Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1889-03-08
The House.

18th Discriminatory after the read
ing Of the Journal the contest over the Direct
Tax Bill was resumed, Mr.. Caswell calling
up the conference report as a matter Of
privilege. Mr.. Crisp raised the question Of
consideration against the report, stating that
he was willing to give precedence to appro-
priatiOn bills. The House observation-disclosures
l34, nays G}-tO consider the conference re-
port. Mr.. Kelley moved to table the motion
to reconsider. Carried. The House adopted
the conference report on the Direct Tax bill
1.-THE House agreed to the conference re-
port on the Omnibus Territorial bill
GOTH DAY.-The House passed the Post
Office Appropriation bill . The conference
report on tie Legislative, Executive and
Judicial Appropriation bill was agreed to.
go. Mr.. Randall introduced a resolution to
amend the rules so as to provide that a
blank date the House shall proceed in Com
mittee of the Whole to the consideration of
the Randall COwleS bill. and that at P NJ
on that day the bill and its amendments shall
be reported to the House and the previous
question ordered upon It's passage. This was
discussed at great length.
6lST DAY.-Mr. Mills's resolution regard
ing the Senates tariff action was defeated
143 to So. The bill to retire General Rose
Grams was passed. The bill to pension Mrs
Sheridan was passed.
62D DAY.-The House went into Commit
tee of the Whole on appropriation bills. Mr..
DOckery, of Missouri, was called to the chair.
The Deficiency bill came up as unfinished
pages of the Deficiency bill were passed. An
amendment reimbursing the widow of Gen
eral Hancock for money expended by her
husband in entertaining French, German and
other visitors at the Yorktown centennial
celebration was passed. "A message from
the President was presented as
soon as the journal was approved
49,. On motion of Mr.. Cox, the Senate
amendments we're concurred in to the House
bill for the taking of the eleventh census. -.
The House passed the Senate bill to ratify
and confirm the agreement with the Greek
Nation Of Indians for the purpose of opening
dian Territory coded by the Greeks to the
United States. 1t was now two o'clock,
the hour set apart for tributes to the memory
OF General Burnes of Missouri Mr..
Hatch, in a feeling speech, offered the usual
resolutions of respect Speeches were then
made by Messrs. Dockery, Randall, Hender-
son, Breckenridge, Long, Savers. Butter
worth, Ryan, Holman, Mansur, McAdoo,
glover, and Morrill, of Kansas. The House
tnen adjourned out of respect to the memory
of General Burnes
Agricultural Appropriation bill were non
concurred in. The last week of the Fiftieth
Congress was ushered in by filibustering, set
In motion by Mr.. Bland, who raised the point
OF no quorum upon the approval of the
journal After a delay of few minutes Mr.
Bland withdrew his point of order, in order
to enable G. F. Booher to qualify as the sue
cessor of the late James n. Burnes, of Mis-
souri, -. Mr.. Crisp then called up the con-
tesVed election case, and Mr.. Savers, in the
interest OF the Deficiency Appropriation bill,
raised the question of consideration. The
aQpse Qeclded-yeas 1l5. nays 102-to con-