The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1889-03-01
The House.


5STH DAY-The House discussed the Post
Office Appropriation bill, and after a lively
debatS an amendment reducing to 500 Il
year the minimum salaries of stenographers
and postmasters was defeated. Mr.. Caswel,
from the conference committee on the Direct
Tax bill presented the conference report
Mr.. Lafoof reported substitute for the
bill providing for the creation, in the War
department. an9 mefsroHs OF bureau of harbors
river and harbor improvements. :.
Mr.. Butterworth introduced joint reso-
luton authorizing tho President to invite tho
members of the Parliament of the Dominion
of Canada and the Cabinets of the several
provinces to visit the United States rs the
guests of the Nation, and appropriated $780,
OU for the purpose. A night session was
business reported from the Committee on
Military Affairs Objections to mo quorum"
stopped all legislation.
59TH Discriminatory after the read
Tax Bill was resumed, Mr.. Caswell calling
up the conference report rs u matter of
privilege. Mr. Crisp raised the question OF
consideration against the report. stating that
priation bills. The House determined-yeas
134. nays Gl-to consider the conference re-
port. Mr. Kelley moved to table the motion
to reconsider. Carried. The House adopted
90. The House agreed to the conference re
port on the Omnibus Territorial bill
GOTH Day House passed the Post
Office Appropriation bill The conference
report on the Legislative, Executive and
Judicial Appropriation bill was agreed to-
.... Mr.. Randall introduced resolution to
amend the rules so as to provide that on n
blank date the House shall proceed in Com,
mittee of the Whole to the consideration OF
the Randall.Co bill. and that at r. VI .
on that day the bill and its amendments shall
| be reported to tho House and the previous
| question ordered upon its passage. This was
| discussed Mt great length.
| 6lsT DAY.-Mr. Mills's resolution regard
| ing the Senate's tariff action was defeated,
| l43 to 81. ... The bill TO retire General Rose
Grams was passed. Tho bill to pension Mrs.
Sheridan was passed
62D DAY.-The xouse went into Commit
tee of the Whole on appropriation bills. Mr.
Dockery, of Missouri, was called to the chair.
The Defici: ncy bill came up as unfinished
business. Forty seven of the sixty-thres
pages OF the Deficiency bill were passel. An
| amendment reimbursing the widow of GEN
erai Hancock for money expended by her
husband in entertaining French German and
other visitors at the Yorktown centennial
celebration was passed. IA message from
Inc Inc, aresi,ent ,s was, was present. as
....O On motion of Mr.. Cox, the Senate
| amendments were concurred in to the House
bill for the taking of the eleventh census. :. :.
The House passed the Senate hill to ratify
| and confirm the agreement with the Creek
Nation of Indians for the purpose of opening
! to settlement the unassigned lands in the In
dian Territory ceied by the Greeks to the
| United States. :. 1t was Eow two o'clock,
the hour Let apart for tributes TO tine memory
of General Burnes of Missouri. Mr..
Hatch, in feeling speech, offered the usual
| resolutions of respect. Speeches were then
made by Messrs. Dockery, Randall, Hender-
son, Breckenridge, Long. Sayers. Butter
worth, Ryan, Holman, Mansur, McAdoo,
Glover, and Morrill, Of Kansas The Hous,
then adjourned out OF respect to the memory
| Of General Burnes.