Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1890-05-23

102D DAY.-The Jones Silver bin was dis
cuszed in desuItory way for an hour or
more. The Army and the Military
Academy Appropriation bills were reported
The Revenue Marine Transfer bill vas
called up. 90. Tie House bill 10 authorize the
Secretary Of War 10 deliver TO the Stat" OF
Colorado the fiaZs carried hy Colorado reEl
ments during the Civil War was pa~set
. Mr. Plumb introduced two bills, one for
the organization Of The Grand Army 81
Labor" and one To establish public farm
in every county within the limits Of the Ike
public .. Conference reports were pre-
scented and agreed 70 OF the bills for publ"
buildings at Cedar Rapids, Iowa, Atchlspn,
Kan. Burlington. Iowa; Lafayette, Ind:
4 ehland, Wis Tuscaloosa. Ala. AMI Che>-
Ter. Penn. and conference was asked on
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l03D DAY.-The Dingley Worsted bill was
passed without amendment. The majority
and minority reports Of the Special Commit
tee on Irrigation We're presented -.. The ZEN
sion Appropriation bill appropriatinE fuv
the next fiscal wear So 900 11I5 was DIS
cussed. - Mr.. German introduced a bill =
amend the Interstate Commerce Law.
10TH DAY.-The amendment TO the Mil.
tary Appropriation bill, providing for two
additional pension agents, was passed .. The
Army Canteen system was discussed with
out action Mr. Butler presented the p=ti-
ton OF the heads Of nine families, aggre-a-
ting seventy-two persons that Congress ap-
prOpriate 800 per capita TO enable them -
emigrate To Liberia. Africa and maintain
themselves there for period of six months
1o5TH DAY.-The Army Appropriation bill
was passed -. The Senate took up the indi-
viduai pension bills on the calendar and passed
all Of them $50 in an hour and half
1.-The calendar was then taken up, and
number of bills were passed ..
Mr. Dawes presented a communication from
the delegations of the five Indian nations re
monstrating against the numerous grants Of
right Of way for railroads through the
Indian Territory Mr. Sherman in
troduced bill providing for special pension
of S25 a month 10 the surviving sol
diers, sailors and marines of the United
States who were on board the steamer Sui
tana when she exploded her boilers on April
%, 1865. Mr. Ingalls, introduced a bill fix
ing 81 month as the minimum pension to be
paid for disability to survivors of the late
war. After a short executive session the
Senate ad journed.
1O6TH DAY-Mr HOar reported back the
House amendment to the Senate Antitrust
bill with an amendment. Mr.. Jones opened
the debate upon the Jones silver bill
1.-THE Senate bill appropriating 500, 900
for public building at Ogden, Utah, was
placed on the calendar Mr.. Plumb intro
duced bill providing that the unit Of value
i'll the United States shall he the dollar, and
it may be coined Of 41215 grains of standard
silver, or % $40 grains of standard gold,
each to be equally legal tender for all pur-
poses.
10TH DAY-Mr Jones, of Nevada, fin
ished his speech on the Silver bill; general
discussion of the measure followed Mr.
Davis reported back the House substitute
for the Senate Dependent Pension bill with
a written report, and moved that the House
substitute be non-concurred in and con-
ference asked The motion was agreed to-
and Messrs. Davis, Sawyer, and Blodgett
were appointed conferrees on the part of the
Senate.