The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1890-07-16
FIFTY-FIRST CONGRESS.
In the Senate.

14sD DAY.-The bill for the admission OF
Wyoming was further debated but no vote
was reached. =. Mr.. Hiscock introduced q
bill for the erection Of fifty thousand dol.
lar public building at Hudson, N. Y. The
Senate joint resolution to continue the unex-
pended balance for the free delivery service
Of the Postofice Department 500, 439 up to
June 80, 1891, for pay for extra hours
service of letter carriers was passed. -.
Committees of conference were appointed on
the Postoff1ce Appropriation bill, and on the
Consular and Diplomatic Appropriation bill.
Messrs. Plumb, Allison and Blackburn were
appointed conferees on the first, and Messrs.
Hale, Allison and Blackburn on the second
..s. The following were among the bills taken
from the calendar and passed: The House
bill for public building at Paris, Texas
cost not to exceed $100, 900; tho Senate bill
for the relief Of certain officers on the retired
list of the Army, for their nomination and
appointment to the rank to which they were
severally entitled at the time they were
placed on the retired list; the House bill pro-
States Naval Hospital lands in the city Of
Brooklyn, N. Y.
143D DAY.-The bill to admit Wyoming
into the Union was passed by party vote.
As conferees on the part Of the Senate the
Vice president has appointed Messrs. Platt,
Cullom and Jones, OF Arkansas.
HATH DAY.-The Senate received a mes
sage from the House asking conference on
the Silver bill. The conference was agreed
to, and Messrs. Sherman, Jones Of Nevada,
and Harris were appointed conferees. >. The
public buildings at Fort Worth, Texas, from
s75, 900 to Sl75, 1000 was passed. The con-
ference report on the Postof1ce Appro-
priation bill was agreed to-.
The calendar was then taken up and the fol-
lowing bills were passed: The Senate joint
resolution authorizing Commander Dennis
W. Mullan, United States Navy, to accept
medal presented to him by the Chilian
Government; Senate bill to give effect to the
eighth article of the treaty Of commerce and
navigation with Sweden and Norway of
July 4, 1927; House bill to incorporate thu
North River Bridge Company, and to au-
proaches at New York city across the Hud-
son River; Senate bill to reclassify and fix
the salaries Of railway postal clerks. 1t
increases the classes from five to seven, and
fixes the salaries of several classes at $500,
5000, $1,000, $780, s1400, $780, and $780,
145TH DAY.-The Agricultural bill was
passed. The bill for the admission of Idaho
was taken up and advocated by Mr.. Cullom
80. A further conference was ordered on the
Legislative appropriation Dill. Inc House
joint resolution continuing the annual appro-
priations for thirty days after the close Of
the fiscal year ff the appropriation bills have
not then become laws was passed.
; 146TH DAY. The bill for tho admission Of
Idano was passed without a division. ;. The
Senate bill to authorize the leasing of school
lands In the Territory Of Oklahoma for the
benefit of the public schools was passed. -.
The Senate voted to insist on its amend
ments concerning session clerks to the Lsgis-
lative bill.