Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1890-06-06
In the House.

125TH DAY.-The bill amendatory of the
Census act was passed 1t prescribes pen
atty upon any supervisor or enumerator who
shall receive, or any person who SD all pay
any fee or other consideration in addition to
the compensation of such supervisor or
enumeratOr. Mr. Quinn introduced g bill
reducing to one per cent. an ounce or frac-
ton thereof the postage on drop letters in
cities Of one hundred thousand inha bitants
or over. In Committee of the Whole the
River and Harbor Appropriation bill was
discussed
126TH DAY.-The River and Harbor bill
was considered and the point of order
made that the Hennepin Canal was not
rightfully included in it Mr. Flower in
PRODUCED bill subjecting Oleomargarine to
the provisions OF the laws of the several
States. Referred. Mr.. Parrett introduced
bill to increase the pension of persons who
have lost a leg or an arm to $50 month; of
those having lost both legs or both eyes to
800 a month, and of those having lost both
hands to 1925 a month. =. Mr.. Flood intro
duced bill appropriating 100000 for the
erection of public building at Ithaca, n. Y.
nth DAY.-Durlng the delivery of the
opening prayer, in which the Chaplain an
nOunced the death Of Speaker Reeds mother
In Maine, the Speaker occupied the chair, but
while the Clerk was reading the journal he
left the hall, designating Mr.. Perkins of
Kansas, to 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
the point OF order against the Hennepin
Canal proposition. This was lost On mo-
ton of Mr.. Henderson, an amendment was
adopted, reducing from 81 600, 600 to 81 OOO-
QUO the appropriation for the Improvement of
the Mississippi River from the head of the
passes to the mouth of the Ohio r iver s., COO.
OOO having already been appropriated in a
special bill. -. Mr. Wade introduced bill
providing that the pay of letter carriers,
alter three years service in frst-class post
offices, shall be $1,000 per annum and after
two years service In second-class postofficeS
Sl050 per annum, Public business was sus-
pended at O'Clock, and the House proceeded
to pay hitting tribute to the memory of the
late David Wilbur, of New York After eulo-
CYSTIC addresses by Messrs. Sherman, of New
York; Mccormick, of Pennsylvania; McRae
of Kansas: Russell, of Connecticut: Tracey
and Farquhar, of New York the House. as a
mark of respect to the memory Of the de-
ceased, adjourned.
l2oTH DAY.-The session was devoted to
matters pertaining to the District Of
Columbia. The Rock Creek Park bill was
passed. Mr.. Bingham introduced bill TO
amend the Revised Statutes relative 70 the
punishment of burglars OF postoffices, so as
TO provide that any person who shall break
INTO, or attempt to break into any postoffice
building shall upon conviction be punished
by tine of not more than $1,000 and by i'm
prisonment at hard labor for not more than
twenty years.
1~0An LAY Ill ne RIVER ana 6arbOr bill
was considered and several amendments re.
latlng TO the Mississippi River We're defea1ed
Mr.. Flower introduced a bill apuropriat-
ng $3.50, 900 for the completion OF the Grant
Monument at Riverside Park, New York
city. Mr. Mckinley submitted the confer
ence report upon the Customs Administra-
uon bLl- The report was adopted-yeas 127.
nays 1.-the Speaker pro tenn. Counting
quorum. "A bill was introduced hy M.
Russell for the construction Of nrhtshin
with fog signal, at Cornffeld Point Conn
and one by DIR. Quinn, of New YORK. pro,
wong mat al railroads shall use automatic
danger signals and alarms on all trairs