The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1888-04-18
SUMMARY OF CONGRESS,
Senate PROCEEDINGS.

GOTH DAY.-The following OlllS were IN
troduced: To make inauguration Day legal
holiday in the District of Columbia: to issue
specie certificates redeemable half in gold
coin and half in silver bullion: to appropriate
$50 600 to erect a monument in commemora-
tion of the events that occurred at Sacketts
Harbor during the war of 1872; to appoint
committee on the subject of public land pat
ents in Florida. "A joint resolution was
passed accepting the invitation to participate
in the Paris Exposition in 1889 and appropri-
ating $500, 900 for that purpose. "A bill was
passed for the celebration of the centennial
of the constitution of the United States in
1889 at Washington. Among large num-
bcr of bills passed were the following: Ap-
propriating S14,G75 for the purchase OF the
Capron collection of Chinese works OF art,
now on deposit in the National Museum; ap-
propriating $3.50, 900 for the purchase of
site for public building at Buffalo, N. y;
to regulate the pay of ensigns OF the navy
fixing it at Sl7O0 at sea- $l400 on shore duty,
and $1,000 while on leave or waiting orders;
appropriating 10000 for monumental COL
umn to commemorate the Battle OF trenton,
n. j., and increasing the pension of Mrs.
General Ward B. Burnett to 500 per month.
9th DAY.-The bill granting pension of
$4,000 year to Mrs. John A. Logan was
passei. A bill making the necessary ap-
preparation estimated at Sl5O,0OO), for
storehouse, ETC., for the Signal Service at
Washington, was passed. Mr.. Rlddleber-
ger gave notice that he would ask the Senate
to act on his resolution to suspend the rules
as to executive sessions, SO as to have the
Fishery Treaty considered in open session.
GSTH DAY.-A bill was reported approprl-
ating S500,0O0 for boat railway around the
obstructions to navigation in the Columbia
River at the Dalles and Cello Falls. The
resolution heretofore offered to suspend SO
much of the rules as provide for executive
sessions during the consideration OF the
Fisheries Treaty was taken up and discussed
by Messrs. Riddleberger and Edmunds...
The following petitions and memorials were
presented and referred: To send United
States troops to Chicago to protect the lives
and property Of citizens against the Social
lists of Illinois and Iowa For coustitu-
tional amendment to give the District OF
Columbia the right of representation In both
houses Of Congress. IA vote was taken On
MIR. Palmer's motion to recomnit to the
Finance Committee the bill to provide for the
purchase of United States bonds, and the
motion was rejected.
GgTH DAY.-Mr. Palmer introduced bill Ito
test and try the science of spelling" and to
provide for establishing one hundred schools
for that purpose. IA resolution was intro
duced asking what precautions have been
taken to prevent the importation of lead and
lead ores from Mexico and Canada in viola
tion of the revenue laws and what leglsla-
ton is necessary to prevent the smuggling OF
lead and lead ores. The bill granting to the
Billings, Clark's Fork and Cooke City Rail
road the right Of way through the Crow In
dian Reservation was lpassed. "A lengthy
discussion of the Bond Purchase bill was
held A bill to reimburse depositors in the
Freedman's Savings Bank was introduced
-. An amendment to the Bond Bill offered
by Mr.. Beck, which provides that in case q
National bank surrenders its circulation, and
such circulation is not taken within thirty
days thereafter by another bank, the Secre-
tary of the Treasury shall purchase enough
silver bullion at current market rates to coin
it into silver dollars equal in amount to the
circulation surrendered by the bank, was
adopted. Mr.. Vest moved to reconsider the
vote by which the House bill for a public
building at Buffalo, n. Y. was passed The
motion was not entertained by the chair.