The Penn's Grove record., 1888-10-20
Goth CONGRESS.-Eirst Session
SENATE.

SENATE.
IN the United States Senate on the
IL b, the Tariff bill being under con-
sideration, MI. Chance, of Rhode
Island, concluded his remarks on the
postal service. In reply to q question
by Mr.. Dolph, Mr.. Allison said that in
the Senate bill coal, slack or cnlm coal
was put on the free list, but that was
one Of the mistakes of the bill, and
should have been corrected before The
bill was reported" 1t was proposed by
the majority of the committee TO put
all coal on the dutiable list at the pres
ent rate of IS cents per ton, and an
amendment to that effect will be pro-
posed at the proper time. Conference
reports on the Fourth Of July Claims
bill and the bill to retire General
Pleasanton as Major were agreed to.
After an executive session the Senate
adjourned.
In the U. s. Senate OF the 10th a
message was received from the Presi-
dent vetoing a bill %pensionlng Mrs.
Sarah Woodbridge, who has a second
husband living. The joint resolution
authorizing the executive departments
to use articles in their possession for
exhibition at the Paris Exposion wa
passed. The Tariff bill was taken up,
and discussed by Messrs. Vest and al.
lison. Mr.. Blair presented certain in.
formation gathered by the New York
Tribune in connection with the ques-
ton of union with Canada. The Senate
adjourned.
In the United States Senate on the
10th, there being twenty Senators pres
ent, the consideration of the Tariff bill
! was resumed, and speeches were made
by Messrs. Cockerill and Spooner. At
ter an executive session, the Senate
adjourned.
HOUSE.
In the House, on the 18th, the at
tendance was still further depleted by
the granting of six leaves of absence,
among them being L to Mr.. Chea-
die, of Ind lana, who "desIred to visit
his constituents" Conference reports
were agreed to on the Fourth of July
Claims bill, and the bill to retire
General Pleasanton with the rank of
Major. On motion of Mr.. O'Neill the
House went into Committee of the
Whole on the Private Calendar. The
pending business was the Senate bill
to INCORPORATE the Nicaragua Canal
Company. A vote on one of the amend
ments stood q to s, and the point of
no quorum was raised. After reject
ing motions for a recess until evening
the House adjourned.
In the House on the 18th, MI. Oates,
of Alabama, offered a resolution for
the final adjournment of Congress on
Wednesday, the 18th inst, at noon
In response to a question, the Speaker
said that if a point of order were
raised a quorum would be necessary to
pass the resolution. Mr.. Lanham then
suggested that the resolution offered by
Mr.. Oates Sin its preamble itself
raised the point of no quorum" and
the Speaker intlmated that 1t could not
be passed in its present shape. Adj
journed.
In the House on the 10th, Mr.. Oates
called up the resolution for final ad'
iournment on his 18th instant, and
offered an amendment making the
date the 18th. MI. Sowden moved to
make the date the oath. Mr.. Richard
son, of Tennessee. moved to refer the
resolution to the Ways and Means
Committee. Mr.. Breckenridge, of Ken
lucky, moved to postpone further cor.
sideratiOn of the resolution until the
18th, which was agreed to-23 to 81.
Leaves of absence for the remainder of
the session were granted to Messrs.
Oates, of Alabama, and Lanham, OF
Texas, and the House then adjourned.