The Penn's Grove record., 1888-08-11
Goth CONGRESS.-First Session


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In the U. S. senate on the 9th, Mr..
Edmunds offered appropriate resolu-
lions in reference to the death of Gem
eral Sheridan, which were adopted.
Subsequently a bill was introduced by
Mr.. Farwell and referred granting a
pension of $4,000 a year to Mrs. Sheri-
Ian. Mr.. Blair offered a resolution,
Which was referred, requesting the
President to open negotiations with
the British Government and the Do
minion Of Canada with a view to the
settlement of all differences between
Great Britain and the United States,
and for the arrangement of terms for
a political unlon between the United
States and Canada, or any of the Ca
madam provinces. The Fisheries
treaty was considered in open session,
and Mr.. Vance, of North Carolina,
spoke in favor of its ratification. A
message was received from the Presi-
dent announcing the death of General
Sheridan.
In the U. S. Senate on the 7th, the
following bills were passed: Senate
joint resolution granting permission to
officers and enlisted men of the army,
who are members of the Society of
~Cincinnatus, the Aztec Society, the
| national association of veterans of the
American war, the Military Order of
the Loyal Legion and the Grand Army
Of the Republic, to wear the badges of
those orders on all occasions OF cere-
mony; House bill to place William +.
(Baldy) ..Smith on the retired list as
| npIanal nP thn rp,v rpitI mn an,an1
ment changing the grade Of colonel to
that of major of engineers, the rank
| which he held when he left the army.
| A message was received from the
| President vetoIng a bill to grant 635
acres of a military reservation to the
| city of Tacoma, Washington Terri
tory, for Il park, was read and re-
ferred to the Committee on Public
Lands. The grounds of the Presj-
dents disapproval are that the Army
| engineers report against the grant be-
| cause the land may be needed for mill
| tary purposes. The Senate then re.
| sumed the consideration of the bill
reported from The Committee on For
| eign Relations to prohibit the coming
of Chinese laborers to the United
| States. Pending debate the Senate
| adjourned.
In the United States Senate on the
| Sth, on motion of MI. Stewart, the
| Chinese Prohibition bill was taken up
| by a vote of 40 to 3, and then passed
| without a division. The Fisheries
| Treaty was taken up and Mr.. Evarts
| spoke In opposition to its ratification.
| After a short executive session the
| Senate adjourned.
HOUSE.
In the Hvuse, on the Sd, a letter
| was presented from the Governor of
| New Jersey, presenting to Congress
| statues of Richard Stockton and
Philip Kearney, to be placed in the
| Capitol. A resolution was adopted
assigning the 21st inst. for the recep-
ton of the gift. The Deficiency bill
was considered in Committee of the
| Whole. Pending discussion of the
| French Spoliasion Claims section the
| committee rose. An evening session
was held for the consideration of pri-
| vate pension bills. Adjourned.
In the House, on the 9th, several
bills and resolutions were introduced
under the call of States, among them
one by MI. White, of Indiana, "to fix
an Interstate minimum rate OF wages"
A message was received from the Pres
ident announcing General Sheridan's
death. Mr.. Hooker, of Mississippi,
| offered resolutions of respect for the
memory Of the deceased, and sympathy
for his widow, and for the APP
polntment of a committee of seven
to attend the funeral. After
| tributes to the worth of the dead sol
der by several members the resolu.
tions were adopted and the House ad-
journed.
In the House on the 7th the Senate
bill to enable the executive depart
ments to participate in the Centennial
| Exposition at Columbus, Ohio, in Sep
TENDER and October was considered.
| Several amendments were adopted, but
no quorum voted on the third reading
of the bill and the House adjourned.
In the House on the 9Th, a resolution
appropriating $4,000 for the expenses of
the investigation by the Committee on
| Manufactures gave rise to a discussion
on the subject of trusts, and MIR.
| Springer asked for the immediate con
s~ideration of his bill on the subject of
trusts, but the regular order was de-
manded by Mr.. Long, of Massachu-
sets. The Deficiency bill was con
sidered i'll Committee of the Whole.
Pending debate the committee rose
! and the House adjourned.