Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1890-05-10
FIFTY.FIRST CONGRESS-
se,,ute Sessions.

9Gru DAY.-Mr Dolph, from the Commit
tee on Foreign Relations reported II concur
rent resolution requesting the President 10
negotiate with the governments OF Great
Britain and Mexico with Il view OF securing
treaty stipulatons for the prevention OF the
entry into the United States of Chinese from
Canada and Mexico, which went over. The
Senate resumed consideration of the Customs
Administrative bill. The amendment offered
by Mr.. Dawes that III eases of the Importation
OF books, magazines and periodicals, i'll several
parts, but one declaration of entry shall be
required, WAS agreed 10. The amendment
offered by MIR. Vest providing that the general
appraiser who originally acted OH Il case shall
be excluded from the board Of three general
appraisers to which an appeal may be made,
was discussed at much length, and finally dis
agreed to; yeas 20, nays %. The Oklahoma
bill was corrected by substituting the word
east for the word "west,." Alter a brief
executive session the Senate adjourned.
97Tu DAY.-Mr. ingalls,, at the request Of
the Wace-workers' Alliance, introduced bill
10 abolish local taxation. Referred. The
House amendment TO the Senate bill for u
public building at Aurora, H.. WAS non-con-
Cured in, and Il conference asked. The Gus
toms Administrative bill was taken up, the
pending question being OIL Mr.. Gray's amend
mcnt securing 10 IN agsricvcd importer the
right to bring !; common law suit against the
collector The matter was discussed ny
McSsrs. Evarts and Gray. After considerable
discussion, Mr.. Allison moved TO lay Mr.:
Gray's amendment upon the table. Agreed
!o-yeas ST. nays l6--a party vote. MI C2kc
moved TO amend the bill by inserting provi.,
sion that no allowance for damage toimporlcd
goods shall be made unless they are sold ut
public auction After discussion the amend-
ment was rejected. Mr.. Gray suggested that
he had other amendments to offer, and ii was
agreed by unanimous conscntthnt they should
he printed and GO over Till Tomorrow, ana
that ut four O'Clock tomorrow the Senate shall
proceed to vote on the bill and all pending
amendments without further debate. Aiicr II
short. session for executive business the Senate
adjourned.
9SrH DAY-The Customs Administrative
bill was taken up, the vote was taken, and
Mr.. Grays amendment was rejected without
division. At four o'clock the discussion
closed, and the Senate commenced to vote OIL
the bill and pen,iin. amendments. All the
other committee amendments were agreed Ia,
and The bill was passed-yeas 30, nays Is
Mr. Payne being the only Democrat voting
in the affirmative. On motion OF Mr.. Jones
OF Nevada. the bill authorizing the issue of
treasury notes on deposit OF silver bullion was
taken up and made the unfinished business
from Wednesday next until disposed of. The
conference report on the Oklahoma Town
Sites bill was presented and agreed H.. After
short session Tor executive business, the Sen
ate adjourned. En-.
TrrH DAY.--Mr. Frye, from the committee
on commerce. rcpurcd two important bills.
The first bill was To place he American mer-
chant marine, engaged in torci IN trade, OH an
equality with that of other nations. The
other bill provides for Ocean mail service
between the United States and foreign states
and to promol. commerce. 1t is an original
bill. Mr. Vest and Mr.. Coke gave their rea-
SONS for dissenting from the report OF the ma
jorty of the committee. The Senate bill for
the relief of Nathaniel Mckay (refering to
the Court Of Claims their claims for further
compensation for the construction of the iron
clad monitors Squando and Nanset, and the
sidc-wcel steamer Ashuloi) was taken up
and passed The Senate them proceeded to the
consideration of bills on the calendar and
passed a number. The Senatc then adjourned
out of respect to The memory OF Senator Beck.
TOOTH DAY.-TEcrc was an unusually large
attendance of senators present in the chamber
and OF spectators in the galleries tins morn
ing, when the opening prayer was offered by
the chaplain. Mr. Bcck's desk and chair
were covered with black Grape, and n feeling
Of solcmnity seemed to prcvade the chamber.
The chaplain made feeling allu2ion to the
Shadow Of death" under which the Senate
met Resolutions by Mr.. Blackburn were
declared adopted unanimously, and the Senate
adjourned. The following senators were ap-
pointed us the committee 10 superintend the
funerals: Mcssrs Blackburn, Harris, Vance,
kenna, Dawes, Aldrich and Henderson.