The Penn's Grove record., 1888-03-10
NUMBER 30.

tories to American citizens (belng sim
lar to the Senate bill passed by the
Senate recently, reserving legation
property in the District of Columbia
from the operation or the law was
passed. The Dependent Pension bil!
was considered, pending which the
Senate adjourned.
In the L. ;. Senate on the 9Th, a
petition was presented from tue Wo-
mems Christian Temperance Union for
the repeal of the whisky tax and for a
prohibition amendment to the Cons
tltution. The credentials of Mr. Beck,
for the term beginning March 4th,
1889, were presented and filed. Mr..
Reagan, reported a bill ito regulate
commerce carried on by telegraph"
THE SpOoner BID. Mr.. Cullom moved
that the bill go TO the Committee on
Interstate Commerce. After some
debate he withdrew the motion, and
the bill and report were laid on the
table for the present. A concurrent
resolution from the House was agreed
to, directing the Secretary OF the Navy
TO designate a national vessel of war
10 convey the remains of ex-President
PaeZ, of Venezuela, from New York
to Laguayra. \ bill WAS reported i'll
cooperating the Atlantic aud Pacific
Ship Canal Company. The Urgent
Deficiency bill was taken up and
amendments were considered. Pend
Ing action the Sanate went into execu-
tive session, and, when the doors were
reopened, adjourned.
In the L. 5. Senate on the 9Th. Mr..
Morrill,, from the Finance Committee,
reported adversely Mr.. Beck's bill for
the retirement of small legal tender
and national bank notes and the issue
Of coin certificates. Mr.. Morrill, also
reported. tdvorably. and with verbal
amendments, the House bill for the
purchase of L. >. bonds by the Secre- .
tary of the Treasury. The amend
ments to the rules were adopted lone
requiring petitions to be endorsed with
brief statements of their contents and
to be presented and referred without
debate; another, permitting treaties to
be publ SHED or considered in open ses-
| sion 10y consent of the majority of the
Senate. The Dependent Pension bill
was considered. aud Mr.. INGALLS,, leav-
| ing the clair, made IA bitter political
| speech. Mr.. Blackburn replied to Mr..
ingalls,. Adjourned.
HOUSE.
In the House on the 29th ult., the
| General Land bill was reported. The
Dill authoriZ' ny the Secretary of the
Treasury to purchase bonds with the
surplus revenue was considered in
| Committee Of the Whole, and, after an
interesting tariff debate, reported to
The House AMI passed. A bill was
passed providing for the filming and I'M
prisonment of any person who gives
| false evidence as to the chacter of any
| publication for the purpose OF securing
! It's admission TO tho mails as sovoid-
| class matter, and for the punishment
Of persons forging or ~traudulently
changing money orders and postal notes.
After the delivery of eulogies upon the
ate Representative Moffatt, of Mich
igan, appropriate resolutions were
adopted, and the House adjourned.
In the L. 5. House of Representa-
| lives on the ID, Mr.. Mckinley, of
| Ohio. secured unanimous consent to
have printed in the Record a memorial
| signed by glassblowerS protesting
against a reduction of duty OIL i'm
| ported window glass, rs proposed by
l GiC AlIlio lain IA %"A" Asohuhiis VI
| PENNSYLVANIA, from the Committee on
Rules, reported a resolution, which was
adopted, providing for an even
ing session every Friday, for the
| consideration of private and pollt-
deal disability pension bills. Under
| tue terms of the resolution the House
$ required to take a recess at 8 O'Clock
| on Fridays and to re-assemble at 7.30
4 ,o1,.tr ,ln ny,,fp1 saouin,a 80 no -,
journed not later than 10. 30 O'Clock. A
Uili Vas reported favorably from the
PoSt-ofice Committee creating the
office of Assistant superintendent OF
the Railway Mail Service, with a SAL
AIRY Of $1,000 per annum, and "a chief
clerks, at $1,000, with allowances OF
| So per day for expenses. Bills IN the
private calendar were considered In the
| Compittee of the Whole, aud an even
ing session was held for the consider
alton OF pension bills.
In the United States House of Rep.
resentatiyeS, on the Sd, Henry G. Sey-
mour, elected from the Eleventh Dis
tricU of Michigan, to succeed Seth G.
Motfatt, deceased, was qualified and
took his seat. The bill authorizing the
issue of fractional silver certificates
was reported and placed on the calen-
dar. Mr.. Grain, from the Committee
on Election of President and Vice
President, reported his joint resolution
proposing constitutional amendments
changing the time for the commence
ment OF the Presidential term and
changing the date for the annual
meeting OF Congress. The Pacific
| Railroad Telegraph bill was passed
yeas, 1877; nays, 4. On motion of Mr..
Randall, of Pennsylvania, a bill was
passed relieving certain volunteers
and regular soldiers in the late
war and the "a with Mexico
from the charge Of desertion. Mr..
Bland moved TO adjourn. This mo-
ton being defeated, in order to pre-
vent requests for unanimous consent,
he demanded, the regular Order. The
Chair announced the regular order to be
The further consideration of the bill to
provide for the Issue of circulating
notes to National Banking Associa-
tions, and, as this was a bill which MI.
Bland has uniformly opposed, his III
Willingly bringing 1t before the House
caused "a laugh. The House, however,
adjourned at this point.
III lho iAoNSe, ol eho o1h, a Iooolu-
ton WAS adopted directing the Com.
mittee on Printing to inquire whether
the scale Of prices i'll vogue in the
Government Printing Office prior to
January l, 1877, should not be re-
established. A number of bills and res
olutIons were introduced aud referred
under the call of States. Among
them was a resolution by Mr.. White,
of Indiana, for the appointment of "a
peclal committee of i've to investigate
the Chicago, Quincy and Burlington
Railroad strike, and to act as media
tors between the company and Ch:ei
Arthur. Adjourned.
In the House on the 9th, the coG-
tested case Of McDu1ie VS.. Davidson,
from Alabama, was discussed. During
lhn disnnSsinn MpSsra knutalln nf