The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1888-03-21
House PROCEEDINGS.

55TH DAY.-A letter was received from
the Secretary Of the Treasury estimating the
probable loss by destruction of United States
bonds. -. A resolution was adopted providing
for holding night sessions every Friday to
consider private pension and political disa-
bility bills. The bill creating the Office Of
Assistant Superintendent Of the Railway
Mail service, with a salary of $4,000 per
annum, and fifty-four clerks at s.. 900, was
reported favorably: The House then went
GRAFTON of private bills. $40 900 was ap-
propriated for the relief of the Protestant
Episcopal Theological Seminary and High
School of Virginia.
56TH DAY.eAn appropriation Of $1,000
was made to pay the expense Of the commit
Tee investigating the Trusts. -. The considera.
ton of the Pacific Railroad Telegraph Bill
was taken up as special order OF business
and passed by O vote of 197 to
57TH DAY.-Committee on Printing, re-
ported back q resolution directing that Com
mittee to inquire whether the scale Of prices
in vogue in the Government Printing Office
prior to January 1887. should not be re-estab-
iished; adopted. =. {. Mr.. Breckenridge intro
duced bill to declare trusts" unlawful. -.
A bill was introduced to appropriate 81 ,0OG,-
600 to build ship canal around Niagara Falls
A bill was Introduced for the appoint
ment Of Congressional Committee Of five to
investigate the Western Engineer strike. 80.
Mr.. Farouhar introduced bill to authorize
the Secretary of the Treasury to place with
the COMPTROLLER Of the State of New York
SIS, ,OOO, 600 Of per cent. bonds, the interest of
which is to be used in the improvement Of the
Erie and Oswego canals.
5STH DAY.-The appointment of MIR.
Thomas, of Illinois, on the Claims Commit
tee, was announced. -. A bill was introduced
prohibiting the use Of likenesses, portraits or
representations of females for advertising
purposes without consent in writing. Re
ferred. :. The House then resumed the con-
sideration of the Alabama contested election
case of McDuffie against Davidson After
prolonged debate the House declared in favor
of Davidson, the sitting member, and then
adjourned.
59TH DAY.-A resolution was adopted call
ing on the President for all documents and
correspondence with Great Britain, relating
to the question of disputed boundary between
the British South American colony and Ven
ezuela. :. =. A bill to pension prisoners OF war
was reported -. The bill for the erection of
battle monument at Point Pleasant, W. Va,
was referred A bill was referred to the
Committee of the Whole to create Depart
ment of Agriculture and Labor. ... A bill was
agreed to ratifying and confirming an agree
ment with the Grosventre, Piegan, Blackfeet
and River Crow Indians in Montana Under
the terms of the agreement, the Indians cede
and relinquish to the United States the lands
embraced within the Grosventre, Piegan,
Blood, Blackfeet and River Crow reservation
and agree to accept and occupy the separate
reservations. "A bill was also agreed to dl-
viding the great Sioux reservation into sepa-
rate smaller reservations. -. The Cultivate
Pacific Railway bill was favorably reported.