West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1890-06-05
In the IInnac.

l21TH DAY. Y.-During the delivery of the
opening prayer In which the Chaplain an
nounced the death OF Speaker Reeds mother
I'm Maine, the Speaker occupied the chair, but
while the Clerk was reading the Journal he
left the hail. designating Mr. Perkins, of
Kansas. 10 preside in his stead The House
went into Committee Of the Whole (Mr. Bur
rows OF Michigan, in the chair on the River
and Harbor bill. The pending question was
tho point OF order against the Hcnnopin
Canal proposition. This was lost On mo-
tion Of Mr. Henderson, an amendment was
adopted, reducing from S2, 10000 10 81, 900, :
600 the appropriation for the Improvement OF
the Mississippi River from the head Of tho
passes 10 the mouth of the Ohio River, el, ,00O,-
600 having already been appropriated I'm a
special bill Mr. Wade introduced bill
providing that the pay OF letter carriers1
after three years service In first-cass post
offices shall be $1,000 per annfu, and after
two years service In second-class postoffices'
$lO50 per annum Public business was sus-
pended Mt O'clock and the House procceded
TO pay fitting tribute 20 the memory Of the
late David Wilbur, OF New York. Aftcr euio-
CYSTIC addresses by Messrs Sherman, of New
York; Mccormick, OF Pennsylvania; McItae,
OF Kansas, Russell of Connecticut; Tracey
and Farquhar, OF New York, the House, as
mark OF respect 10 the memory OF the de-
ceased. adjourned
12sTH DAY.-The session was devoted 20
matters pertaining 30 tho District OF
Columbia. The Rock Creek Park bill wAs
passed. Mr. Bingham introduced bill to
amend the Revised Statutes relative to the
punishment Of burglars OF postoffices, so as
10 provide that any person who shall break
into, or attempt 10 break into, any postoffico
building shall upon conviction DO punished
by a fine Of not more than $1,000 and by I'm.
prisonmcnt at hard labor for not more than
twenty years.
10Th DAY The River and Harbor bill
was c,.Driered, and several amendments re-
lating 20 the Mississippi River were defeated
.. Mr. Flower introduced a bill appropriat-
ing $3.50, 900 for the completion Of the Grant
Monument Mt Riverside Park, New York
city. Mr.. Mckinley submitted the confer
once report upon the Customs Administra-
tion bill The report was adopted 127;
nays l3--tbe Speaker pro tenn, counting n
quorum A bill was introduced by Mr..
Russell for tho construction OF n lightship,q
with fog signal, at Cornheld Point, Conn,
and one by Mr.. Quinn, Of New York, pro.
viding thatall railroads shall use automatic
danger signals and alarms ON all trains. ras1
10Th DAY. Y.--The House was called 20 or
the journal Mr.. ONeill presented the Gre
dentiais OF Mr.. Vaux, s. J. Randalrs success
sor and escorted Mr.. VauX 20 the bar OF the
House, where the latter qualified as Repre-
sentative. On motion Of Mr.. Grosvenor n
hill was passed apprOpriating Si25 900 for the
establishment Of National military park nt
the battlefield Of Chickamauga. . The River
and HarbOr bill was reported from Com
mittee Of the Whole and passed. On mo
tion Of Mr.. Flower bill was passed amend
ing the act for the erection Of an appraissrs
warehouse In New York, 20 hs 10 provide
that the Secretary OF the Treasury may erect
the warehouse at any point within the col
lection district north Of Liberty street, on the
West side Of the city.