The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1890-09-04

employed by or on behalf of the Government,
| or by contractors who do work or furnish ma
| terial for the Government, and providing PEN
alties for violations of its provisions, was taken
up, and after considerable discussion passed.
The House adjourned ut 800 p. III.
FRIDAY, AUG. 90.
In the Senate Mr.. Edmunds (Vt.) offered the
| following concurrent resolution, which went
| over for the present:
! Resolved, That when the two Houses adjourn on
the 10Th of September, $780, II be to meet tho 10th
| OF November, 1890.
| The tariff bill was then taken up and some 10
pages wore gone over, the bill taking up the
| entire days session.
| The Senate adjourned at p. m.
In the House, Mr.. Quinn IN. W presented
tho resolution of u. S. Grant Post, No. 327,
Department of New York. GAR recting that
the Post acted as the guard of honor to the
Generals body from tho time of his decease ut
Mount McGreGor TO the final intormGnt, and
that Gen. Grant had expressed the wish that
his last resting place should BIO in New York.
and declaring it to BIO the unanimous opinion
of the Post that Gen. Grants remains should
be permitted to rest undisturbed in tho tomb
at Riverside.
Mr.. Quinn said that he would do all in his
power to defeat the resolution pending for the
removal of Gen. Grants remains to Arlington,
The House then went into Committee of the
Whole on tho private calendar which consumed
tho afternoons session, recess being ordered
at p. m.
The House reassembled ut 8 o'clock for the
consideration of private pension bills 70 of
which measures were passed
The House adjourned at 1890 p. IN.
SATURDAY. AUG 80.
After the morning hour the Senate resumed
the consideration of the tariff BILL the pend
ing action being on Mr.. Carisle's (Ky.) motion
to strike out the wool paragraph, SO as to place
wool on the free list. The motion WINS rejected
by strict party vote, yeas IL, nays 81 The
bill occupied most of tho days session.
The House amendment to the Senate bill
giving pension of 800 month to tho widow
of Cen Hartranft was disagreed TO and q con-
ference asked
The amendment reduces tho pension to $50.
Mr. Morgan (Als.) presGHtod resolutions of a
colored mass meeting in Birmingham, Ala,
against the passage of tire Federal election bill.
The Senate adjourned Mt $50 D. m.
The House met ut ii o'clock to-day, tho I'M
Outstanding being that tho first hour of the
session should DO for debate only on tho bill
for the adjustment of tho accounts of laborers,
workmen and mechanics arising under the
eight. hour law
Mr.. Brewer (Mich.) offered an amendment
providing that this act shall not be operative
Whenever tho Court of Claims shall End that
the claimant performed service under any con-
tract, expressed or implied, and has been paid /
the amount agreed upon.
Mr. Brewers amendment was adopted and
the bill was then passed
The House then considered the alien con-
tract labor law, Mr.. Buchanan (Va.) and Mr..
Neidringhaus tMo.) advocating the measure
After considerable discussion the bill was
passed.
The bill prohibiting tho employment Of con-
Wet labor on public works was next passed
also, the bill TO prevent the purchase Of supplies
the product Of convict labor by the United
States. The conference report on tho bill to
rrovent colIisinns Mt aeA was ndnnfnd