The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1890-05-21
FIFTY-FIRST CONGRESS.
In the Senate,

9th DAY-The report of the special COM
mittee which investigated the meat products
question was presented, with four bills sug-
gested by the facts brought out in the in
quiry. The debate on the Customs Admin
isJratiye bill was continued. IA bill was
reported for the examination of certain Off
GERS of the army, and to regulate promotion
9sTH DAY-The Customs Administration
bill passed by vote of IS to IS, one short of
a two-thirds majority. The Jones Silver
bill was brought up. :. Mr.. Cullum presented
the report of the special committee which
has investigated the relations of United
States commerce to the Canadian canals and
railroads. Mr.. Vest introduced bill to
amend the Interstate Commerce law by pro-
viding t ,at all express companies whether
incorporated or not, shall be placed under the
provisions of that law The concurrent
resolution heretofore offered by Mr.. Dolpn
requesting the President to enter into nego-
tiations with Great Britain and Mexico, with
q view to securing treaty stipulations for the
prevention of entry Of Chinese laborers into
the United States was agreed to.
s9TH DAY-Mr. Frye reported two impor-
tant bills. The first bill was to place the
American merchant marine engaged In for
eign trade on au equality with that of other
nations, and the second to provide for ocean
mail service between the United States and
The Senate bill for the relief of Nathaniel
Mckay and of the executors of Donald
Mckay (referring to the Court of Claims
their claim for further compensation for the
construction of the ironclad monitors Squan-
do and Nanset and the sidewheel steamer
Ashuelot) was passed The following bills
were passed: Senate bill authorizing the
Secretary of War to appoint Board of three
army officers to examine and report on
national harbor Of refuge near the mouth of
Delaware Bay, suitable for draught vessels;
Senate bill appropriating $500, OOO for home
for inebriates in the District Of Columbia;
Senate bills to establish a public park at
Pagosa Springs, COL, and another park in
Colorado, to be called the Royal Arch Park.
At quarter past Mr.. Harris interrupted
the proceedings. and asked that bulletin
which he had Just received should beread to
the Senate The presiding officer read, in a
voice betraying deep emotion, the following:
Western Union Telegraph Lines. Bulletin:
Senator Beck just dropped dead in the Balti-
more and Potomac Station. Manager
w. q. Tel. Co. "In view Of thatssf fact"
said Mr.. Harris, II move that the Senate do
now adjourn" The motion was agreed to.
Mr.. Ingalls, instructed the assistant Sergeant
alarms to have the Senate flag half-maSted
TOOTH DAY.-Mr. Blackburn formally an
nounced the death of Senator Beck. and
Messrs. Blackburn, Harris, Vance, Kenna,
Dawes, Evarts and Henderson were ap-
pointed COMMITTEES to attend the funeral.
The body then adjourned.
1O1sT DAY.-The day was given up exclu-
sively to the funeral exercises over the body
of Senator Beck.
1O2D DAY.-The Jones Silver bill was dis
cussed in desultory way for an hour or
more. The Army and the Military
Academy Appropriation bills were reported
-. The Revenue Marine Transfer bill was
called up. The House bill to authorize the
Secretary Of War to deliver to the State of
Colorado the flags carried by Colorado regi.
ments during the Civil War was passed
Mr., Plumb introduced two bills, one for
the organization of ''The Grand Army of
Labor" and one ITO establish public farm
in every county within the limits Of the Re-
public". Conference reports were pre-.
sented and agreed to on the bills for public
buildings at Cedar Rapids, Iowa; Atchison,
Kan.: Burlington, Iowa; Lafayette. Ind;
Ashland, Wis; Tuscaloosa Ala, and Ches-
ter, Penn, and conference was asked on
the bill for public building at Hudson
y. Y.