o.
| materials made and prepared within the
United States, and limiting contracts to
residents and citizens of the United States
After discussion by Senators Teller, Blair
Platt, and Call the bill went over wthou
action; and the Senate, at 4 o'clock, ad
iourned, having passed in all seventy-eigh
bills, forty Of which were pension bills.