The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1888-12-26
SUMMARY OF CONGRESS.
The Senate.

9TH DAT.-The following bills were intro
duced For the pensionmg of soldiers and
sailors Of the late War who suffer disability
providing that the salaries of the Chief JUS
tice and Associate Justices Of tho Supreme
Court of the United States shal be as fol.
lows: To the Chief Justine, SO, 500; to each
Associate Justice. $1,000; and bill appro
prIating s2.,2, l57 for the payment of the res
idue of prize money due the survivors OF
Flag Officer Farrugut's fleet. -. A resolution
was discussed for thorough investigation
of the present relations of this country tc
the Samoan Islands, and for an inquiry into
the extent Of the obligations which the Uni
ted STATES incurred under existing treaties
with those islands. -. The Tariff bill was
then discussed by Messrs. Sherman and Nc
Pherson.
9TH DAY-A resolution was agreed tc
calling on the SECRETARY of War for An &C
count OF the expenditures made by the late
Gen. Hancock in entertaining French officers
at Yorktown celebration. :. The Senate bill
for the relief of the Erie Railway Company
was passed. . The Senate then resumed con
sderation of tho Tariff bill, the pending
question being Mr.. Harriss amendment tc
reduce the duty on beams, girderS, etc., from
Ito cents per pound to $40 OF cent. The
clause was discussed by Messrs. Vest. Aldrict
and Sherman. Mr.. Harris's amendment wa:
re ected by q vote of 81 to 20. The rate was
then. on mo loa of Mr.. Vest and with the
support of Mr. Allison aud the Republicans
fixed at one cent per pound.
fTH DAY.-lhe Union Pacific Funding bill
was called up, but the tariff bill being under
consideration it had to give way. The pend
ing question was the amendment offered by
Mr.. Jones, of Arkansas, to admit hoop OF
band iron cotton ties tree of duty. A ruil-
ming dictate over this was continued through
out the session, indulgel in by Messrs. His.
cock, Reagan, Berry and Jones. The cotton
tax amendment was rejected by vote oI
eighteen to twentythree.
The House.
9TH DAY--TbH following bills md resolu
tions were reported: Tho Senate bill pro
viding for the celebration OF the four hun.
dredth anniversary of the discovery oil
America by Columbus; a resolution for the
printing of IL, 0O0 copies of tho Smithsonian
report; joint resolution asking. for in
whaling fleet i'll Behring's Sea-.
Tine Invalid Pension Appropriation bill was
reported to the Committee OF the Whole ir
the tousc . {. In Committee Of the Whole
the House considered the Senate bill for the
Incorporation OF the Nicaragua Canal Com
pnny :. The report Of the Committee on
Contested Elections in the Smalls-Elliott
case, from South Carolina. was submitted,
the majority finding in favor Of Elliott,
Democrat.
9TH DAY.-The following bills were intro
duced: Grantin pension Of s12 month to
honorably discharged soldiers and sailors
who are sixty years Of age; to punish crimes
against the electoral franchise; to repeal the
Interstate Commerce law; for a constitu-
tional convention in the Territory of North
Dakota; for the construction oil two dyna.
mite cruisers to cost S3,u00,000 each, for
the construction of an armored cruiser,
a lghtship at Sandy Hook, and the
construction Of a BRIDE across
tho Detroit River at Detroit
reviving the grade of Lieutenant General in
the United states Armv, and for the admis.
sion of the State OF Idaho. :. Mr.. Holman in.
troduced resolution of inquiry regarding
the usa of money in the recent campaign....
The District Of Columbia Appropriation bill
was passed. . Ghe COMMITTEES on Pensions
reported favorably a bill to pension Mrs.
Sheridan at $500 per year. A resolution
providing for fortficatiols at New York,
San Francisco and other ports was repre-
sented. The House then proceeded to con-
slder the Pension Appropriation bill. This
occasoned no debate. and it was also passed.
It'll DAY-The discussion of the Direct
Tax bill was cont nued without action.
= DAY.-The completed River and HarI
bor bill was reported. 1t appropriates Sill
gOi,S5O .. Tie Direct Tax bill was discussed
during the entire afternoon, and q vote was
reached at 4.20 The bill was passed by q
vote of 11S m hH