The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1888-01-27
FIFTIETH CONGRESS.
Senate.

2Isr RAx Mr. Palmer (fich.) ADDRESSED
The Senate ON tie subject Of the bill intro.
nuoea BY him on the LIST inst, to regulate
aznsnigration
Pm the conclusion Of Mr.. Pa.mer's re.
marks, the bill was referred TO the Ccsnmittee
on Foreign Relations
The Senate then proceeded to the consider
alton of the Deficiency Bill
NAT. Hale, who had charge Of it from the
Nommlttee on Appro ariations, stated that
Mile Dill had been made up mainly in the
lIaouse, mainly on the basis of items in the
Ine Senate Committee on appropriations
Z hEsd been confronted las 1t always had been)
with that attitude on the part Of the House
~ leaving off appropriation bills items neces
ssary Tor the carrying on of the departments.
Y such items were added by the Senate
eaarges q extrayagance would be made
against IT by the House, and elaborate tablets
and memoranda would be got up at the end
pT the session to show that extravarance
EXISTS ~ the Sens.4e, and not in the House
such State Of things was intolerable. and
q 1ne nenage committee on a appropriations had
e se y proper not to supply the omissions
Of the hpass, but leave TO the House the full
respopsl bility for not making the necessary
ana proper appropriations.
18th DAY-The bill for refunding the direct
tax Of 1861 was taken up, and an amendment
offered by Mr.. Edmunds requiring all claims
to be fled within six years. was agreed to.
Mr.. Vance offered an amendment extend
ing the provisions Of the bill to the cotton
tax collected under the law of 1852 and sub
sequent laws. It net with much opposition
IN the debate which enSued, several Senators
arg0ing that it wonld defeat the entire bill.
The vote was taken on Mr.. Vances amend
lnent and it was rejected yeas 16, nays, 46.
The bill was finally passed by vote Of
yeas 48, nays TO-
18TH DAY: Among the bills introduced
were the following:
By Senator Hoar, Mass ITO grant ser
vice pension to all survivors of the late war,
AZ provides that all officers and enlisted men
who served in the army, navy or marine
corps, including regulars and volunteers,
subsequent to March 1861, and prior to
July ], 1866, shall be entitled to q pension at
the rate of one cent for each days service,
this sum to be in addition to any pension
grsnted for disability,
Mr. Hale from the committee on apprO-
priati,.is, reported back the delayed def
reported by the committee were but few IN
number, and thst b. would ask the Senate to
pass the bill next Monday.
Mr.. Hawley offered a resolution directing
the Secretary of the Interior to report the
plan Of legislation thought by him to be
needed for the disposition OF the public tim
per lands SO as to secure the preservation OF
the natural forest lands at the headwaters
of navigable rivers, and to put within the
rights of Sc tiers legal means of providing
themselves with timber for building their
homes. Adopted.
20TH DAY.-Mr Beck presented the re
snonstrance Of the Western Union Telegraph
Company against the passage OF the postal
telegraph bill
~. Edmunds, from the judiciary commit
tee, to which had been referred the investi-
cation in the jackson (Miss.1 election trou-
bles, reported resolution authorizing tn it
committee to send for persons and papers in
quiring into the alleged participation Of
Federal officials in the suppression Of the
votes Of colored citizens
among the bills reported from committees
was one for the admission of the State of
Dakota and the organization of the Territory
OF Lincoln. "a minority report is to be pre-
sented by MIR. BuuIer)
The Blair educational bill was then taken
up and considered until the hour of adjourn
uent.
House.
is tn DAY.-The House went into commit
Eee of the whole (Mr. Stone, Of KY, in the
chair) on the agricultural experiment station
bill
The bill appropriates $685., 900 to carry i'm
to effect the provisions Of the act Of March
2, 1887, to establish agricultural experiment
STATIONS in connection with the college in the
several states under the provisions of an act
approved July 2. 1862.
In support Of the measure Mr.. Hatch, of
Missouri, read kilograms from a number Of
state oranges earnestly advocating its pas
sage, and the bill was passed.
Mr. Wilkins, of Ohio, then called up the
banking bill as unfinished business.
An effort was made by the friends and OPP.
ponentS of the measure to come to some
agreement by which the bill might be open
to free discussion and amendment and the
offering of dilatory motions abandoned, but
it was unsuccessful, owing to the announce
ment Of Mr.. Weaver, of Iowa. that he would
not surrender his right to antagonixe the bill
ut amy time by any means in his power. He
raised the question of consideration, and the
House determined yeas $50, nays, 55-to
consider the bill. FiIbustering motions were
then submitted.
10TH DAY.-Mr. Foran, Ohio from the Com
mittee on appropriations, reported the in
valid pensions appropriation bill and it was
referred to the committee of the whole. Then
the struggle over the Wilkins banking bill
commenced Mr.. Wilkins submitted prop
0sition to withdraw the demand for the pre-
vl0us question and TO throw the bill open to
debate and amendment the previous ques-
tion to be consid red as ordered at lblank)
O'Clock on (blank). He was willing that the
opponents Of tho bill should fill up the blanks.
Mr.. Anderson raised the question of con-
1t4ctAtulis tttI buS &lVttS5 QGCklBu l<ats
nays 80 to consider the banking bill
Filibustering mo ions were submitted, and
at Z. 30 the House took recess until three
o'clock, at which hour the ceremony OF the
presentation by the State of Massa-
chllsetts to the House Of the portraits of
Messrs. Sedgwick, Varnum and Banks took
place
Porn DAY. Under the call OF States the
following bills and resolutions were intro
duced and referred:
10 reEand the bonded debt Of the United
States at q 10 per cent.
Extending the legal tender quality of the
hat dollar and for the issue Of silver certifi-
Gates on the same.
Providing that all further patents or ap-
prevails of lands heretofore granted to the
Union and Central Pacific Railroad Compa-
mics bewithheld until final accounting and
settlement be had in pursuance of law be-
tween the United States and the said compa-
MES and complete and ample decentralization
be given BY the companies to secure the
government against ult mate loss.
Bills were reported and placed upon the
calender for the erection Of public buildings,
at the cost Of 100000 each at Greenville, IS.
G. and Asheville, N. G.
2lsT Day Mr. Richardson Tenn. chair
man Of the Committee on Printing, reported
4 resolution calling on the public printer t.
Information as to whether he has receneay