Hillsboro recorder., 1888-06-28
WASHINGTON NEWS.
HOW CONGRESS rs SPENDING
ITS TIME AND ENERGY.
OFFICIAL ACTS OF THE PREsIDENT--Ar-
PoINTMESTs AND REMoyALs-wHERE
THE NATIONS MONEY GoEs-aossIP.
CONGRi.ssfONAt.

In the Senate, the motion heretofore
made by Mr.. Vance to reconsider the
vote passing the resolution to amend the
net Of June Is, 1872, changing the boun-
carries of the 4th collection district Of
Virginia, was Withdrawn. The Senate
bill appropriating s5O,OO0 for q public
building at Stanton. Va, was on motion
Of Mr.. Daniel. taken up and passed.
Mr.. Frye presented a petition Of the
Constitutional Defense Association Of
America against the ratification Of the
fisheries treaty. The Senate then took up
private pension bills on the calendar and
pissed all Of them, 92 in number, inelu-
ding one giving $l2 month to each Of
the two daughters Of Maj. Abner Nor.
gan, Of the revolutionary army, and one
for soldier of the war of 1912. In
the House, three-quarters of an hour was
spent in an effort to displace certain pri-
yate pension bills which had been made
special order for the day, and their con-
sideration was finally postponed for two
weeks. The House then went into COM
nittee of the whole on sundry civil ap.
preparation bill. That part Of the bill
relating to special agents was made the
occasion for a political debate. AT it's
evening session the House passed bills
authorizing the construction Of bridges
over the following named rivers: Across
Halifax river, DAY ton county, Fla.; Mis-
sissippi nycr. at or near Natchez, Miss. !;
Tennessee river, between Bridgeport and
Sheffield, Ala; Coosa river, or bridges
across Oos;anaula and Etowah rivers, at
or rear Rome, Ga. Flint river, in Geor-
gia; Ocmulgee, in Georgia; Tennessee,
at or near Lambs Ferry, Ala; Caney
Fork river, between Rock Island and
Carthage. Tenn; Mississippi river, at
Memphis, Tenn; 0conee river, Laurens
county, Ga, and several others.
The business on the Senate calendar
was taken up on Tuesday upon the fol-
lowing bills, among others. were passed: !:
House bill appropriating $50, 900 for the
construction Of grayeled or macade-
mlzed road mile and half in length
TO the national cemetery near Newlerne,
N. G. A bill to further provide for the
disposal OF the public lands in Alabama
was reported and placed on the calendar.
II sets apart the proceeds of the sale Of
public laads in Alabama for the use OF
the state, TO be applied in the discretion
Of the state Legislature exclusively in
promoting technical education. The House
joint resolution authorizing the loan Of
tents and tent equipage for the veter-
an organization Of the Society Of the
Army Of the Potomac at the approaching
Gettysburg reunion was taken up, ex-
planned by Mr.. Hawley, and passed
Mr.. Townshend, Of illinois, offered joint
resolution, IN the House, authorizing the
Secretary Of War to loan tents and equip
age TO the Society Of the Army Of the
Potomac on the occasion Of the Gettys-
burg reunion. The resolution differs
from that offered on Monday mainly in
referring 10 the survivors Of the battle
Of Gettysburg and not 70 the 1.-TWO
armies. Z Mr.. Kilgore, Of Texas. OBJ
jecied, but Mr.. Burrows, who had OBJ
jected the day before, having stated that
the resolution was unobjectionable, and
should be passed, he withdrew his OBJ.
lection. and the resolution was passed
unanimously.