Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1888-05-25
FIFTIkTH CONGRESS-.
wAsBINOToS, May "a, 1888.


The following House bills were reported
and placed on the calendar: Authorizing the
construction OF bridge across the Tonnes
see river at Chattanooga, Tenn, and at Gun
thersyiilc, Ala.
Mr.. stewart called M the joint resolution
offered by him on the 14th instant Tor o con-
suiuu0nal amendment reducing % simple
majority toe vote necessary to- override the
presidential veto, and addressed Tie senate
on the subject.
Senator stewart closed his speech at bali
past aud then the conference report on
the pension appropriation bill was agreed 10 &.
The select committee b examine into all
Questions touching the meat product oi The
United states "a, aupouuccd-M e.sfs. Vest,
Plumb, MlndersOu, Cullom, and C)ke-and
the senate proceeded TO executive business.
The Scnste cORtioued III secret session
TN 400, and then adjourned till tomorrow.
House or Representatives.
on motion OF Mr.. Cutclings, OF MisSis.
/ sippl, the senate bill was passed for the
erection 81 public building at NIcksburg,
| Miss. nj the ultimate cost Of 100000.
on motion Of Mr.. Taulbce, OF Kentucky,
| n senate bin Wa passed authorizing the CON
siructiOn OF bridges across the Kentucky
/ river sud its tributaries by the Louisville,
]
/ ON motion Of Mr. lee. Of Virginia, bill
wa, passed making inauguration-Gay a
/ holiday 10 the District % Columbia.
| The House then went into Commute OF the
/ Whole (Mr. Turner, OF Georgia, IN the char
/ on the posi-Oflce Appropriation oil.
On motion OF Mr.. BouRt OF Georgia, the
appropriation for the mail MESSENGER service
was increased from $500, 600 10 S9j0,000.
Mr. Perkins, OF Kansas, in speaking 10 the
( verbal amendment again entered the com
plant Of the people Of the West against the
| Inefficient mail service which. be asserted,
was now bcing given 10 tim, section. The
| complaint, he said. was not a partisan one,
nor confined to the people et the West. in
/ proof Of this be resl extracts from ncWspa'
pers Of various politics protesting sgalhSl lhe
Standardization Of the PostOhice Department.
From the Savannah Ne3cS he quoted an cX-
tract 10 the effect taat it had 10 confess the
fsct that the Hail service OF the Republican
Administration 10 that part Of the country
bad been much better han tint which q
/ Democratic Administration had gwen Them
Mr. BloInt suggested that newspaper al
tacks were common 10 all Administrations,
and declared tbat this Democratic Admins
trali0n bad been ir6er from attack than any
/ Republican Administration. several Other
/ Republican members from western states
ioincd Hr. Perkins IN criticiSlDg the admir-
| Istration Of the POst-O1ice Depait mcnt for 10
! failure 10 extend the mail service - last ~
The Development Of the country demanded.
A desultory discussion upon the question
OF Subsidies and free ships was brought
about by Mr.. Dnglev, of Maine
! with a criticism a. 10 the compensation
which Wss allowed to American steamships
for carrying the foreign mails. The com
miiee rose, aud without further amendment
the bill passed. The House again went int
committee on toe legislative, executive, and
iuaicial appropriation bill.
Mr.. Forney, Of Alabama, briefly explained
The provisions Of the bin and pointed on
the changes from the existing law which
were proposed. The discussion OF this bii
was made an occasion for another poliica
debate, TIE criticisms Of the Republican
Members being this time directed tOwarC
TIE ciyiLservice methods Of the Administra
ton aud against the action 81 the Democracy
IN Congress upon the question O! The adml'
zion of The Territories A. states. The com
mittee rose without action upon the bill, an'
The House passed the senate marine con-
ference DIN ~ amended in Committee Of thi
Whole. 10 provides for an iniernauona
conference 10 amend The rules OF the road q
sea and 10 consider a number OF subject
re1tipe 10 navigation upon the high seas
An appropriation ~ $50 coo Is made 70 NEE
the necessary expenses OF the conference
A conference report on the invalid pensions
appropriation bill was agreed 10. The bill
is identically the same rs II passed tA'
senate, except that the appropriation to
stationery aud other expenses of pension
aycncies is reduced from $4,000 70 $4,000.
on motion OF Mr.. Belmont a resolution
was adopted authorizing the Committee OF
Foreign AGdrs 70 inquire Int the facts con
uected with the imprisonment IN an Enghsl
iail Of John Curtin Kent, naturallze'
! American citizen.
Adjourned.