The Penn's Grove record., 1888-04-28
NUMBER 80.

York. A Lii was reported to provide
| for the erection of public buildings for
| post.oflces in towns aud cities where
| the post-ofice receipts for three years
| preceding have exceeded $1,000 annu-
| ally. The House bill appropriating
| 5000. 600 for an arsenal al Columbia.
| Tennessee, was passed. The Animal
! Industry bill was also considered, but
| not acted upon. An executive session
| was held, alter which bills were passed
making appropriations for public build
ings at Portsmouth. Ohio 1850, OOO),
| New London, Connecticut ~(s75.OOOl,
and Allentown, Penna. CslOO, OO0); APP
propriating $4,000 for a lighthouse
at st. Joseph's Point, Fla; S25,-
900 for a lighthouse at Hel.
and's Island Bar, Chesapeake bay.
and $50, 600 for a lighthouse at Newport
News, Virginia, and to amend the
avs relating 10 mineral lands and
mining resources. Adj 0urued.
In the U. ;. Senate on the. 18th, bills
we're reported to relieve certain ell
listed men of tie navy and marine
| corps of the charge of assertion, and to
| enlarge the powers and dulles of the
Department of Agriculture. a On
terence committee was appointed on
| the bill giving a pension to the widow
Of General Ricketts,. Mr.. Voorhees,
spoke at length upon the political issue
Of the cay. The bill to forfeit I'M
earned land grants was considered.
Messrs. IIoar and Jones, of Arkansas,
were designated to attend the exami-
nation at West Point, and Messrs.
| DnalNoB ont tNa1tInIl IN uttapH tbn
examination at Annapolis. A bill was
passed appropIiating $4,000 for a
lighthouse, fog signal and day beacon
near Goose Rocks in Fox Island
T~horoughfare, Maine. Tie Senate
then adjourned.
HOUSE
In the U. S. House of Representa-
1 tiyes Oh the 10th, the Senate amend
ments to the Military Academy bill
were concurred in. The Indian APP
Precipitation bill was passed. A bill
was reported placing General w. F,
(Baldy) Smith on the retired list with
the rank of Major General. The Pen
sion Appropriation bill was considered
in Committee of the Whole, reported
70 the House and passed. 1t appropri-
iteS $50, $4,000. The House again
went into committee, and the River
and Ilarbor bill was considered. Pend
ing dehat" tho committee rose Il the
House took a recess until evening. The
evening session was devoted to private
pension bills.
In the House on the 23l. the Speaker
presented an invitation TO Congress,
which was referred, to participate in
the celebration of the centennial an
niversary of the Inauguration of
George Washington, to be held In New
York on April 30, 1889. a bill from
the Senate granting a pension of 500
a month to the widow of General
James Il. Ricketts, was passed, with an
amendment reducing the amount to
S75. n number of bllIsand resolutions
were introduced under the call of
Sta es and referred. Mr.. Hemphill,
Of South Carolina, moved TO go into
Committee of the Whole on District of
Columbia bills. Lost-yeas 50, nays
l66. The House tl!en went into COM
mlttee on the River and Harbor bill.
Pending action the House adjourned.
In the House on the 9th, the report
of the Election Committee was presen.
ted i'll the case Ct Frank vs.. Glover,
from the Ninth District OF Missouri.
1t sustains the right OF Mr.. Glover TO
his seat. 1t was placed on the calen-
dar. The Senate joint resolution APP
propriating 100000 for our representa-
ton at the Brussels Exposition; the
Anderson resolution for an investiga-
ton of the Chicago. Quincy and Bur-
llngton S rlke, and the bill TO regulate
the course at the Naval Academy. were
reported and placed on the calendar.
The House went into Committee of
the Whole on the Tariff bill and was
addressed by Mr.. McMillin, of Ten
nessee, in support of the bill. Mr..
Burrows. of Michigan, opposed the
bill. The committee then rose. Mr..
Mills moved a recess until 8 O'Clock,
but no quorum voted, and the House
adjourned.
In the House, on TIE 25th. tie con-
sideratlon of the Tariff bill was re-
sumed in Committee of the Whole, and
Mr.. Bynum, Of Indiana, spoke in favor
of "a revision of the tariff. Mr., Browne,
of Indiana, spoke i'll opposition to the
Mills bill. Mr.. Dockery, of Missouri,
spoke in favor of tariff reduction. The
committee tnen rose, and Mr.. Nc
MILAN submitted Il resolution agreed
to in the Ways sni Means Committee
relative to the limit of general debate
on the Tariff bill, and to night sessions.
Twenty days is the limit, the time to
be divided equally between both sides.
The resolution was adopted. a bill
was reported, and referred to the Com
mittee of the Whole, approprIating
$3.50, 250 for the representation OF the
Government at the Centennial Exhibi-
ton to be held in Cincinnati. The
House then took a recess. In the
evening session Messrs. Shaw, of
Maryland, and Glass of Tennessee,
spoke i'll support OF the Mills bill.