Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1888-08-10
SUMMARY OF CONGRESS.
Senate PROCEEDINGS.

Senate Proceedings.
137TH DAY. The Senate passed a resolu-
ton allowing the privilege of the floor TO ex-
Speakers of the House of Representatives {.
Mr. Cameron introduced bill for the cree
ton of a public building at Allentown, Penn
The Naval Appropriation bill was
the Committee of Appropriations.
Mr.. Hiscock introduced the Service Pen
sion bill, providing that all persons who
served three months or more in the military
or naval service of the United States between
April u, 1861, and July 4, 1866, shall be en-
titled to pension at the rate per month of one
cent for each days service. -. The Senate de-
bated some time without reaching a cOnclu-
sion, the bill recently passed by the House
providing for the purchase OF site IN the
city of New York for the erection of a new
Custom House and Appraisers stores.
13STH DAY.-Among the bills placed on
the calendar were the following: Establish
ing additional aids to navigation at the
mouth of the Mississippi River; for the con-
struction of a revenue cutter for Newberne,
y. c.; to provide for allotments Of land in
severalty to the United Peorias and Miamis
in the Indian Territory; granting right of
way to the Yankton and Missouri River
Railway Company through the Yankton
reservation in Dakota; IN reference to bonds
of disbursing and other officers and for the
monthly payment of the army; authorizing
the building of a railroad bridge across the
Mississippi River at WinOna, MINI: for an
additional life saving station on Nantucket
Island, Mass. -. The Senate resumed consid-
GRAFTON of the Army Appropriation Bill, the
pending question being the amendment
appropriating s750.O0O for an armory gun
factory at the Watervliet Arsenal, New
York; s., 000, 600 for the purchase of steel for
high power coast-defence guns: $500, 900 for
the purchase OF submarine mines; and $780,
600 for submarine comfortable torpedoes.
The amendment was agreed to without a
division.
18TH DAY.-Mr Saulsburv made lengthy
address in favor of ratifying the Fishery
Treaty %. The Sundry Civil Service bill was
taken up for consideration. The prOviSO that
there shall not be an increase in the number
of steam plate printing machines in the Bu-
reau of Engraving and Printing was agreed
to.
10th DAY.-An amendment to the Sun
dry Civil bill providing for the widow of
Spencer F. Baird was passed, after debate
-. The Committee on Education and Labor
reported favorably the hill to create Boards
of Arbitration tor settling controversies and
differences between railroad corporations
and their employees.
141sT DAY.-The Senate spent the greater
part of the day discussing an amendment to
the Sundry Civil bill which looks to the
clamation of lands in the arid regions of the
West, for agricultural purposes by means OF
a system of reservoirs and irrigating bitches
The amendment was finally passed apprOprl-
ating $3.50 900 for preliminary work in re-
clamation. A bill introduced by Senator
Blair at the request of the Federation of La
Dor, amends the law prohibiting the importa-
ton of foreigners under contract. so that the
importation of any alien or foreign laborer,
mechanic, artist or artisan under agreement
to perform labor. is unlawful
142D DAY.-The resolution to appoint a
committee to investigate the commercial re-
lations between the United States and Canada
was agreed to. The Select Committee on
the Pacific Railroads, reported the Union Pa
cific Funding bill providing for a settlement
of claims growing out of the issue of bonds
and to secure a payment of all Indebtedness
1.-The Senate then considered the Sundry
Civil bill, the question being on the amend
ment of Mr.. Spooner approprating $4,000
for a public building at Atchson, Kan. The
amendment was rejected-yeas, n; nays, %.
Mr.. SpoOner offered as an amendment the
bill to refund the direct tax. Mr. Harris
made the point of order. that the amend
ment was general legislation, and not in order
on a general appropriation bill, and Presi-
dent ingalls, promptly ruled the point of
order as we'll taken.