Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1888-06-15
SUMMARY OF CONGRESS.
Senate Proceedings

Senate Proceedfnes
IU?D DAY.-The first open session for the
consideration Of executive business was held
| The British Fisheries Treaty was brought ND
| for consideration, and Mr.. Frye took the floor
and delivered lengthy speech in opposition
| to its ratification. Mr.. Henderson brought
| up IN the Senate the bill to promote General
sheridan TO the Office Of General of the Army.
Unanimous consent was necessary and the
| Dill was placed upon the calendar, with a IA
vOrable report.
Puyallup Valley Railway Company a right
of way through the Puyalup Indian Reser-
walton IN Washington Territory was passed
The consideration of the Senate bill to
quiet title OF settlers on the Des Moines River
lands in Iowa was taken up. The Pacific
Railroad Telegraph Bill was favorably re-
ported from the Interstate Commerce Com
mlttee- The following bills were passed:
The House bill to extend the time for the
comp elton of the bridge across Staten Island
Sound for one year from June 10, 1888; joint
resolution for a commission to select site for
a naval station on the Pacific Coast: Senate
bill to incorporate the American Historical
Association; Mr.. Cal! entered a resolution
(which went over directing the Attorney
General to report whether Anastasia Island,
near St Augustine, Fla, is the property of
the United States The Iowa Homestead
bill was passed after considerable debate
10TH DAY.-The entire days session was
consumed by the consideration of the Indian
Appropriation bill. Mr. Blair made a lengthy
speech in which he condemned the present
administration of Indian affairs After
much debate the bill was passed without
amendments.
105TH DAY.-A bill was placed on the cal
endar apprOpriating Sl25. 900 for a public
building at Salt Lake City, Z tab A bill to
repeal all pre-emptiOn and timber culture
laws was referred -. The Committee on APP
preparations reported back the Consular and
Diplomatic bill 80. Mr.. Spooner offered a
resolution (Which was laid over calling on
the Secretary of the Treasury for copies of
cOrresk ondence between the First Comp
troller and the United States Commissioner
or Chief Supervisors of Election appointed
for the Congressional election OF 1886, and
Tor statement OF allowances made to them
Senator Cameron offered resolution ap-
propriating so, 900 for a monument to mark
the birth place of George Washington The
Senate considered bills on the calendar and
passed the following: Senate bill appro-
priating $4,000 for ian equestrian statue
of eX-President Zachary Taylor in Washing
ton; appropriating 100000 for public build
ing at Waterbury, Conn, authorizing the
President to appoint and retire Alfred
Pleasanton, with rank and grade as Colonel
with an amendment reducing the grade to
that OF Major; approPriating So, 900 each for
tOona, Penn. to increase the endow-
ment (by a grant of $4,000 acres of
public land in Louisiana) of the Louisiana
State University and Agricultural College;
authorizing the President to place on the
retired list, with the grade of Major, Ma Or-
General William w. Averill; appropriating
SOO,OO0 Tor public building at HObOken,
n. j.. ; requiring American Consuls abroad to
make monthly reports agricultural and
horticultural subjects. The Senate went
into executive session and passed private
pension bills.
1O6TH DAY-The following amendments
were reported by the subcommittee on Dip
lomatic Appropriations and adopted by the
House: Transferring to the grade of ENJOYS
Extraordinary and Ministers Plenipotentiary
the minister Resident in Belgium the Meth
erlands, Sweden, and Noway, and Venezuela
without change of salary $500; inserting an
item, Minister Resident and COnsulGeperal
in COrea, $750O;' transferring to the grade
of minister Resident and COnsul-GeneraP'
the charge d'affaires to Paraguay and UrU-
quay without change of salary $4,000; insert
ing a provision requiring all copsulates and
commercial agencies, where the compensa-
ton allowed for the fiscal year 1888 exceeds
5 1000 to be estimated for under classified con-
sulates. =. On motion of Mr.. Sherman S25, 900
was appropriated for the salaries
and expenses of scientific COM
mission of three persons ian officer of
the army or navy, a geologist and mineralo-
gist, and naturalist), to visit and report
upon the commercial resources of the Upper
Congo Basin, the salaries mot exceeding
$4,000 to be fixed by the President and the
Commission to expire June 30, 1899. Mr..
Chandler proposed a bill to make operative
the retaliatOry law of last Congress in con-
nectiOn with the fisheries.