Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1888-05-18
SUMMARY OF CONGRESS,
Senate Proceedinp.

86TH DAY.-The Direct Tax bill has been
again offered to the Senate as an amendment
to the Sundry Appropr1at on bill The new
Chinese treaty was reported TO the Senate
favorably from the Foreign Relations Com
mIttee with two amendments. Senator Ed
munds introduced bill to-day TO Increase
the pensions to soldiers, sailors or marines
who contracted heart disease during the
war" -. The Senate has adopted the fesolu-
ton to elicit certain information concerning
the administration of the New York Custom
House. The resolution directs the Secretary
of the Treasury to furnish the Senate with
full information as to employees in the Gus
toms service in New York The nomina-
ton of Melville w. Fuller to be Chief JUS
tice was referred to committee.
87TH DAY.-The House bill to retire Alfred
Pleasonton with the rank of Colonel was re-
ferred. -. The House bill for the presentation
of gold medal of the first class to Captain
Thomas Sampson, of New York City, for
bravery in rescuing five boys from drowning
three in June, 1854, and two in June, 1856
was passed. A bill TO execute certain treaty
StlpulatlOnS prohibiting Chinese immigration
was referred -. The Senate then considered
the Railroad Land Grant Forfeiture bill.
The bill went over without action Mr..
Palmer addressed the Senate in support of
the bill for the establishment of a Bureau of
Animal Industry. Mr. Plumb spoke with
severity against the combination of beef and
pork packers in Chicago in chat connection
I'm the executive session of the Senate
the Chinese Treaty was taken up and con-
sidered at length. After the discussion of
the treaty it was decided to make the docu-
ment public. The injunction of secrecy was
sOlemnly removed and the treaty given out
for publication After executive session
bill was passed to perfect the quarantine
service of the United States
18Th DAY.-A resolution was adopted in
Sc ucting the Library Committee to inquire
as to the expediency of removing Green
ough's statue of Washington from its present
location east of the Capitol to some oUher
place on the grounds, and protecting
The Senate passed the House joint resolution
to enable the President to extend to certain
inhabitants of Japan suitable recognition
IF their humane treatment of the survivors
Of the crew of the American bark Cashmere
-. The consideration of the Railroad Land
Forfeiture bill was then resumed. Without
action on the bill or any Of the amendments
the matter went over. The Senate then
resumed consideration Of the bill to provide
for Bureau of Animal Industry to facilitate
the expectation of live stock and their
products, and to extirpate pleuro pneumonia
The Chinese Treaty, as amended bV the
Foreign Relations Committee, was ratified
by the Senate in executive session. Its
adoption was practically unanimous, nc
demand having been made for vote by yeas
18th DAY.-Mr. VOORHEES, arose to a ques-
ton OF privilege and apologzed for unparlia-
mentary language used in a recent debate
with Mr. ingalls,. The bill to authorize the
Baltimore and Potomac Railroad Company
to acquire real estate for railway purposes in
the District of Columbia was discussed with
no action -. The Railroad Land Grant For
feiture bill after being discussed by Messrs.
Berry, Spooner, Teller and Palmer, went
over without action on Mr.. Hoar's amend
ment affecting Michigan lands. :. The House
bills approprIating for public buildings at
Bar Harbor, Me-, s25 900, and Hoboken, N.
j., 100000, were placed on the calendar 80.
The message from the President on the i'm
pressment into the French army of John
Prussia, an American citizen was referred to
the Committee on Foreign Relations. Mr..
Palmer got leave to have certain remarks
made by him in a recent speech stricken from
the Record