Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1888-09-22
THE RICHMOND NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. SEPTEMBER g. 1888

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tire, to be appointed by the President
by and with the advice and consent OF
the senate, who shall perform such du-
ties as may be required by law or pre-
scribed by the secretary. The Secre-
tary OF Agriculture shall receive the
same salary as is paid to the Secretary
Of each Of the executive departments,
and the salary of the Assistant Secretary
Of Agriculture shall be the same as that
now paid 10 the First Assistant Secretary
Of the Department OF the Interior.
A committee Of conference was or
dcrod on the dsagreeing votes, and
Messrs. Palmer SabIn, and George were
appointed conierrees on the part OF the
Senate.
The conference report on the snndry
civil appropriation bill was presented
and agreed 20.
II was explained that the provision for
n new library building was the only one
not disposed Of.
Mr.. Sherman moved 10 instruct the
Senate conferrees that if the conferrees Of
the two houses cannot agree the Senate
conferrees shall propose that the text Of
the House bill disagreed to by the SEN
ate) be stricken ont Of the bill This
motion was agreed to, and the conferrees
on the part Of the Senate lMessrs. ALI
son. Hale, and Cockre.) were reap
pointed.
The Senate then, at AS, adjourned till
Monday.
House or Representative.
On motion Of Mr.. Caruth, of Ken
lucky, the Senate bill was passed au-
thorizing the Louisville Southern Rail
road Company to construct bridge
across the Kentucky river, in Kentucky.
Mr.. Dougherty, of Florida, asked
unanimous consent for the passage Of
the Senate joint resolution approprIating
$1,000 for the relief of the yellow
fever sufferers.
Mr.. kilgore. Of Texas, objected.
Mr.. Cram. Of Texas. asked unanimous
consent 10 offer n resolution authorizing
the Committee on Judiciary to report TO
the House mt any time. for immediate
consideration, bill providing by legal
and Julicial proceedings for the suppress
sion aud prevention Of trusts. He asked
that the resolution be referred 10 the
Committee on Judiciary, because the
House had practically no Com
mittce on Rules. three members
OF that committee being absent.
lie was informed that none Of them
would return. Both parties had de-
nmuced combinations or conspiracies
called trusts. and the President had de
clared the opposition Of the Administra-
ton 10 them. 1t seemed that the Com
miitee on Ways and Means was con-
fesscdly unable TO present to the House
any measure on the subject Of trusts.
and be thought it Was due to the people
Of the country that the House should Toe
authorized to have the right Of way with
legislation Of that character. Mr. Hop
kins, Of New York, objected.
Mr. Holman, from the Committee on
Public Lands, reported back the bill to
suspend the operation OF the pre-omp-
ton, timber-culture, and desert-land
laws.
Tho hill was so amended as to strike
out all reference t. the suspension Of
laws, and as amended it Was passed.
1t now simply provides that during the
pende ncv Of measures now before Con-
grcss in relation to the forfeiture Of GER
tain lands heretofore granted by Con-
cress 10 railroad corporations ond there
after no act done or performed by any
such corporation shall in anywise enlarge
the right or claim OF any such corpora
ton 10 any lands covered by any such
grant, or diminish any right now existing
in the United States to declare forfeiture
thereof. This provision shall not be
coustru d to in any wise affect or
diminish or waive any right now existing
in behalf Of the United states TO declare
the forfeiture OF any Of the lands en-
braced in any such grant The House
then went into Committee Of the Whole
on the private calendar
The committee having arisen the
House passed number of private bills
The House then, ut O'Clock, took
recess until 8 o'clock, the evening scs-
sion TO he for the consideration OF private
pension bills.
st the evening session Mr. bingham,
OF Pennsylvania, called up the bill
granting pension to the widow Of Gen
cral Sheridan, and on this occasion Mr..
Chcalle. of Indiana, was objectOr and
as he insisted upon his point OF no
quorum, the bill was withdrawn. Sub
sequently Mr. Bingham asked unaui-
nous consent to have the bill made a
special order for December 9Th, bat to
this proposition Mr.. kilgore, Of Texas,
objected. 1hrty-two private pension
bills were passed and the House, at 1880,
adjourned until Monday.