The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1888-04-04
SUMMARY OF CONGRESS.
Senate Proceedings.


56TH DAY.-The following bills were intro
duced and reported: For the appointment and
retirement Of John G. Fremont as Major
General; q bill admitting Utah to the Union;
bill for the admission Of North Dakota:
The action of the committee was based
largely on the conclusion that two States
should be formed out Of the present. Terri.
tory Of Dakota; bill for the admission Of
Washington Territory. It provides that the
boundaries of the proposed State shall in
clude, besides the present Territory, what Is
known as the Pan Handle Of Idaho, its an
nexation, to be subject to vote; the resolu..
ton calling for copies Of the minutes and
protocols Of the Fisheries Commission, and
that as to fur seal fishing in Alaska, were
passed. = The Senate then resumed consid-
GRAFTON Of the differentiation bill and after
lengthy debate passed it.
57TH DAY.-Th Chace Copyright bill was
introduced. Bills were passed to settle and
adjust the claims Of any State for expenses
incurred by it in the defence of the United
States during the Civil war; authorizing the
appointment Of delegate to the Fourth In
ternational Prison Congress at st. Peters
burg in 1880; for the relief of the owners, Of
ficers and crew Of the British bark Chance;
appropriating SlO9,O for the erection in
Washington Of a monument to the negro
soldiers and sailors who lost their lives in the
Civil war. There were altogether ffty-fve
bills passed-most of them pension and prl..
vate relief bills. .. Mr.. Blair reported bill
providing lin appointments to Civil Service
in certain cases for the preference OF persons
who were engaged in the military or naval
service Of the so-called Confederate States
during the war; and who were disabled
therein, and were not dishonorably dis
charged therefrom. ;. Mr.. Teller introduced
a bill for the admission Of the State Of Wy
oming into the Union. ....A bill was intro
duced to regulate the compensation OF United
States Judges OF New York.
5srH DAY.-The following bills were placed
on the calendar: To encourage the holding
| arts mechanics and products Of the colored
race in the United States in 1SSS-'69; to au'
thorize the Secretary of the Treasury, to ap-
ply the surplus money in the Treasury, to the
purchase OF United States bonds and to the
prepayment of interest. Mr.. Blair spoke
on his bill to give preference for Civil Service
appointments to those who had served in the
Confederate army and who were suffering
from wounds or disabilities, and the same
measure was debated by Messrs: Hale. Platt,
Berry. Hoar, Manderson, Daniel and Hawley
The Senate proceeded to executive bust
ness.
59TH DAY.-The consideration Of the bill
to give the preference in civil appointments
to disabled Confederates was postponed -.
The bills on the calendar were considered in
regular order, and if not objected to, were
passed without discussion. - The bill provid.
ing for an inspection Of meats for exporta-
tion and prohibiting the Importation Of adul'
terated articles Of food or drink, with an
amen iment added to allow the inspection
| of meats at places Of packing, was passed. -.
The following bills were introduced: To re.
quire Judges of the United States Circuit
and District Courts to reduce to writing their
instructions to juries in all States where State
Judges are required to do so; to alloy sol
diers and sal ors who have lost both hands or
the use of both hands a pension OF 500
the destruction of oyster beds by star fish 80.
A bill was favorably reported granting q
pension of 500 per month to the widow Of
| Ma;or-General Judson Fitzpatrick. -. The bill
opening the Sioux Reservation in Dakota to
settlers was passed.