Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1888-12-29
DolNes or CONGRESS.


DOlNGS OF CONGRESS-.
JANUARY.
Mcstinrof congress-
~ Sullite bill empowering the president to ap
point commissioner Of fish aud fisheries.
passed by tho house Boutolle battle DAG
resolution, adopted by the house.
10 Resolution Of Mr. Dingley calling for an
inquiry into alleged discrimination on tho
welland canal passed by the house.
u. A message from the president dealing with
Pacific railroads
IL The bill to refund the direce tax Of 1861 passed
by the senate The agricultural experimental
stations bill passed by the house
10 Resolution to appropriate $4,000 for tho Mel
bourne expostion passed by the. house.
- Resolution of inquiry Into the Jackson. Miss.
election passed by the senate.
&C Senate passed bills granting pensions Of Sa,0oo
u year 20 tho widows Of Gems. Logan and
Blair
81. Constitutional amendment extending che term
uf tho president until April 30 passed by tho
house.
q Penslon Dill for helpless sailors and soldiers
passed tho senate.
Special senatorial committee TO INVESTIGATES
he Pacific railroads appointed
Z. Bill TO amend the internal revenue laws passed
by house..
g. Consideration OF tho British extraditlon treaty
IL Blair educational bill passed by the senate
90 Constitutional amendment extending the presi
dents term 10 April 30 rejected by the senate.
81. The president transmitted to tho senate The
fisheries treaty, accompanied by messages
and protocol
% Bill to provide for an intert sional marine con
gress passed by the senate The United States
laws extended over mo Mans Land :"
c7. Bill To Incorporate tho Maritime Canal corn~
pany Of Nicaragua passed by the senate.
"a Senate passed tho bill creating National Aro
commission Bill authorizing the secretary Of
tho treasury to use the surplus for the puF-
chase of bonds passed by the house
MARCH.
l. Resolution requesting the president to negor
tiate treaty with China providing for the ex-
clusion Of Chinese iaborers passed BY the sem
ate Mills tariff bill presented to tho house
BY tho ways and means committee.
Q. Pacific railroad telegraph bill passed BY tho
house.
8 Dependent pension bill passed by tho senate.
10 Bill authorizing the issue OF SIS 600 frac
tionnl silver certificates passed by the house.
O.. Bill TO provide for acommlsaion TO tnvestignte
the liquor traffic passed by the senate: alno
bill authorizing the president TO provide tor =
conference with South American republics
~. The president transmitted to the senate tia
new Chinese treaty, with an explanatory lct~
ter by Secretary Bayard The treaty prohib>
Its the coming Of Chinese laborcrs To- the
United States for twenty years
30 Bills granting pensions TO the widows Of Gems.
Logan and Blair passed by the house.
APRIL
& House began the famous direct tax ptl des8s
lock- -
r. Deadlock n the house over the direct tar IN
OF eight days
II. Debate on tho Mills tariff bill opened n tho
house. sAs VA ~
IS Bnl to create a department OF labor passed By
2 house; also q bnlproviding for boardsH
arbitration.
10. BIN for the admission Of South Dakota paaaed
by tho senate.
%. Pension and Indian appropriation bills paased
by the house
NAY
:. Chinese treaty ratified by the senate In execu
tive session. N
River and harbor bill passed by the house I'M
der suspension Of the rseA
o Chace international Coz wright bill passed BY
the senate also raflroA y land forfeiture lin
10 New treaty with Peru ratified by the senate.
n. Pension appropriation bin amounting 70 $780,
100000 passed by the senate.
81. BIN to establish department. OF agriculture
passed by the house
- Bill TO establish department Of labor passed
by the senate.
% The president authorized TO confer the rank
Of general OF the army ON Cen Philip Il
IL Ford resolution for a special COMMITTEES 70 in
vestigate evzsions Of tho contract labor law
passed by the house.
H. BIN to provide adjustment Of accounts Of gov
eminent lahorers under the eight hour law
passed by the senate
20. Nomination Of Melville W. Fuller as chief jus
tice OF tho United States supreme court con-
firned by the senate.
81. Freedman's bank bill passed by the senate
appropriation 81, ,0Oo}.
Mills, thrift bill PASSED by tha ho,,s0 bv vote az
162 to $40, three Republicans voting for the
measure and four Democrats against Il.
AUGUST.
6 Chinese exclusion bill passed by tho senate.
without division.
10. Bill to regulate interstate commerce BY tels-
graph passed by the senate
ID Fortifcations blu passed by tho house. With
out division.
20 Chinese exclusion bul passed by the house.
q. Fisheries treaty rejected by senate bya vote
ofa0toT