West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1890-03-06
FIFTY-FIRST CONGRESS.
In the Senate.

4irH DAY,-Thc conference report on tho
bin 70 increase the pensions Of totally dis
2bled pensioners was presented 10y Mr.
Dovis and Mas agreed 70 Bills were
passed increasing the limits Of coRt for
public buildings a. fcll6ws' San francisco
titol, 90 $500 900, Sacramento, Cal, 20 $500
uOO; III PaSso, ToX., 60 5000, 900; Omahd, Mob,
." 81, OOO,OO; also making appropriations Tor
public buildings NJ follows: Annapolis Md,
10000 Kansas CITY Mo s., 800, 900; Los An
geles, Cal. (additionhO, S3j0,0O0; Allcs
gneny; Penn, $25O O00 Beaver Falls FennN
$4,000 New London, Conn. 100000;
youngstown, Ohio SODOOQ, Atchison, Kaii.,
100000; Mortinsburg W. va $4,000
Selma, Kan, $4,000; GAINESVILLE ONO
Emporia, Kan; DHnhury, Conn. and
Waterbury, Conn, 100000 eacn....
The hill 10 ameud the law relating TO
copyrights having been reached ou the cal
cndar Mr.. George objected to it,
consideration. After some discussion tho
bill was ltid aside Mr.. Edmunds
introduced n bill o. punish crimes
against officers of the United States Uhiio in
dischoigc Of thor duties, and 10y request a
bill 60 reorRnni1o the rank and pay Of the
personnel Of the navy. Referred
4JTH DAY.-Mr Chandler offered tcnom-
ton that certain sentences i'm Mr.. Calls re-
cent attack Upon him, appearing i'm the Rec
ord, and not uttered In debate, bc expunged
from tho Record. A debate followed and
Mr.. Chandler'g resolution went over fu' ono
nnd MIR Faulkner addressed the Senate I'm OPP
position 20 it,. Mr.. Paddock introduced a
bill 90 amend the Interstate Commerce Act.
Tho nnendmenti n intended 20 provide relief
for the farmers iu the West who arc unable
nj present 10 market their crops on account
OF the high freight rates prevciling on the
long haul
4GTH DAY.-Mr Call, speaking upon the
Chandler resolution Of the previous day Of
tackled MI Chandler In vigorous language,
oil ~ hfr
Among the bills reported and PLACED ON the
calendar was one by Mr.. Jones from the
Committee ON Finance, 10 authorize the pur-
chase Of gold mid -lver bullion and tho issue
OF Treasury notes In payment therefor. ...
Among the bills passed was one granting n
pension Of 800 month 90 the widow OF
Maior.Gucrdl Judson Fitzpatrick The
Blair Education bill was taken up rs uniln-
ished business. Mr. Coke spoke for and Mr.
Stanford against IL
Ann DAY. -Twcnty-ix pension and pr-
vate bills were passed. also several public
bills among thcm the following ApPropria-
ting 500, 900 for the enlargement Of
the public building nt Topeka, Kan. /;
lic building nt 81. Alians VL'....
Mr.. Eynrts, from the Committee on Library,
reported favorably bill oppropriatng $50. p
OOO FOR the erection on the battlefield Of
Trenton Of monument CommemOraiing
that battle Mr. Call introduced hill pro
viding thnta duty Of 81 snail be collected on
every box containing go or more oranges
imported into the United States, and that u
corresponding duty shall be- imposed on all
package of oranges imported 90. The Blair
bill was further debated
4SrH DAY.-Tbo Vice President presented
resolutions from the convention ~ granite
dealers Of the New England States, held at
Boston, declaring it 10 be the sense Of the
convention that the city OF New York
affords advantages and fncilitie for the Fair
N Z u HHH.. D H.. 1 I'D. O.. q
....A bin was passed for tho erection Of a
bronze statue of Christopher Columbus. II
appropriate $1,000, and fxos the site IN
Washington Mr Sherman Auti-Trust
bin came up Tor debate aud went over with
ont action .h A numbe'Cf nominations we're
received from the President among them
THAT ~ Henry q. Caldwell of Arkansas ~
succeed Judge Brewer on The Circuit bench.