Fair play., 1888-06-16
EIFTiETh CONGRESS-

THE Senate was not in session on the ID.
In Tho House proceedings, the principal feat
ure the passage OF the Agricultural Ap-
preparation bill. The House then went INTO
committee OF the whole on the TaTIf bill. the
pending amendment under discussion being
to strike from the IRE. list lumber. hewn and
squared. and IIse,: for sparS and wharves.
which was rejected. The third paragraph Of
the hill Wool unmanufactrred. not specially
enumerated or provided for, was then read
and taken up Tor consideration. Mr.. Baync
PENN moved TO strike il out. A.ter some
debate the committee rose leaving Nj Bayne's
amendment pending, and the House at five
o o'clock adjourned
IL the Senate on the 9Th large number Of
bills chiefly pension bills. were taken from tn"
calendar and passed. as we're "a number OF bills
carrying appropriations for public buildings
The Senate bill crca'in% an additional retired
j., nt the army FOR eight officers uow on the
active list. but incapac.tated for active service"
wa, passed; also IN" Senate bill authoriZ ng
tho retirement Of General ". ". Av"rill, and
the House bill authorizing tho retirement Of
General Alfred i'lca,anrGn. both with the -radf
OF MAJOR .... In the House bills were passed
making Inauguration day a legal holiday: 20
prevent Instructions and injurious deposits IN
New York harhor and adjacent waters; and
authorizing the construction OF a bridge across
the Missouri river IN Wnona and BerS coun-
ties la. An early adjournment followed
failure 10 30 into committee OF the whole on
the Tarlf' bill.
Is the Senate. on the jth the entire day wa>
passed in consideration OF the Diplomatic and
Consular Appropriation bili. An item OF $500
was inserted the bll TO provide for a
scientific commission to vlsit and report upon
the commercial resources OF the Upper Congo
basin One or TWO minor amendments were Of
fered and disposed Of and the bil went over.
...I In the House diversion WAS created by
the waving Of a bandana handkerchief by re
portoriaI wag IN the press "a lery. Tn" day
mostly passed in consideration OF the
Tariff bill
IS the Senate on IN" 9Th, after . brief secret
session. the Diplomatic aud Con Nular Appro-
priation bill was taken up and passed, with the
Call amendment increasing the salary of the
Minister to Paraguay ana Uruguay from 500
TO s.,Js. The Senate bill authorizing the pur-
chase Of a site near the >apitol for the use OF
the United States Supreme Court was passed.
Mr. Stewart gave notice that he would to NOR
row offer certain amendments 10 the Diplo-
matte and Consular Appropriation bill ...... In
the House insignificant tariff debate took up
nearly the entire day great commotion was
caused by the announcement Of the renonlna-
tion Of the President.
IN me Senate. on m" TN. Mr. Morgan inaug
guratcd new departur: 10y reading, as part
Of his speech on the Fisheries treaty. speech
delivered by h M previously IN executive seS-
sion, which he persisted IN doing 10 defiance OF
the ruling o: tn" Chair that he was out of or
der w The House went int" ,mmitiee OF the
WHORE on the Tariff bill, Mr. Dingley. of Maine,
speaking in opposition 10 MIR SrcckinrdSe's
amendment TO the proviso attached 10 the um-
Der schedules OF tn. free list which proposes 10
admit Canadian f>h free OF duty upon allow
ancc by that country OF commercial rights 10
our vessels, and also for reciprocity in the
change OF products between the United States
and Canada. After protracted debate, the
lumber schedule was completed without