The Penn's Grove record., 1888-04-21

Stewart introduced a bill granting a
pension of 5000 a year to the widow
of Chief Justice Waite. He said the
widows of Chief Justices should he
placed on the same footing as 10 PEN
sion as the widows OF Presidents of the
United States. Mr.. Riddleberger
offered a resolution for the suspension
of the rules as to executive sessions
during the consideration of the Fish
erles Treaty. The resolution went
over. The bill for the investment of
certain funds IL the Treasury was
taken up, and Mr.. Farwell, giving no.
tice of amendments thereto, addressed
the Senate on the subject. The bill
was also discussed by Messrs. Reagan
and Stewart. At the close Of Mr..
Reagan's remarks the Dakota bill was
taken up and advocated by Mr..
Spooner. MI. Vest took the floor in
opposition to the bill, and it went over.
After an executive session the Senate
adjourned.
In the U. 5. Senate on the 18th, MIR.
Stewart offered a resolution. which
was agreed to, calling on the Secretary
of the Treasury for a statement of the
amounts of United States money de-
posted in national banks, and whether
the banks are allowed to use the money
without payment of interest; also.
whether there is any regulation of the
Treasury Department by which it IA
be determined in what bank deposits
shall be made, and to what extent the
place of deposit is discretionary with
the Secretary. The resolution offered
by Mr., ~Riddleberger on the 10th, for
the consideration of the Fisheries
treaty in open session Came up in
order. Mr.. Edmunds moved that in
the consideration of the resolution the
doors be closed, and Mr.. Harris
seconded the motion. The galleries
were thereupon cleared, but within 10
minutes the doors were reopened and
the public business of the Senate was
resumed. On motion of Mr.. Plumb,
the bill to forfeit certain lands here
tofore granted for the purpose of aid
ing In the construction Of railroads was
taken up. Several amendments were
agreed to, among them al additional
section fixing the price OF the even
numbered sections of such lands at
S1.25 per acre. The bill and amend
ments were ordered to be printed and
laid over. Tie House bill increasing
to S275,G00 the limit of expenditure
for u public building in Chattanooga,
was passed. All but one of the private
pension bills on the calendar were
taken up and passed, the Il not passed
being recommitted. The Senate bills
for public buildings in Lansing, Michi-
gan (Sl00,000); ~Pawtucket, Rhode
Island $4,000; Salem, Oregon (Sl00,.
00O); Burlington, Iowa (75,000); still
water, Minnesota (%S5O,O UO), and the
House bill for enlargement ard improve
ment Of the puplic buildings at Char
lesion, were taken from the calendar
and passed. The Senate then &C.
journed.
In the U. S. Senate on the 18th, M.
Evarts, from the Committee on For
elgn Relations, reported adversely Il e
Riddleberger resolution for the cor
sideration of the Fisheries treaty il.
open session. The report WIS placed
on the calendar and ordered to be
IIlllCus lhU SClhIt plil W ACiL lCI
tain lands granted to aid ia the con
struction of railroads was considered.
and went ovur. The bill for the ad-
mission of South Dakota as a State
and the organization of the Territory
of Northern Dakota was taken up, and
Mr.. Sherman argued III support of 1t.
After remarks by Messrs. Vest and
Hawley, the bill went over. \ mes
sage was received from the President
vetoing IA bill for the relief of Post
master Bash, and was referred to the
consideration of a conference report
on the bill for a congress of the
American nations, the Senate adj
jOurned.
HOUSE
In the House, on the 18th, bills were
reported to provide fer the recovery OF
duties enormously assessed in certain
cases; to establish a light ship, with fog
signals, at Sandy Hook; to create
boards of arbitration for the settlement
of railroad strikes, and prohibiting the
Importation of convict-made goods
On motion of Mr., Mills, of Texas, the
House went into Committee of the
Whole on the Tariff bill, and Nj.
Mills spoke at length in advocacy and
explanation of the bill. He was fol.
lowed by Mr.. Kelley, of Pennsylvania,
in opposition. When Mr.. Kelley had
finished, the committee rose and the
House adjourned.
In the House. on the 18th, Mr..
Belmont introduced a bill to prohibit
the coming of Chinese laboreri Into
T. e United States, and it vas referred.
A conference report was adopted Oh
the bill Tor Il Joint conference between
the United States and other American
nations. A conference was ordered on
tie Paris Exposition bill. The bill tc
establish a Department of Labor and
the bill to provide for arbitration il
railroad strikes were passed. Ad-
journed.