The Penn's Grove record., 1889-03-09
5Oth CONGRESS- Second Session

SENATE.
In the U. s. Senate, on the LIST,
the credentials of Mr.. Kenna, Senator
elect from Virginia for another term,
were presented and fled. Conference
reports on the bill to divide part of the
Sioux reservation in Dakota, and the
bill to relieve certain soldiers Of the
late war from the charge of desertioD,
were agreed to. The Senate receded
from its amendment to the House bill
In relation to the organization of the
District of Columbia, and it goes to
the President. MIR. Sherman, from
the Committee on Foreign Relations,
reported back the bill for the protection
Of the Alaska salmon fisheries, with a
recommendation that the House amend
ment, extending the provisions Of the
bill to Behring's Sea, be rejected. 1t
was so voted, and a conference was
ordered. A bill was passed-26 to Is
giving a pension of Sl2 a month TO the
infirm daughter of a revolutionary SOL
der. MI. Blair moved 10 take up his
joint resolution for passing a prohibl.
tory amendment to the Constitution.
Pending action, Mr.. Riddleberger
moved to 60 into executive session.
Agreed tO-yeas "a, nays 20. Messrs.
IIoar and Riddieberger voted with the
Democrats Oh the motion. When the
doors were reopened a recess was taken
until evening. In the evening session
the pending conference report was
agreed to The Deficiency bill was con
sidered. Adjourned.
In the Senate, on the I'd, the House
joint resolution for commercial union
with Canada vas reported, but Messrs.
H0ar and Blair objected to its consid-
Grafton. A message was received
from the President vetOing the Direct
Tax bill, and the bill was passed over
the veto by a vote Of As to Q, the nays
beng Messrs. Blair, Call. Cuke, Ed
munds Jones Of Arkansas, Pascoe.
Reagan, salisbury and Vest. The
conference report on the bill to amend
the Interstate Commerce act was
agreed to. Ut vas also agreed to In
the House.) MI. Blair asked unani-
nous consent TO take up his prohibition
amendment to the Constitution of
the United States. Mr.. Harris
objected. A motion by Mr.. Blair
to take up the amendment was then
defeated, the yeas being 10; nays, 80.
The affirmative votes were given by
Messrs. Blair, Bowen, Dawes, Dolph,
Frye, Hswley, Jones Of Nevada.
Mitchell, Palmer. Plat, Quay, Sawyer
and Stockbridge. Both Houses con-
tinued In session on the 3rd and at
midnight all the general appropriation
bills except two, the Deficiency and
Sundry Civil, had been passed. The
points OF disagreement were upon the
French Spoliati0n Claims amendment
To the Deficiency bill and the amend
ments to the Sundry Civil bill. which
relate to an appropriation for the bene.
fit Of the widow of Chief Justice
Waite, and to the amount Of royalty to
be paid for the use of steam presses in
the Bureau of Engraving aid Printing.
HOUSE.
In the House, OF the LIST, the Joint
resolution looking to the promotion of
commercial union with Canada was
passed. 1t had been introduced by
Mr.. Hit, OF Illinois, aud unanimously
reported from the Committee on
Foreign Affairs. II provides for the
appointment OF Commissioners by the
President to meet similar Commits
sioners on the part of the Canadian
Government, and prepares plan for the
assimilation of the import duties and
internal taxes of the two countries, in
a commercial union. the Commissioners
to report to the President and the re-
port to be submitted TO Congress. A con.
ference report on the Homestead
Land bill WAS agreed to. The IRE
sident's veto Of the Des M0ines River
Land bill was taken up, aud after dis
cussion the bill failed to pass over the
veto, the vote being lat TO 103-less
than two thirds in the Affirmative. Mr..
Randall moved to dispense with pri-
vate business (bis object being to clear
the way for the COwles bill), and Mr..
Mills, in a%ntagonism thereto, called
up. as a question of privilege. IA veto of a
private bill. MI, Enlo, of Tennessee,
however, got ahead Of them with a
conference report on the green goods''
bill. Pending its consideration a recess
vas taken until evening, when private
pension bills were considered. Ad-
journed.