Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1890-03-29
Mcuse Sessions

9TH UAY.-After tile morniaS hour eN-
piret the Houss went into committee oil the
whoic-Mr. Burrows, liiichigan) in the chair
ON The Pension Appropriation bill. Mr.
Morrow California; III charge OF the bill,
which appropriates $9S, At iGi, explained its
provisions in detail. and i'll reference to the
general subject OF pensions said that it might
safely bo assumed that the number of pen
soners wou d reach its maximum about July
lst. 1891, when ths expenditure would be
SIP OUU,OO0. Ga that date, under existing
law, the number OF pensioners OIL the rolls
would be 7jJ,UO0 Pending debate, the COIN
mttee rose. and the House adjourned.
GSTu DAY.-Mr. Cooper % II iembar or
the COMMITTEES on Elections, called up tue
MARYLAND contested case Of Mudd against
Compton, i5 b:irG agreed that debate sh";i
bu limited t six hours. at tha emu OF when
time tho D PREVIOUS question shall be conSiaer-
0 i US ordered. dir. Lacy tla,) opened ihe
discussion with an argument III supnort o.
ths claims OF tho contestant. MI, Daize;i
!pa.l aud Mr.. Greenhago (lass.) ulvocateo
the caso OF the contestant, und Gne cLs9 o'
ii. o Sitting memuer was upheld by Mr.. Moore
(Tex.) an MIR. Gibson (Ndl Pending VOTE
the H4uso adjourned.
GyrH DAY-rh. House resun ID thu con-
sheraton OF tho Null Compton contested
election case, aud was addressed 10y Mr.
Compton, the sitting member, III his own be-
half. He was followed by Mr.. McC1maS,
who spoke for Null. and Mr.. Cooper o.
in charge of the bill, cosei the debate.
The ma ority resolution declaring Mi III en-
titled to Ihss at was j lopted-Yeas $50, nays
145. Mr.. Mu'ld tn IN appeared and took tbs
oath OF office Mr.. Morrow, of California,
novel that the Hous, 20 into committee OF
10 whole for the further consideration Of the
Pension Appropriation bill; p,nGin- which
MIR. Hooker, or Mississippi, movri an nd.
inurnment. Lost-Yeas 1872. nays l53 MIR.
IL ,rrow's motion was then agreed to-Iras
lbs nays So The committco imnledilTely
rose and the HOUSE adjourned.
T TIL DAY. nmelliately after the reading
of tn. journal the House went into commit
tee of lie whoc-Mr. Burrows, OF Michigan,
in til chair-on the Penslon Appropriation
bil.. On motion o: Mr.. MorriiI,o %. Kansas, act
ing under instructions from the Commute On
Iiyai PeIsions) resolution Vas huoN1'o
calling on III. S =cr-tary OF tue Interior Tor
cony OF the eyltlence tiken by the COMMITTEE.
n.roi,;ted BY himt TO investigate the manage
MN; of tbs Pension O.lice under Conml--
s;oaer Tanner. The House then took u re-
cess until eight o'c.oci, the evening session
to be for the consideration of private pension
bill 8.
list DAY.-Nr. Lawler, Of Ii:inois, pre-
SO te,l tn; remoh.trance of the Chicago
agains5 the impos tiol of duty upon hide.
Referred Mr. Morgan of Miss ssippi pre-.
sented solutions of the Farmers Exchange
of Memph S, opposing q tax OH COMP olud
l1rj. Referred. l the mornin. hour, on
motion OF Mr.. Pason, OF Illinois tacting ua
der instructions from the Committee on Pub
! c Lands) n Till was pa SD repeating he
Timber Culture Law. AT two G'clack public
business was suspended. and the H'mSa pro-
t-t.- ,.,F,- ol,.t; Il
ntiye to the de l:sr of e j. Gay, late mani err
fro louisiana. Euloglsti. addresses were
made by Messrs. Wilkinson, of louisiana,
Heard OF Missouri; Gear, of Iowa /; McMillin,
of Tennessee; Blanchard. of Louisiana;
Hemphill, of South Carolina; Butterworth,
of Ohio; Bvnum, of Indiana; Clements, Of
6 orgia; Kinsey, Of Missouri; Coleman OF
louisiana, and Robertson, of Louisiana; ant
then at four o'clock, the House, as mark OF
respect to The memory OF TIE deceased, nd
journed.
f2D DAY.-Mr. Henderson (a.) from the
Committee on Appropriat ons. reported oacH
the Urgent D Efficiency Lill, 'Sth naieanisnd-
mems thereto, with the recommendation
that certain OF thess amendments be coicuf
red in and certain non-concurred in. MI
Hender son stated that the az gregats amount
carried by the SENATE amendments was S6oJ,
GOO. The amendments III which the commit
tee recommended concurrence carried only
SS7. 0JU he amount appropriated by tue
bill was S,4, 720, 0UU OF which 81, 81 GU was
for the LentfiJ of the old soldiers or the C. un-
try. The recommendations of the committees
were agreed to, aud conference was order
! ed. The Goor was then accorded to the Com.
mittee OIL the District of Co.unbia. tbs first
bill called up and which was considered In In
committee of the who.o was Senate Dill
authorizing the establishing OF q pubic park
i'll the District OF Co umbia. After o long de-
bate, on motion OF Mr. Payson. OF Limos,
un amen lment was adopted providing tna5
the total cost OF the lnnd shall not exceed the
amount of n ,ney appropriated by the bill
| Sl,2]U,UU0. Pending further acton the com.
m.ttse rose, and the House adjourned.