The Penn's Grove record., 1888-07-28
5Oth CON GRESS.-First Session
SENATE.

OVCu UhINNs- it'll O6SSlOn
SENATE.
In the United States Senate on the
21st, the bill appropriating 81, COO, 600
to reimburse the depositors Of the
Freedmen's Savings and Trust Com.
pany for losses incurred by its failure.
was passed without a division. The
House bill appropriatlng $500. 900 for
an appraisers warehouse at Chicago.
was also passed. but subsequently a
motion to reconsider was entered by
Mr.. Vest. The conference report on
the River and narbor bill was received
and ordered to be printed. The Fish.
cries treaty was taken up and Mr..
Teller spoke in opposition to it. Mr..
Vest, from the Commerce Committee,
reported a substitute for the House bill
for al appraisers building in Chicago.
1t appropriates the same amount az the
other bill, and requires an open space
of at least 40 feet from any other
building. The substitute was passed.
Adjourned.
In the United States Senate on the
23d, a bill for the relief of parties who
oaId 50. so per acre for United States
Government lands which have since
been reduced in price to SIPS, was
reported and placed on the calendar.
The conference report on the River
and Harbor bill was agreed to. The
Fisheries treaty was taken up, and Mr..
Dawes spoke in opposition to it. Mr..
Stewart also argued against the ratlli-
pntf,n of fhn frnatu Mr. lVi1.nn from
the Judiciary Committee, made a re-
port in regard to the election in jack
son, Mississippi. A message was pre-.
sented from the President on the sub
ject of the civil service, and referred.
Adjourned.
In the United States Senate on the
oath, the resolution to print 5000 add.
tional copies of the report of the SEN
ate Committee on Pensions on the sub
lect of vetoed pension bills was taken
up. the question being on an amand-
ment Of Mr.. Cockrell to print 100, 900
copies of Presidential vetoes in the last
and present Congress. After a discus
sion, in which the case of Mary Ann
lated by Mr.. Cockrell, the resolution
went owe An amendment to the
Sundry Civil bill was reported, to in
corporate in it a provision for the re-
funding Of the direct tax. The Naval
Appropriation bill was considered. Mr..
Hoar offered a resolution, which was
referred, for the appointment Of a
committee of seven, to inquire into
and report npon the relations of BUSH
ness and commerce between the United
States and Canada, the effect on the
commerce of the United States OF the
Canadian system of railways and
canals, the number and amount of
claims against Great Britain for viola
ton of treaty obligations. Adjourned.
In the U. S. Senate on the 18th, a
bill was passed appropriating $4,000
for a public building at Statesville,
North Carolina. The House bill for
an appraisers warehouse IN New York
city was discussed aud went over. The
Naval Appropriation bill was passed,
| and goes back to the House for concur
| renee in amendments. Senate bill APP
propriating $751; 900 for a public build
ing at Allentown, Penna., vas passed.
| After passing all the private pension
| bills on the calendar. l27 in number, a
feat which was accomplished in fifty
minutes, the Senate adjourned.
HOUSE
In the House, on tie 2lst, Mr.,
| Mills closed the debate on the Tariff
DILL. and the amendments adopted in
| Committee of the Whole were agreed
to. A separate vote was taken on the
amendment relating to cotton ties,
and it was agreed to by a vote OF ITO
| to 12S. The bill was then passed by a
vote of l62 to 149. Four Democrats
| voted against the bill and three Re-
publicans for it. AL the independent
members, four in number, voted for
the bill. A recess was taken until
evening. when Indian depreciation
| claims were considered.
In tho House ON the 23d, the Senate
bill to protect the quarantine system OF
the United States was passed. District
of Columbia bills were considered. A
conference report on the bill requiring
the Pacific railroads to contract and
operate separate telegraph lines was
agreed to. Adjourned.
In tile House, on the Oath, Senate
bills were passed appropriating $780,
900 for the erection OF an appraisers
warehouse in Chicago. and prohibiting
the transmission through the mails in
transparent envelopes Of matter which
would be prohibited II printed OF
written on the outside of the envelope.
Senate bill relative to detail OF army
and navy officers to educational insti-
buttons was considered. The bill to
rorfeitlands In Minnesota, granted to
the Hasting and Dakota Railroad Com
pany, was reported and passed. The
Senate bill to extend the laws Of the
United States over mo Mans Land''
was reported by MIR. Holman, who
asked its immediate consideration.
Mr.. Springer antagonized the measure
with the Oklahoma bill, and the latter
bill was considered in Committee OF
the Whole. Pending debate the com
mittee rose and a races was taken.
The evening SESSION was for the con-
sideration of bills reported from the
| Committee on Public Lands. Ad-
iourned.
In the House on the 25th, a bill was
passed establishing a United states
Land Court for the Territories of Ari'
iona and New Mexico and the State OF
Colorado. The House then went into
Committee of the Whole on the Okla
homa bill, but, as nobody was prepared
to speak on the bill, the committee rose,
and a recess was taken. The evening
session was devoted to bills reported
from the Committee on Wal Claims.
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