The Penn's Grove record., 1889-12-21
6lst CONGRESS- First Session.
SENATE,

III tuo VI o. oeudUo on bQ6 l0t0,
the House joint resolution for printing
The Agricultural Report for 1859 was
agreed to after being amended so as to
make the number OF copies GOO, GOO
and the appropriation 5000, 00U. On
motion OF Mr.. Mitchell, the Judiciary
Committee was instructed to inquire
whether Chinese laborers who nave
never been in the United states, or
who (having been here) have left, may,
uncer existing legislation, be permitted
TO enter the United States for the sole
purpose Of transit across the same,
either with or without authority from
the Secretary Of the Treasury" After
an executive session, acOlicurrent resO.
tuition, offered by Ingalls,. for a holiday
recess from December 10 to January 9,
was adopted by q vote OF Al to IL.
Adjourned.
I'm The U. S. Senate on the 18th.
bills were reported and placed on the
calendar, to relieve the U. S. Treasurer
OF the Amount now charged to him and
deposited with the several States; to re-
fund the Direct Tax, and to increase
the pensions of entirely helpless PEN
sloners. Mi. Hale. from the Appropri-
atoms Committee, reported back the
bill appropriatingSl50 600 for the Public
Printing Office and S250,000 for the
Census Bureau, and 1T was passed. A
communication vas received from the
President asking for the International
Maritime Conference a further exl9n.
sion OF the limit OF its continuance for
two months from the 1st Of January
next. 1t was referred to the Committee
I'm Foreign Relations. Mr.. Mitchell
offered o resolution. which wa referred
calling on the Postmaster General for
estimates OF the increased cJst OF an
Fextension Of the free delivery system to
having Dot lessythan 300 in
haht.ants, and where the gross post
ONCE revenue is 5000; also to cities
and towns o; 5000 inhabitants, where
the gross revenue Is 5000. After an
executive session the Senate adjourned.
LIN the U. s. Senate on the 18th the
Joint resolution extending until March
LIST the time for holding the Internat-
.ional Maritime Conference was report
I'd by the COMMITTEE on Foreign Re-
Llations and passed. The bill for the
keller Of the Venezuela Steam Trans
RO4tn6iOu Voc ACPoAoou ouo
Sjaced on the calendar. Mr.. Blair
Tered an amendment (similar to that
Vast SESSION. to the facidc Railroad
Adiug bill, and It was referrei. Mr..
Jar introduced bills giving iurlsdic-
IN in certain pension cases to the
hited States District Courts, and
angling the time Of ending OF the
iicial terms of the President. Mr..
blair. fioin sbe Committee on Ednca-
lion aud Labor, REP
Educational bill. and ga,
he would call it up for acl,
N p0sssb o after the liolih.
After al executive session, the
adjourned.
In the House on the 10Th Mr.. NJ,
Kinlty, from the Ways and Means
COMMITTEE, reported the resolution for
Message among the various commit
Lees. and 1t was agreed to. The Ways
and Means Committee was granted
nerve 70 sit during the sessions OF the
House. Mr.. Mckinley offered a reso-
luton for a holiday recess, from De-
cember Goth until January 9TH, which
was referred. Henderson, from the
COMMITTEE on Appropriations, report
I'd . bill appropriating $50, 900 for q
deficiency in The public printing and
$260, COO for the Census Bureau, and it
was passed. Two bills for the organI.
zati0n of the Territory Of Oklahoma
were referred to the Committee on
Territories. Bills were introduced by
Mr.. Buchanan, of New Jersey, appro-
prialing $4,000 to aid Ia the erection
Of y monument commemorative Of the
battle OF Trenton, and by Mr.. Brosins,
OF Pennsylvania, increasing to $3.50 900
the appropriation for a public building
81 Lancaster. Adjourned.
IN The House on the 18th, several
bills were introduced and referred,
among them one By Mr.. Dlngley, for
an Alcoholic Liquor Traffic Commits
sion, and one py Mr.. Tracey, TO enforce
the eight-hour law en- Government
premises. Mr., Bynum demanded the
reading of the latter measure, where
upon, on motto af Mr.. McCreary, the
House adj Nnrnt
In the Z use the 18th, the Sem
ate amendn I he resolution for
the printing ricultursl report
i-~~da lays and Means
are >ncurrent reso-
cember 21st
greed to-
adopted
Nfor the
ball OF
Sill
Ser