Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1888-04-13
SUMMARY OF CONGRESS.
Senate PROCEEDINGS.

GATH DAY-The Senate met and imme-
diately adjourned to attend the funeral cere-
rlonies in memory of the late Chief Justice
Waite, which were held in the Hall Of Repre-
sentatives.
9th DAY-It was resolved to hold no
session on Good Friday. "A bill was intro
duced to establish courts for the Indians on
the various reservations and to extend the
protection of the laws of the States and Ter
ritories over all Indians. Mr.. Berry adj
dressed the Senate on the subject OF the
Presidents annual message. The Senate
then proceeded to the consideration of bills
On the calendar, and passed sixty-one bills,
against which there was no objection. The
bills related mainly TO public improvements.
The Senate then adjourned till Saturday.
GOTH DAY.-The following bills were in
troduced: To make Inauguration Day legal
holiday in the District of Columbia: to issue
specie certificates redeemable half in gold
coin and half in silver bullion; to appropriate
$50, 900 to erect monument in cOmmemora-
ton Of the events that occurred at Sackett's
Harbor during the war of 1872; to appoint
committee on the ubiect of public land pat
ents in Florida. A joint resolution was
passed accepting the invitation to participate
in the Paris Exposition in 1889 and apprOpri-
ating $500, 900 for that purpose. "A bill was
passed for the celebration OF the centennial
of the constitution of the United States in
1889 at Washington Among a large num-
Der of bills passed were the following: APP
propriating $14,675 for the purchase of the
Capron collection of Chinese works of art,
now on deposit in the National Museum; APP
propriating $3.50, 900 for the purchase of
site for public building at Buffalo, y. Y;
to regulate the pay of ensigns of the navy
fixing it at $500 at sea, $l400 on shore duty,
and $1,000 while on leave waiting orders :;
appropriating GOO for monumental col
umn to commemorate the Battle of Trenton,
n. j., and increasing the pension of Mrs.
General Ward B. Burnett to 500 per month.
9th DAY-The bill granting a pension of
$4,000 year to Mrs. John A. Logan was
passe -. A bill making the necessary ap
preparation estimated at S150,000), for
storehouse, etc, for the Signal Service at
Washington, was passed. Mr.. Riddleber
ger gave notice that he would ask the Senate
to act on his resolution to suspend the rules
as to executive sessions, SO to have the
Fishery Treaty considered in open session.
6STH DAY.-A bill was reported appropri-
ating $500, 600 for a boat railway around the
Instructions to navigation in the Columbia
River at the Dalles and Cello Falls. -. The
resolution heretofore offered to suspend SO
much of the rules as provide for executive
sessions during the consideration of the
Fisheries Treaty was taken up and discussed
by Messrs. Riddleberger and Edmunds---
The following petitions and memorials were
presented and referred: To send United
States troops to Chicago to protect the lives
and property of citizens against the Social
lists of Illinois and Iowa. For a cOustitu-
tional amendment to give the District of
Columbia the right of representation in both
houses of Congress. "A vote taken
Mr.. Palmer'S motion to recOmmit to the
Finance Committee the bill to provide for the
purchase of United States bonds, and the
motion was rejected.