Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1890-10-10
: FTFTY-FIRsT CONGRESS.
In the Senate

= nth TAY.-The substitute bill for the re
Gef of the Supreme Court was passed
The Land Court bill was taken up Amonl
he bills passed was the Senate bill in recog
milton OF the merits and services of Chic
Engineer George Wallace Melville. United
States Navy, and of the other officers anc
men of the Jeanette Arctic expedition.
The Senate also passed a bill directing the
payment of an old balance of $13, $50 long
due the inventor Ericsson and now asked for
by his legal representatives
21STH DAY.-The Land Court bill was dis.
cussed. -. Mr.. Plumb reported a Senate
Joint resolution authorizing the extension foI
one year OF the time OF payment for land or
presumption or homestead claims whenever
by reason of failure of crops, the settler is
unable to make payment within the time
prescribed by law. The resolution wa,
passed. The calendar was then taken up
the first bill upon it being the House bill N
prevent the product of convict labor from
being furnished to or for the ust
Of any department Of the Government, anc
to prevent the product of convict labor from
being used upon public buildings or other
public works. The bill was passed over and
the next bill on the calendar was taken up
being House bill to amend IAN act to pro
hibit the importation and migration of for.
eigners and aliens under contract or agree
ment to perform labor in the United States,
its Territories and the District of Columbia.
The bill was laid aside without action.
Several other bills on the calendar were also
objected to.
219TH DAY.-The resolution authorizing
the Secretary of the Navy to buy nickel fol-
armor plates was discussed, but not acted
upon. Among the bills passed was the
House bill granting leave of absence tc
clerks and employees in first and second class
postoffices. >. Mr.. Sherman introduced &
bill appropriating 1888, 900 for the purchase
for the use of the Senate of the Maltby
House, at Jersey avenue and B street, North
west, with the vacant lots on the north side
of it. The conference report on the bill to
establish the Rock Greek Park in the Distric
OF Columbia was agreed to. The nomina
lions of E. Burd Grub, of New Jersey, for
The Spanish mission, and Edwin I'll. Conger,
Of Iowa, for the Brazilian mission, were re
ceived from the President.
220TH DAY.-Mr. Morgan introduced
bill to forfeit the lands granted to the North
ern Pacific Railroad Company for the por
ton of its line between Bismarck, in North
Dakota, and Walula, in Oregon. :. The
House joint resolution authorizing the Secre
tary of the Navy to purchase nickel ore OF
nickel matte for use in the manufacture OF
steel armOr was agreed to-. The unfinished
business was then taken up, being the Senate
bill to establish a United States Land Court
1t went over
22lsT DAY.-The conference report on the
Tariff bill was discussed, but vote was moi
reached. The conference report on the
General Deficiency bill was agreed to-.
Among the nominations sent by the Presi-
dent were those of A. J. Cassatt, of PennsyL
vania; George M. Pullman, of Illinois, and
Henry G. Davis, of West Virginia, to be
members of the Intercontinental Railway
Commission and S. n. Boyd, of Missouri, to
be Minister Resident and nsul-General tc
SIAM
222D DAY.-The Conference report on the
Tariff bill was adopted, three Republicans
Paddock, Pettigrew and Plumb, voting with
with an amendment offered to it, to correct
The enrolment Of the Tariff bill, was agreed
&c.