Charlotte messenger. [volume] (Charlotte, Mecklenburg Co., N.C.) 1882-18??, 1888-08-11
WASHINGTON, D. c.
IN THE HOUSE AND SENATE.
What Our Lawmakers are doing at the
National Capital.

TUESDAY The House spent most of
the day discussing Senate amendments
to the army appropriation bill. and pend
ing discussion on motion to non concur
in $4,000, 600 appropriation for heavy
guns and an army gun factory, at p.
m. adjourned.
In the Senate, Mr.. Frye, from select
committee on the Pacific railroads, re-
ported the Union Pacific refunding bill.
The Senate then took up the sundrv
civil appropriation bill, and worked in
dustriously upon it until adjournment,
but did not finish it.
In the House Wednesday Messrs.
Burns, of Missori Hooker, of Miss !;
Butterworth and Tom Reid. of Maine !;
Wheeler, of Alabama; Tracy, of New
York, spoke on the Senate amendment
to the army bill and the Senate amend
ments were finally non-concurred in.
Mr.. Saycrs offered resolution that
all such appropriations should be placed
on the fortlication bill.
Mr.. Townshend. of Illinois, raised a
point Of order against the resolution and
pending decision the House at p. m.
adjourned.
SENATE-Bills were passed as follows:
House bill for improving the mouth of
Brazos River, Texas; House bill for
public building at jackson, Mich, ap-
propriating SIS, 900; House bill to
authorize the Kentucky Rock Gas COM
pany to lay conduit pipes across the
Ohio and Salt River; Senate bill ap-
propriating 1925, 900 for public build
ing at Wilkesbarre, Penn. Senate bill
appropriating $50, 900 for monumental
column to commemorate the battle of
Princeton, N. J.
The Senate then resumed the cOnsid-
Grafton of the sundry civil appropriation
bill. The pending question being the
amendment offered by Mr.. Call appro-
priating $4,000 for the recovery of
belonging TO the government.
Mr.. Edmunds opposed it as useless
waste of money.
Finally, after further discussion Mr.
Calls amendment was laid on the table.
All the amendments were concurred in
and the bill was passed.
THURsDAY-In the House. on motion
of Mr.. Dibble, of South Carolina, the
Senate joint resolution was passed au-
thorizing the Secretary of War to in
vestigate and report the amount due to
the State of South Carolina for the rent
of the Citadel in Charleston.
Most of the time was spent in discuss
ing the attltune of the democratic and
Republican parties.
The House then went into commit,
tee of the whole on the general def
cheney bill
Some progress was made, when Mr.
Dockery, of Missouri, brought on a short
tariff debate and the House at 5 after
noon adjourned.
The fisheries treaty was taken up early
in the Senate, and was discussed nearly
up to the time of ofadjournment, at the close
of the morning business. Senator Riddle
berger took the floor in opposition 20 the
treaty. Criticizing the policy of the
Democrats, he said the Democratic party
in the Senate proposed to give away the
last vestage of the rights OF the States to
protect their own interests against Great
Britain and Canada.
Mr. Morgan took the floor and said, if
this treaty does not suit us. let us write
one that does suit us, and advise the
President to submit it to Great Britain.
When Mr. Morgan concluded, Mr. Teller
took the floor, and the treaty then went
over
The Senate bill passed providing for
an additional Associate Justice of the
Supreme Court Of Wyoming, and after a
brief secret session the Senate at 500
adjourned.
FRDAY-M Most of the time Of the
House was spent in discussing the item
providing for the payment of the French
spoliation claims.
Mr. Long, of Massachusetts,, and Mr.
Dinglcy Of Maine, favored the appropri-
alton, adjourned.
Mr. Cullom, in the Senate. offered
resolution instructing the committee of
the inter state commerce commission to
investigate the question of interference
by Canadian railways with American
comuterpe