The Penn's Grove record., 1888-05-26
50th GONGRESS.-Firs Session,
SENATE

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SENATE.
In the United states Senate, on the
21st, Il bill was passed approprlatiDg
$l7, 500 for the purpose of making the
west end of the Smithsonian building
ire proof. The object of the bill is tC
provide for the keeping of a large col.
lection Of armor and war parapher-
MALTA of the middle ages, the gift OF al
American citizen long resident abroad.
| Several bills were introduced and re,
ferred, among them one by Mr.. Blair
to enforce the observance of the sab
bath. The Senate bill for the erection
of Post-Ofice buildings in towns and
| cities where the pOst-oi1ice receipts for
three years preceding have exceeded
$4,000 annually was considered and
went over. The River and IIarbol
bill was reported. ordered printed and
recommitted. The Senate then ad.
Journed.
In the United States Senate on the
22d, a conference was ordered on the
Pension Appropriation bill, Anexecu-
I tive session was held. When the doors
we're r%eopened, the House bill to estat-
fish a Department of Labor was taken
up. Mr.. Reagan moved, as a substi.
tute, a bill creating a Department of
Industry. The vote on the substitute
was 8 yeas and ~ nays tless than a quo.
rum), and he therefore withdrew it.
The bill was then passed, and a confer
ence committee appointed on amend.
ments. Senate bills were passed appro-
priating S125,0 600 for a public building
at Paterson, New Jersey; increasing
the appropriation for a public building
at Winona, Minnesota, to $500, 900; APP
proprlating 500, 900 for a public build.
ing at Vicksburg; Incorporating the
National Academy of Dental Science,
and increasing the annual appropriation
for the militia to 5000 900. Ii uSe hill
was passed appropriating $4,000 for
enlargement and repair OF the public
building at Atlanta. Adjourned.
In the United States Senate, on the
23d, a bill was reported to Increase
the efficiency of the medical corps Of
the navy. An executive session was
held. After the doors were reopeu d
Mr.. Spooner said that many Senators
| wished to attend the funeral of Mrs.
Sawyer, which was to occur at 2
o'clock, and he moved to adjourn,
The motion was agreed to.
HOUSE
In the U. S. House of Representa-
lives on the 18th, the Tariff debate
was continued III Committee of The
Whole. Messrs. Randall. of Pennsy,-
vania, and Mckinley, of Ohio, op.
posed the Mills bill, and MI. Breckin-
ridge, of Kentucky supported it, Adj
iourned.
! In the House, on the Dist, the I'resi-
| DENTS veto of a bill authorizing the use
| of Castle Island, in Boston llarbor, as a
| park, was received and referred A
conference report was ordered on the
Pension Appropriation bill. The COM
mitiee on Merchant Marine and Fish
cries was direc ed to investigate the fur
seal fisheries OF Alaska. Various bills
were introduced and referred under the
;all of States, among them IL by Mr..
| Springer, placing on the free Isl arti-
| lies of merchandise, the production of
which may be controlled by trusts and
combinations. The rules were suspend
ed, and the bill creating and Executive
Department of Agriculture, under the
supervision OF a secretary, pnd trans
erring the weather service to that de-
Iartment, was passed-233 to Ii. Adj
iouined.
In tie House, on the 22i, tie bill to
confine the products of convict labor
to the State in which they are pr0duc d
was discussed at much length, aud ar
amendment was adopted prohibiting
he Importation, for commercial pur-
| poses, of foreign made corvIct goods
The previous question was then ordered
on the bill 1S5 to A. Pending llnal
| action the House adjourned.
In the House, on the 231, the IoA-
| Office Appropriation bill was considered
in Committee of the Whole. 1t Az
propriates SG0,035,Si o against 500
| 694 $50 in the bill of last Re sion.
Pending final disposition Of tie bill
the committee lose, no amendments
having been adopted, aid the House
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